the communist govt of west bengal is in hot seat over its bungling in singur and nandigram. a party which professes left leanings and a balanced view of hot issues such as narmada and SEZ, finds itself in a soup right now.

but this blog post is not about communists, but it is about a capitalist.

the finance minister says as follows:
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the sacred ties between the tiller and the land could not broken, and any attempt to do so was bound to face opposition. The remarks come close on the heels of the ongoing controversy over the acquisition of farmland for industrial purposes at Singur and Nandigram in West Bengal.

good statement i suppose. but what is happening in his own state of tamilnadu wherein agriculture is under severe assault in many places due to many reasons.

one such place is in erode. the hindu report says as
Acres of lush green fields, golden paddy awaiting sickle and scattered scarecrows overseeing vast areas - well, these may soon be images from the past in and around Erode district.
For, the area under cultivation is dropping fast and once-fertile lands are turning uncultivable, rue farmers, who blame untreated effluents from dyeing units and tanneries as the main culprits.
Take for example the Noyyal ayacut, which has 20,000 acres in Erode and Karur districts.
According to the ayacut president, V. K. Ganesan, almost all of the 20,000 acres is uncultivable, due to the discharge of effluents from dyeing units in and around Tirupur.

yes, that is 20,000 acres will soon be uncultivable due to pollution and our FM has not even uttered a word about it.

when it comes to economic policies that do not reflect mass rural populace, our FM is in forefront and no wonder he is satisifed by giving occassional politicial statements on the need for growth to be inclusive.