Tamilnadu's obsession with the big brother

I have finally booked an apartment. This post is not about my apartment, but on the name of the road where it is located. You probably would have guessed the name of the road already. It is called Anna street. If you want to randomly guess a name of a location, a landmark or a street, just say Anna, the probability of you being correct is more than 50%

The one thing that the dravidian parties have achieved in the three decades of rule is that they have successfully managed to name everything in the name of Anna - Anna university, Anna salai, Anna airport, Anna membalam, Anna nagar,Anna zoological park... the list is endless. Anyone who is not much informed about tamilnadu will prabably think, the only noteworthy person to have hailed from this part of the country is Anna, which is a shame.

I seriously feel renaming anything in the name of political personalities should be banned ( for that matter burying political leaders in public places like Marina) Only this will bring the other achievers - achievers in the respective fields- to the eyes of a newer generation. Wonder if that will ever happen.

The following however is likely happen. one day you will give directions for your home like this - after landing at anna airport, take an anna bus that goes to anna nagar, get down at anna bus stand, go to anna avenue. take second left that is anna street. the first right from there is Anna lane. get inside, the first building there is Anna illam. The house opposite is mine.