The afternoon of 11th March, 2011 Japan was struck down by a devastating earthquake reading 9Mw. The earthquake caused massive tsunami waves of estimated height of around 33 feet, swept away the portal towns of Japan up to 10 Kms inland. Of course we all saw the shocking videos, photos and satellite images, some of them showing clearly the pre and post states of the unfortunate towns in Japan. Lives are lost, properties destroyed, kids orphaned, in just a matter of minutes people with dreams and ambitions were thrown out into void. These waves traveled across the Pacific and reached up till the coasts of US. And tsunami dint come alone, it brought more misfortune in the form of Nuclear power plants exploding, volcanic eruptions and sequel of earthquakes. All this is news, yes? The earth shifted from its axis, tectonic plates moved!! All this is news, yes?? The whole world is talking about all this. This is a pressing NEWS, isn't it??????
Check out these print screen images of the home page of 2 world wide leading news reporters, the BBC and the CNN.
Yes it is news. It is the most important news for any living being on earth, because this seems to affect everyone on a long run. And so everyone is trying to know about it and read about it or hear about the progresses.
But ALAS!!!
In the corner of the subcontinent of India, we have Kerala. The state which is ruled alternatively by different political parties. The 5yrs of ruling provides each party to accumulate their part of benefits and the next 5yrs trying to haul down the ruling party. And always the reasons are astonishingly international. We have heard news like the opposition party holding the ruling party and ministers responsible for world wide riots or war or political changes. Now the season is of elections in Kerala. We all know what will happen, yea? All of them would come out with promises of heavenly life, and none of that has ever happened, or will ever happen. The ministers and their sons will still rape girls, act as pimps and eventually get richer everyday. We Keralites (or should say Indians?) are kind of immunized towards this environment. But it is the media that is in the most decayed state in our state. Today is 15th of March, its been 4days since the tsunami in Japan, and the media in Kerala has amazingly pushed the news further down the clowning performances of politicians and the circus called campaigning. The print screen images of home pages of leading news papers from Kerala is posted here. Well it should be said that, one should really appreciate their patriotism. Even if the rest of the world falls into pieces, they are worried about what is happening in their political affairs.
Oh come on! Whom are you kidding?
I wonder what would happen to a news channel or a news paper that is still trying to have Japan in their big bold headlines, than what the politicians have to say to save their positions or to get new positions. What do you think? Or you don't think anymore?? There is no word in any language about the shamelessness of these money eating, money breeding, money excreting animals.
May be!!, may be.... the shock, destruction and the pitiful condition of Japan is scrolling down in some corner in the TV channels of Kerala, but you get to see the politicians and leading social figures on small boxes abusing each other.
See for yourself:
It is notworthy to point about Deshabhimani, at least they have tried to keep Japan in the second place. So the scenario is not that disappointing, yea? Or is it that since they favour the ruling party and they are so confident about the developments they gave to Kerala state and thus their victory, they can concentrate on other matters? You never know!
The whole of Indian media is not under the season of election. See this below from The Times of India and Indian Express:
So!!! that is all that is to be said and shown........
If anyone is interested you can see on this link below what really went wrong and how badly wrong it is in Japan:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html
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