Only in March this year, and not earlier, mind you, the plight of SL Tamils touched a pathetic low; parallelly, only then the Sinhala ‘chauvinist’ regime’s atrocities too peaked. World Tamil champion K ‘quickly’ woke up to these wholly sudden and momentous developments and withdrew from the profitable UPA of which he was a prospering partner.
Over the top
The Himalayan hill station was alluring. The serene spots seduced from the sites online. The holiday offers were quite inviting. The weather, on the charts at least, was welcoming. Indeed heaven on earth was beckoning. In contrast, grimy, hot Chennai was at its repulsive best. A travel nut like me needed no greater excuse to hit the heights.
Gamblers’ Den
Indians’ gambling tendencies have now become the subject of severe scrutiny and serious study. Not just law enforcers but psychologists too have got into the ring to unravel the secrets behind the raging IPL scandal. Indeed, if big-ticket businessmen with reputations at stake have no qualms in casting their lot with small-time bookies, the matter obviously goes beyond mere money and enters the maze of mind chemistry.
TMS — The Sound of Music
To me, TM Sounderarajan goes way beyond the cinema mania that lies latent in the psyche of almost all. He was a phenomenon that pervaded and penetrated all aspects of post-Independence TN.
