Our President Mr. Abdul Kalam decided to come down to Chennai. Now I have a lot of respect for him but I don't think the public should go through hardships just because he's in town. Friday night, the traffic was stopped for an hour around Adayar from 9.15 to 10.15 pm, when people are itching to go back home after a long tiring day.

What I didn't understand that why should the traffic be stopped for an hour, in today's age of technology why is it so difficult to keep track of his movement and how difficult is it to stop traffic in a matter of 15 minutes. One hour is ridiculous and that too at a time when the junta is tired, hungry and itching to get back home!!!

Now something else happened out there and reflects the sad state of affairs our country is in. I asked one of my fellow bike rider standing next to me as to why has the traffic being held up. He goes on to say in tamil, Governer vandrukaaru (the Governer has come) and when I was busy wondering which governer has actually come down, our man goes on to say, avar thaan pa, abdul kalam (you know, Abdul Kalam). I was stumped, I didn't know what to say. As it is I was hungry, tired and irritated and the last thing I needed was to tell him the difference, not that it would have made a great difference to him.... I decided to chill out by listening to some music on my phone, thank heaven for some small mercies!!!