SUMMER RAIN, SOCIETY AND SPITE

Some time back, I had posted a blog on the social behaviour called ‘spite’ and its usage by Kerala society in plenty. The attitude of the Malayali as a spoilsport when he despises others gaining, again had come to the fore, last week.

It is not new for Kerala to have summer rains. In the normal climatic conditions, the summer rains are expected every year during the March timeframe. It is also harvest time for paddy in big agricultural clusters such as Kuttanad, Trissur and Palakkad. For a farmer, it is not difficult to anticipate the summer rains coming and to complete the harvest well before that. Kuttanad cluster being one continuous stretch, the farmers got their act ready by getting the harvesting machines to do the job. But will the Kerala State Karshaka Thozhilai Union (KSKTU) allow that? In a state ruled by LDF and led by the messiah of the labour, how can harvesting be done by a machine? KSKTU never admits that they do not have sufficient manpower to complete the job before the rains came, but were adamant that the harvesting machines will not be allowed (Spite in full swing!). The deadlock continued and before the resolution, the rains came, spoiling the entire crops and bringing about a loss of about 100 crore Rupees to the farmers. The farmers are crestfallen as their investment and efforts are completely lost, not to speak of the forthcoming loan dues and the resulting harassment by the bankers and money lenders.

Let me tell you, this will happen only in Kerala. In the name of ‘isms’ and unrealistic social parity, these comrades spoil everything. No remorse was ever evidenced by the LDF leaders on the steadfast attitude displayed by its labour union, resulting in huge losses to farmers and the trade. Even today, one reads about the Chief Minister justifying KSKTU and blaming the centre for not sending the agricultural loss assessment team to site immediately. Little does he realize that if he intervened on time earlier, the whole loss could have easily been avoided. The comrades are like that. For whatever is their failure, the blame goes to the others, to the centre, the opposition, the rich and those in the management. Given a chance, they would have blamed the lord of rains, Varuna. They did not do so because the communist are supposed to atheists. Absolutely defying logic, they go on with their smatterings. Will it be dark all over for everyone, if you close your eyes?

The communist see everything as a class struggle. Portray it as the fight between haves and have-nots. They bring about continuing economic losses in the state. Demolish business establishments, hotels, hospitals all around, in the name of archaic land rules. Do not allow harvesting to take place just to protect the paltry numbers in the cadre. Will not allow construction of roads, for trying to find the ghost of corruption in the dark (As if the guys are saints. Little does the cadre realize that the leaders of the party are the richest in the state!)

Any society which arrests economic progress is going to decay. The leaders of Kerala are taking the state to its deathbed with their antics.

As posted earlier, fundamentally the attitude of not letting others gain, even if one loses out, continues unabated. An attitude of ‘don’t mind the brother dying for wanting to see the sister in law, a widow’.

Absolute nonsense, what else?