– by MK Kaw
WE in the Aryan belt of India are lucky. We are not subjected to
the kind of melodrama that was recently witnessed in the matter of the
succession to the Tamil throne. When Jayalalitha passed away, leaving a
comfortable majority in the Vidhan Sabha and a clearcut line of succession, one
did not anticipate the kind of stage show that was to be witnessed. Old
Paneerselvam was a tried and tested sycophant, trained to wag his tail when
stroked. He was the ideal person who could be trusted with keeping a seat warm
and to vacate it without demur. He had a pleasant smile and sported a large
teeka on his forehead, thus appearing to be a goody goody person, with all the
traits of an ardent devotee who would act his designated role as per the script
with not a tremor in his large eyes.
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