Holy Cow - A Letter to Editor.

The one I had sent on 16 Jan 10 has not been published as yet . Here is another one I have dashed off today :

Sir ,
For the last few days lot of news paper space has been devoted to news about activities and progress of Vishwa Mangal Gau-GramYatra.
Personally I have nothing for or against the movement eulogizing the cow which has been revered in Our country since time immemorial . However I would like to put forward some of my observations in the following paras.
In most parts of the country Buffalo and the Cow are the main source of milk for the mass consumption . I have no idea about population on either the cow or the buffalo or if the population of cows is far more than buffaloes or not.. However I would like to presume that the numbers may be comparable
That being so all of us generally do not see buffaloes obstructing the traffic on city roads unless they are on the move under escort . On the other hand Cowes , singly or in groups are standing around or sitting right in the middle of the road every 50 to 100 yards or so throughout the city not only causing traffic jams but also a safety hazard .This is a year round phenomenon but increases alarmingly during monsoon season . I have always wondered as to the reason for this very peculiar phenomenon.As yet I have not found an answer .
Now all those people and organizations at the helm of affairs of this cow movement are demanding lot of things from the Government . I would like to submit only one demand with folded hands , with utmost courtesy to these very fellows and organisations that they keep the Gau-Mata in cow sheds or in Gaushalas . City roads are no place for them !!

Mera Bharat Mahan !

PM Velankar, Nagpur.

HURREY !!!

Holy cow got published in The Hitvada dated 20January 2010 . Editors were quite decent with it and published with out many changes !!! Here is what appeared :-