Painful politicians

I hate Mr. Bad Man of Gujarat. I have no political leanings but you don’t need to make your decision just from the mudslinging by assorted political goons who are no lesser devils. I hate him for all the hardship he has been a cause of. Till date my dislike for him was nurtured and grown by the many new channels which tend to glorify crime for want of eyeballs. For them he is an angel and a devil. If you are still wondering who, this person has no “modi”cum of brotherhood of mankind in him. To the nay-sayers there can be no smoke without fire and the raging fires in Gujarat should be testimony enough.
But why this sudden hate mail today?

He chooses to pay a visit to Chennai on a Monday morning to keep a lunch date with Amma (not the god man kind, though her sycophants have deified the lady of the two leaves ages ago) today. What do you get? Kilometers of choked traffic: to ensure our “good” man gets to break bread on time. What he chooses to conveniently forget like many other VIPs(not velai illa paiyan * however appropriate it may sound) is that they delay many breadwinners from reaching their workplace on time sometimes causing a loss of pay for the poor citizens. It is sad that the public servants who became important because of the voters don’t even spare a thought for the voter after the election is over. If these two wonderful souls must have their Pongal lunch then why not have it on Pongal day when the rest of the state enjoys a holiday invariably in the confines of their homes, not to mention giving a respite to the poor cops who by virtue of doing security service duties have become ordinary watchmen.

Today I was stuck in traffic for the better part of an hour, thankfully I did not have a prior appointment else I would have had the ignominy of having to apologize for my tardiness. But the famous lunch date also increased my resolve to stick to my resolution for some years to come – to avoid personal transport whenever possible and use the public transport. Actually the Nano launch scared me into it initially but I have found that by actually planning well I can get to my destinations comfortably, on time, with lesser pollution at a much lesser cost and a very stable blood pressure. The additional spin off is that I get to shift my lazy posterior around on foot. It has been ages since I last walked anywhere, now I have been walking up and down the railway stairs, walking to and from the station or the bus stand and generally doing myself a world of good.

Try it, you may do good to yourself and the world too. As for he man himself, given a chance don’t vote for him.

* jobless fellow