On a personal note..

"முதலமைச்சர் கருணாநிதியின் நற்பெயருக்கு களங்கம் ஏற்படுத்தும் வகையில், உலகம் முழுவதும் வாழும் தமிழர்கள் மத்தியில் அவரது நன்மதிப்பை குலைக்கும் வகையில் பேசிய வைகோ 24 மணி நேரத்துக்குள் நிபந்தனையற்ற மன்னிப்பு கேட்க வேண்டும், இல்லாவிட்டால் அவதூறு வழக்கு தொடர நேரிடும்" (Vikatan) அடப்பவிங்கள, தலைவார வெச்சி காமெடி, கிமெடி பண்ணலையே?

திராவிட மக்களின் உயிர் துடிப்பே; எங்கள் துயர் துடைக்க வந்த தலைவர் கருணாநிதிக்கு, உன் உடன்பிறப்பு வரையும் ஓர் அன்பு மடல். 40 வருடங்களாக உனக்கும், உன் கட்சிக்கும் உழைத்த உடன்பிறப்பு, இன்று திக்கற்று வழி தெரியாமல் நிற்கும் சமயத்தில், என் நம்பிக்கையை மீட்டுத்தருவாய் என கண்ணிரை மையாக்கி எழுதும் கடிதம். தலைவா, நேற்று உன் மகன், மகள், அக்காவின் குடும்பத்தினர் அனைவரும் சென்ட்ரல் மினிஸ்ட்ரி மற்றும் துணை முதலைமச்சர் பதவி அடைந்ததை கண்டு மனமாரமகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தேன். ஆனா தலைவா, இதை பற்றி ஒரு பத்திரிகை ஆசிரியரிடம், "பத்திரிக்கைகாரன் மகன், பத்திரிகை வேலைதான் செய்வான்" என்று சொல்லிட்டீங்க.தலைவா, இது நாம் ராஜாஜியின் குல கல்வி திட்டம் போல் இருக்கே? இதுதான் தப்புன்னு சொல்லி எத்தனை மரத்தை, எத்தனை மக்களை உன் பேர் சொல்லி வெட்டி இருக்கேன், இப்ப திடிர்னு இப்படி சொல்லிடிங்க. சரி தலைவா, உனக்கு என்ன ஒரு பொண்டாட்டியா? 3 இருக்கே!!! அவுங்க இன்ன என்னைமாதிரி நீ போடுற ஒரு ரூபா அரிசில வாழ முடியுமா? பாரின் கார், பளிங்கு விடுன்னு பல செலவு இருக்கு, நீ என்ன பண்ணுவ பாவம். தலைவா, எனக்கும் உன்ன மாதிரி வயசு ஆக...

“Perform or else I will sleep with you all”, Sharukhan issues ultimatum to all Kolkata Players.

Shilpa Shetty's advice for Rajasthan Royal fast bowlers , "I hope you can spin more!" Raj Kundra, look what you have created.

Liquor man fights for Gandhi’s India and buys his personal belonging. Great. Gandhi would have loved it.

எல்லா புகழும் இறைவனுகே - Couldn't have used better words. Congratulation.

If you need a daily dose of "Comedy" then all you have to do is read Indian Newspaper. It feels as if for these Journalist college education is something alien. Even though they make me laugh, I am really saddened by the current state of Indian Newspaper. Here is an example, "இதில் திருட்டு பயத்தை நீக்கும் எளிதில் உடைக்க முடியாத கதவுகளை கொண்ட ஆன்டி-லாக் பிரேகிங் சிஸ்டம்" How they merge anti lock breaking system with car doors? God only knows!!!

-------------------------------------------------------- இல‌‌ங்கை அக‌திக‌ள் மறுவா‌ழ்‌வு‌ - ஒது‌க்‌கீடு ரூ.5 கோடி இலவச கலர் டி.வி - ஒதுக்கீடு ரூ. 500 கோடி -------------------------------------------------------- Yeah, and the Indian Government is screwing Srilankan Tamils... As I stated many times before, Dravidian parties are the worst that could have happened for Tamil Nadu.

No, I did not make a mistake while typing. All 4 in my house are sick. Man it sounds like a medical clinic in my house. At any given time at least one is either coughing or sneezing.....

By now almost all Hindus know how the 2 main deities of Hinduism (Vishnu and Siva) have vanished Brahma from the main stream. I was looking at the work by Godfrey Higgins, who argues that Abraham and Brahma are one and the same. He adds how Abraham’s wife Sarah is similar to Brahma’s wife Sara-swati. I know it was a bad idea to vanish Brahma from Hinduism, look what He has done. Revenge is sweet. He now has more followers then both put together!!!!

If at all there is a sports town for Indians, then it should be Cleveland. We have football team named Browns; we have baseball team named Indians, if only the basketball team could be named “Desis” instead of Cavaliers!!!

For all those who complain that I waste my time in wikipedia, where would you think one can get information like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_bashai_vocabulary

This is my second post on the same issue. Every day my belief on this dooms day scenario is growing bigger and bigger....Wonder whether I should respect my intuition and prepare for it or ignore it as another false belief?

During the height of the Cold War, India used to be a faithful ally for the Communist (USSR). Entire west and the countries like Taiwan and Japan was with the Americans. American allies prospered and India lost out on many deals. What did India get out of that deal? Kalpakkam and some broken MIGs. After screwing around for 50 years finally during the nineties Indian politicians had a brain blast. They started shifting their alliance towards the American, which was ably aided by the collapse of USSR. Now, within a short period (10 years) Russia with its Oil power has started to flex its muscle. America now is losing; an unpopular and costly war, Credit debacle, housing bubble and low consumer confidence are pushing the country down faster than ever. America now is clueless, they can’t act against Russia now, heck they can’t even act against Iran. On the other hand Russia is booming. The only thing close to Russia is China. But Russia has something which China doesn’t; Russia has failed ...

Karunanidhi sure knows how tickle my funny bone...... 5-வது முறையாக முதல்வராக இருக்கிறேன். இனி முதல்வராக வேண்டும் என்ற ஆசை எனக்கு கிடையாது. அந்த ஆசைக்கு கருணாநிதி அடிமையாக மாட்டான். இன்னும் ஒரு முறை முதல்வர் ஆக வேண்டும் என்று கேட்கின்றனர். நான் அப்படி ஆசைப்பட மாட்டேன்

Motilal Nehru (Nehru’s father) lost his first wife and son during childbirth. Motilal remarried and the couple had another son, but the boy died in infancy. Now, the story goes that Motilal went to a Yogi and asked for blessings from the holy man. He informed the yogi that his greatest desire in life is to have a son. The yogi looked at his face and informed him that he will not have a son. Heart broken, Motilal begged the yogi to bless him with a son. Sympathetic, the yogi blessed him so that he will have son. He then informed him that "By doing this, I have sacrificed all the benefits of all the austerities I have conducted over many generations”. The very next day the Yogi died. It looks like it took a day for the yogi to realize his mistake. Don’t blame him at all. Until now I was bashing Nehru for India’s current state. Now, I know who really should be blamed. Reference: Nehru – The invention of India by Shashi Tharoor

One day I wish to buy an IPL franchise, put them in a good market and name them Dare Devils. A great stadium could be built at the footsteps of Nilgiris. A good star hotel near that area, the stadium will be multipurpose, with shopping mall around the stadium. We could carry on events such as political meeting, cultural programs during off season. In addition, a good public park near the stadium. Man, if only.

Finally after pondering for more than 5 years, I stepped into stock market this week. I even bought my first stock. If things workout based on my luck, I would advice all my friends to get out of the market right now.

All signs point to a spectacular fall in the global stock market. FED just cut interest rate to 3.5%, that’s huge. Sincerely, I do not think that’s going to boost anything this time around. Buckle up boys’ crunch time is around the corner!!! I would say by June, we would be in a clear state to judge whether US economy is in a recession or not. One good thing might be, India along with China and Brazil might be sought as an alternative to invest money. This could be a big test for Indian Congress government. Lot depends on how they work to gain consumer confidence. On paper at least, both Chidambaram and Dr. Singh have great economic background, we have to wait and see how they work this out.