The calm and now the storm.

First the death of J Jayalalithaa and now Cyclone Vardah.

The Tamil Nadu government led by CM O Paneerselvam has earned praise for the adept handling of the situation in the state during and in the aftermath of Jayalalithaa's death, but now a cyclone is about to make landfall.

Insiders say, thanks to the active support of the Union Government, and on instructions from the Union Home Ministry,  the  Rapid Action Force was airlifted from Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh during the funeral procession of Jayalalitha.


Again on directions from Rajnath Singh Union Home Minister six companies of National Disaster Management Action commandoes were airlifted last night. At the request of Tamil Nadu Government, the Navy, Airforce and Army are on standby in various parts of Tamil Nadu for any eventuality.

Here's hoping the CM passes this test as well.