Korba chimney collapse! How does it matter!!!

This blog post is dedicated to the huge tall middle finger look alike chimney which could not stand any longer due to the weight of the injustice on it and fell like a dragon slayed by the avenger. Although, the chimney now rests in peace and is happily in heaven, on its way it awakened me into something even taller than the chimney! This post is dedicated once again to the "aam aadmi" or the common man who is as usual- an immortal creature.



Although the collapse occured at around 2 to 3 pm in the afternoon hours of 23rd sep 2009, the news started spreading only after 5 pm. Google showed links of previously collapsed chimneys all over the world until that time. Only after 5 pm, a daring news network dared to update its website to incorporate such a horrible incident. Me with the least iota of patience stopped checking google and wasted no time in waiting for the news report on major news channels such as Ndtv, star etc. Then a voice from above educated me, that I would have to wait until eternity for watching what exactly happened on such channels.

In fact, I wonder why such channels even exist. A big disgrace to the Indian population who do not fear public wrath. They just show people and places and metros especially. In fact, some channels have dedicated time slots for showing the junk fashion, happenings and 'this guy did that' in metros.

Such a massive incident occured but there is no news on it, ndtv instead showed famous reporter Barkha questioning our President's son on "why he was chosen as a Presidential candidate". Well, the Mumbai crowd seemed to have the right answer for it - "Uske paas Maa hai". This silsila (silly silla) continued till the wee hours of 10 pm until patience broke away and blood boiled so much that a night walk had to cool it down.

When I happened to google this morning, I found so many websites giving news related to the collapse, but revealed the name of the contractor who was constructing the chimney, instead the poor owner (Balco)had to bear all the criticism, which was not the practice earlier. Wonder if the Media has been fed properly by the contractor to keep it a secret.




This is not the only current issue. India is facing a Border problem with the Chinese and there is no news relating to such events which could threaten national security. Cudos to the media who is being fed by the Government also.

"Andher nagari, Chaupat government, Ghatia media, ab tera kya hoga India"

Seriously, there is a problem in the Indian media and it needs to be rectified fast and furiously. Media should move over from the metros to the villages and show the real India, not the 'India shining' wala India.

P.S: Acknowledgement- Sincere thanks to Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala for his guts and daredevillery. An inspiration for all bloggers to condemn any sort of injustice through the internet medium.