Smile at your own risk!

Here are few "politically correct" politics memes which I created in few months. Not sure how much of it will tickle your funny bone. Let me know, if you liked any! (Bear with typos).

1. You know who is the car! The police is not real.

2.  Ahhhhhhh (This is 100% real image)

 3. Whispers

4. The Preparation 

5. Deputy CM (Start with Stalin dialogue , then KK and then Stalin) 

6. Paasa Thalaivanuku (This was done on KK's birthday to say his prowess) 

7. The Agony 

8. Annee Manmohan Annee (When Modi met MMS after becoming PM)

9. Pothum Pothum 

10. Swacha Bharat 

11. Gold.. Gold (Not political though) 

12. MODIavatharam 

13. Who is kungfu? 

Unlike Poles Attract

I did a play on some personalities, who will never meet each other. Some were contemporaries on their time, some were separated by ideas. Unfortunately, I can think on only three as of now.

Charlie Chaplin – Adolf Hitler

This is my only hand drawn work in this series. Pencil Art.

Jayalalitha – Karunanidhi

This is a photoshopped work, it fact this was done using pixlr.com, online photo editing tool.

Periyar – Pillaiyar

This is again photoshopped, created using the basic, good old MS Paint.

DMK a Dead Man’s Kazhagam ?

Let's cut straight to the point, most people predict the future of DMK is going to be dead party, this is not going to happen. One cannot just wipe out or discard it just like a fly on the wall!. In spite of the top leadership constitutes family members, the middle and bottom level groups are formed with some sort of democratic values. They have strong model of internal elections and the Dravidian party history to back them up.

In Tamil Nadu, DMK and AIADMK are the only two parties which got an organised workforce who can work at the ground level. In recently concluded elections, when I visited some of polling booths, I can consistently see both party workers in equal. The other parties does have its supporters, but they were either inconsistent or did not show any interest to indirectly canvas the voters.

Even by looking the numbers, DMK didn't win a single seat, but they are second (23.6%) in vote percentage after AIADMK (44.4%). Also, DMK came 2nd in 35 constituencies out of 39 in Tamil Nadu. So in spite of involved in scams under UPA, dubious decisions in Sri Lankan Tamils issue and in-fighting in the party they can retain their "in-house vote bank".

The other numbers which played an important role is 144 & 200 in favor of the ruling party. Also, there is a small percentage of voters who change their vote from one election to another. They weigh their options, read the current scenario and vote accordingly. These small percentage of voters should have opted for AIADMK. The other point to note is the increase of BJP’ vote percentage in Tamil Nadu, 2009 it was 2.34%, in 2014 its 5.5%.

Let’s see how the family drama unfolds in DMK.

Done with politics posts, will take a break until Modi forms the cabinet ( Namba Periya Arasiyal Scientist’tu elle :-) ! )

**Above image from Facebook

Files in the drawer !!

The recent ruling by the Supreme Court of India on commuting the death sentence of Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan has created a wide array of arguments. This article is not to discuss about the nuances of the law, emotional reactions, social implications or political loss\gains. I would like to point out something which is a kiddish argument in this episode, which portrays the lackluster scene of a government office/officer.

FYI, the timeline on Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case-

May 21, 1991- Rajiv Gandhi assassinated.

May 20, 1992- CBI files chargesheet in the Special Court on 26 persons (This includes Nalini, Murugan, Santhan & Perarivalan).

Jan 28, 1998- The Special Court awards death sentence to all 26 persons.

May 11, 1999- Supreme Court reduced death to life sentence for 19, while sentencing Nalini, Murugan, Santhan & Perarivalan.

Oct 17, 1999- The four death row convicts send mercy petitions to the then Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi.

Oct 27, 1999- TN Governor rejects the mercy petitions without obtaining TN state cabinet’s views.

Nov 25, 1999- Madras High Court defeats TN Governor's rejection of mercy petitions. It directs the Governor to pass a fresh order after obtaining the state Cabinet's views.

Apr 19, 2000- State Cabinet chaired by then Chief Minister M Karunanidhi decides to recommend commuting the death sentence of Nalini alone.

Apr 21, 2000- TN Governor accepts Cabinet decision to commute death sentence of Nalini.

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Apr 28, 2000- TN State government forwards mercy petitions of Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan to the then President KR Narayanan via Union Home Ministry (BJP led NDA).

Jun 21, 2005- Union Home Ministry (Congress led UPA) submits the mercy petitions to the then President Abdul Kalam  for consideration.

Aug 12, 2011- Union Home Ministry communicates to state Government about President's (Prathibha Patel) decision to reject mercy petitions.

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Aug 26, 2011- Execution of three convicts fixed for September 9, 2011.

Aug 30, 2011- Tamil Nadu Assembly (AIADMK govt.) adopts resolution urging the President to commute the death sentence of the three.

Aug 30, 2011- Madras High Court stays execution of Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan on their plea. Petitions transferred to Supreme Court later.

May 1, 2012- Supreme Court says it would hear the petitions of three convicts.

Feb 18, 2014- Supreme Court commutes the death sentence on grounds of delay in disposing their mercy pleas. The court also says the appropriate government may consider releasing the convicts under their constitutional powers.

Feb 19, 2014- TN State Cabinet decides to release Santhan, Murugan, Perarivalan, Nalini, Robert Pious, Jayakumar and Ravichandran. It then sends its decision to Centre. 

If you look at the above timeline, there is a delay in 10 Years & 9 Months - 5 Years 1 Month with the Home Ministry and 5 Years 8 Months with President. Being a highest constitutional authority, the delay by President cannot be questioned. But when we look into reason why the Home Ministry sat on it for such a long time (5 Year and 1 Month) is laughable. This shows the sorry state of our bureaucracy.

The Reason-

…..shortly after the receipt of the mercy petitions in 2000, a note was prepared but thereafter the file was lying in the drawer of some officer of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and, hence, could not be processed.

You can find the above reason mentioned in the Feb 18, 2014 Supreme Court judgment. 

Check the page 9 in this link http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/imgs1.aspx?filename=41228

Image sourced from - Ministry of External Affairs - www.mea.gov.in

Somersaults Of The Saviour

This week issue of AV carried various caricatures of Karunandhi, criticizing his move to quit UPA II government. Some of the caricatures below,

His somersaults becomes more authentic here,

And some more for your view,

I liked the last one with the "one-hand gig".

Which one you like ?