It is official. After the birthday celebrations on 30/12/2010 of  *Kadavul aka Ala-giri, the word is out in the southern districts of Tamilnadu that Kadavul has become the presiding deity of the Temple City as Madurai is known to the tourists that come pouring in day in and day out. Little known to the junta of India until the last Parliamentary Elections, Ala-giri shot to fame when he delivered all the seats up for grabs barring one. The means to that end were questionable but why complain when your door is knocked, a polite enquiry as to the number of voters in the household and depending on the number, envelops containing crisp bank notes handed over. Any protests were snuffed by the removal randomly of an arm or a...

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