Whiff of engineered Amma backlash

October 06, 2014 09:34

The continued incarceration of Jayalalithaa, unlikely to be resolved till Tuesday when Karnataka High Court is scheduled to take a decision on her bail plea, is taking a heavy toll on normal life in her home state Tamil Nadu and her present host Karnataka.

On Tuesday, when schools reopen after a long holiday weekend, private schools of the state have announced their decision to close down -- again in support of Amma.

Although the ruling AIADMK is claiming that the protests were part of a spontaneous reaction, trade bodies alleged that they had been coerced into shutting down.

Why would we be willing to lose brisk business when families will be out for their Diwali shopping unless the authorities ask us to stay off the roads? asked a private bus operator in Tiruppur.

Various trade associations have been allegedly asked by officials to organise some sort of protest to stay on the right side of the government. But for the intervention of Durga Puja -- which is celebrated in Tamil Nadu as Ayduha Pooja followed by Vijaya Dashami -- the AIADMK protests would have hit normal life even harder.

Although the protests are now held by AIADMK functionaries like MLAs and councillors, the party leadership will find it difficult to sustain them if Karnataka High Court refuses to grant bail to Jayalalithaa.

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