Mullaperiyar - The government must act soon.

The whole of Kerala is witnessing protests for a common cause that it has never seen before. The Mullaperiyar issue is gaining momentum with every passing day. The arrogant stand of the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu is not acceptable. The state and lakhs of people have been living in fear following the rise of water-level in the dam and the continuous tremors that hit the area last week. People are urging the central and state governments to take special interest to resolve the dam issue through the various kinds of protests.

We live in a country which had lost its moral moorings. The devil is rapidly climbing the rungs. The people’s growing avarice for cash had made politicians obtain votes with the aid of money. Inevitably, if the person belongs to a family where the finance had started dwindling and if he is in the brim of the suicide, he’ll easily fall as a prey to those money giants. The money that they invest returns to them when they succeed in the elections. They’ll grab all that their hands could take from the government treasury. The money which people had paid as the taxes will reach the hands of these people as a source of income to lead a luxurious life style.

Ultimately, the sufferers of this money fight hang themselves on to the trees and ends up their lives unable to tackle their miserable situations. It’s really difficult to curb a way to eradicate the corruption. Anna Hazare’s fight for corruption caught media’s attention, but I doubt how far it aided in stopping the cases of corruption. So I think it’s time for another struggle for the noble cause of constructing a new dam which may save lots of masses. There are about 35 lakh people whose life and property are at stake, if a calamity happens. The governments have the right to protect the lives and property of the public, which they are failing to fulfill with the delay in solving the issue.

The central government should take special interest to resolve the Mullaperiyar issue cordially. Only a new dam can resolve the issue. The Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments should join hands to resolve the issue instead of conducting protests or strikes. I don’t understand the reason why the central government stood in silence, holding hands, expressing empathy with the people living near the dam. It’s not an issue that’s happening in Iraq or Cuba. It’s to be paid lots of attention because it’s happening in a part of the country which is ruled by the Central government. The governing ministers and MPs are coming down to the people to beg for the votes during the time of elections but are not responding when such a tough situation concerning the lives of the many lakhs of people has arisen.

Oh ruling kings, it’s your precious votes that you lose if you are not acting in concern to the issue really soon. So save our lives at least for the sake of gaining a few votes in the upcoming elections. There is no king without subjects. So it’s the duty of the ruling kings to protect the lives of their subjects.

So, please save the people by taking urgent measures to reconstruct the dam at least for your personal gain of being on the ruling chairs again. I pledge that I won’t vote once again for this incapable and inefficient government who can’t rise to the situation and act accordingly realizing the importance of the situation.