Friday, June 8, 2007

Unholy status to the holy land

When are we going to get rid off our stigma towards a specific religion? I agree that Tirumala Temple is revered as one of the holy Hindu sites, but to make the entire seven hills and its adjoining areas as "Hindu only" zone is barbaric.

Tirumla is in India and it belongs to Indians. Restricting "access" to a specific place based on religion is nonsense. Yes, the tirumala temple is associated with hinduism, but the winding roads built using tax payer's money is not!

I am sure that the TN government will accord a special status to "Velankanni and its adjoining sea shore" and "Nagoor and a portion of coromandel coast" soon as a quid-pro-quo. May be the same thing can happen to Mylapore and Triplicane. They could be split into multiple pieces and each given a special status.

Let's wait and see.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Helmet Rule(s).........

Helmet rules, not just on the 1st June but also the politics of the day (may be the year). The day after it was implemented the government wants to pull the plug by advising the police not to strictly enforce the law.

Why are we kidding ourselves? Why didn't the government say this a day before? The helmet manufacturers and retailers took the opportunity and earned wholesome, also some politicians. Finally the blame was put on the high court that instigated this measure.

History repeats itself once again. During the 80's and the 90's, the same thing happened. What bothers me so much is, such a life saving measure is given a rat's ass.