I've seen a number of malayalam movies in which the 'villain' launches a team of goons , on payment, to cause untold suffering and hardship to the 'hero' or even do away with him. Since it was on reel, I'd always thought of them as a figment of imagination on the part of the directors of such celluloid efforts and never gave it a serious thought! In 'Bambaiya' - the colloquial used by the average Bombayite - and immortalised in so many Hindi movies, it's nothing but 'supari'!
However, today, I've come to realise that it's no fiction but a harsh fact that's increasingly prevalent in today's society of Kerala. The Keral High Court has issued strictures on the state government for this sad state of affairs and urged it to take all possible action to eliminate this malaise, on a war footing.
A state with a high literacy amongst its people, who boast of being more enlightened(?!) than many of their counterparts in the other states, should feel sad at this state of affairs.
It's another pointer to show the degree of degeneration of the society and I hope that more and more well meaning people would come forth and make a meaningful contribution to its eradication. In the process, extreme hardships could be suffered but once the aim is achieved, the cause would have been worth the fight!
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