V.S. Achuthanandan, the chief minister of Kerala, inaugurated the Onam Fair in Attingal yesterday. This is the first of the 5000 Onam fairs across the state being conducted by ConsumerFed in co-operative sector. G. Sudhakaran, the minister for Co-operation, Coir, and Devaswam, performed the first sales by giving an Onam kit to Attingal Municipal Chairman C.J. Rajesh Kumar. A. Sampath MP and Anathalavattam Anandan MLA were among the other dignitaries present in the dais. The Onam Fair is being held at Supplyco Triveni Supermarket, opposite private bus stand (adjacent to Aryas Hotel).
Virtually all the speakers of the function followed the same theme: that the state government is doing everything to control price inflation despite a "cruel" central government, which is not providing enough quantity of rice to the state, and that the starting of Onam Fairs in co-operative sector is one step to rein in the rising prices. The chief minister expressed his protest against the central government's attitude and promised that his government would do everything it can to control the skyrocketing prices. He urged all Keralites to do something to increase the agricultural production in the state. Disappointingly for the huge crowd that waited patiently, he did not say anything that can be interpreted as an anti-Pinarayi Vijayan remark.
G. Sudhakaran, who was in a more cultured self than what one would expect from him, rolled out figures that no one seem to understand. One thing he said very clearly: one kilo of rice will cost only Rs.14/- in the Onam Fairs. So, you can expect a huge crowd from tomorrow onwards in the Fair.
A large crowd, perhaps the largest crowd in Attingal for such functions in recent past, gathered near Attingal private bus stand to see and hear VS Achuthanandan. They did not appear to be diehard VS supporters. There is something in VS (like the communist leaders of the previous generation) that attracts common people. They waited nearly for two hours for hearing his speech.
In that two-hour period, the organizers enthralled the crowd with some old and evergreen drama songs. Some of the songs, such as "Balikudeerangale" and "Thalakku Meethe Soonyakasam" drew cheers from the crowd and were remarkable for their comic irony (these songs, which were once considered revolutionary songs, now clearly depict the pathetic political situation of the chief minister like no other song does).
Virtually all the speakers of the function followed the same theme: that the state government is doing everything to control price inflation despite a "cruel" central government, which is not providing enough quantity of rice to the state, and that the starting of Onam Fairs in co-operative sector is one step to rein in the rising prices. The chief minister expressed his protest against the central government's attitude and promised that his government would do everything it can to control the skyrocketing prices. He urged all Keralites to do something to increase the agricultural production in the state. Disappointingly for the huge crowd that waited patiently, he did not say anything that can be interpreted as an anti-Pinarayi Vijayan remark.
G. Sudhakaran, who was in a more cultured self than what one would expect from him, rolled out figures that no one seem to understand. One thing he said very clearly: one kilo of rice will cost only Rs.14/- in the Onam Fairs. So, you can expect a huge crowd from tomorrow onwards in the Fair.
A large crowd, perhaps the largest crowd in Attingal for such functions in recent past, gathered near Attingal private bus stand to see and hear VS Achuthanandan. They did not appear to be diehard VS supporters. There is something in VS (like the communist leaders of the previous generation) that attracts common people. They waited nearly for two hours for hearing his speech.
In that two-hour period, the organizers enthralled the crowd with some old and evergreen drama songs. Some of the songs, such as "Balikudeerangale" and "Thalakku Meethe Soonyakasam" drew cheers from the crowd and were remarkable for their comic irony (these songs, which were once considered revolutionary songs, now clearly depict the pathetic political situation of the chief minister like no other song does).
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