1. The Prime Minister's Appeal.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, had spoken to all Indians this evening, during prime time about the situation brought about by the Corona virus scare. It was an appeal that should have touched everyone's hearts and I highlight the 9 points that he'd touched upon, which are:-
* Can't be complacent anymore.
* Let's impose a 14-hour curfew on ourselves this Sunday from 7 AM to 9 PM. Everyone stays
indoors.
* It's time for social distancing and stay away from crowds.
* Salute those serving in these times like the medical workers, police, delivery boys etc, at 5 PM on
Sunday, to show our appreciation.
* Those over 60 years of age should remain indoors.
* Avoid non-essential visits to hospitals.
* Don't cut wages of staff and daily wage earners.
* Don't indulge in panic buying, India has enough supplies.
* A Covid-19 task force has been set up with the Finance Minister as its head.
A speech from the heart and spoken like a true statesman!
* * *
2. Sheer Madness.
Dr. Rajith Kumar was one of the contestants - a lecturer in Botany at the Sree Sankara College in
Kalady - in the Malayalam version of the reality show, Bigg Boss. He was playing his cards well
and seemed to be a strong contestant according to Lekha, who watches this programme everyday.
Last week, he was thrown out of the show for his misdemeanour of applying chilli paste into
Reshma Ranjan's - one of the female contestants - eyes. His followers - and he seems to be having
quite a few of them - have been clamouring for his return which has been negated by the
producers. On his return from Madras, he was received by a huge crowd of his supporters at the
Kochi airport, despite the crowd restrictions imposed due to the Corona virus scare.
Mohanlal, the host of the show, has been trolled on the social media because of Rajith's eviction.
My take.
I was under the impression that the average Malayalee was literate enough to understand that these
reality shows were programmes merely for entertainment and not for expressing extreme emotions.
The way these guys seem to be going on and on, one wonders as to what they are up to?
Tailpiece.
Had got up with the alarm, gone through the chores but was late in getting ready. A quiet day!
The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, had spoken to all Indians this evening, during prime time about the situation brought about by the Corona virus scare. It was an appeal that should have touched everyone's hearts and I highlight the 9 points that he'd touched upon, which are:-
* Can't be complacent anymore.
* Let's impose a 14-hour curfew on ourselves this Sunday from 7 AM to 9 PM. Everyone stays
indoors.
* It's time for social distancing and stay away from crowds.
* Salute those serving in these times like the medical workers, police, delivery boys etc, at 5 PM on
Sunday, to show our appreciation.
* Those over 60 years of age should remain indoors.
* Avoid non-essential visits to hospitals.
* Don't cut wages of staff and daily wage earners.
* Don't indulge in panic buying, India has enough supplies.
* A Covid-19 task force has been set up with the Finance Minister as its head.
A speech from the heart and spoken like a true statesman!
* * *
2. Sheer Madness.
Dr. Rajith Kumar was one of the contestants - a lecturer in Botany at the Sree Sankara College in
Kalady - in the Malayalam version of the reality show, Bigg Boss. He was playing his cards well
and seemed to be a strong contestant according to Lekha, who watches this programme everyday.
Last week, he was thrown out of the show for his misdemeanour of applying chilli paste into
Reshma Ranjan's - one of the female contestants - eyes. His followers - and he seems to be having
quite a few of them - have been clamouring for his return which has been negated by the
producers. On his return from Madras, he was received by a huge crowd of his supporters at the
Kochi airport, despite the crowd restrictions imposed due to the Corona virus scare.
Mohanlal, the host of the show, has been trolled on the social media because of Rajith's eviction.
My take.
I was under the impression that the average Malayalee was literate enough to understand that these
reality shows were programmes merely for entertainment and not for expressing extreme emotions.
The way these guys seem to be going on and on, one wonders as to what they are up to?
Tailpiece.
Had got up with the alarm, gone through the chores but was late in getting ready. A quiet day!
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