Colleges Closed in Tamil Nadu

Minutes back a cousin of mine pinged me to tell that her college, a leading b-school at Chennai has been closed and her exam scheduled for tomorrow stands cancelled.
I was shocked to know the reason - the state government of Tamil Nadu has ordered all government and private colleges and hostels to close for an indefinite period.

This decision came early today morning while people on CnC were busy reading about situation in Pakistan and others were discussing about yesterday’s cricket match between India and Sri Lanka.

A Tamil youth, Muthukumar had immolated himself in protest against Lankan troops’ operation in the island country. Muthukumar worked with a Tamil journal, in his four-page dying declaration asked students not to allow anyone to bury his body and instead urged them to use it as a tool to further the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils.
This action stirred loud protest by the student community against the LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran and also India for its alleged military support to Lanka.
More than 10,000 people including students and political and social activists on Saturday attended his funeral. PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss, MDMK general secretary Vaiko, CPI leaders D Pandian and R Nallakannu, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, Tamil National Movement leader, P Nedumaran and several others were present at Muthukumar's Kolathur residence in suburban Chennai. Shops and commercial establishments in the area downed shutters to condole the youth's death.
The protesters torched a state-owned bus near Vellore, while 225 people were arrested in Thanjavur when they tried to lay siege on the Air Force station. They were protesting against the alleged use of the Air Force station for sending arms to Lanka.
BJP and Nationalist Congress Party have backed a newly-formed Sri Lankan Tamils Protection Movement's call for a general strike in the state on the 4th of February, seeking ceasefire in Sri Lanka. Interesting to note the date coincides with Sri Lankan Independence Day. The aim of the movement is to protect Tamils and protest against their genocide in the island republic.

Sitting here at Pune, I did barely get to know about all these developments. Our 24x7 news channels did talk about protests in TN, but then they never highlighted the gravity of the situation. Now that all colleges and hostels have been closed, things might even turn worse. The State and Central government should now act to the situation and issue a public statement to clarify their stand on this issue and try to restore normalcy at the earliest.

Provoked ;)

Well was first shoked and then laughed over it, but pepole this incident is worth a thought...

Calcutta High Court on Tuesday(15/05/2007) heard an anticipatory bail plea moved by 30-year-old Dibyendu, of Madhyamgram, who apprehended arrest in connection with a complaint lodged by Rupali with Maniktala police station. The woman had accused Dibyendu of mentally torturing her for regularly wearing a salwar-kameez.
Trouble started six months ago, after Dibyendu had allegedly driven out his 27-year-old wife after a row over her dress code. Rupali didn’t buckle and went off to live at her parental home in Kankurgachhi with her son.
On Tuesday, the wife appeared before the court in a red salwar- kameez.
“Couldn’t she have worn a sari even today? She knows neither do I like her in that outfit and nor do my parents,” the husband told the court, as his wife complained of negligence. Their son gazed on in silence.
“I am comfortable in these clothes. My husband goes by his parents’ wishes and does not care to understand me,” said Rupali.
The judge, however, was not amused by the marital melodrama.
“What a person wears is entirely his or her discretion. No one can dictate terms on that,” Justice Partha Sakha Dutta admonished the bickering couple.

It is this ruling that makes me wonder.. be practical and think about this.. what would you do if you wife prefers to move with clothes which reveal more than they hide??

What would the husbands of Mallika Sharawats or Rakhi Sawanths feel.. Cant they advice them to put on some clothes atleast after marraige..

Or the best example i can think of is Jr Bachchan - Aishwarya.. Cant the Bachchans stop Ash from being the DHOOM gal again?? Now that Ash is official a part of the Bachchan family lets see whats ahead in Ash's career...