Thiruvallavar And Sarvagna Feel At Home
Amid tight security, a bronze statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar was finally unveiled at Bangalore recently by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, ending an 18-year standoff on the issue following opposition from pro-Kannada groups. A reciprocal statue of the Kannada poet Sargavga dons Chennai as well. Now that the row has ended, both poets heaved a sigh of relief. A cartoonist captures this palpable relief and as to how both the poets are finally at home in their new surroundings.
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Thiruvullavar : “In Bangalore Tamil is so common, so it feels like I am in Tamil Nadu itself..”
Sarvagna : ” In Chennai it is Tamil everywhere, so I feel like I am in Bangalore itself..”
Source : Email Forward by L. Vasist
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