BBMP Elections 2010

The much awaited BBMP Elections 2010 is here. Once the candidates areMr. known, we hope several pending projects will see good progress, atleast for the parties to be in good books of the citizens.



The campaign was going strong last week that even the MLA 'walked' on the road seeking support.  And every other candidate visited areas like slum, crowded by localities, who shouted slogans.  When I called the MLA's secretary last Sunday to convey that a pending civic work by the government has to be completed, all that he said was "sorry sir...we all are busy with elections..even the officers will not atted any civil work(!)".  But they would be gettign their salaries, right?



Entire public knows that even rowdies are the candidates.  Times of India publicized (see link) enough HD Kumarasamy's comment that "criminals should be a given chance because they make become good". Mr.HDK, if that was your attitude towards public, why not you start from home?  Why not you employ criminals as servants, drivers, and spouses for the to-be-married.  Give them a chance.



Some of the security guys said the parties approached them with 'goodies' to vote for their candidates. They would get Rs.250 or so. 



Our family went for casting our vote. But to get the reference slips, we had to approach 2 or 3 stalls that surround the polling booth.  Prior to that, I surfed the net for polling details, and came across this link. The Asklaila number was continously busy.



My prediction is BJP will take the lead. Lets see.

My Friends are not intelligent

The Spiritual Researcher

Its really a mockery of what the saints do to spirituality.  Swami Nithyananda has given an interview that he is a 'spiritual researcher'. While his recent interviews are hilarious, the comments that netizens are heights.

The dinamalar news link is here: http://www.dinamalar.com/fpnnewsdetail.asp?news_id=6913&ncat=&archive=1&showfrom=3/16/2010

Here are some samples. 

டேய் நித்யானந்தா, இருந்தாலும் உனக்கு சரியான தைரியம் தாண்டா. மக்களை பற்றி நன்றாக அறிந்த ஒரே பண்ணி வாயன் நீதாண்டா. எப்படிடா அது , ' 

கவலை படாதிங்க தமிழ் மக்களே உங்களோட சந்தேகங்களை எல்லாம் நிவர்த்தி பண்ண வந்து விட்டார் ஒரு புதிய மாத்ருபூதம் என்ன ஒரு ஆராய்ச்சியாளன் தெரியும்மா எல்லாமமே ஆராய்ச்சி பண்ணி தன் சொல்லுவாரு

 செத்து போனா என்ன ஆகும் என்று தெரியலை யாருக்கும். ரொம்ப சந்தேகமா இருக்கு. சாமி நீங்க செத்து போய் என்ன ஆச்சு என்று ஆராய்ச்சி பண்ணி சொல்லுவீங்கள? ஏன்டா ஊர்ல இருக்கறவன் எல்லாம் கேனையன்னு நினைச்சிய..

ஆக நீ இன்னும் திருந்தல......

 Dear readers '' Saami irrukkunu solluravana nambalaam, Saami illainu sollaravanaium nambalaam, Aana naan thaan saami nu solluravana mattum namba kudathu''. 

IPL on YouTube

I thought IPL (http://www.iplt20.com/) this year will be boring and monotonous. If not fever, I did watch most of the matches. Showers of sixes in all the matches and it was nice to see the rivals otherwise play as a team. I am wondering what do they discuss when they plan against other teams. Do they reveal the way they think when plan their strategies? One way its healthy and another aspect is too much money.



I tried watching IPL on youtube. Technology!  Recently I had changed my Airtel broadband speed from 2 Mbps to 512Kbps. The speed was good. There was 3-5 minutes delay when I compared it with the live match.



Forgot to mention, got to see a lots of new faces, youngsters getting opportunity to play with, against international players. Its time the old players reduce their participation in the international matches and leave opportunity to the youth.



The IPL team color uniforms are really appealing; look nice on even a bad looking guys.

ஏமாற்றுபவனும் ஏமாறுபவனும்

சுவாமி நித்யானந்தம் தொடர்பான செய்திகள் என்னை உண்மையில் பாதிக்கவில்லை. செவ்வாய் இரவு இதை சன் டிவியில் பார்த்தாலும், இதை யாரிடமும் விவாதிக்க வேண்டாம் என்று தீர்மானமாக இருந்தேன். ஒரு புறம் இது ஒரு தனி நபரின் அந்தரங்கம். அதை சன் டிவி வியாபாரமாக ஆக்கியது மிகவும் தவறு. இதற்க்கு பல அரசியல் பின்னணி தகவல்கள் இருக்கலாம். எந்தவித சென்சார்ஷிப்  இல்லாமல் தொடர்ந்து ஒளிபரப்பு   செய்தது, நடிகை பெயர் சொல்லாமல் கிசு கிசு போன்ற ஆர்வம் தூண்டியது எல்லாமே விரும்பத்தக்கதல்ல.  மறுபுறம் மக்கள் எது ஆன்மிகம் என்று தெரியாமல் காவியின் பின்னால் கதி என்றும் இருப்பது தவறு. மதம் என்ற எல்லையை தாண்டி வெளி வர வேண்டும். இந்த விஷயத்தில் யார் குற்றவாளி என்றாலும் ஏமாறுபவன் நீயும் நானும் தான். 

Beggar Eradication Month

Bangalore is going to be beggar-free soon, if the government's initiative on eradication of beggary practices. It was on Saturday, we saw a beggar boy on the Brigade Road, skinny and handicapped lying unconscious on the footpath, near the Nilgiris where any hurrying pedestrian may easily step on. Not one or two, they are everywhere. A pregnant teen with her protuding belly is still in my eyes that I see here in the HSR Layout signals often. And the transgender people who demand money in every signal. Why cannot police or a task force track every single beggar and find the source who is pushing them into the business. Sometimes we do not know whether they are really beggars or any miscreants.

Dark, Fat Buffalo

What does the world think of Tamil, Tamil women, culture.  Let me look at the other side of the question - how does Tamil, Tamil women, culture getting represented? 



An actor, who commented on Tamil women as 'dark, fat buffalo' has been targetted enough. His house has been attacked, his awards and rewards have been burnt by the 'moral police'.  Is he the first one to talk about 'tamil women'.  No!  Thousands and thousands of movies, TV programmes, movies, advertisements all represent Tamil women in some way. Are they all show Tamil women with high regard?



On the other side, all the communal groups have something to pick to create controversies, say Shiv Sena's comments on cricket, movie and everything else. 



To me, the real dark, fat buffalo is these communal forces.

 

God, save our country from our folks, first!  Pakistan, Terroists are nothing.