For some days last week, those who passed by the Chief Secretariat would have noticed a few letters missing from the signages in English and Tamil.
Apparently, some of the letters had come off their hinges. The result was an alphabet scramble that looked like a bad spelling mistake or for those given to some imagination almost as if this seaside landmark building was sporting a toothless grin at visitors and passers-by.
It was only a couple of days that the missing letters were restored.
One is left wondering why it took a simple task of maintenance so long. If such is the plight of the veritable seat of power, one shudders to think what could happen to other prominent buildings in this heritage-rich former French enclave?
After all, how many men does it take to repair a signboard?
MLA’s journalistic aspirations
Opposition Congress Legislator Malladi Krishna Rao felt at home while chatting with reporters in the press gallery in the Assembly Hall minutes before the commencement of the budget session.
Paying rich encomiums to Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Mr. Rao said that the Chief Minister would present a budget that was oriented towards the welfare of the people. He also pointed out that he never had any wish to contest the Rajya Sabha elections in the Union Territory.
“I will never field any of my family members or relatives,” he said.
In a lighter vein he said he would rather prefer to become a journalist instead of extending his political career.
I have had enough as I have spent nearly a decade successfully in politics.
I would prefer to become a journalist as the media is a very powerful tool, he said.
Reporting by
M. Dinesh Varma
and S. Prasad
