Had a terribly long argument with a friend of mine who felt that Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code needs to be banned as also the movie. His reasons were 1. Dan Brown is being insensitive to the faith of millions of Christians by writing a work of fiction about Jesus. 2. He is being dishonest in presenting fiction as facts and thereby misleading his readers.
I can accept point 1 partially in that people of faith are tender and can be ticklish to barbs at them and do not take them well. The argument that writers or film-makers cannot attempt to do the same thing for other religions (remember the Prophet Cartoons) and take for granted the Christians is also sort of true. (A similar argument has been used by Tam Brahmins whenever they are depicted in movies, need I say abominably)
As for his second point, while I accept that for someone ignorant of the true history of Christianity, whatever Dan Brown has written reads like the 'truth and nothing but the truth', thereby misleading them and misrepresenting Christianity, I am not sure if it is a bad thing. I mean, if he succeeds in getting people to accept a concocted story as naked truth, then he has succeeded as a writer, right? Is there dishonesty involved? Doesn't the writer explicitly state in selling his book under 'Fiction' that it is not entirely about 'Historical Facts'. Is he responsible for the readers' gullibility?
One of my favourite books is Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan. A historical fiction that took the little information we had from Rock-Edicts and palm-leaf inscriptions and went on to weave a classic of epic proportions. I swear that Vanniyathevan was the most charming man on earth, Arulmozhi Vermar, the most regal of men, and they walked thus and talked thus. Did they really? We don't know. It was so credibly portrayed that you begin to believe that it is true. And that is where the writer shines.
And I must add that Dan Brown has tried hard (and blatantly at that) in not taking an anti-church stand. So why all this hullabaloo. On an aside, would all these organisations squeal even a meek protest if it wasn't such a successful book.
P.S. Watched Da Vinci Code yesternight and I must say it wasn't very satisfactory. Could have done better.
Time whizzes by and I, I write of glimpses I steal
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
And they call this justice
Update: Just read this on IBN. Amazing interview... reminded me of Mudhalvan where Arjun grilled the CM. Hon. Minister Arjun Singh fails spectacularly in making his point. 28/05/06
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A friend of mine sent this mail titled 'And they call this justice' and it sent my blood boiling.
Ant and the GrasshopperCLASSIC VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
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MODERN VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
BBC, CNN, AAJ TAK, NDTV show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house. Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticizes the Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper. The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the grasshopper. Opposition MP's stage a walkout. Left parties call for "Bharat Bandh" in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act [POTAGA]", with effect from the beginning of the winter. The ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government and handed over to the grasshopper in a ceremony covered by BBC,CNN, AAJ TAK and NDTV. Arundhati Roy calls it "a triumph of justice". Koffi Annan invites the grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
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I know that the mail was in jest and I take it as it is but I need to point out that the poor are not poor b'coz they, like the grasshopper in the original story sat through summer enjoying a song and mocking at the hard-working ant. They work just hard if not harder than any of us, corporate executives, bank managers and software professionals.
And Arundati Roy, Kofi Annan or anyone for that matter, advocating the cause of these poor people do it b'coz as a society we have failed them, actually robbed them blind. The analogy therefore is simply untrue.
I just wanted to indicate that as 'informed' people we should not make such hasty and insensitive comments. We don't have to join these people in the fight. Lets atleast not trivialise it. In truth we are leaches thriving on the blood of these 'grasshoppers'. Let us not take an air of superiority b'coz we got lucky in His roll of dice, lucky enough to be what we are.
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One year in blogworld. WoooHoooo!!!!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Academic success
The HSC results are here and the excitement and anxiety of this period has urged me to write this post.
Indians worship academic success. Competitiveness is a desirable aspect of a populous country as India but the over-emphasis on academic success somehow irks me. You have to be a 'First class' to be respected and Non-engineers were of course pitiable creatures, unless they were Chartered Accountants (first attempt). For students there is no time as traumatic as the ensuing weeks. The 'results' are to be declared. And it could make or break your reputation and your family's.
I remember a family who lived next door to my aunt in Trichy. The son did not score the 95-odd percent that was expected of him (his father was an acclaimed Maths professor and considered by many as a genius) and the whole family mourned it for weeks. They felt so ashamed that they stayed indoors and it was said the mother cried inconsolably for days. Passers-by would drop in and share their sympathies with the aggrieved family. The boy didn't score centum even in Maths, they would gossip, must be God's punishment for some sin. What a heinous crime they must have committed to deserve such a punishment. And it was not like he failed, he just didn't score 95%.
When my own results were due, I was terrified (inspite of the brave facade I put) that I would bring great shame upon my family if I did not get at least respectable marks (what exactly is respectable I leave to the readers).
Living in an apartment complex, there were many inquisitive (read nosey) maamis and maamas whose main job was to know everything and share their infinite wisdom with all and sundry. Even before the results were out, there were gossips circulating that my poor marks were due to some of my vices (which I am not going to share with my readership). By the grace of the Almighty I didn't have to live through that nightmare. (Later gossip wondered how inspite of all my vices I managed to fare well in the exams).
Grace of Almighty and power of prayer - surely. Went to the temple everyday, chanted all the shlokas I knew, learnt a few more and did Ramayana Parayanam, etc. etc. (walked around Vadapalani Murugan so many times that I could consider it a substitute for gymming). My parents did more - prayer and fasting. And so did my uncles, aunts, first cousins, second cousins twice removed, friends, neighbours, our vegetable vendor (Kaai Kaari) and maid servant. Power of prayer, indeed.
Still, I did not get into any of the 'premier' institutes and that immensely pleased the nosey maama maamis and fuelled their speculation. Again, what is premier, I leave it to my readers.
Much is to be said of these maama-maamis. For instance, their memory. They were walking-talking databases in the period after the results are declared. They knew everyone's total (on 1200), MPC, TNPCEE cut-off, ranking, what colleges they have chance in given the trend from previous years and in which department (Electronics and Computer science being hot cakes). They will dazzle you with statistics from the last 5 years. In fact most mothers of my fellow-students were like that. Thankfully for me, my parents did not join this notorious breed of number-crunchers.
Which finally brings me to the point - the prevailing perception that you are pretty much useless unless you are from the premier institutes puts enormous pressure on our children. While academic success needs to be lauded and encouraged - failure is not necessarily the end of the world and this needs to be emphasised/imprinted in the psyche of our student and more importantly the parent community.
Indians worship academic success. Competitiveness is a desirable aspect of a populous country as India but the over-emphasis on academic success somehow irks me. You have to be a 'First class' to be respected and Non-engineers were of course pitiable creatures, unless they were Chartered Accountants (first attempt). For students there is no time as traumatic as the ensuing weeks. The 'results' are to be declared. And it could make or break your reputation and your family's.
I remember a family who lived next door to my aunt in Trichy. The son did not score the 95-odd percent that was expected of him (his father was an acclaimed Maths professor and considered by many as a genius) and the whole family mourned it for weeks. They felt so ashamed that they stayed indoors and it was said the mother cried inconsolably for days. Passers-by would drop in and share their sympathies with the aggrieved family. The boy didn't score centum even in Maths, they would gossip, must be God's punishment for some sin. What a heinous crime they must have committed to deserve such a punishment. And it was not like he failed, he just didn't score 95%.
When my own results were due, I was terrified (inspite of the brave facade I put) that I would bring great shame upon my family if I did not get at least respectable marks (what exactly is respectable I leave to the readers).
Living in an apartment complex, there were many inquisitive (read nosey) maamis and maamas whose main job was to know everything and share their infinite wisdom with all and sundry. Even before the results were out, there were gossips circulating that my poor marks were due to some of my vices (which I am not going to share with my readership). By the grace of the Almighty I didn't have to live through that nightmare. (Later gossip wondered how inspite of all my vices I managed to fare well in the exams).
Grace of Almighty and power of prayer - surely. Went to the temple everyday, chanted all the shlokas I knew, learnt a few more and did Ramayana Parayanam, etc. etc. (walked around Vadapalani Murugan so many times that I could consider it a substitute for gymming). My parents did more - prayer and fasting. And so did my uncles, aunts, first cousins, second cousins twice removed, friends, neighbours, our vegetable vendor (Kaai Kaari) and maid servant. Power of prayer, indeed.
Still, I did not get into any of the 'premier' institutes and that immensely pleased the nosey maama maamis and fuelled their speculation. Again, what is premier, I leave it to my readers.
Much is to be said of these maama-maamis. For instance, their memory. They were walking-talking databases in the period after the results are declared. They knew everyone's total (on 1200), MPC, TNPCEE cut-off, ranking, what colleges they have chance in given the trend from previous years and in which department (Electronics and Computer science being hot cakes). They will dazzle you with statistics from the last 5 years. In fact most mothers of my fellow-students were like that. Thankfully for me, my parents did not join this notorious breed of number-crunchers.
Which finally brings me to the point - the prevailing perception that you are pretty much useless unless you are from the premier institutes puts enormous pressure on our children. While academic success needs to be lauded and encouraged - failure is not necessarily the end of the world and this needs to be emphasised/imprinted in the psyche of our student and more importantly the parent community.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
More politics
Shashi! I apologise.
Many of you may already be aware that Lok Paritran has split in Tamil Nadu. If the election results were disappointing for a different reason then this is devastating. That favouritism was present is discernible, given the coverage given to Santhana Gopalan in Mylapore (and none of the other candidates as much) but I viewed it as a political strategy thinking that they are focussing all their energies on one possible win.The allegations of the other contestants, Mr. Elanthirumaran and Mr. Rajamany speaks volumes of the capability of LP as a party in managing people and issues. (It is not a bad thing per se - they will learn from these mistakes and evolve in to something better). There are far more greater hurdles on their way. For instance the allegation of the hidden agenda of Mr. Rajpurohit. While I accept that Mr.Rajpurohit 'may have been' a member of a Hindutva organisation and no longer is, he needs to be clear about it. What was it about Caesar's wife.
Read Sudhish's take on it. A balanced and optimistic analysis of the affair.
Some of the detractors of Lok Paritran are actually doing a great service by pointing out areas where LP has to improve to win the confidence of its people. LP is taking a lot of flak on maintenance of its website, its window to the net-savvy world, its woolly Manifesto that aspires everything but promises nothing concrete, and so many other things. These are all issues that they can work on over the next few months. I think they need to take the guidance of experienced thinkers (I am not talking politicians here) from Academia, Industry and the general public who have brilliant ideas to improve society but find it impossible to swim against the tide of political opposition and apathy on their own. The only difference that LP can show from other political parties is if they have a clear, doable agenda with their position on all important issues put in black and white. I hope it happens and LP brings professionalism to politics. LP or any other political movement.
Many of you may already be aware that Lok Paritran has split in Tamil Nadu. If the election results were disappointing for a different reason then this is devastating. That favouritism was present is discernible, given the coverage given to Santhana Gopalan in Mylapore (and none of the other candidates as much) but I viewed it as a political strategy thinking that they are focussing all their energies on one possible win.The allegations of the other contestants, Mr. Elanthirumaran and Mr. Rajamany speaks volumes of the capability of LP as a party in managing people and issues. (It is not a bad thing per se - they will learn from these mistakes and evolve in to something better). There are far more greater hurdles on their way. For instance the allegation of the hidden agenda of Mr. Rajpurohit. While I accept that Mr.Rajpurohit 'may have been' a member of a Hindutva organisation and no longer is, he needs to be clear about it. What was it about Caesar's wife.
Read Sudhish's take on it. A balanced and optimistic analysis of the affair.
Some of the detractors of Lok Paritran are actually doing a great service by pointing out areas where LP has to improve to win the confidence of its people. LP is taking a lot of flak on maintenance of its website, its window to the net-savvy world, its woolly Manifesto that aspires everything but promises nothing concrete, and so many other things. These are all issues that they can work on over the next few months. I think they need to take the guidance of experienced thinkers (I am not talking politicians here) from Academia, Industry and the general public who have brilliant ideas to improve society but find it impossible to swim against the tide of political opposition and apathy on their own. The only difference that LP can show from other political parties is if they have a clear, doable agenda with their position on all important issues put in black and white. I hope it happens and LP brings professionalism to politics. LP or any other political movement.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Monday, May 15, 2006
A few musings
1. Like many, I am very disappointed with the TN election results. For one, I was hoping that Lok Paritran would do better than what it did. Of course I would totally agree that what they did achieve is worthy of praise. Everyone knew that it would be extremely difficult for them to win even one of the 7 constituencies (life is not Aayutha Ezhuthu) but I expected more support from the general public(surprise winner of 2006 elections- Vijayakanth's DMDK. Come on!!! LP can do better for the people than any **MK) . They got 690 votes in Chepauk. And Santhanagopalan has repeatedly pleaded with Chennai voters for a turnout of atleast 80%. Nope, can't do.
2. And voting down Jayalalitha, to me simply means the Tamil voters have not changed a wee bit - always dissatisfied and always voting against the party in power. Fine! but do you really think it is going to be any different with DMK. And next elections, they will vote ADMK into power. And keep alternating like this forever. Bah!
3. Politics aside, I had some bad news from India - a friend of mine was being forced into an arranged marriage. She has pleaded against it with her parents but they simply want her to marry the guy they have chosen. Her dad spoke to me on the phone and tells me 'We finalised her marriage. Will you attend it?'. Apparently her consent doesn't matter (she doesn't even know the guy's name and is simply NOT INTERESTED). What troubles me is that she has little choice. What is the alternative? She can run away from home, which would bring great shame on the family and devastate her parents. She doesn't want to do that. Take a stand, do sathyagraha, not eat, cry, which is not going to work. Emotional blackmail works - which is what her parents are using right now, threatening suicide if she doesn't comply. So what is the alternative????
4. Amidst all this bitterness, something good - Sujatha's new Ganesh-Vasanth series has begun in AnandhaVikatan - 'Silvia'. Read it this morning and I am so looking forward to it now, I can't wait for a week to know how 'Silvia' goes. (I am very impatient when it comes to weekly series but the thrill of waiting to know what happens adds to the joy of reading)
2. And voting down Jayalalitha, to me simply means the Tamil voters have not changed a wee bit - always dissatisfied and always voting against the party in power. Fine! but do you really think it is going to be any different with DMK. And next elections, they will vote ADMK into power. And keep alternating like this forever. Bah!
3. Politics aside, I had some bad news from India - a friend of mine was being forced into an arranged marriage. She has pleaded against it with her parents but they simply want her to marry the guy they have chosen. Her dad spoke to me on the phone and tells me 'We finalised her marriage. Will you attend it?'. Apparently her consent doesn't matter (she doesn't even know the guy's name and is simply NOT INTERESTED). What troubles me is that she has little choice. What is the alternative? She can run away from home, which would bring great shame on the family and devastate her parents. She doesn't want to do that. Take a stand, do sathyagraha, not eat, cry, which is not going to work. Emotional blackmail works - which is what her parents are using right now, threatening suicide if she doesn't comply. So what is the alternative????
4. Amidst all this bitterness, something good - Sujatha's new Ganesh-Vasanth series has begun in AnandhaVikatan - 'Silvia'. Read it this morning and I am so looking forward to it now, I can't wait for a week to know how 'Silvia' goes. (I am very impatient when it comes to weekly series but the thrill of waiting to know what happens adds to the joy of reading)
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
TN Elections - Post-post
The elections are over and with very few incidents. The Exit-polls (CNN-IBN-Hindu) have surprisingly shown a win for DMK led front. And I was led to believe there will be no anti-incumbency wave by reports in Rediff and Hindu until then. It is true-the Tamil voter keeps alternating between one of the Dravidian parties.
What has troubled me though are the voter turn-out figures released by the Election Commission. Again we have seen poor showing by urban dwellers when compared to people in suburban and rural areas. Why???, I wonder. Is it that they are indifferent to the state of affairs or do they have issues in getting time off to vote. I am not sure if Private companies are required by law to give the day off and if they did. As a recurring trend it is quite intriguing.
It is compulsory to vote in Australia (and I guess in most western countries) and maybe we need to enfore it in India as well. We can't continue to have less than 60% voting in the cities (despite giving an option for void vote). This just can't be allowed to continue.
P.S. What will happen to LokParitran whose hope was firmly placed on higher voter turnout. We'll know tomorrow.
What has troubled me though are the voter turn-out figures released by the Election Commission. Again we have seen poor showing by urban dwellers when compared to people in suburban and rural areas. Why???, I wonder. Is it that they are indifferent to the state of affairs or do they have issues in getting time off to vote. I am not sure if Private companies are required by law to give the day off and if they did. As a recurring trend it is quite intriguing.
It is compulsory to vote in Australia (and I guess in most western countries) and maybe we need to enfore it in India as well. We can't continue to have less than 60% voting in the cities (despite giving an option for void vote). This just can't be allowed to continue.
P.S. What will happen to LokParitran whose hope was firmly placed on higher voter turnout. We'll know tomorrow.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
A crisis of culture
Came across this very insightful and incisive comment in, where else, The Hindu.
The author, Mr. T.M.Krishna begins by suggesting that we need to change the name of India to Bollywood and bemoaned the sad truth that the only icon that represents us, Indians, the only example of our cultural and social diversity to the wide world outside has become Bollywood.
This thought has often intrigued me when I am out with Australians. There was this one occasion when I was in a Ball, dressed in Traditional Kurta-Pyjama and an Australian guy walked to me and asked me if I was from India. As soon as I said I was, he started talking about how colourful the costumes, sets and dances in Indian films were (and how incredibly gorgeous Aishwarya Rai was). Another close friend of mine insisted that I should invite her to my wedding so she could see for herself the (perfectly choreographed) dances that are an integral part of Indian weddings. She refused to believe that I didn't know to dance and that most Indian weddings did not have people dancing, perfectly or otherwise. Bah!
It is true. Taj Mahal, cow-worship, Kamasutra and Gandhi and now an addition to their list of Indian-things, Bollywood. On a tangent, April was Bollywood month in SBS, Australia. We had an Indian movie screened on every Sunday night. Five movies. Can you guess the list? Easy. Devdas will have to be there. And Lagaan. What were the other movies - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, starring Aishwarya Rai, Kuch Naa Kaho, starring Aishwarya Rai and Satish Kaushik (no mention of Jr.B) and ofcourse the Baadshah of Bollywood's Main Hoon Naa. Point to note - India=Bollywood and Bollywood=Ash and Shah Rukh. The other film industries, i.e. Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, etc. do not even exist.
Back to the topic - the point that TMK articulates in his commentary is that we have confused modernisation with westernisation and as a result we are in the danger of becoming culturally and socially shallow. Homogeneity of culture, alas! does not reflect the greatness of being 'Indian'. Our greatness, necessarily lies in our diversity.
The solution is thankfully doable. He asks us to educate ourselves and our children about the cultural diversity of our country and to be aesthetically awakened. I think its a fair thing to ask.
The author, Mr. T.M.Krishna begins by suggesting that we need to change the name of India to Bollywood and bemoaned the sad truth that the only icon that represents us, Indians, the only example of our cultural and social diversity to the wide world outside has become Bollywood.
This thought has often intrigued me when I am out with Australians. There was this one occasion when I was in a Ball, dressed in Traditional Kurta-Pyjama and an Australian guy walked to me and asked me if I was from India. As soon as I said I was, he started talking about how colourful the costumes, sets and dances in Indian films were (and how incredibly gorgeous Aishwarya Rai was). Another close friend of mine insisted that I should invite her to my wedding so she could see for herself the (perfectly choreographed) dances that are an integral part of Indian weddings. She refused to believe that I didn't know to dance and that most Indian weddings did not have people dancing, perfectly or otherwise. Bah!
It is true. Taj Mahal, cow-worship, Kamasutra and Gandhi and now an addition to their list of Indian-things, Bollywood. On a tangent, April was Bollywood month in SBS, Australia. We had an Indian movie screened on every Sunday night. Five movies. Can you guess the list? Easy. Devdas will have to be there. And Lagaan. What were the other movies - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, starring Aishwarya Rai, Kuch Naa Kaho, starring Aishwarya Rai and Satish Kaushik (no mention of Jr.B) and ofcourse the Baadshah of Bollywood's Main Hoon Naa. Point to note - India=Bollywood and Bollywood=Ash and Shah Rukh. The other film industries, i.e. Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, etc. do not even exist.
Back to the topic - the point that TMK articulates in his commentary is that we have confused modernisation with westernisation and as a result we are in the danger of becoming culturally and socially shallow. Homogeneity of culture, alas! does not reflect the greatness of being 'Indian'. Our greatness, necessarily lies in our diversity.
The solution is thankfully doable. He asks us to educate ourselves and our children about the cultural diversity of our country and to be aesthetically awakened. I think its a fair thing to ask.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Reservation
The government stand on 'Reservation' has been on the news the past weeks. No points for guessing that I have my reservations on the need for reservation - in principle. Reservation is a long standing issue and has been hotly debated 'for' and 'against' over and over. While I am all for debate and consensus, the unilateral decision by politicians without much consultation of academics/ students/ industry leaders, solely for the purpose of winning support of a large faction of people is untenable. Almost undemocratic. Protests have been on ever since Mr.Arjun Singh suggested his new reservation policy and it is my personal feeling that Presidential intervention is necessary - given that our President was an academic himself and is wired on the response of the student community. In this regard, I am pleased to note that a petition has been submitted to Dr.Kalam with 1.7 Lakh signatories. This, just from the 'United Student' front. Imagine the opposition for the policy. All we can hope for is that public opinion in this matter is heeded by the top brass and failing that, the President has some authority to bring it to a referendum.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Less than a week to go
Next Monday this time... things won't be the same. Well! Actually nothing much is going to change. Or is it? I don't know. All I know is that elections are near and I so miss the Prannoy Roy and his team of psephologists sit in a circle and yap all day on the news channel. The surprisingly contradictory poll outcomes that each channel would forecast will remind us of a great saying by a Sidhu, about miniskirts. And heaps of fun; the whole build-up to the elections. Never mind that the denouement is almost always anti-climactic. Still...
Despite sounding repetitive, I have to say that I am rooting for LokParitran and I am hoping (fingers crossed) they will create some impact. 'The Axe' should uproot the villainy of the world as did Parusurama's and let the news of hope and goodwill be drummed throughout as the harbinger of better times.
But the Axe is only as strong as the wielder and the drum nothing without a drummer. May there be strong people to support LokParitran and its cause.
P.S. Just one more week to go and my parents aren't even aware that LP has fielded a candidate in our constituency. I was speaking with my mom yesterday and she was like... "Well! I would most definitely vote for LP if only someone was standing for election here. I think they are contesting only from Mylapore and Chepauk. There is this Santhanagopalan in Mylapore. Very smart young chap. Saw him on Headlines Today".
And my mom is pretty up-to-date on the elections news front.
Dude standing in T.Nagar, if you want a vote from Vadapalani, you have to, repeat, just have to, go canvass and make known that you exist.
Despite sounding repetitive, I have to say that I am rooting for LokParitran and I am hoping (fingers crossed) they will create some impact. 'The Axe' should uproot the villainy of the world as did Parusurama's and let the news of hope and goodwill be drummed throughout as the harbinger of better times.
But the Axe is only as strong as the wielder and the drum nothing without a drummer. May there be strong people to support LokParitran and its cause.
P.S. Just one more week to go and my parents aren't even aware that LP has fielded a candidate in our constituency. I was speaking with my mom yesterday and she was like... "Well! I would most definitely vote for LP if only someone was standing for election here. I think they are contesting only from Mylapore and Chepauk. There is this Santhanagopalan in Mylapore. Very smart young chap. Saw him on Headlines Today".
And my mom is pretty up-to-date on the elections news front.
Dude standing in T.Nagar, if you want a vote from Vadapalani, you have to, repeat, just have to, go canvass and make known that you exist.
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