Reporting from T Nagar
Like David, this morning I too did a walk around the area I live in, for an idea of what the bandh was doing to T Nagar. Mind you, it was good exercise too. And here’s what I saw as I went through Dr. Nair Road, Boag Road and Thiyagaraja Road. The time – 10 am.
There were enough vehicles on the road to suggest a holiday – autos, cars, 2 wheelers. But this was Monday morning. Yet all business establishments were shut barring a couple of medical shops, a petrol bunk and a tender coconut vendor who had his wares on display on the roadside. As I passed Residency Towers I saw some of the healthiest security men I’ve ever seen, at the gate, with lathis of girth that made my forearm shrink in comparison. The bouncers from the pub had a day job, and not even the Supreme Court could stop that.
There were 2 things I didn’t see. One, as expected, public transport buses. Two, and very unexpectedly, policemen. It looked like khaki had gone out of fashion in a tearing hurry. However the area was free of tension and party flags, and more like a lazy Sunday morning than the frenzied Monday morning it ought to have been.
The ball is now, in the Supreme Court.
Forgot to mention that the Govt. liquor shop was open in T Nagar. Also saw another doing full business in Nungambakkam.