Seemingly just like the media syndicate in Kerala a letter-writers syndicate works with the new Indian Express. The members of this syndicate are the erstwhile “Chivas Regal” writers who had once derided Ms Renjini Haridas for her choosy work with various channels. The leader of this syndicate is one Titus Sankaramanagalam. His followers are one Sunny Joseph and another Paul. One writes a ridiculous piece and it is appreciated by another saying it as a work akin to that of G B Shaw, VKN, or Sanjayan. On return the former endorses the latter, a sort of mutual back scratch.
Of late on Nov 15 a ridiculous letter was written by Titus about Dr. Kalam’s dress and it was appreciated by Sunny saying that his gloomy mood in the morning ‘resulted out of previous day intake’ was disappeared because of the humour content of the letter. In fact the so-called humour in the letter was hurtful and disgusting. It was a skimpy attempt to belittle a great man who had brought accolade to the nation by his unstinting effort. My friends who read this letter shared my opinion. Kalam’s dress is not of second-rate as the author thinks and even if it so it should never be taken as a matter of mockery.
The writers who ridiculed Dr APJ Abdul Kalam owe an apology through these columns.
K A Solaman
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