GLEAMS UNRAVELLED

Chithra is back after a cool trip to Kodaikanal… nice place… ensoyed wit my family…am not gonna write bout the Kodai trip or hw I enjoyed there… this is bout something else…Well, on the way I visited PALANI… I have a strong belief in God.. He is the supreme power above us.. but some things tat happened in the temple really made me feel … Previously people used to climb the mountain stairs in order to reach the top… good God… made people active… But now Rope cars have emerged… When I visited Palani 15 yrs back ,I was a kid then (hey.. even now I am ) , we climbed the stairs to reach the mountain top…This time we dint ‘cos my dad is a heart patient n he couldn’t climb so many stairs… so decided to go by rope car… ouff!! The rush there stunned me… Not even a single soul was climbing stairs at that time… It was not even those sunny afternoons too ..A cool evening where one cud enjoy climbing mountain.. But no one did… People became too lazyyyyy… Times have changed… So have people…
My mom bought the “Archanai plate” .. but it was not useful… the archargar said they don’t do archanai in the evening.. Hmm.. poor we… When the crowd was pushing me forward.., I seriously felt so irritated.. Everyone is gonna see the Lord ,but then y do they hurry like this?? I was happy tat it wasn’t any special day.. or else I would have been crushed in the crowd… know what… I cud get only glimpse of Lord Muruga.. The person there was pushing the people.. Jus a second, then u r pushed out of the place.. And for all this we have been standing for hours there ?? this is not new.. it happens in Thirupathi too…
The worst thing ever.. Archagars have started their own business.. He said give me 15 I will give u prasadham… Yea he gave me only kumkum,viboothi n three petals of a flower… people who are to serve God have made it a business… I was so much upset over this… came out n there was another god’s temple… since we dint do archanai earlier we did it here.. n what.. here too the same business… For breaking the coconut , the archagar asked 10 rs .. He ne’er said tat initially ,but only at the end he asked for it.. 10 rs or 15 rs is not a big matter at all.. but the way they gain this is really bad.. Announcement goes in the mike tat don give money to outsiders who claim to do pooja for u.. but it all happens within…inside itself…by the archagars.. what is the solution to all these??
Then came the Golden Chariot .. Aha.. To pull it one has to pay rs.2000 ..
Too much I say… And the crowd for watching this is more than that.. People pushing each other to watch the chariot .. They keep on going behind the chariot.. Hey ..what ..only God’s idol was there.. see it once n pray…isn’t that enough?? Why shud one push everyone n keep on going behind the chariot…
So many questions left unanswered… People’s attitude must change.. We go to temple for peace of mind.. But really there is no peace in such a place.. Only chaos n confusions.. Some thing must be done for all these.. I don’t know what could be done.. but things need a change…

First time ever am gonna try my hands on politics. Though I had written one blog relating to politics it was just my opinion...
With election results being announced in four states of India, its high time I need to present about them..

TAMILNADU
Being a TAMIL citizen I need to talk about my place on the first hand…The results being portrayed as TAMIL BLOCKBUSTER by the CNN-IBN..
“KALAIGNAR IS BACK!!”
This is the ultimate result.. People are rejoicing outside the Anna Arivalayam,the DMK headquarters..The results in the state:
DMK + - 163
ADMK + - 69
DMDK - 1
Others - 1

Hats off to Vijayakanth who battled strong enough so that he had won in the place where he had contested… Its really tough to win in a state like Tamilnadu where two giant parties are present..

Dr.J.Jayalalitha who won in Andipatti where she contested says ,she did her best to TN..
Its her hour of agony now..Her party’s wide display of sycophancy seemed not to work out this time..She now has a bitter political rival who is in power…

Kalaignar M .Karunanidhi who is 82 yr old is TN’s next chief minister ..He had contested in 12 elections so far and has won for the fifth time now…He won in the Chepauk constituency where he had contested ..His free color TV and 2 rs rice scheme is gonna be fulfilled soon…These were his promises during his campaigns..Adding to this he had announced his first scheme well before he sworn in power.. That he wud provide Rs.50000 to women below poverty line at the time of their marriage..”Get over the rivalry in TN” is his statement ..His populistic manifesto has worked out in TN..He is to sworn in on 13th of May..The Congress support to the DMK has been a major reason for DMK’s victory..Congress makes the difference..
While on the television I saw that “Kalaignar’s arithmetic worked out over Jayalalitha’s chemistry”… Hmm..well.. there is no chemistry without mathematics.. chemistry alone cannot survive.. So won Kalaignar..

PONDICHERRY
The icing of TN, where Congress keeps the state.. The results being
DPA (lead by Congress)- 20
ADMK - 7
Others - 3

GOD’S OWN COUNTRY
Moving to God’s own country-KERALA where LEFT gets landslide victory..”Give me RED” this has been the voice of people there..LEFT returns to power here..The results of this state :
LDF - 98
UDF - 41
Others - 1

Where will the LEFT take Kerala hereon is the question of the masses…While Sonia is disappointed with her loss in this state, rejoices the comrade V.S. Achudhanandan who had been CPM member since 1985..He had contested in the Kerala assembly 4 times..His party needed him more than he needed the party..The youth of kerala were found wearing VS ‘s t-shirts…Who wil be the next CM remains the question of the state at this hour..

UTTAR PRADESH
Record win for Sonia Gandhi at Rae barelli..She has won with a margin of 4 lakh votes..UP is now facing a sense of enjoyment plus victory..The GANDHI’S FAMILY AFFAIR has played in Rae Barelli..The Gandhi charisma is wat being mentioned here..But the Congress needed much more boost and confidence..Is Congress feeling galvanized? Is the victory that of Sonia or Rahul?? While Rahul says that his mother’s actions and the Congress workmen are responsible for such a victory..The Congress President Sonia Gandhi tells that her son had worked hard following his “Touch me not” style…Rahul Gandhi also states that they were no sibling factors in his family..

BUDDHA COUNTRY
LEFT sweeps in West Bengal too…It’s the seventh consecutive time that RED wins in WB..More likely to be termed as CLEAN SWEEP of LEFT..It’s a decisive victory..The results of the state :
LF - 232
NDA - 30
Congress - 21
Others - 10

The EC had been more vigilant in thus state and 82% poll turned out..RED carpet welcome in WB..Mr.Buddhadeb battacharjee who contested in Jadavpur constituency and won wil be the chief minister of the state..He embodies everything..Being more pragmatic he says that “ We made mistakes.. We have to change..” He is more committed towards people and his policies had popular measures..He swears to invite private sectors to WB.. “Industry is our future” he says..finally he is the one wit “Eye on the stars and feet on the ground”..

ASSAM
Assam,a state where Congress again faces victory…The results of this state:
Congress - 53
AGP+ - 26
BJP - 10
Others - 35

Since the Congress party dint meet the majority there is “Split” in the State and Tarun Gogoi who won in the Titabor district is likely to become the next CM..New CM is to be selected by elected MLA’s..

What are these politicians gonna do to the country…Will our country face a change?? Will all their promises be fulfilled?? Will people be happy never as before???
Many more questions in the heart of the people of the country which awaits answers frm the elected leaders…Lets hope for the BEST!!

Sittin n thinking wat shud be my nxt blog be bout, dad told me to write something on upcoming elections.. I dint feel like writin one cos I hate politics..
But then now am writin cos one single sms made me write this..

“kalla vote potta rendu varusham thandanai
nalla vote potta anju varusham thandanai
eppadi vasadhi? ?”

I really begin to wonder if it was true..handin over our country to the politicians whom we trust are good jus to find out tat they’ve been “good for nothing”.. Lots of promises they make..but is any one bein fulfilled??
I am now seriously irritated by the advertisements n campaigns tht r bein carried out…wanted to get out of all these for some time.. so switchd on t tv.. but it provd to be no more fruitful.. one channel cursin the rulin party n the othr channel cursin the opposition party..
Instead of campaignin bout t positives they hve y shud they talk bout the negatives others hve.. is it all ways to gain sympathy frm ppl??
As next week I am gonna cast my first vote.. I wonder If I hve to suffer for 5 yrs..
“ Ethu vasadhi?? “ hmm…