See… First of all I am not Chacha Nehru to write some erudite letters to his Daughter, who then preferred emergency over his democracy loving letters., reserving them for Boghi festival. At the max, I am partly a match to KN Nehru a TN Politician famous for his emotions, genuinity and kindness minus his skill and ministership. Nehruji’s letters enabled emergency, lets see if this write-up is worthy of few lollipops.
When we walk english, talk english, sleep english but could not write in English
A Disclaimer: You will find most of my letters with a lot of spelling mistakes and grammar attempting multiple suicides. My vocabulary is quite limited, no matter how much I memorise to mesmerise others with writing, I end up like a dead bat mesmerised of how someone can complicate a language so much.
But, by the way you spell Giant I am confident, you could read this letter well and still appreciate it. We are modern day Paramartha Gurus. Looks like we got the Picasso type DNA lineage in sabotaging english, the way you make mistakes. Just keep in mind Your Father completed his entire Higher Secondary education on the fee we pay you for a year. I will not blame you on that but myself as part of Excessive Spend(t) generation of Indians, who knew how to earn, but not to spend wisely, without foreseeing it could be easily siphoned on sweet nothings, blaming on higher spending capacity, squeezing hard earned money to hyper valued Real Estate and Institutions. No worries, you may get few thousands cashback from Political parties during elections, as consolation. Maybe you might be bidding for votes in eBay when your time arrives. Anyway, I am so happy with the way you have studied and picked up so far despite the challenges thrown by pandemic, in the new world with the shortest attention span. Think you will not have time to read this completely in future as its too long and not visualised enough. I pray for otherwise.
I was initially scared of reading English… and then writing in English and then got dead scared of speaking it fluently. Only mantra to learn here is… English is such a funny language, making Jokers out of everyone. So, the only option left for you is to kill that language as much as possible before it scares you too much. This language seems to have more lives than a cat. Even this letter is such an attempt to butcher it. Butcher reminds me of something serious, No… I don’t want you to bore with Godhra incidents now as anyway Savarkar would have been declared as Mama of the Nation in semi-Utopian Banana Republic you might be living in, if not your useless Father, that is me… rescued you, after being that Stupid Yoda not bothering to capitalise on abroad opportunities in his prime.… But I got a Dram(at)ic err… Dharmic Butcher story for later.
Sambar – the antidote for Bullies
I tried my best to contain your School Bullies, pulling whoever I know and not even met so far. It reminded me of Vivek Comedy, “I know the Commissioner of Police, but he may not know me”. Looks like it might have worked partly. But, Bullies are like software bugs, who will be omnipresent as byproduct Karma of your IT Father, who earned a living by creating more bugs than software. Bullies are everywhere be it Workplace, School, College and even at roadside. They could destabilise us at times, making us lose our positivity and creativity. I can help with you one stop solution, Remembering Maangaram Vadivelu’s Magic Box. Whenever life pushes you to emotional limits, just check your School Prime Office room. Nothing will ease you better than Chettinad Sambar Rice getting served there. Any issue will look smaller with the aroma of sambar Rice in a blissfully isolated room. I have not tasted yet, but I am damn sure of its psychological value and problem solving algorithms involving bigger things. You are smart enough to understand the left-off sambar story…
Just understand that we can never resolve all our problems how hard we try to do. Sometimes, all we can do is write a Vision statement that Lord should watch over the Kids absolving ourselves of any duty. Looks like that is the only way out when beloved Watchmen sell their dignity and duty for 10s and 20s rather controlling the bullies around, playing as cheerleaders, showing them Camera Blind spots. As a tip, all we can say to watchmen is at-least ask in thousands, just like Chennai Traffic Police, so that Bullies will hesitate on their next expensive offence.
Making sense of the Bullies
Next thing about Bullies is that, they don’t have any common sense. They are just plain dumbos who will draw a female reproductive system diagram when asked for a male reproductive system. Their botany knowledge is such that they will be damn sure Lotus will bloom in a desert. These idiotic gamblers, gambling on their own destiny, think themselves as Masters of entire Political science, wherein reality, they are just Doctorate in Criminology, dreading on their Judgement day, for all their misdeeds. All they need are few Instagram / FB likes / instant cash incentives, rather proper anchorage to move up next level. So, just smile and pass this dumb-charade. Don’t get involved as your Dumbo Father learnt, in hard way that Bullies can’t process good things. To borrow from Wodehouse, of course they can always fool some of the people some of the time. They eventually end up like Boss Movie Arya, fooling around, on how to correct their own future, looking for teachers and samaritans, when it’s too late, desperately hoping for Lady luck to smile on them. Who knows they may even end up starting tutorial colleges to wash up their past education sins.
Whatever gods there be, there is something godlike in man, as there is also something of the devil in him.
Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India
The contagious Bully Virus
The major problem with Bullies is that their attitude spreads like Virus as a new form of Hero-Heroine-ism. At school level, they are like the Jokers in Musical stage comedies, gathering people around, singing few inanities loud, for few sponsored chuckles, without being aware what matters is the quality of amusement, rather quantity of insults and quantum of stooges they managed to gather around. Even you might get enamoured by the attention seeking happening there.
Let me tell you another boring story of my own. My native home I grew up was near agricultural land where few grownup kids will come to enjoy chasing and hitting Lizards on the fence, with stones, even on weekdays, hinting on their busy-ness. My Father used to point at them at say, this is what you will be busy with if you don’t study well. Just think, even a Lizard is busier than these guys. They can’t even date a girl ending up wooing a Lizard. You know what, that was the real motivation for me to memorise textbooks. Anyway I did not date even a Lizard, ending up with a slightly better version. ( Don’t tell this to your Mom. In her bad mood she may even make instant noodles taste awful )
A working vaccine – The Bully-shot.
Coming to the point, Bullying could be very addictive and fulfilling at that moment. But, such bullies will be left with a long life to ruminate over wasted opportunities later. So, decide yourself if you want to choose between the company of a Lizard or a capable Human, maybe you will choose the Lizard after seeing your Father… Whatever your choice, just remember, There is no “happily ever after” as in commoditised Fairy tales, but we can always enjoy our journey towards pursuit of happiness. Honestly, life is good chasing even rainbows rather Lizards… and Bullies!
I know you will sleep before the end of this Story, as I narrated earlier. But whenever you get sleepless as you age, remember this Story of How a butcher schooled the short-tempered Sage-scholar on dharma. The crux of the story remains that, nothing can challenge or hurt us when we are on path of Dharma, performing our duty without hurting others around.
“Practising dharma is a combination of two kinds of actions,” said the butcher musingly. “One is to hold back on negative emotions like anger, greed, jealousy, malice, unrestrained lust and untruth. The other is to be proactive in the things that build a good atmosphere and also make you feel well, things like politeness, kindness, compassion, giving gladly to the needy, being helpful and telling the truth—the virtues that hold society together.”
– Renuka Narayanan’s Story
Country only for Nag-pur Brahmans…
I am sorry for putting you in an unsafe Institutional system prevailing in our whole country, where empathy is replaced by apathy and segregation. We don’t have any other choice other than to fight our way out. At this time of writing, there were Students who have committed suicide and the Government/Administration brushing it off brazenly, becoming openly divisive, even at perceived “elite” institutions turning “classy”. These brutal things don’t happen in a day, it takes lot of privileged evil pampering to get to the cruel level of pushing someone to suicide. Sometimes, all it needs for a forest fire is a spark, but more importantly a “conducive” environment, “promoting” its own disaster.
Twice Borns and Double Quota
It could be more than a coincidence that suicides at Educational Institutions started mushrooming with the new regime 8 years back, electing a big bully as our Leader of democracy. It’s not that we did not have a segregational system earlier, but it never got credence earlier as the System did not allow such inhuman things under different regimes. Big Bully’s regime also coincided with Religious vigilantism and lawful thuggery. So called violent-vigilants and Rapists were garlanded and felicitated by the Big Bully’s affiliates.
It’s very sad, even distinguished personalities, displaying utmost integrity during tough times, are forced with uncivil arm twisting tactics nowadays, in an attempt make them to cower under pressure. Remember, whether your Dad doing simple school pickups / drop-offs or anyone who does much bigger duties, being more than superheroes for the country, it’s just another boring day at work, for them. They derive happiness at their Job rather getting worried about thugs who thrive upon bullying others. Their badge of honour is on magnificent Job done well, rather swimming in the swamp to attain Bullying bliss.
When the Big Bully wasn’t big enough….
Here comes the twist exposing the psyche of such Bullies. Recently, our Foreign Minister claimed that we as country could not stand up to a bigger economy like China, implying he could “do free for all”, whatever he likes on an economically battered country. If you replace economy with Bully, you get the idea of the top-down bully ecosystem which spawns such segregational ideas in the guise of a satanic Dharma, meekly bowing to privileged few and authoritatively seeking subservience from unprivileged ones. The entire problem is not with the Kids alone, it’s about the system with a Majoritarian ideology, promoting pleasure and satiation by oppression. The Foreign Minister maybe a blabbering sitting Duck for the Country, too afraid to be named by our mighty(?) Nationalists, but he has a beautiful nugget of wisdom on tackling such Bullies. Either we become a bigger bully or bigger enough not to bother about them, making them crave for the space in our Neurons.
The best and noblest gifts of humanity cannot be the monopoly of a particular race or country; its scope may not be limited nor may it be regarded as the miser’s hoard buried underground.
Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India
Karma and the Snakes-Ladders Game
So, you know you are not alone in this segregational ecosystem. But, once you pass through this test of fire, adapt, learn and upgrade yourself on better things, fighting a good fight, future will be much brighter than you could even imagine. For that to happen forget your origins, caste and other subservient rent seeking mechanisms. Fight it on merit rather entitlement and privilege, while respecting the ladders put up for unprivileged. People who crave for EWS Quota ladder are the ones who abuse other ladders placed for genuinely unprivileged backgrounders. Our Karma can act as both Snake and ladders based on our acts. But do you know which one is bigger in the game – the Ladder or Snake?
If you have read till this part, you might be cursing God for the most boring Father you got to put up with. So, let’s stop here. Wish you all the Best!
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude on the grievance redressal system and on its great execution. I got a call from the concerned authority on the very next day something unusual for Indian Government, especially as someone belonging to the generation who used to wait for months for a Telephone connection. I still wonder if that was a hoax call. We have come a long way towards making efficient governance and will be indebted to your swift and meticulous resolution of Government Projects especially the Sewage Drains.
Believe it’s just human expectation a bit greedy to expect more from a true performer rather feel satisfied with the status quo. Hence, I would like to bring to your notice on the inhuman treatment being meted out to me, treating me like a Scientific Guinea Pig, as if someone betted his/her life savings on behaviour, on various occasions, violating blatantly on Human rights, self respect and dignity. The latest incident pushed me to the brink to write this letter. I have been meted out staged and synthetic abusive situations of physical and mental abuse, depriving off my dignity. Now it has nowadays moved on from verbal abuses and harassment towards Physical intimidation and harm, also causing damage to my phone at even public place in Chennai. In another perspective, everything could be characterised as blabbering of mentally unstable, but evidences speak reality that sometime the powerful truth is stranger than fiction.
Earlier, I have gone through physical intimidations, completely simulated out of situations by denying me an ordered Specs and then physically manhandling me, grabbing my belongings at the Premises. I had to seek the help of Neelankarai Police Station to help me resolve the issue without raising any official complaint. Infact, the cop who inquired was more persistent upon deleting the evidences I held and on even deleting a genuine google review, biased towards the Manhandling Shopkeeper in the presence of my scared kid. Having said that, my perception has changed nowadays, that only injustice happens when we meet Cops with complaint with long wait times and unnecessary taunts and stories in the name of enquiry. Now, looks like it was not one-off and such situations keeps unraveling. It’s sad all such incidents only happen from last one year.
Of late, I have been forced to pick and drop my Kids as the School van had issues in protecting the Kids from harassment happening inside the van during their commute and was not willing to resolve either. Earlier, prior School, my Kid has gone through physical harm, like Boiled water burns and Cuts in abnormal situations at home, which has made me more sensitive and even paranoid to an extent about their well-being. So, rather risking anymore, I started dropping and picking them, on three hour commute per day due to different timings up to avoid any mess. There have been multiple taunts and abuses on the way, especially from the Uniformed Kids near the School premises, I did not pay heed initially. It so happened the School Uniformed Kids had to shout so loud like calling “Paithiyam” / “Pottai” / “Poda Pundai” to grab my attention, on their awkwardness, when I just pass by the road near the premises to pick my kids. Only god knows how they recognise me. I am not used to such treatment from Juveniles, as my schooling never allowed such indiscipline with Transfer Certificates served hot on misdemeanours. The School Uniform had and deserved respect due to such disciplining measures, just like many other Uniforms.
I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that’s real
Johnny Cash
It’s still a shocking surprise, even the School campus allowed such abuses to happen, with their uniformed staff acting as threateners, taunting and teasing in the same manner, making one wonder, how could a perceived esteemed School, allow such distasteful malpractices at their own campus. This is akin to gambling on human Horses, poking them in all inhuman ways possible, hitting where it hurts, destabilising the Person mentally and physically, forcing him towards edge of life. Even if this sounds like cruel viral entertainment for some, are we as a society moving down the ladder towards enjoying others miseries, especially the meek ones who could be easily stomped upon?
My Moto going through a cruel bend, but still capturing its memories. Thank you Moto for being a true friend!
The perversion has reached the pinnacle for the moment, when the School Uniformed Person, a routine taunter, the “Poda Pundai Guy” worked along with civilian private Van drivers, inviting people passing by like “Aambalaiya iruntha Vaada”, a boring trap, making an outrageous scene, which made me ask why such uncivilised and animalistic shouting near the primary school campus corrupting the kids watching the scene. The rude Civilian acknowledged that I fell to their trap and started forcefully grabbing my Phone for recording the nuisance. On taking photos of Van he claimed to be his vehicle, he bent my Phone breaking it with cracking noise along twisting my wrists heavily. I do have all the evidences of my Phone breakage and on the culprit. I do have recorded evidence to establish this case.
What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know goes away In the end
Jonny Cash – Hurt
That private School Van.
I have lodged a Police complaint on the same crime on intimidation, harassment, physical hurt and damaging property, with the TN Police Online complaint number, MCJ23026774. At this point, I am not clear on why such simulated insulting situations happen as a pattern, but it has caused lot of mental stress and agony, everyday as if I am going through some kind of a cruel thing, with innumerable teases and taunts everyday on the way. I am also quite afraid if such harassments will percolate to my Kids. I sincerely hope and Pray for a quick resolution on this Police case, so that the culprits are sufficiently probed till the root cause uncovering the instigators behind these crimes.
The “ManMathan – Cupid” Decal Van Driver, justifying his Hooliganism with I did not grab anyone’s hand!
And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt
– Johnny Cash – Hurt
Apart from this, I would like to bring in few concerned opinions as a Civilian in Chennai.
I am pretty much amazed at the Infrastructure work – Velachery Flyover, SWD drains, Metro with my restricted world view, showing the Government on Development Steroids. But, it’s no surprise from a Chennai Mayor who brought in Infrastructure boom. Of course, all such developments needs finance along with vital energies. Probably, it could be the reason behind, State level price rise on Electricity, Milk, Property Tax and incremental taxes on Electricity, Water and Sewerage. I sincerely, wish the Government could have also considered other forms of revenue from Natural resources like Mines and Taxing the Rich Corporates and Institutions charging a loot, as a concerned Middle-class person on fast-track towards poverty class. It’s really heavy on Us, to meet the heavily inflated food expenses with its irrational GST taxes, along with State tax burden.
Sir, I also would like to bring to your notice on the Law and Order system. Again with my restricted worldview, I am going through various budding rowdyism incidents in last one year, which never happened before. Looks like there are many incentives for nascent Rowdies to operate by sheer intimidation and threats. In many cases, they don’t hesitate at all even upon telling them, “I will go to Police” which worked earlier like magic. At the same time, we as Public are not seeing any meaningful investigation closures on sensational cases like Kaniyaamoor School deaths, Vengai vaasal excreta mixup in Harijan’s water tank or brutal Lockup deaths. With not much evidence in my hand, my assumption would be that somehow Arrogance and Rowdyism is more prevalent post COVID times and I could see such abnormalities even with School kids. I am sorry, but got to admit, previous regime was quick in handling such sensational crimes which stirred up the State’s soul. This is one aspect where DMK government could have done better as feather in cap with all its other rare achievements.
Honestly, I could not understand what could be the reasons behind such sudden degradation of our esteemed Police Force so fast. We grew up on few real Police stories in Pondicherry where concerned CIs patrol for preventive action, nipping off prospective crimes. We have our own Law and Order stories rivalling New York’s transformation, without any exaggeration. It’s usually the First-time matters for any sin be it Alcohol, Violence or any other sin, after it becomes a routine behaviour, with tendencies to double down further for satiation. The patience I have exhibited in enduring the taunts from School Juveniles only emboldened them to scream further, singing like Sid Sriram on high pitch, that I should hear this time clear even with my helmet on, even when few cops are nearby for traffic and patrol.
I have personally seen how just few good and compassionate Bureaucrats and Executive could change people’s lives. Instead, nowadays, I could only see hyper-active Traffic Police Force who seize vehicles even for dropped letters in Name boards. With all due respect and salutes, I fully oblige on any such mistakes and humbly fixed it, but it also looks like an overreach, exerting authority of seizing vehicles till the name boards are fixed. I did not realise this impact even while reading News Scoops on Traffic Police charging in tens of thousands on poor people, but could relate to them upon this incident. I am afraid if we are into Gujarat Model, trainiing people in no questions asked submission, so as not to question the powerful, especially the Police?
The State Politics may have an illusion of revolving around fake news and curated edits on Cadres misbehaving. Of course, DMK may, had and will face such perception tests. But, the above topics of biased and partisan Law and Order and excessive taxation could be of more impact along with local issues, during major elections. Hence, Grievance redressal system gave me a new ray of Hope that there are people from the Government, who will listen and try to fix things, which is great. Maybe more such feedback systems will give a clear picture on the ground, acting as good addition to executive Dashboards. The clouds on the sky don’t deserve our worship. But it’s totally different story, when it comes to the ground as rain.
Dear Sir, as someone who sincerely wished for Son Rise and continued Rule and even more success in upcoming LS and State Elections, ( Honestly, with all the happening around especially on law and order and excesses of your cadre, not just once or twice, but I am seeing more deliberate and personal provocations in your regime, with the blessings of enforcement. Wonder if the “Son rise” has contributed to this ugly fiasco of excesses. I am scared, if I am being careful enough on what I wish for! ) I humbly request you to consider the above macro issues, for meaningful resolutions, since they got potential for heavy ramifications.
We as a nation has been selecting National Leaders in recent times based on idiocracies of chasing an Oasis within a Mirage. We as a nation could not support a Mr. Clean, with not even a single show of support even from his own Party. To conclude, people look for few perceived factors rather real performance, like Decisiveness, personal impact due to Govt Machinery, compassion towards the economic classes and clear communication on State’s soul stirring issues. I sincerely hope you will bring in a fresh change towards efficient National leadership. This letter may sound like a cat meowing, thinking the world gets dark on closing its eyes. Sometimes, our thoughts are also holds a mirror to the other side. Erode Bypoll may have been bought with a novel type of ‘Animal Farming”, but Human sixth sense is a fascinating one capable of doing wonders, as history says so.
You are a ray of Hope amidst grim circumstances of our Nation. Wish you all the Best for Course correction!
Insane
PS: Miracles do happen! One such miracle is your Grievance Redressal System.
If I could start again A million miles away I would keep myself I would find a way
Once upon a time, in a wonderland called Sanghipur, living in stone age mode, preferring to hug cows rather humans, lived a weird Rioter. He hated his fellow “other” community neighbours that, he would pinch himself hard upon identifying them with their clothes. He hated them so much that he started wearing four expensive costumes per day so as to avoid getting identified by his own clothes. His fancy consumes sometimes was so bizarre with Cuckoo nest hat and monogrammed shirt so that he doesn’t forget his own name. He just went “short” of skull garland to attract Naga Sadhus since they usually don’t vote. Think this is enough introduction for our ABC level famous rioter.
The glimpses I had caught of his face from the corner of the eyes had told me that he was grim and resolute, his supply of the milk of human kindness plainly short by several gallons.
PG Wodehouse
Enterthe Schaden-Fraud.
Let’s move on to a Fraud from the same holy land of Somnath, reminding everyone that Lord Shiva takes his own sweet time to relish his duty. He once got arrested in Delhi for a cheating case. He is pretty good at making use of such opportunities, rising as a big Entrepreneur with his unshakeable past credentials. He became acquaintance with the Rioter, when the rioter was going through his lowest point of life, charged for orchestrating the biggest riot post independence of that country. Genuine entrepreneurs loathed the rioter for dragging the country down, with his opportunistic hatred, making the rioter fret on why he did not riot against Media, exposing him, along with all his deadly accomplishments.
The Couple Trouble
The Fraud and Rioter grew fond of each other as then System and then Democracy on the whole seemed against their means and even on their odd ends. The fraud said to the Rioter, People frown if we are directly involved on riots. Let’s make the Executive and Bureaucrats act as Goondas. Rioter took the idea well, put an indirect ban on genuine entrepreneurs who chided him for sponsoring grievous riots. The entrepreneurs immediately fell on line with an apology of never crossing his bloody riot domain, to save their bottomline from red. That was the moment Rioter and Fraud, understand how vulnerable their democracy(?) was. Much to their delight, It was made of Belgian Chocolate spined Businessmen sparing few ( Credit to the original Columnist who depicted accurately ), melting even when just pulled out of their AC rooms and Executives who were willing to tie shoe laces and carry politicians on human palanquin, and Media who crawl if just asked to bend.
“The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.” – PG Wodehouse
It was the Rioter’s golden moment, befriending his future curse, From then on, till a month back, only sky was the limit for their Dosti. Fraud gave his Flight to the rioter for his toxic election campaigns. Once rioter became the great Dictator, he offered rides to the Fraud on his most expensive Plane brought during a pandemic, exactly the same time when Millions were denied transportation and allowed to walk miles in scorching heat to reach their home, to witness Vikas and Amrit mirages on the way. Maybe Rioter treats such sad timings as his Amrit Kaal, with amrit obtained by squeezing the poor’s blood and sweat.
This Lineage needs a new Borrowed-on-Loan Surname.
Fraud’s family and their history of cheating is a fascinating one, as if it’s a lineage with “born for Fraud” skill…. Fraud’s Bother is Baap of all frauds. Baap Bhai is the nerve centre, handling all Benami and corrupt money looted from Nation, funnelled from offshore shell companies. Baap Bhai even got two names with another ending with “Sir-name”, Shah. If you are getting reminded of the third stooge Amrit Shah, you got to blame yourselves for your education and intelligence, the enemies of the Banana Republic of Mongi-Rashtra.
The entire family’s matrimonial profile skill seems to be specialising on obtaining huge Loans from State owned Banks and successfully defaulting them, indirectly screwing the hapless Tax payers. His son is married to the Daughter of another 3500 Crore Loan defaulter of a stationery company. His Daughter is married to son of another 7000 crore Loan defaulter, whose entity is rumoured to be Fraud’s first tryst on scams, graduating with major on entire financial criminality. Fraud’s own son is married to a Chair member of Stocks regulatory authority. This “Kabhi-Investment-Bada-Loan Fraud” family enjoyed complete immunity under the protection of the Rioter, now the unofficial dictator of the Banana Republic.
The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun. – PG Wodehouse
The Banana Republic, the Banana Stock Exchange and the Banana peeler.
There is a short little story about Mr. M asking Mr. A to buy two bananas giving him money. Mr. A buys two bananas, keeps one and gives one Banana to Mr. M. When Mr. M asks for the Other missing Banana, he keeps replying, “This is that other Banana”. This question and answer cycle keeps happening for a decade, with various entities like Exchange and Media guys asking the same innocent question and get satisfied with Mr. A’s answer, moving on to live crony-ly and happily forever(?).
If Mr. M, was able to able to make a flourishing political living by “othering” Humans, Mr. A was able to build his fortune empire, with the same Modus Operandi, “othering” the non existent Banana, looting and messily cycling his funds, multiplying his money, inflating his Stock price.
All such happily looting forever stories end up with a spoiler, calling for “Don’t ever!”. Everything went on very well, till a David-esque Hinder-the-Fraud-Burg, chipped in. This time his task was very simple. Unlike Mr. M and his friends, supposed to be the grand pillars of the Republic, pretending to be blissfully unaware of the missing Bananas, Hinder-the-Fraud-Burg, just asked a simple question, “Where are the two Bananas?”
He felt like a man who, chasing rainbows ( or Bananas ) , has had one of them suddenly turn and bite him in the leg.
PG Wodehouse
The Time’s Domino game.
In BR Chopra’s Mahabharata, we get introduced to an eternal and mighty phenomenon called Time, eclipsing all other mighty characters in the epic. Time keeps unraveling everything, as they say truth always finds a nice way to come out. The Fraud after climbing up the Corporate ladder to become one of world’s richest, got completely exposed with an intensive report raising pertinent questions, from Hinder-the-Fraud-Burg. Half of his mammoth inflated Stock valuations got wiped out. The Rioter was shocked on this stock massacre faintly getting reminded of his own make in 2002. Now, how does the Rioter protect his Partner-in-crime, the Fraud?
Why don’t you get a haircut? You look like a chrysanthemum. – PG Wodehouse
The Short Seller act could be an act of opportunism, enhancing on his own stakes with his authentic reports. The cascade effect has been a joyful case of Justice prevailed, even when State Institutions got tied up. Sample this… The truckers squeezed by Fraud says, the report is God-sent. As they say in India, Deivam Manushya Roopena, meaning Man cannot be God, but God helps through People. One with Half-Mongi mindset may argue may argue not to derive joy from someone else’s loss… But what if an empire is built parasitically, on sorrows of poor Indians, struggling through insane Price-rise, excessive taxation and inhuman communalism and treacherous lack of resources to fund this empire, which in turn symbiotically feeds in the Rioter’s Government as financial backbone..
When the Mythical Opposition grew real teeth…
Opposition pressed upon the Rioter on how the Fraud was given a free hand as if he is running his own Government, sidelining the rioter busy with Bridegroom Photo sessions, demolishing all regulatory checks and balances, when the Opposition get battered and harassed, even for burping, ( how dare they could still eat full stomach ), by the Government enforcement everyday to toe the line of the Dictator.
Rioter caught in the mouse trap, came up with another masterstroke copying roadside water tap fights one would often see during summer drought. The fighting contestants will not bother answering what the other person is asking, but will get quite busy on scolding on all compiled points, digging a lot of graves. The audience will judge the winner based on who speaks loud and on the quantum of abuses rather on valid discussion points. The winner will be the one who managed to shock others, filling water, successfully distracting everyone around.
He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.” – PG Wodehouse
Freud’s two friends…
The rioter talked about the two friends story, getting everyone hooked to the two friends attacked by the Stock Market Bear and getting exposed on their actual friendlessness, running away to save themselves. But in an ultimate masterstroke, a Rioter-in-Chef speciality, wherein the Chef grew vegetable garden for years, prepared the batter meticulously, spread it on a hot tawa, sprinkled Onions on top of it, added ghee generously, sprinkled carrot and beans to give a nationalistic flavour, finally got the entire dish burnt out, only to remain silent, not naming the Dish at all, quietly dumping the Dish, wishing it too shall pass. ( Will it really pass…?) By then, everyone understood the supposed Dish name was Freud Err… Fraud. But you know by now he is a special kind of Masterchef, not just because he cannot name his Dishes, but special as who thinks votes can only be bought when people fight bloody with sticks and knives rather with fork and knife on food plates.
Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them.
PG Wodehouse
There are many outcomes from his sensationally empty speech. Rioter successfully added one more name to his dictionary, on one who cannot be named. He usually keeps quiet on a neighbouring Country amassing his Country’s land, in exchange for an invader’s investor, investing on Fraud’s business. Now, Fraud has joined that elite list of holy cows who could not be uttered.
When the Heroes went around hugging trees forgetting Heroines, germinating trees.
He kept on singing meaningless songs and stories, hoping everyone forget what exactly he ought to answer, but admire his nonsense or at least focus on his recycled coat, just like his recycled speech, worn out decades back. One wonders, how long is so long in India. If DDLJ still runs for a reason, why not Rioter’s stupid wailings of the past, digging up old graves to bury new dead ones, springing up in his sin account, with the dug up mud. Rioter’s team also had the audacity to use Opposition Leader’s LV shawl to bury the 10 Lakh Crore Scam pulled on its citizens. Sometimes, all Banana Republic needs is a Shawl to wipe their tears. Maybe they thought in vain, LV could do better to wipe out Swadeshi corruption from people’s minds.
I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
PG Wodehouse
What’s in a Monogrammed Suit? Nothing magical!
His speech expressed anguish that a certain ecosystem was so happy on someone’s misfortune and on his own undisclosed misfortune, like a robber stung by a scorpion while stealing. Looked like the mindlessly brutal Emperor just felt for his lack of clothes for the first time, oblivious when everyone cautioned him on Fraud’s act of offering him invisible magical costume. He just forgot his own sins, from 2012, doling out the same treatment to the Opposition Family, denigrating and abusing them without any shred of evidence and most of the times flooding the internet with just morphed / doctored fake news scoops, that they can’t even recover from blows delivered on all directions. Rioter’s own ecosystem mercilessly cheered, mistaking their magnanimity and kindness as their weakness and inability to respond.
Rioter and his aide Fancy Fuss Sinakya ( in reality a Refugee of sorts ) just dragged down their Reputation in a similar manner like how Fraud’s stocks fell like house of cards. The major difference these two episodes is that, at least, the Stock report was factual and genuine, where the Fraud could neither answer the question raised on the report nor sue them on actual terms, but just intimidate, as he will further get exposed on his criminality against hapless investors, in need to submit legal documents further exposing him.
When, Nationalism becomes the last refuge of Scoundrels…
The Fraud draped himself in National flag attempting to escape his criminality and malpractices in the guise of Nationalism. An Australian citizen from Fraud’s company called upon the stock rout as analogous to Jallianwala Bagh massacre and abused Indians as ones suffering from colonial mindset, trusting Whites ( Well, he cannot call them foreigner, as he is also a guest in India ) rather being proud of the Fraud of pure Swadeshi make, and deserving of respect for his genial criminal intelligence.
“You’re one of those guys who can make a party just by leaving it. It’s a great gift.”
PG Wodehouse
Closets and Shields
Another fascinating point revealed by the Rioter, on his speech from Banana Republic office is, he will remain teflon coated as long as people believe his lies, just like he believed his magic costume gifted by Fraud. He boasted about his shield made of entire Indian Population, in contrary only 35% eligible for voting, voted for him even upon discounting all EVM malfunctions and EC’s excesses on not even tallying the Vote count with Votes registered. This was the first time in Banana Republic’s history, that even simple math was not allowed to happen and Election Body webpages on vote tally got removed.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. – PG Wodehouse
Rioter is pretty clear, as long as people vote for him, as long as MLAs and MP’s can be bought, as long as ABCDE Executive institutions act like rabid dogs on Opposition but curl their tails to twitch their a$$ towards Fraud, to put its tail where the money is, as long as the Opposition is scared of him, he will win this ugly game of faking Democracy and winning elections. It’s just indian version of Trump admitting, that he will get away even an homicide he commits in daylight. Rioter is quite right, as the fraud grabs everyone’s… purse in the name of exponentially growing Levies at Airports and atrocious Charges for power and indirectly induced bank surcharges to waive of his loans and nobody questioned, till a tiny David abroad betted on his currency castle built on gas.
When people got tickled by the Media’s “Sensational” Shock treatment.
Another startling confession of the rioter was on his media obsession. He clearly stated, he does not need media on his side, His dedication to Camera alone should be enough, as anyway media are slipping out of his hands with commoners calling their bluff nowadays. Rioter believes he could sail through with his ABCDE-B Double S alliance.
Between an egg that is fried and an egg that is cremated there is a wide and substantial difference.
PG Wodehouse
Rain Rain… Come again… Little Johny wants to speak.
The Rioter arrived the next day, realising his speech did not work out and getting ridiculed for his utter silence on Fraud, his silence speaking loudly about his nexus. He added another hour of eloquent speech invoking the past, conveying nothing about the one who cannot be named, but digging enough graves, so as to perform the magic of forgetting the present crisis, further extending the street fight that he is one man army matching up the entire opposition, to the ovation of the quacking ducklings of his own Party clapping heavily, without realising they were just rendered as dumb nothings, eclipsed by their Master’s black hole size ego.
The trouble with cats is that they’ve got no tact.
PG Wodehouse
Their stupid senseless reaction stands as solid proof that Banana Republics and Dictators are not overnight wonders. It happens step by step with a few banding together to propel an irrational claim and ensuring the mass idiocy spreads across one-third for majority and then dividing remaining self-respecting two-thirds on various grounds.
It just showed once again that half the world doesn’t know how the other three quarters live.
PG Wodehouse
When this Napoleon went to the Loo to water his explosives!
Rather getting vocal on his One-man-Army bravery, maybe Rioter could have established his bravery by walking in Srinagar to understand the kind of brutal damage he has done to beautiful State or even facing lakhs of protestors seeking employment, rather conducting dry-runs for Agniveers, allowing them to torch public properties, paving the path for an armed Nation teeming with trigger happy mercenaries, shifting away from nonviolence ideals.
At least, for all his boasted bravado, he could have stayed nonchalant, rather getting scared of his life, just for having his convoy stuck on the his own national highway for few hours. He took revenge ensuring the stupid State Ruler will ran away, by helping his Half-mongi nemesis to win next elections. So, his achievements certainly don’t smell of bravery but just evil mass-psychology-Sorcery and Witch hunt on suppressing opposition, depicting a weak and fragile creature, too scared and insecure of allowing anyone to grow, even within his own Party.
Many a man may look respectable, and yet be able to hide at will behind a spiral staircase.
PG Wodehouse
Flowers are Happy things… This Gardener is not!
The Rioter finally boasted that, all the credible questions from opposition, gets morphed to abuses as per his Sanghipur Constitution and all such transformed abuses will only help him symbolically grow, just like flowers thrive on the muck thrown at them. He will be aware sooner or later, that flower thrives on muck when it is root deep, and subsequently perishes when it gets submerged in muck. Everything, muck or amrit, has its limit. Rioter’s toxic speech looked like he had too much of Amrit.
Rioter usually escapes blame or criticisms even when he is stuck in crisis neck deep. Just like in Tenali Raman story, he will be able to find some bakra or other, willing to exchange his position, luring the victim with false excuses of getting neck deep buried will get him cured of illness. That was exactly how, he was able to pull the entire Country into neck deep crisis, assuring them of Progress and Development, by digging themselves deep into hatred for fellow Brothers and Sisters. Jai Tenali Ram!
An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away.
PG Wodehouse
It’s all in the Surname, Sir!
The Rioter also lamented that, the present Opposition leader’s surname should be changed. Wonder what’s in a name when the Rioter could not even name his neighbour stepping on his toes or his fraud friend involved in daylight robbery of the treasury under his nose. Looks like the present surname is out of syllabus in his Sanghipur history textbooks. Maybe, the Surname Ghost, assassinated by his own Mongi Gang bothered his little conscience if any left, after decades of his selfless service on engineering riots between two religions the ghost United to an extent, with decades of hard work.
The Bard of the Graveyard!
It’s Universal fact, destructive Grave diggers were never good enough to build even cemeteries. It’s an irony, only such good for nothing grave Diggers allocate a big chunk of Banana Republic budget towards infrastructure development allowing the Fraud to swallow the entire taxpayer amount.
In contrary, Rioter boasted about how he turned things during his tenure, with his vision for economic boom, by providing an infrastructural boost by donating Banana Republic assets to the Fraud. This is akin to the Gilded age of USA wherein Industrialists made / bought Governments and groomed political puppets. “Real” History is the best Teacher says Ashutosh Varshney. The US become superpower only after Roosevelt cleaned up the Robber Barons mess. South Korea’s per capita increased exponentially only after their Business giants innovated coming up with world standard MNCs like LG / Samsung. South Korea’s economic success even amidst corruption would not have been possible, if their Government simple operated like Pawn Broker, selling all national assets. South Korea can sell world class Electronics anywhere in the world. Can the Fraud sell Banana republic Airports and Highways to any other country. Hope I am not giving ideas to this already ridiculous regime, taking satire seriously and facts as fake. Even if we want to compare ourselves with Chinese economy whose per capita is fractional compared to South Korea, Rioter could make it clear that he is running an Extreme Communist Animal Farm where Political and Crony animals are more than equal.
As KCR pointed out, Rioter is Socialising Losses, by making Banks eat up NPAs from Cronies and forcefully invest in Crony companies, and privatising profits by gifting the Profit making Nationalised Institutions, Ports, Natural resources and what not!
Now, who is feeding these Crony Money Bags? P Chidambaram states this – “In 2022-23, under multiple heads — Agriculture, Education, Health, Social Welfare, Urban Development, Umbrella Schemes for Development of SC, ST, Minorities and Vulnerable Groups, etc. — the government has short-changed the target groups, making budget allocations false promises. Subsidies on Fertilizer and Food for next year have been cut by Rs 1,40,000 crore against the RE of the current year. Allocation for MGNREGA has been cut by Rs 29,400. What is left are only soothing words.”
You can’t press your (Crony) suit and another (Poor) fellow’s trousers simultaneously.
PG Wodehouse
Rioter’s empty boasting is nothing but Dhritarashtra claiming to be a great Ruler with real vision, spelling doom for his own Kith and Kin at the end of Mahabharata War.
Procrastinators… Unite!
To me, Rioter’s tragicomical speech culminates as a rare achievement for the Opposition. They were able to extract a defeating speech from a wounded and cornered Politician, who has so far boasted that nothing sticks on his teflon coated image, surrendering to nationalism and voters as his last refuge, scared on even naming the Fraud. This is for the first time, the Opposition was able to collaborate towards a meaningful outcome, though they are still further apart on mistrust and opportunism, usually busy predating on each other.
Right Ho! Jeeves.
The Time Seesaw seems to have worked, propping up the Opposition Leader Bearded Baapu, while taking the Fraud and Rioter down together. This is something which never happened for a decade. No one has set the narrative for the Rioter, it’s usually the rioter who makes everyone react to his whims and theatrics. It was a delight to watch his desperate theatrics, while the opposition made him derisive, coolly, just by thumping desks and poking with simple chants, making him dance to their tunes. No… Lord Shri Ram was spared on chants this time. Opposition got to the jugular for once by getting to the actual Benami Lords of Banana Republic.
Jeeves, of course, is a gentleman’s gentleman… but if the call comes, he can bu(a)ttle with the best of them.
PG Wodehouse
Maybe so called New India is getting too old paving way for the Old India, caring for everyone, rather only the rich 1%. For the Opposition’s Bearded Baapu, he will help his Party and himself, if he walks this time, carrying a disciplinary stick, to his Party offices to set the Darbari Parasites right, setting the focus on demolishing Rioter Party rather getting busy sabotaging themselves as they do for last two decades. At the risk of being deemed as useless Pontificating ( which actually it is! ) by Licensed “Masters of Pontification” ( They call them MP ) in the Party, Party could do well on grooming issue specific movements like Unemployment, Price rise and Women centric volunteer groups offering them respite with prospective solutions when they come to power in near future. The more people Party could make them volunteer on even smallest effort, works merrier for both the Parties.
“These dreamer types do live, don’t they?” – PG Wodehouse
Karma : When the past got a ticket to the future.
As it happened, one can be pretty sure Rioter and his stooge Sinakya will come up doubling down lethal blows to see if they can ward off this crisis, leveraging the Executive turned Goonda as in 2002. The high probability is that Rioter will fail again just like his dumb Farm laws initiative, opening up a much bigger and grave crisis to drag him down further. Fact is that he has failed in almost all his dumb attempts, disguised as reforms, only to fill his Cronies’ pockets, but just survived by glossing up his losses as his “noble intent” and shameless “Public apologies,” if his lethal force could not make people succumb to his will.
A depressing musty scent pervaded the place, as if a cheese had recently died there in painful circumstances. – PG Wodehouse
This time, the money stashed with his Benami Fraud will not be enough to shore him up, as the Fraud will be struggling to keep his company afloat, needing real white money. Future is going to be dark for Fraud for sure as one can’t whitewash huge 100 Billion Dollars in a year.
Davids Win. Goliaths Lose.
Opposition still think their easy prey is a fellow opposition Party rather imagined-to-be-mighty Rioter party as it’s easier to break a beleaguered entity rather the decoy Fortress built on gas. This reminds me of a Ravi Teja Comedy who goes on to resolve a petty Goonda fight by ultimately fighting the top most Goonda rather going on sequential escalation, a crazy move but offers quick resolution, conserves energy and better rewards, rather collect the left over by damaging small dented Parties, crawling towards the top. Bigger the enemy, bigger the rewards and lesser the time to win. It’s up to the Opposition to be a David fighting the Rioter Goliath or be happy picking fight with fellow lilliputians to keep themselves occupied, soothing their egos, without any foreseeable meaningful outcome in their lifetime.
“It was a confusion of ideas between him and one of the lions he was hunting in Kenya that had caused $$$$$ to make the obituary column. He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn’t.”
There was an interesting animation posted to all the armchair liberals not participating on Bharat Jodo yatra but pontificating on Congress. The beauty of Congress lies with such healthy criticisms back and forth. I am not sure if such conversations help Congress grow but there are ample instances where Congress paper tigers aim arrows at each other, pressing RG to go for Congress Jodo Yatra.
“An ounce of patience is worth more than a tonne of preaching.”
– MK Gandhi
Congress and Factions are universal facts. It would be foolish demanding any proof, on the war between empty egos, who think they achieve success if they sabotage fellow congressmen rather wasting energy on Opposition. In Tamilnadu, EVKS Elangovan is contesting By-Poll. None of the so called Tamilnadu Congress Leaders and standing up with EVKSE when he is going through troubling times on both personal and political front, leaving the baggage to be carried by DMK and MKS. MKS could be that Krishna, driving the Congress Chariot out of trouble, but are these shameless infighters are deserving of Arjuna symbolism? If we dig further, is TN Congress is really treating DMK as Krishna or just as a Donkey, offloading their Burden?
It will get quite funny when the same Congress Leaders who are piggybacking on DMK to sail ashore, will be begging Delhi and Gandhis in 2024 for MP seat whatever INC could manage as alms from DMK. If this is the way Congress fights a simple by-poll what kind of respect will it get from its allies in 2024? If at all Congress Headquarters – Sathyamorthy Bhavan had a soul, or just eyes and ears to witness the atrocities happening there, it would have gone for self-destruction just like TN Congress.
Let’s take another simple proof of Bharat Jodo Yatra’s registration Portal workings to understand Congress’ inefficiency. I registered as interested Participant. Now, that the BJY is over, I am still yet to get any notifications on Meeting Points or where one could join even as Spectator. I don’t even get any mailer on high points as subtle nudge. Of course, I could virtually participate in spirit on twitter and get an idea from nicely written Yatra Diary. But, the fact remains that, in the age of In-the-face social media “push” marketing, Congress did not even try to mobilise cat on the wall lazy enthusiasts volunteering for it. Maybe they were too engrossed on pleasing the Gandhis rather working on the actual desired outcome – Mass appeal, Mobilisation and Outreach.
Let’s take Karnataka due for Polls where Congress has a decent presence and probability of winning. Karnataka Congress has sick pattern of their own leaders playing spoilsport, with some treating BJP as a palatable enemy compared to fellow Congress faction / Allies. If they keep repeating, on toppling one another, to nurse their egos, one can easily bet they will give way for Half Sanghi AAP types soon. Karnataka already has mushrooming BJP sponsored Muslim Parties to split community votes. Now, AIMIM will also join the Party making merry Biryani with its voter bakras. If Congress stays still 2024 on power, I am sure by then BJP would have made most of their MLAs Half Sanghis in exchange of expensive Cars and Suitcases. ED is not at all needed to break Congress like Shiv Sena. It’s sad they even fail on candidate selection as, “Merit” and “Integrity” are such incorrigible words in Congress. I am not sure if Congress MLAs sleep on suitcases or pillows. No other Party has that notorious distinction of having the most Suitcase-aroos species population. I sincerely hope the Resort and Coup pattern fails this time, but Goa dealt a big blow on such hopes, where Candidates arranged deal with BJP even before election, one hand counting crony sponsored Currencies while the other hand busy promising at various places of worship vouching for their integrity and loyalty to Congress. How will Goa trust Congress anymore? But for Congress and JR, armchair liberals are the biggest menace, not their own callousness in running a party.
With all these fault lines, Jairam Ramesh would get wiser, cleaning his own house rather worrying about armchair liberals pontificating on Congress, because, the fact of the matter Congress even lacks such well wishers within their own party, busy backstabbing one another.
Congress and its entitled Coterie, keeps reminding of a Joke of a Beggar asking for alms, only to be driven out by the Homemaker. The Head of the house gets so angry chiding the Spouse how can she dare overriding him, when he is the all powerful Head, only to call the Beggar back, just to tell him, “Get Out!”, as anyways there is nothing left to give, just an empty designation to drive beggars out and squat flies. Let’s also remember that, it’s these armchair liberals who are working selflessly, putting their heart and soul without any expectation of Minister-ship oe MLA-ship or MP-ship unlike people who choose to destruct the Congress Titanic Ship from within for posts.
Now, coming to the Pontification Point, I think anyone interested about India would have thought or written about BJP and any of its supposed Opposition. Congress was in hibernation mode, till few months back, blaming everyone else – Media, Judiciary and Institutions rather doing their part and did not even deserve the “Opposition Role” acting just as yet another Armchair Liberal, helplessly complaining about happenings on twitter. It took Jairam Ramesh to wake them up even to tweet or file lawsuit against any unfair criticism.
In my native town, I have seen even family women talk politics, wisely choose and even campaign for leaders with their neighbours and relatives. So, any such mentions from individuals should be treated as acknowledgement of Congress presence. Nobody demanded them to accept people’s thoughts and views. Congress can feel free to perish at their own convenience, like they did in UPA-2.
Congress is an Open environment where even Digvijay Singh’s questions on Pulwama to Modi is deemed “ridiculous” as an insult to Indian Army, when in actuality, Soldiers who died did not get justice or even a tabled report on how they died and who are all responsible. I am damn sure Congress would have acted appropriately or would have avoided such election time synthetic terror incidents on their rule. Major terrorist attacks during UPA happened at Urban Capitals rather at Kashmir, as scaremongering tactic.
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
– MK Gandhi
At the same time, Congress also is a closed environment. RG’s awkward Press Conferences like “I killed RG,” or low esteemed statements like “Varun Gandhi will face problems with BJP if he joins INC” rather welcoming support of all forms with assurance to protect, never invite a squeak of disagreement.. So, true and fair Criticisms on Congress can only happen from armchair liberals, rather Darbaris who play soothing tunes to please Gandhis and reserve their sour part to fellow Congressmen and other liberals.
Though, I don’t see that Armchair liberal animation directed to me as I was spiritually present all through following it up. Pontification is not just reserved for few Yodas. Even simple Bubbling-Soda-Body could vent out on pressure, on what they see as not right. What matters is the processing of any fact for good, if at all they are capable of receiving it. Everyone knows criticising BJP will be utter waste of time, like tutoring Talibans to work on peace rather war or respect and treat women with dignity. The only carrot which works for BJP is Elections. For Congress the only carrot which energises them is factionism, not election victories.
Of late, there are lot of controversies around Kalaignar Memorial. There are planned provocations from the Right Wing and their back handed allies, trying to sabotage his reputation, just like they are doing to other icons like Gandhis / Nehru. They have pulled this narrative to deep embarrassment and anger for the ruling DMK. Wonder, If DMK is already firm on its memorial plan, wonder why they should host such an event circus. I learnt its a mandated event, though it could have been handled well from all sides with restrainment.
Well, DMK could have avoided all this, by not hosting this event at all. Any decent opposition would have boycotted the event registering their thoughts like how ADMK under Jayalalitha do. Also, DMK could have gone for a rational design which provides emotional connect to the Dravidian Movement’s seeds Kalaignar and Anna planted at Marina. Instead MKS, being a disciple of Modi in PR grandeur, chose to go all out in with a huge symbolic pen in the middle of the sea.
Boardwalk is not a new concept, but this should be seen from the perspective of the walkway build by Corporation for the disabled and how it got damaged soon after cyclone?
Also, How does a Boardwalk, usually used in leisure areas abroad, help amplify Kalaignar’s achievements?
When there are improper and callous inputs on the design and architecture of a memorial treating it as casual Boardwalk, how far can we trust the build quality of a physical Bridge, with our fingers crossed hoping it withstands all seasonal vagaries and political uncertainties, to endure the test of time?
பாராட்டும் புகழும் குவியும் போது குட்டையான வாசலுக்குள், குனிந்து செல்வது போன்ற அடக்கம் வேண்டும். இல்லையேல் நெற்றியடி கிடைக்கும்..! – Kalaignar
In my personal and humble opinion Karunanidhi as a Political stalwart, took care of few generations of Tamilians, is much more than a humble and mighty Pen.
It was Binary Leadership oscillating between Karunanidhi and MGR / Jayalalitha, for decades. His magnificent Oratory in a raspy unique voice, is something no one else could still fill in for. Ironically, Karunanidhi had bigger shoes to fill in after Anna and he did it with aplomb.
His wit and intelligence in Media interactions / Cadre are worthy of few volumes. His statesmanship on even justifying, joining Saffron BJP under Vajpayee shifting away from secular ideals and holding up UPA during crisis is an achievement in itself. To sum up, Karunanidhi is no Mahatma, with his own grey areas like Opportunism and Corruption, but no one can deny him as a Leader transcending generations and lifting a lot of poor and needy from poverty with his able Rule. Hence, it would be a fitting tribute to make a monument which will speak by itself across future generations. Without exaggeration, his life is full of interesting anecdotes and moments capable of fascinating the Next-Gen.
As of now, the memorials of Dravidian Leaders are just Granite slabs as of now. Even MGR / Jayalalitha just have locked up buildings, So much dedication for the utter servility exhibited by the present ADMK leaders then, having enough time to build a monumental presence, but restricted themselves for Photo-Op in Yoga postures, getting busy on succession fights.
Before that, let’s ask ourselves how would have Karunanidhi shaped monuments for Thiruvalluvar to make him an evergreen icon among Tamils. Of course, Thirivalluvar stature is much bigger, without any need for such tributes / accolades to sustain himself. But his monument in Kanniyakumari stands tall much like a lighthouse for Tamils and their heritage. Valluvar Kottam is an artfully sculpted tribute as an ode to the timeless classic Thirukural. So, If Memorials are more on longevity, Karunanidhi would have chosen more of an emotive and educative artful display, so as to make him live longer in our Hearts, rather coming up with Sanghi symbolism like Statue of Unity, more of a PR, like public contribution on scrap donation for a Made by Chinese statue, rather really talking about Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s life, message and his achievements. The proposed memorial of a Pen in the backdrop of Sun rise symbolism will just be that, empty generic symbol conveying nothing other than a Poll symbol.
As a nobody, it’s much easier to come up with creative thoughts. Kalaignar certainly deserves a great monument for all his good worth. Maybe it could be an Audio-Visual experience on the sea and sky with Lasers or Drones, like they did for Chess inaugural tournament, illustrating Kalaignar’s accomplishments and Tamil / Dravidian pride, with the outcome of making anyone who visits miss Kalaignar more.
One could see such light shows around Golconda Fort and may other monuments, even without any strong background or impressive storyline. But Kalaignar is a different kind of alien who made every dimension of his life interesting and impactful, making for an impressive show. On one dimension, he dictated headlines for decades, just with his thoughts and mighty pen, rather employing an ext(p)ensive PR like nowadays. Modi or any other leader today can never replicate that… On another dimension, Kalaignar just turned political tables on his head, broken enough age old casteist and religious furnitures with his social-justice and self-respect weapon.
அனுபவம் ஒரு பள்ளிக்கூடம். ஆனால், அதில் ஆணவக்காரர்கள் கற்றுத் தேர்வதில்லை. – Kalaignar
A Journey of Kalaignar’s life, a walkthrough with Exquisite art forms.
Entire life of Kalaignar with his high moments of life could be rendered in fabulous art from, from his Birth, leading to his grave as a walkway. Maybe, this could be accomplished with sculptures like in Mamallapuram / Valluvar Kottam provoking people’s curiosity and intellect, subtly. The Way back could be with Dravidian and Social Justice thoughts or his interesting views and other tidbits, in innovative 3D art forms and animatronics, vouching for the Dravidian Model and resultant prosperity.
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