Con-woman drama ends.

The drama played by various political parties in Kerala with Saritha S Nair, the con-woman in solar scam, is over. She was sentenced to 6 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 40,000 in connection with the solar scam.

The woman who defrauded huge sums of money from various people offering to install solar panels was a tool for left-wing parties to prevent the UDF from regaining power in 2016. Even the elderly Ommen Chandy was her target in the sex scandal. She even dared to challenge Rahul Gandhi in LS polls with the support of those political parties who were working in disguise behind her.

Thanks  to our judicial system as she was not allowed to commit a criminal act in the current Assembly election. Also for the next elections, she could do nothing because her prison sentence did not end until after 6 years.

-K A Solaman

Costly Pooram

Thrissur Pooram will be held without avoiding customs and abiding the COVID protocol, it is reported. No one will be allowed to attend Pooram without producing a  COVID negative  certificate. People over the age of 45 must present a COVID vaccination certificate.

It is interesting to note that in order to get a  Covid negative.certificate, people have to take a Covid test. In Kerala the RT-PCR test costs Rs 2,100. The GeneXpert test cost has been revised to Rs 2,500. Tru-nat is now at Rs 2,100. Antigen testing remains the same at Rs 625. In short, whoever wants to attend Pooram has to spend a lot of money. Children would not be allowed to attend Pooram.

If Pooram is not for ordinary people, to hold it is suspect. Pooram shouldn't be for protecting someone's ego. It should be for a cause.

Of course, festivals promote diversity and bring people together. They increase the opportunities for civic pride. However, if they are life threatening, it is best to avoid them.

-K A Solaman