Murali's Writeups...

After a long din and debate the common public in Tamilnadu are clear that it is a fundamental right of any one to enter politics at any stage. In fact, this is a healthy development. But we understand that Mr Rajinikanth is busy with his new project "Kala" and Mr Kamala Haasan is busy increasing the TRP ratings of Big Boss. Notwithstanding these demanding professional commitments (which they have every right to pursue and in fact have a duty to do so) ,they occasionally speak on issues which are topical and contemporary. But I am afraid they have not informed  the general public of Tamilnadu their views on the following burning issues. Hopefully, they will enlighten the general public  their respective stand on each of the issues. While there is no entry qualifications to public life or politics , one’s position on public issues is important because people have a right to know it. 1.       Independent Eelam state. After a terrible human toll, the Sri Lanka ha

Justice Karnan 1. Good lot of a lawyers and Judges will begin their 30 days’ vacation. When the courts reopen, Justice Mr Karnan of Calcutta High court will have retired in peace with full pension. After he retires  what will happen to the contempt proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court?. After all Justice Mr Karnan’s propensity for further judicial mischief will no more be a serious problem. One can never rule out the possibility of Justice Mr Karnan presiding  over judicial commissions or enjoying a post retirement sinecure as a Tribunal Judge somewhere. In all fairness, one must concede that Justice Mr Karnan is not accused of any act of corruption or nepotism. However, his action as a Madras High Court Judge after he was transferred to Calcutta and his reaction as Calcutta High-court Judge  after he received the Bailable warrant from the Supreme Court of India clearly demonstrate that the person concerned had totally missed the most elementary principle of natural jus

1. The cultural and political relations India and Sri Lanka predate the formation of the modern States of India and Sri Lanka. Traditionally, the Tamil Chola Kings had family and matrimonial ties  with the Sri Lankan ruling class. Occasionally, we hear stories of a fugitive Pandya King taking a refuge in the Sinhala Islands (as it was known then). Considering that the distance between Sri Lanka and Dakshin Bharat was not much , it was natural that these two territories enjoyed warm and functional relationships. We have the Ramayana. But even there Ravana is depicted as a king of all good virtues!!! 2. It is a matter of historic record that the Great Mauryan  Emperor Ashoka (also known as Devanampriya Priyadarshi Samrat Ashoka)who became a Buddhist deputed his sister accompanied by the best brains of his nation,  to propagate Buddhism in Sri Lanka. While we can say that Srilanka is a secular country, no one can easily underestimate the importance of the Buddhist cler

1. In another blog, I discussed about the evil effects of invasive alien  plant species. This time for a change I will discuss about one of our home grown domestic evils namely stray dogs in the human habitation.   As a child, the locality in which I lived had humans, cows, bulls, oxen, buffaloes, birds, rats, goats, pigs, fishes and many others. Amongst them dogs have a predominant position. After all, dogs figure among the earliest of the domesticated animals of humanity.   2. When I was a college student I remember that most of us used to pack our food from home. Everyone will have an identified space for us to have our lunch. That there will be sharing and exchanges. One of the uninvited guest of such occasions were stray dogs. I am talking about those days when most of the strays  were not administered anti rabies vaccines as Municipal Corporations routinely do these dogs. Not too many veterinary  doctors know anything about sterilizing these animals. B

1. Mr Vai .Gopalaswamy, an accomplished Tamil politician has not been encountering any success lately. However, he can take reasonable pride in the fact that  it is his litigation that spurned up the Madras High Court to issue orders to all District Collectors and Forest Departments that Seemai Karuvelam  plants must not only be cut and uprooted but also be prevented  from sprouting again by having  burning embers laid on  the root system. In many ways, this is a clear judicial environmental legislation. But citizen groups are not complaining against it. In fact in some cases, the courts has ordered removal of these trees by litigants to secure bail, parole or even in lieu of cost .  Division Bench of Madras High court has frowned upon such practices. But that is a totally different matter altogether. 2. The Seemai Karuvelam ( Prosopis Juliflora)  is not by itself a bad species. It is native to Mexico and now spread to all major continents.Everywhere it has been recognised a