Friday, December 15, 2017

A sad spectacle and other stories.

Continuing with the news analysis, that're grabbing the headlines.....

1. The Debacle in the Aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi.

     Bodies of deceased fishermen are being fished out on a daily basis by the rescue operators. The
     numbers are increasing and it's disgusting that the government machinery seems to be totally at a
     loss regarding the actual tally. The archdiocese seems to be more surefooted on the issue as it had
     painstakingly undertaken an exercise to determine the count by taking a census of the people
     dwelling by the coast. Why doesn't the government undertake the exercise even at this late stage?

     The blame game has begun and I was stunned to hear a minister justifying the state government's
     inaction by saying that the central government had passed on the cyclone warning and connected
     information to the bureaucrats instead of calling up the chief minister. The opposition has been
     making feeble noises and has refrained from raising the issues so as to bring about a coordinated
     action in bringing about relief to the hapless, the suffering and the needy.

2. Deferment of Arrest.

     Actor Suresh Gopi has got caught for getting the registration of his new vehicle done in
     Pondicherry since the road tax to be paid there is comparatively low, being a union territory.
     Actors Amala Paul and Fahad Fazil have also been caught for the same but the latter seems to
     have got away after paying the penalty. The High Court has restrained the actor's arrest for the
     time being.

     I've a query on this thing. Is action being contemplated against all those who've Pondicherry
     registration numbers on their vehicles because there are plenty of them plying on the state's
     roads? It should be carried out without fail, otherwise it will give the impression that he's being
     harassed because he's a celebrity and no, I ain't advocating that he should be let off! Everyone,
     who has cheated, must be brought to book without fear or favour.

3. Sonia Gandhi Retires.

    At a time when the Congress party looked weak in the '90s, with many leaders staking claim for
    the party's leadership, Sonia Gandhi - a grieving widow, then and a total novice in politics - was
    accepted enthusiastically by the party's rank and file. (A typical Indian situation! In the US, many 
    years ago after the brutal assassination of President Kennedy, none asked Jacqueline Kennedy
    to take over the Democratic party or accept the Presidency. The Americans are clear about their
    priorities than us, I guess! And mind you, the Americans loved Jackie).

    Sonia Gandhi will go down in history as the person who did not allow Manmohan Singh to
    function independently as the Prime Minister because all important decisions taken by his cabinet
    were her initiatives and they flowed from her 'feelings' for the people of India!   



Tailpiece.

Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.

"Sitrep........Infection under control..........However, Hb count still not increasing and another bottle of blood given. Presently stable but in 'Dangerously Ill List".




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