KOCHI: In his characteristic tongue-in-cheek remark, actor Sreenivasan asked government employees to keep off the book, Karyavum Karanavum - Neritta Velluvilikal written by Director General of Police Jacob Thomas.
His reason for saying so: if they inculcate the ideals in it and act accordingly, life will be hell for them. They will be knocked about with transfers. Mr. Sreenivasan said the current times needed people to steer clear of great souls and their ideals. “We don’t have a situation where you can emulate the ideals of great leaders. So, don’t read Mahatma Gandhi, no Das Kapital , no Martin Luther King…. It’s better for us to stay away from them all,” he observed. He said Mr. Thomas was of the view that even a blade of grass should get justice. “The book demonstrates how democracy has become the rule of infernal forces,” the actor added.
Director Sathyan Anthikkad, who released the book, said Mr. Thomas was himself a textbook and his book, just a chapter from it. “Truth to tell, No controversy affects him. And, he will be stronger once he comes of out government service.” Publisher Ravi Deecee said the book was originally released at the just concluded Sharjah International Book Fair, and that it influenced readers at three levels – as a handbook against corruption, as a self-help book on management, and for its controversial takes on recent developments.
