Is Mohanlal the lowest rival for Azhikode?

I was wondering why Vellappally Natesan, the SNDP Yogam General Secretary is sitting idle keeping his mouth shut when his all time opponent Sukumar Azhikode is busy engaged in war of words with Malayalam cine artists. Finally Vellappally has appeared in the scene putting more oil into the fire. Vellappally’s raucous outbursts would make the situation worse. The Malayalis are now going to add more words of filth in their conversational lingo.


The Azhikode-Mohanlal fight has been going on for the last few days and it has gathered momentum with actor Innocent’s subtext of comparing Azhikode as “a hungry man seeing chakkakkoottan”. Meanwhile, thespian Thilakan, with his crippled leg, is visiting all the Arts and Science Colleges in Kerala, forgetting his old-age ailments, to inaugurate the annual day celebrations free of cost. He even refuses to accept the taxi-fair offered by the college union office bearers. However, his visit to a Kottarakkara college was not too soft as he expected. Thilakan did not recall the fact that skin thickness of politicians is higher than that of cine stars. Ganesh Kumar of Kottarakkara is not only a cine star but a hard core politician.

Vellappally asks Azhikode not to use language that makes fun of someone's exterior. And that is true when one watches the 32 teeth smile of Vellappally. He says that it is ironic that Azhikode who is not much of a handsome man himself is ridiculing the glamorous superstars. The snap from Azhikode is not received yet and can expect a levelheaded one from him immediately.

For Azhikode, Vellappally and Mohanlal are two among his innumerable opponents like K Karunakaran, Padmanabhan, Veerendrakumar and others. Mohanlal is his opponent in the lowest grade. I want to know whether there is any chance for elevating Moahanlal a step above Vellappally Natesan.

JW

‘Yugapurushan’ is not suited to swamis.

Film director Sukumaran is likely to lose the cost of big budget film ‘Yugapusharan’ as takers of the film are not many. He criticizes the Keralaites in general and the Swamis of Sivagiri in particular.

What I have to inform Mr Sukumaran is; priests of Sivagiri are heavenly people and they are not interested in earthly pleasures. Going to cinema theatre, waiting in queue and enjoying the stunt scene of Mammootty or Babu Antony are all meant of ordinary folk and not the way of swamis. Moreover, a film endorsed by Vellapply Natesan and his wife Preethi Natesan is not at all a matter of interest for Gokulam Gopalan and his swami friends. Gokulam has arranged for swamis a special show of his Mulakkacha fame Pazhassi Raja instead.

JW

Youngsters of Kerala deserve dignity.

The future of Kerala and the people who would take Kerala further ahead in the growth and progress in all fields, is none other than our children and youngsters
Nevertheless, where is our state government heading by ignoring the future of them?
The difficulty our youth is facing is joblessness, no career counselling and no kindness from elders who are employed. The employed ones want to stick their post until death by hook or crook. If it is possible to avert death by any means to stick into the job employees would certainly do that. Since it is impossible they allure the minister to enhance the retirement age. The minister has no particular interest in all these silly matters and he thinks of total flood after him. He needs to keep in possession all the money possible with him and hence thinks of enhancing the retirement age. If there is no retirement the money so accumulated can be used for other works of his personal interest. The situation is one of un-certainty and hence a good many youngsters fled from state in search of jobs and committed suicide because of sheer despair. The despondency and frustration builds up in youngsters because of no job offer to them by the government.

I saw a lot of young boys and girls with no hope in their eyes and are seemingly disturbed because of limited job opportunities in the state. In many schools and colleges where salary is given by the government, the appointments are merely farce. Only the influential and rich people are employed, but poor and meritorious are get ridiculed. Advertisements in newspapers for jobs in schools and colleges are just only a formality to hoodwink the degree holders to collect Rs 500 from them as application money but the job has been reserved for the kin. The interview board members like government nominee and subject expert are very often dining table partners of the school-college manager when sumptuous meals are served at the course of interview. There is not even a single incident a government nominee objecting the corrupt act of a college manager. Can any one identify a new recruit of other community in colleges run by communal outfits-I mean Nair, Ezhava, Muslim and Xian? A lot of talent of the youths is being wasted in mock interviews and they finally seek refuge in illegal businesses. And then the option for the government is to strengthen the police for to contain the ‘miscreants’. Of, course there is recruitment in police force and not in other departments.

Either males or females the truth leftover is that our youths have been deserted thoroughly by the state government. The State, which boosts of high literacy and way of living, should give the dignity the youths deserve by not inviting them to sell lottery. Let the lottery vending be reserved for those with no means and the handicapped.

K James Williams.

Marriage as per CPM rule book

That was the second marriage as per party rule book. The marriage was that of London return Vivek Kiran, son of CPM State secretary, with Deepa. The first of its kind was in May 2008 when Pinarayi’s daughter Veena exchanged garlands to Suneesh. There was no feast; instead a small cup of payasam was served to all those present. Vijayan personally supervised all the arrangements then and insisted that there should be no diversion of traffic that would affect the common man because common man is his top priority. This time too payasam was comrades’ essential dish, but regarding traffic jam common man was sent to corner. Even megastar Mammootty was held up in the traffic block for one hour and he made a big sacrifice by leaving away his Lance cruise car and hired an auto rickshaw to reach the spot to bless the newly wedded.

And more interesting is the cross-section of the guests gathered for the function. All cats and dogs were invited. The first noticeable figure was Kerala CM VS Achuthananadan. And most probably he was the centre attraction next to the couples for obvious reasons. There were also Vellappally Natesan and Gokulam Gopalan, the two stalwarts of Ezhava community untiringly working for the uplift of their community. Oommen Chandy-Chennithala duo, the new incarnation of Karunakaran-K M Chandy duo were also present and any difference for them with Pinarayi is for common man and when they gather around dining table they are birds of the same feather. Nevertheless, the absence of Bishop Joseph Powethil, Andrew Thazhath, A P Abdullakutty, M P Veendrakuamr like ‘disgusting creatures’ was conspicuous.

The CPM asks the cadres to see that marriages ceremonies are held in a simple manner and in Pinarayi’s son’s case it was totally simple. No common man was allowed to travel a lot to reach Pinarayi’s palatial bungalow to witness the marriage. The marriage was arranged advantageously at a convenient spot for common man. The money spent by innumerable invitees for travel and stay to attend the marriage is not all Pinarayi’s money.

JW.

What for this government?

One could not understand the need for all the ministers and innumerable bureaucrats in the Government of Kerala when all the decisions regarding good governance are taken by the High Court. Since the High Court is flooded with countless cases originated from the thoughtlessness of the State Government ordinary people get little chance to settle their disputes in the court. The Division Bench of the Kerala High Court asking the State Government why it was hesitating to take action against those who trespassed into properties by taking the law into their hands at Wayanad is a pertinent question; nevertheless the shameless ministers of the state cabinet consider it as approbation.

By inviting the court to issue orders to initiate action in all day-to-day matters the State Cabinet is absconding from their responsibility. If this partisan and inefficient approach continues, the court would have to then prepare the State annual budget too. The State is severe debt trap and the Kerala Finanace Minister hopes for some miracles to happen in March to save his designer face. The law and order problem in the State has become a party affair. The followers of Marxist party (of course not CPI-they are at the receiving end) and those pretend as their well-wishers can carry on peacefully in the State.

JW

Traitor-Thackeray or Sharukh?

Dear Editor:The Shiv Sena and MNS are seemingly parties of goons intended to spoil quietness of the country. When all religions teach love, Thackeray’s religion preaches hatred. Bal Thackeray, a spent force, is desperately manipulating tricks for the political survival of his family. And in that context I would like to join with the comment of ShriShri Ravisanker that Thakckerays should learn art of living to stop hate practice. When Thackeray call actor Sha Rukh a traitor, I have to put the real traitors are Thackeray and his henchmen working for selfish gains. Probably they are getting foreign money for the obliteration of the country. If Thackeray is so brawny why can't he go against the Mumbai underworlds? Why he can't stop the running of Red Light Street?
It is also to be pointed out that India-Pak discussion in India is always a repulsive item and in that context it is better for film fraternity to wisely avoid their involvement in such debates.
JW.

CPM-CPI clash?

Kerala CPM’s bid to push Tata out from Munnar would likely to end in a clash between CPM and CPI. It is CPI that gave an upper hand to Tata in Munnar because with out Tata CPI could not republish their Janayugom(Nunayugam). If any doubt ask to Ismail(His-smile)

K James Williams, Cherthala