Whenever the government announces a welfare scheme for the poor in India, the leftists would raise a hue and cry against the said scheme, so as to make it appear that it is an eyewash. Then, they would threaten to launch a mass movement to ‘expose’ the government. If there is food shortage in the country resulting from monsoon failure, the leftists would even say that the govt. ought to have made alternative arrangements for rains! We can’t blame the leftists because every step initiated by the government to help the poor overcome difficulties will adversely affect the leftist influence on the masses. About the situation in a couple of states where the leftists are in power, there is nothing much to write home about.
Author: P U Krishnan
First things first. I am one of those retired chaps who are young at heart. I watch cricket matches and jump for joy when Tendulkar scores yet another century. I read newspapers and books too, though I am not crazy about them. I think I have a mind free from hatred and I owe it to the wonders of nature and music. I scribble something now and then and call myself a writer! Though I have settled in Ooty, a lovely hill station in Tamil Nadu—I must emphasize the fact that I was born and brought up in Tellicherry in North Kerala and studied in the good old Government Brennen College. Of and on, my mind goes back to my ancestral house at Tiruvangad in Tellicherry in front of an ancient Sri Ram temple. I am indebted to this wonderful place which inculcated in me a love for cricket and literature. But all said and done, I am an Indian first. View all posts by P U Krishnan