And the Comedy Continues......
This is the lastest update i got regarding the elections....Here are some of the promises made by Vijaykanth in chennai.
1) 15 kgs free rice (one up on JJ -- suddenly TN is becoming the breadbasket of India, don't know where they will go for all this free rice - and we hear that farmers in some parts of TN are eating rats just to survive).
2) Rs.500 everymonth for every household (don't know if they have any fine print) for grocery expenses -- ppl in TN are goin to be spoiled by our politicians no matter who comes to power, just look at the promises made by each party, forget about giving uninterrupted power supply, clean water and good infrastructure. He thinks if he gives 500 everymonth then everything in TN will be fine.
3) For three years, every mother will get Rs.500 a month (for upto 2 children) for proper nutrition. ( i am getting dizzy......)
4) This is THE ELECTION PROMISE i ve seen in my entire life. Here it is. Relate this with the first one. To help all the poor households, he will give one free MILCH COW. (Man i am stumpted....does he think that giving a cow will bring all these families out of misery.....i know that politicians are myopic in their thought, but maaaannnnn our politicians make my jaws drop with their stupidity.......
it would be fun to hear the promises of the other parties....
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Friday, April 21, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Mindless Pandering
As usual the election campaign has brought with it the mindless pandering of the public with freebies, a potent weapon used by politicians of every ilk. Our politicians show their ingenuity in finding new ways to keep the state coffers empty. The promises made my the two main parties DMK and AIADMK is laughable at best. Consider this, one is offering free rice (10 kg) per family a month. The other is offering rice at Rs.2 per kg . DMK has gone a step further. They are offering a free COLOR TV, free GAS STOVES, free land to poor farmers and top it all free cable television (check here). Don't think about whether these promises can be kept or not. Think how ridiculous these promises are. What do they think of the people? He promises all these freebies from tax payer's money and not from the crores he and his family has amassed. Remember when DMK last left office, TN's coffers were virtually empty and it took a couple of years before the fiscal situation was set right. Why not spend the money he is spending on COLOR TVs and cable connection to equip the GOVT schools with the $100 computers that MIT is coming up with or even the simputer.Atleast this will bring more people to the better side of the digital divide. Why not provide free internet connections to GOVT schools and people who cannot afford it, instead of giving free cable connections which will make the people even more stupid with the endless number of soaps.
I am not going to comment on rice for 2 rupees, coz there are millions who might be able to feed themselves with that scheme. But you can be sure that acres and acres of land is going to go into DMK cadres in the name of landless farmers. I am not totally against freebies. There are ways and places where freebies can work wonders. Kamaraj brought in free lunch. That was amazing. He brought in ITIs and other educational institutions to TamilNadu. I can say for sure that I wouldn't have been able to do my masters in the US if not for him, coz my father wouldn't have left his village for chennai but for Kamaraj. Guess its time the Mr.Karunanidhi retires from politics before his own senility becomes his undoing.
C Karthikeyan
As usual the election campaign has brought with it the mindless pandering of the public with freebies, a potent weapon used by politicians of every ilk. Our politicians show their ingenuity in finding new ways to keep the state coffers empty. The promises made my the two main parties DMK and AIADMK is laughable at best. Consider this, one is offering free rice (10 kg) per family a month. The other is offering rice at Rs.2 per kg . DMK has gone a step further. They are offering a free COLOR TV, free GAS STOVES, free land to poor farmers and top it all free cable television (check here). Don't think about whether these promises can be kept or not. Think how ridiculous these promises are. What do they think of the people? He promises all these freebies from tax payer's money and not from the crores he and his family has amassed. Remember when DMK last left office, TN's coffers were virtually empty and it took a couple of years before the fiscal situation was set right. Why not spend the money he is spending on COLOR TVs and cable connection to equip the GOVT schools with the $100 computers that MIT is coming up with or even the simputer.Atleast this will bring more people to the better side of the digital divide. Why not provide free internet connections to GOVT schools and people who cannot afford it, instead of giving free cable connections which will make the people even more stupid with the endless number of soaps.
I am not going to comment on rice for 2 rupees, coz there are millions who might be able to feed themselves with that scheme. But you can be sure that acres and acres of land is going to go into DMK cadres in the name of landless farmers. I am not totally against freebies. There are ways and places where freebies can work wonders. Kamaraj brought in free lunch. That was amazing. He brought in ITIs and other educational institutions to TamilNadu. I can say for sure that I wouldn't have been able to do my masters in the US if not for him, coz my father wouldn't have left his village for chennai but for Kamaraj. Guess its time the Mr.Karunanidhi retires from politics before his own senility becomes his undoing.
C Karthikeyan
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
If there is something man made that can come close to being divine, its music - not the variety we hear in tamil cinema nowadays. I am a great fan and admirer of Bharatiyar and when his songs are rendered the way they should be, man you are closer to heaven. I happened to come across this in musicindiaonline website (some songs are from the movie 'Bharati'),
Bharatiyar songs
It was just too good and you just have to marvel at the genius of our own Mahakavi, be it for the use of language or for the profundity of his thought. But i still had one reservation with the album. The music for 'ENDRU THANIYUM' is too mellifluous for its meaning. I am sure, Bharatiyar would not have thought of it that way, it should have been more like the song 'AgniKunchondru'.
Watched V for Vendetta last week. One of those movies that would leave you thinking long after the movie is over, though it had its share of cinematic excesses. But this guy Hugo Weaving brings the character to life without ever showing his face. Beware this movie might not interest you if you expect an action flick based on the trailer. But all in all, a movie worth watching (though not sure if it was worth the 15 bucks i paid for).
Now that campaigning for the assembly elections have begun, it will be interesting to watch what all crap the parties come up with to garner votes. We have already seen how Vaiko shifted his alliance with AIADMK. Quite funny when you realize that this was the same guy who was pounding and shouting at the top of his voice about the dictatorial ways of JJ when he was put behind bars. To get an idea about how silly the whole issue of elections have been made by these scumbags, check out vaikos interview in rediff
Vaiko Interview
He shamelessly contradicts himself throughout the interview. Asked why he joined with JJ after being put in jail for 19 months, he gives an answer that does not refer to JJ even once. Read through the interview, either it will be incredibly offensive or outrageously ridiculous based on the perspective you see it from. So much for the democracy that supposedly would take us over china in the long run. Anyways, i had told in one of my earlier posts that JJ would win. This alliance will only make it that much easier for her to win.
C Karthikeyan
Bharatiyar songs
It was just too good and you just have to marvel at the genius of our own Mahakavi, be it for the use of language or for the profundity of his thought. But i still had one reservation with the album. The music for 'ENDRU THANIYUM' is too mellifluous for its meaning. I am sure, Bharatiyar would not have thought of it that way, it should have been more like the song 'AgniKunchondru'.
Watched V for Vendetta last week. One of those movies that would leave you thinking long after the movie is over, though it had its share of cinematic excesses. But this guy Hugo Weaving brings the character to life without ever showing his face. Beware this movie might not interest you if you expect an action flick based on the trailer. But all in all, a movie worth watching (though not sure if it was worth the 15 bucks i paid for).
Now that campaigning for the assembly elections have begun, it will be interesting to watch what all crap the parties come up with to garner votes. We have already seen how Vaiko shifted his alliance with AIADMK. Quite funny when you realize that this was the same guy who was pounding and shouting at the top of his voice about the dictatorial ways of JJ when he was put behind bars. To get an idea about how silly the whole issue of elections have been made by these scumbags, check out vaikos interview in rediff
Vaiko Interview
He shamelessly contradicts himself throughout the interview. Asked why he joined with JJ after being put in jail for 19 months, he gives an answer that does not refer to JJ even once. Read through the interview, either it will be incredibly offensive or outrageously ridiculous based on the perspective you see it from. So much for the democracy that supposedly would take us over china in the long run. Anyways, i had told in one of my earlier posts that JJ would win. This alliance will only make it that much easier for her to win.
C Karthikeyan
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