Support for Tamils????

Tamilnadu government decided to observe a one day bandh (strike as you may call it) to show solidarity of millions of Tamils affected by the war in srilanka. Well the situation as it stands today, the following were things I noted while I was riding my bike:

1. There were no buses plying in the city - though I remember the chief Secretary announcing through the press that buses and train would not be affected.
2. Most of the shops had downed their shutters - Whether it was for solidarity or fear or whatever is something I don't know.
3. Most of the private organizations were closed - forcing us to work on Saturdays - which is when we would have planned most of our personal work.
4. Regional channels broadcasting some random movies at odd times.

I do understand the humanitarian aspect of millions being affected - but is this the right way to show solidarity?? The things I have mentioned above definitely affect a million common lives in Tamil nadu.

But the real questions are:
What is the point in all this?
Who is going to notice the bandh in Tamil Nadu?
How the hell will this force a foreign government to act or to heed to requests raised from India - Tamil Nadu in particular?
Who is the gainer and who is the looser?
What happened to the supreme court ruling that bandhs are illegal?

All these are frustrating to note from an objective view point (I take the privilege of terming my view point as objective), and above all - harasses millions of Tamils in tamilnadu for the sake of the Tamils in Srilanka. How fair is this? The bigger joke would be when I read the news papers tomorrow - All our so called leaders would proclaim that the "Bandh was a grand success" - for whom and at what cost is something nobody would answer or even bother to ask for that matter.

A Landmark Lost...

Sometime back there was this big issue of the land leased out to woodlands drive in being taken back by the government for creating a botanical mark on par with the brindhavan of Bangalore. Removal of woodlands drive in was a very emotional moment for many - inducing myself. The awesome chief minister of Tamil nadu (the same guy who is hell bent on building sethu project!!!) had then said that this place would be used to create a botanical garden. So I consoled telling myself that at least this is going to better for our future generations. THIS IS THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT THUS FAR!!!!

Not only the greenery has been reduced, it looks like no one even cares. I don’t see anyone working there either - never saw anyone after the demolition of the building. If this is the arrogance with which the government michenery can work in the heart of the city, I just can’t imagine what kind of apathy would be shown for some remote village in India. Just imagine what will kind of commercial implications such space right in the heart (I mean it) of the city would have??

Well - I want to keep going on and on and on for the temper I have now - but let me just stop here and add just one thing - this kind of arrogance towards the people is possible only in the largest democracy of the world.