It is easy to be wise after the event. But for the governments of Tamilnadu and Karnataka, it has been the most difficult exercise. Veerappan has been a prolific offender and both governments need no introduction to his methods.
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The cat and mouse routine has begun, again. Veerappan, the true hero, to quote am eminent central Minister has shown his true colours, albeit in sell defence. Really, there was no need for the brigand to be paranoid about his security for the two State governments…
Religion and prayer are matters of faith and conscience. While religion purportedly teaches one how to lead one’s life with the sole purpose of attaining god or salvation, prayer is a form of communication which the believers believe would help them pay obeisance to god.
Kudos to those who walked un-scathed out of the jungles after the are duous negotiations with the brigand. Also, three cheers to those of you who managed to bring along a few hostages; never mind that the brigand did not surrender, it was never really expected
News Today’s crash course confine ues to be a big draw. We even had a few potential bandits calling on us. Again, quite a few of them who knocked at our doors, were sporting moustaches, wanting to enrol for, eie ther brigandry or investigative journalsism
No doubt, bandits sell. And combined with investigative journalists, they seem to make a wonderful product mix. Surely we at News Today would vouch for it for we appear to have hit a jackpot with our novel crash course announced yesterday.
La affaire Veerappan, and the frenzy that followed it in the media and the public have indeed opened our eyes to the exciting possibilities held out by the entire episode in the field of education. We felt that. it was the need of the hour to prepare the people to what is being dished out and provide an academic framework for proper understanding of brigands and their ways and also investigative journalists and their ways.
It is back to square one again. It has always been the case with Veerappan, whose tryst with law never seems to materialise, despite him having several changes of heart, friendly mediators and ofcourse, a government at his beck and call…
Recently the Managing Director of a State owned bus corporation was suspended by the TN government. His crime: he allowed printing of the photograph of Mayor stalin on an invitation pertaining to a government fuction, which was against the standing rules as Stalin was not a participant in the event.