Whats in a name??

Being in Tamilnadu I wonder whether people would call politicians in their states by their original names. Here you have people calling Karunanidhi as 'Kalaignar' , Stalin as 'Thalapathi' ,Jayalalitha as 'Amma', Ramadoss as 'Maruthuvar Ayya' and many more. This is one of the worst example of politician-worship. They haven't done anything to the people and are worthy to be called by such names. With Ramadoss being called as 'Ayya', Anbumani, his son, the Union Health Minister, who is not even an elected representative is referres as 'Chinna Ayya'. Atleast the others have some political experiance but Anbumani, who became a minister due to his father's outfit cannot be described by that name at all. This is pure politician- worship were the lower rung party cadres, deeply influenced and brain-washed by their speeches, are even ready to give their lives or take others' too.

One such ugly incident is the 'Dharmapuri bus accident' where some AIADMK workers, upset over Jayalalitha's arrest, set a bus on fire killing three women and injuring many more. This was certainly not the first and in all probablities will not be the last. The people, mesmerised by these politician's speeches, blindly 'worship' them and go to any extent in doing things to show their loyalty. Only when these people are enlightened about the politicians will they give up this culture of addressing them by these names. Until then more incidents like the bus accidents will continue.