It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and we were all in the midst of a siesta when the door bell rang relentlessly. Answering the door bell, we saw a group of people in crisp white cotton khadi attire, which clearly spoke of their identity. They were activists of some regional political party, about which we haven’t heard much.
The person who looked like the leader, barged indoors and soon the other members followed the suit. He made himself comfortable on the couch and pulled out some catalogs and paper cuttings from a thick file to make us aware of their activities and the party principles. We were least interested to go through all those heaps of papers and seeing our indifference may be, the group leader started briefing about their social service schemes to us. We sat there as mute spectators helpless and resigned to our fate on a well cherished holiday! Seeing the blank stares on our faces, he pulled out a donation slip and asked for 500 rupees in connection with the inauguration function of their new building in the heart of Cochin . When we told him that it is way too high, he started raising his voice and left in a jiffy without accepting the amount that we gave them.
Our suspicion on their acts and arrogance proved right later in the day when we met the same group in a way side beverages outlet, jostling to get their daily quota. May be those wads of currencies that he pulled out from his stuffed pocket were sourced by unscrupulous means and deeds. Someone should take a cue from these people on how to mint money without doing anything!
The general public is destined to mutely put up with all these tantrums because not many would dare to raise a finger against their misdeeds as these men are grouped under influential trade union organizations and political parties. No wonder that these school drop outs show off the latest cars and live in palatial houses which in itself will tell you about the advantage of having a lucrative income sans the sweat of the brow!
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