Its’ INDIA!! No wonder it is... A Developing nation sending Satellite carriers for other nations and empowering USA’s knowledge capital is now led by Freebies politics with free Television Sets. I live in an urban area named Chromepet wherein middle class families reside. Last two days were highly dramatic... Thanks to CM’s Offer... Free television Sets distributed… Not necessary that you worry to which class of Economy you belong to…If you have a valid Ration Card… You deserve one!! Well if you have two ration cards to the same house, you are luckier!!
I sometimes wonder why people lose all their ability to think, the moment they hear the word “FREE”. Not to accuse the politicians once again. It’s the media magic, I feel!! Well, I saw the house holders with wall mounted Plasma TV sets back in their house fighting with the authorities last evening in this issue. Our Street has some organized association, which arranged the distribution of the Tokens assisting the counselor. Immediate objections were raised by other street members in the same ward raising queries of Bias. Few even went more violent.
Well, this made me think the pitiable and awful situation we are in currently. Tamil Nadu alone faces a Loan Burden crossing several lakh crore already. Corporations struggle already due to the mounting of E-wastes and their disposal. The Price hike, fuel costs, Changing climate, traffic accidents, Goonda’s dominations, Real estate frauds, contagious diseases, Water Scarcity... and loads. Maybe that’s why the Govt. tries to shut everyone’s mouth… “Don’t Worry… Sit Back… Watch TV!!”
In this place I would like to just throw light on how the Govt. in Kerala few years back acted. It had set up missions to spread and inculcate the habit of reading books. It turned out to be a great hit. People started to think and the voted rather rationalistic persons, in elections. I am not against TV viewing. Nor I am going to advice like watch only BBC or Discovery. But, I just wonder why the Govt. did not arrive at a forward thinking to really make a positive impact on the people and impress them to win votes.
I wish they set up high speed broadband hubs in the villages and in the city they can modernize the infrastructure further. A TV set costs 2000 rupee and In Chennai alone we have one lakh houses nearly. The money invested here is enough to set up a high speed Wifi Sticks at Hotspots and schools. It enriches the people with greater space. It’s INFOTAINMENT Era!!!
Human resource training in Govt. School is a useful investment rather dumping the E-Wastes in the form of Television. This can yield you more votes, my dear politicians. Simple logic is that instead of giving you a fish, I am teaching you to catch one. I also wanted to make clear the cliché concept of “the common man”, the public. The Biggest mistake which we the common men commit is that we don’t really care about the mockeries against us. The Govt. mocks at us. Simple Funda.!! “ Give them catchy stuff freely!! Publicize.. Win votes.. They Don’t think really”!! Sad thing for INDIA is that biggest and highly potent business minds sit in the politics!!
It’s high time we realize this mockery. And within my house, Thanks to my brother, we did not have a television set in my home till now. We didn’t need one actually. Nobody is there to watch it here. But Now, everyone here justifies against my opposing to this TV set acquiring. Awfully, I am made a victim too…!!
