tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post9048109348762648271..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: The "double-chinned Mona Lisa" of Tamil Nadu is the Tamil "Mutti"Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-61020909371796545552015-07-03T08:58:36.788-07:002015-07-03T08:58:36.788-07:00Yes, the electoral defeat of Kamaraj (paduththukko...Yes, the electoral defeat of Kamaraj (paduththukkonde jeyippen!!!) marked the beginning of corruption that has become the norm now in Tamil Nadu. If despite the corrupt politicians the state has become what it is, it says a lot about the ethos of the people in villages and cities alike. Nor is the state a "success" like Kerala, which has been managing to survive only because of the remittances from abroad. <br />Every time I visit Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, I find the phenomenal changes energizing ... my only complaint has always been this: there is lesser and lesser interest among the people about their own rich history and culture and literature and ... :(<br />All the more why you should openly and proudly embrace your Tamil heritage, "nanbaa" ;)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-3776429382277473902015-07-03T07:42:48.405-07:002015-07-03T07:42:48.405-07:00Yuk. The stench from the politics of Tamil Nadu po...Yuk. The stench from the politics of Tamil Nadu pollutes more than all the pollutants in the world put together.<br /><br />Tamil Nadu's public services are a tradition dating back many decades. Kamaraj before these lot did wonderfully well to create the platform many of these services. Many of the bureaucrats (Ramamritham included - for after all he hails from this state)are reasonably efficient. Even the appalling Jayalalitha has managed to do some good in this term.<br /><br />But the unbelievable institutionalised corruption, which will put every other corrupt bigwig in the world to shame, the deification of this lady that will make Kim Jong Un seem like a novice ....., well, I am now refusing to admit openly that I hail from this state. I won't even open the NYT for a few days to let the stench of the article dissipate.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com