Saritha Nair of the Solar Scam fame has alleged sexual misdemeanour on her by none other than the chief minister himself. A letter, written by her while she was under police custody was bandied about in the media, this evening. Frankly, I didn't find it to be explosive but the sudden focus is reprehensible and whosoever is the author of this drama is ungentlemanly and deserves to be ostracised because civility has been thrown into the winds by this singular, wretched act.
Politicians are known to stoop low but this present act points out to the following scenario:-
(a) Its timing, since it's just under 50 days to the Assembly elections.
(b) This letter is supposed to be of a three year vintage which, if released then, might perhaps,
have affected the standing of the government and brought it down.
(c) Selective leaks of its contents have been resorted to, all this while, with no effect.
(d) In fact, the overall opinion of the people of Kerala regarding Oommen Chandy has not been
affected by all these allegations and the UDF still seems to be poised to give a stiff fight to
their opponents under his leadership in the forthcoming elections!
(e) One mustn't also forget the numerous agitations let loose by the LDF to dislodge the Oommen
Chandy government, each one of which failed miserably and the opposition ended up with an
egg on its face with a remarkable regularity!
(f) And why didn't Saritha disclose it to the Commission during her testimony? Come on, the
argument that it's a government appointed outfit and therefore, it wouldn't have been wise to
to disclose all the facts doesn't hold water. In fact, she has lied under oath and wouldn't she
attract legal retribution for doing so?
It's, therefore, clearly evident that it's a last ditch attempt to finish off Oommen Chandy, the politician and his achievements. The immediate reactions, consequent to the letter being made public, should send the right message to the authors of this condemnable act. Malayalees are known for their political somersaults and dirty politics but never has it reached the nadir like this one issue.
I'm no great supporter of Oommen Chandy, the Chief Minister, but I'm of the firm opinion that he's achieved a lot during his tenure that no other would have achieved, given the forces at work against him right from the start. I never tire saying this because he's done the seemingly impossible by getting the Vizhinjam International Seaport project going, to cite just one instance, which was initially rejected by his own party's high command!
Tailpiece.
Points to ponder:-
(a) The LDF might have won the elections without having to use this unwanted prop. This
brings the common man to wonder as to whether it's hell bent on achieving power at any cost?
Would the slip turn out to be costly, for it, in the end?
(b) Just imagine the unenviable position that Saritha Nair has put herself into. She'll be despised
by one and all, despite the fact that she has been wronged by many, exploited by many! What
she should have done was to come clean about the entire episode at the first instance when the
scam came to light. Sadly, she'd allowed herself to be manipulated by the dirty backstage
operators who're busy authoring script after script hoping to pull down the government! In the
process, she has lost her credibility! Sad!
Politicians are known to stoop low but this present act points out to the following scenario:-
(a) Its timing, since it's just under 50 days to the Assembly elections.
(b) This letter is supposed to be of a three year vintage which, if released then, might perhaps,
have affected the standing of the government and brought it down.
(c) Selective leaks of its contents have been resorted to, all this while, with no effect.
(d) In fact, the overall opinion of the people of Kerala regarding Oommen Chandy has not been
affected by all these allegations and the UDF still seems to be poised to give a stiff fight to
their opponents under his leadership in the forthcoming elections!
(e) One mustn't also forget the numerous agitations let loose by the LDF to dislodge the Oommen
Chandy government, each one of which failed miserably and the opposition ended up with an
egg on its face with a remarkable regularity!
(f) And why didn't Saritha disclose it to the Commission during her testimony? Come on, the
argument that it's a government appointed outfit and therefore, it wouldn't have been wise to
to disclose all the facts doesn't hold water. In fact, she has lied under oath and wouldn't she
attract legal retribution for doing so?
It's, therefore, clearly evident that it's a last ditch attempt to finish off Oommen Chandy, the politician and his achievements. The immediate reactions, consequent to the letter being made public, should send the right message to the authors of this condemnable act. Malayalees are known for their political somersaults and dirty politics but never has it reached the nadir like this one issue.
I'm no great supporter of Oommen Chandy, the Chief Minister, but I'm of the firm opinion that he's achieved a lot during his tenure that no other would have achieved, given the forces at work against him right from the start. I never tire saying this because he's done the seemingly impossible by getting the Vizhinjam International Seaport project going, to cite just one instance, which was initially rejected by his own party's high command!
Tailpiece.
Points to ponder:-
(a) The LDF might have won the elections without having to use this unwanted prop. This
brings the common man to wonder as to whether it's hell bent on achieving power at any cost?
Would the slip turn out to be costly, for it, in the end?
(b) Just imagine the unenviable position that Saritha Nair has put herself into. She'll be despised
by one and all, despite the fact that she has been wronged by many, exploited by many! What
she should have done was to come clean about the entire episode at the first instance when the
scam came to light. Sadly, she'd allowed herself to be manipulated by the dirty backstage
operators who're busy authoring script after script hoping to pull down the government! In the
process, she has lost her credibility! Sad!
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