Amma- Reasons why we will miss you
Much has been spoken about J. Jayalalithaa. There is that sense of gloom that has enveloped the state of Tamil Nadu. I was taken a little by surprise by the amount of goodwill that she has generated over the last few years. That she had done a lot for the welfare of the poor was beyond any doubt. She was perhaps the only political leader who could stand her ground against the likes of Karunanidhi and make him bite the dust in electoral battles. However that is not the reason for writing this blog. On the 5th of December I was in Madurai, having gone there as a part of an NGO initiative. 5th morning we got the news that Amma had suffered a massive cardiac arrest. Clearly all was not well at home in Chennai. Slowly news started tickling in how she was fighting a brave battle. By evening hopes for her revival had started dwindling with PM Modi also tweeting that he feared the worst for Tamil Nadu, while praying for peace and calm. We had no other option but to cancel the remaining...