“Jallikattu” was a
popular sport in Tamil Nadu. The sport was conducted to encourage youth to
tame bulls with bare hands by hugging and climbing on the bull holding it’s
hump tightly. The winner was rewarded with money, marital alliance with the
chosen bride etc.
After Pongal Celebrations this year around 18th
Jan’17, there was a big fur over in Chennai ! The iconic Marina beech was besieged
by youths from all walks of life and their demand was to allow controversial
JALLIKATTU claimed to be a marital sport of Tamils. It was projected as an
issue of restoration of “Tamil Pride”.
As all political parties wanted to take active part in partaking the sensitive
issue to their political gain center had to carefully handle the issue to avert
any precipitation. Rest is history.
The past one week’s happening in Tamil Nadu are indeed very
disgusting to put it too mildly. Elected representatives, so called M.L.As have
to be huddled in a resort and kept in hostage condition to avert a political
crisis by one section of the ruling party.
It was well known and foregone conclusion that the leader
they were electing was bound to be declared an offender under disproportionate
asset case. But still she was chosen as the leader of the party. Later she was in a hurry to be nominated as the Chief
Minister of Tamil Nadu. The one who was warming up the Chief Minister’s chair
for her was forced to tender resignation under duress.
The one who resigned woke up after a few days and revolted against
the new chief minister. Thus enough fodder was provided or all TV channels to
run these news as SASI KALA KAARI and what not with great captions, narrations,
graphics, designs etc.
The most disgusting and disappointing points in this episode
were the following:-
Police Personnel who are never available to render any help
to the needy and wanting were thrown around the resorts were these elected representatives
were housed and rapid action forces were also there on standby mode !
The number of SVUs in around Golden Beech resort were beyond
anyone’s imagination. See the pitiable condition
of public transport buses in and around Tamil Nadu. These elected
representatives are travelling all around in these high tech cars.
There were claims and counter claims on how and who paid
money for this jamboree wherein our elected representatives had a gala time. Going
by very conservative estimate of they had stayed in MLA’s hostel not even one
percent of that amount would have been spent on maintaining these elected representatives.
People were roaring like Lion initially and after the
Supreme Court verdict the roar got completely silenced.
I as a “Tamilian” feel that Tamil’s pride has been seriously
tarnished by the following events:-
By having a proxy CMs again and again who are remote
controlled by corrupt sentence serving politicians.
By having MLAs of this nature, who are easily prone for
manipulation by their corrupt leaders.
By having seriously compromised on the image, status of one
of the prosperous states in this country which literally went into a state of
limbo!
By having elected representatives, who are nothing better
than “Pawns” in the power game. With little respect and regard for the people
who chose them they surrendered their self respect to a someone who took them
into hostage!
By having CM’s who talk about spirits and ghosts to guide
them whereas when they came to power they came on the plank of “ Rationalists”
!
Thus to overcome these issues we need to bring all these MLAs
to Marina beech. They have to be put into a Jallikattu game and the people from
their respective constituency should catch them and question them for their
acts of omissions and commissions.
Then only “Tamil
Pride” shall be restored !!
Is there anyone from the youth brigade listening and willing
to act !!!
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