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V.Balasubramani
Guest
[h=1]Here, people have TVs, but no power - since 1947[/h]COIMBATORE: Welcome to the land of freebies and mind-numbing idiocy.
When every election comes by, people in the tribal villages of Sembukkarai and Thoomanur in the Western Ghats in Coimbatore district play host to visiting leaders of political parties, all eager to please, with television sets, fans, blenders and table-top grinders and other handouts in tow.
The residents of these villages in Kavundampalayam constituency say they've been receiving these gifts from the AIADMK and DMK for the past 10 years.
Trouble is, they don't have electricity now and have not had electricity since independence. Trouble is, the politicians don't seem to see the absurdity of loading them with appliances they cannot use. Trouble is, these leaders don't listen to the villagers' repeated petitions for power connections -their only chance at an option to benefit from development.
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-no-power-since-1947/articleshow/52393918.cms
When every election comes by, people in the tribal villages of Sembukkarai and Thoomanur in the Western Ghats in Coimbatore district play host to visiting leaders of political parties, all eager to please, with television sets, fans, blenders and table-top grinders and other handouts in tow.
The residents of these villages in Kavundampalayam constituency say they've been receiving these gifts from the AIADMK and DMK for the past 10 years.
Trouble is, they don't have electricity now and have not had electricity since independence. Trouble is, the politicians don't seem to see the absurdity of loading them with appliances they cannot use. Trouble is, these leaders don't listen to the villagers' repeated petitions for power connections -their only chance at an option to benefit from development.
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-no-power-since-1947/articleshow/52393918.cms
