It has become the order of the day for people - drawn from all walks of life - to utter falsehoods and score brownie points when they find themselves pushed into a corner. I'm gonna narrate just three instances to show the extent of rot and an absolute lack of imagination on the part of the protagonists:-
(a) P Chidambaram's rant against the AFSPA.
A guy, who's been the country's Home Minister, knows the pros and the cons of the Armed Forces
Special Powers Act that's been in place in the terrorist infested areas of the Northeast and in Jammu
& Kashmir. So, when he talks about it, he cannot afford to do so callously and if he does, it's
but natural for a layman like me to be prodded to ask that if it's so obnoxious what were the actions on his part to withdraw it while sitting on the treasury benches.
The elections to the J&K Assembly is round the corner but that does not mean that anything and
everything can be said in the name of election rhetoric. And it cannot be forgotten that he was a
member of the apex body, 'the Cabinet Committee on Security'.
(b) The water level at the Mullaperiyar Dam.
The government of Kerala is squirming uncomfortably as the level of water at the dam has reached
141 ft and is rising further. It must be remembered that, not long ago, the Kerala government had
approached the Supreme Court to give directives to Tamilnadu to maintain the level at 136 ft and
could not convince the court which had given the green signal to maintain it at 142 ft after studying
the technical report.
As an impartial observer, I get the feeling that Tamilnadu is trying to prove the point that Kerala's
fears on the issue are unfounded.
Meanwhile, on Kerala's side of the dam, Disaster Control Rooms have been established with the
Collector being directed to evacuate the population as and when necessary. Yet another example
of an orchestrated pantomime to save face!
(c) Good conduct certificate without validation?
On 30 Oct, an LKG student of Darul Huda English Medium School at Parakkadavu in Kozhikode
was allegedly raped by two inmates of the Siraj Huda dar.
Muneer, a bus cleaner, was arrested by the police that later reported that he'd confessed to having
committed the crime but the following factors have blown the lid off the police findings and forced
them to let go off the bus cleaner and arrest the culprits:-
(i) relentless public pressure against what they allege as protecting political interests
(ii) the victim has pinpointed the two in an identification parade and
(iii) the bus cleaner's statement that he was tortured to accept the crime.
The school management has come out saying that the two are innocent and they're being implicated
to tarnish the image of the institution!
Tailpiece.
Today happens to be the 100th birthday of Justice VR Krishna Iyer. A life that has been lived graciously and who continues to be a fountain of profound wisdom! His all round contributions to the well being of the society will be remembered by the generations to come.
Here's wishing you continued good health sir and on a personal level, I'm proud to be the recipient of your love and affection.
(a) P Chidambaram's rant against the AFSPA.
A guy, who's been the country's Home Minister, knows the pros and the cons of the Armed Forces
Special Powers Act that's been in place in the terrorist infested areas of the Northeast and in Jammu
& Kashmir. So, when he talks about it, he cannot afford to do so callously and if he does, it's
but natural for a layman like me to be prodded to ask that if it's so obnoxious what were the actions on his part to withdraw it while sitting on the treasury benches.
The elections to the J&K Assembly is round the corner but that does not mean that anything and
everything can be said in the name of election rhetoric. And it cannot be forgotten that he was a
member of the apex body, 'the Cabinet Committee on Security'.
(b) The water level at the Mullaperiyar Dam.
The government of Kerala is squirming uncomfortably as the level of water at the dam has reached
141 ft and is rising further. It must be remembered that, not long ago, the Kerala government had
approached the Supreme Court to give directives to Tamilnadu to maintain the level at 136 ft and
could not convince the court which had given the green signal to maintain it at 142 ft after studying
the technical report.
As an impartial observer, I get the feeling that Tamilnadu is trying to prove the point that Kerala's
fears on the issue are unfounded.
Meanwhile, on Kerala's side of the dam, Disaster Control Rooms have been established with the
Collector being directed to evacuate the population as and when necessary. Yet another example
of an orchestrated pantomime to save face!
(c) Good conduct certificate without validation?
On 30 Oct, an LKG student of Darul Huda English Medium School at Parakkadavu in Kozhikode
was allegedly raped by two inmates of the Siraj Huda dar.
Muneer, a bus cleaner, was arrested by the police that later reported that he'd confessed to having
committed the crime but the following factors have blown the lid off the police findings and forced
them to let go off the bus cleaner and arrest the culprits:-
(i) relentless public pressure against what they allege as protecting political interests
(ii) the victim has pinpointed the two in an identification parade and
(iii) the bus cleaner's statement that he was tortured to accept the crime.
The school management has come out saying that the two are innocent and they're being implicated
to tarnish the image of the institution!
Tailpiece.
Today happens to be the 100th birthday of Justice VR Krishna Iyer. A life that has been lived graciously and who continues to be a fountain of profound wisdom! His all round contributions to the well being of the society will be remembered by the generations to come.
Here's wishing you continued good health sir and on a personal level, I'm proud to be the recipient of your love and affection.
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