Saturday, August 20, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
58, 60, 61, 63...... 96,95, 94, 93...????
2004- Centre is short of numbers. DMK seizes opportunity, gets ministries of choice. Prabhakaran is alive.
2006- Support at Centre depends on support in TN. DMK gets Congress on its side (also becos of the Jaya factor), ditches them from power share, even though government in minority. Prabhakaran is alive.
2009- Coalition 'dharma' prevails. Now the current 'grand old man of Indian politics' (earlier it was Jyothi Basu)goes on a half-day 'fast' to save Tamils in Sri Lanka. Elections happen. Prabhakaran is killed 'after' elections results are announced. 2G scam surfaces earlier, but DMK insists A Raja has to continue.
2011- A Raja is still there- but this time in jail :P. 2G scam comes closer to the home of the chief minister and his family. Elections are nearby. Congress plays hardball. DMK threatens to quit but curiously waits for 2 days to quit, succumbs to seat demands of Congress.
Well, its probable but interesting. Till the time Prabhakaran was alive and the LTTE was taking on the Sri Lankan forces, the voices in the DMK seemed to be espousing the cause of Tamils in Sri Lanka, also in order to have a stranglehold on the Centre.With Prabhakaran gone and the 2G scam almost at his doorstep, it seems the DMK has lost its 'bargaining' power with the Congress. With no issue to threaten the Centre with and with everything to lose, the 'compromise' over seat sharing is quite interesting, but also baffling.
If the Congress was not willing to accept to its terms, why doesn't the DMK go it alone in the polls? Why not step down from the ministries, save its face among the public rather than stitch up an alliance, which is more likely to see partymen working against each other before and on April 13. May 13, will hold the answers!
2006- Support at Centre depends on support in TN. DMK gets Congress on its side (also becos of the Jaya factor), ditches them from power share, even though government in minority. Prabhakaran is alive.
2009- Coalition 'dharma' prevails. Now the current 'grand old man of Indian politics' (earlier it was Jyothi Basu)goes on a half-day 'fast' to save Tamils in Sri Lanka. Elections happen. Prabhakaran is killed 'after' elections results are announced. 2G scam surfaces earlier, but DMK insists A Raja has to continue.
2011- A Raja is still there- but this time in jail :P. 2G scam comes closer to the home of the chief minister and his family. Elections are nearby. Congress plays hardball. DMK threatens to quit but curiously waits for 2 days to quit, succumbs to seat demands of Congress.
Well, its probable but interesting. Till the time Prabhakaran was alive and the LTTE was taking on the Sri Lankan forces, the voices in the DMK seemed to be espousing the cause of Tamils in Sri Lanka, also in order to have a stranglehold on the Centre.With Prabhakaran gone and the 2G scam almost at his doorstep, it seems the DMK has lost its 'bargaining' power with the Congress. With no issue to threaten the Centre with and with everything to lose, the 'compromise' over seat sharing is quite interesting, but also baffling.
If the Congress was not willing to accept to its terms, why doesn't the DMK go it alone in the polls? Why not step down from the ministries, save its face among the public rather than stitch up an alliance, which is more likely to see partymen working against each other before and on April 13. May 13, will hold the answers!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Gate
As she opened the small black half-rusted gate, he stood there and watched. Everything was blank. Only the image of her opening the gate and passing through it remained. He backed up, slowly, still watching the gate, mind still blank. A flicker of hope- he thought- From the dark and deep crevices of her mind, a surge of emotion rushed through her and she ran back to the gate. He was still there. Only, she wasn't. She had passed through a few minutes earlier and he was still backing up. He retreated slowly, unsure of what was to come next.
And then, the gate was no longer in view. As he went ahead, it poured. He couldn't see ahead. It began pouring in sheets and sheets. Oh! Not the rain. The tears.
He clutched tightly at the bag she had given him. But he couldn't stop crying. Then a hand came and took his hand. The hand guided him ahead. Still crying. She smiled at him. He tried to look back at the gate, but it was no longer in view. She made him sit on a chair. In one minute, there was an unfamiliar ring- a ring that he thought destroyed three and half years of moments he had spent with the one person he loved in this world.
It was his first day at School !!!!
And then, the gate was no longer in view. As he went ahead, it poured. He couldn't see ahead. It began pouring in sheets and sheets. Oh! Not the rain. The tears.
He clutched tightly at the bag she had given him. But he couldn't stop crying. Then a hand came and took his hand. The hand guided him ahead. Still crying. She smiled at him. He tried to look back at the gate, but it was no longer in view. She made him sit on a chair. In one minute, there was an unfamiliar ring- a ring that he thought destroyed three and half years of moments he had spent with the one person he loved in this world.
It was his first day at School !!!!
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