Chennai: In the midst of all the violent madness, related to the Cauvery dispute, here is a heart-warming story that took place at Alandur, on the way to the
airport.
A lady doctor from the city spotted a Karnataka registration plate on a car in front of her on GST Road, before the Alandur Metro Station.
“The man driving the car in front of me, applied the breaks suddenly, after seeing a crowd on the road. Not knowing Tamil, he began to panic. What happened in the next few minutes, made me feel proud of the city. Those good Samaritans sensed his discomfort and putting an arm around his shoulder, made him feel at ease. They spoke to him in English, suggesting that he park his car elsewhere and use a cab for the next few days until the issue begins to die down,” said the anaesthetist.
She said the driver walked away quickly. “It may have been a random act of kindness for them. I feel the crowd epitomized the way the city of Chennai throbs even amidst the violence,” said the doctor.
Echoing similar views, Mannargudi Ranganathan, who filed the first writ petition on the Cauvery River dispute in 1983 in the Supreme Court, said, “Such demonstrations of bonhomie and brotherhood are the most needed in this hour of crisis that is being caused by water deficiency in both the states. The people of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, including the farmers, must sit together and unite to find a common answer to this crisis, instead of going after each others jugular,” he told DC.
“Cauvery is the mother and Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery are her four sons. Whatever happens, the affection of the mother and the brotherly affection of the sons will not be affected in any way. All that is happening now is triggered by fringe rabid groups,” he added.
