Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Hero Myth


Rebel Congress MP Jaganmohan Reddy stirred up his own storm recently in Nellore. Saying his patience was running out, Jagan said the anger of YSR loyalists would erupt like a tidal wave one day. But Jagan’s rants are old hat, what made the news was the presence of ex-actress Roja and NTR’s widow Lakshmi Parvati at the town rally. The crowd was in for a liberal dose of mythology as Roja said Jagan will not be an Abhimanyu to be sacrificed but an Arjuna who will win the war. Lakshmi Parvati went a step ahead and compared him to Sri Ram. Jagan pitched in, likening his detractors to Sisupala who committed a 100 sins against Lord Krishna before he was beheaded. But evidently all that myth-making got a bit too much for Jagan, who had to be hospitalised later with severe pain in the right shoulder.

No comments:

Post a Comment