Riots for the Raj

It had seemed like life had become a whole lot happier, what with no qualms from a month or more. But fate strikes when you least expect it, or so I think. (Whether I believe too much in fate is another issue, and can be debated later.)

It started as a picture-perfect day, with smooth sailing at work and an evening to look forward to, with old friends after a long time. After a rather unusually boring afternoon meeting, we strutted out to discover to our horror that the legendary superstar RK is no more. My sixth sense did not fail in discovering that our company had arranged for premature evacuation for us! So, out we went, on the jam-packed, tension-filled roads of the Silicon Valley, anxious to get home safely. Needless to say, the old-friends-get-together had been washed down the loo for atleast 1 whole week!!

But this is where the agony just began; I left my mobile in the cab, managing to get it recovered in the nick of time. Got home, to discover the mob-fury that had engulfed the city, especially our areas. An extended weekend has been declard alright, but what can one do if the shut down even the TV channels (except the news). And venturing out anywhere is as otoise, as it is a peril.

Technically, this is a Lockdown-@-Home situation!!

My sympathies to the state for losing such a legend, but it was a natural death for Christ's sake! And an expected on too, considering his deteriorating condition. So why are his fans making such an issue out of it? They wanted a State funeral; that's the minimum he deserves. But torching down vehicles and buildings was never included in the package! What irks me the most is this:

"The news channels & sites tom-tom that the city is shutdown to deeply mourn his demise. But the fact remains that people can't work, thanks to the fear of his ferocious, foolhardy and fanatic fan following."

They can't burn the whole city, but certainly can decimate a few shops and vehicles. So who'd take that risk??

Let me conclude by saying that the legend's loss is a great one albeit, but it certainly didn't deserve this kind of emotional and irrational backlash by the public; sorry, by a few sections of them who seem to think that it is the apocalypse. May his soul rest in peace, but not at the cost of losing that of his hometown! AMEN.