Befitting comment

A comment that truly touched my heart, guess what, it talks volumes and volumes about Chennai and a befitting reply to all those who are out there to slam Chennai.

Thanks Venus:

Chennai means many thing to many people. Amazing city! Just thingk f if, from a fishing hamlet to a world-city, all in a space of a short time, historically speaking. What's best about Chennai? Like other world citties, it permits criticism. It accommodates, anyone can get in there and make him/herself at home. There are some factors that are not too well recognised, in fact taken for granted. One such is the bus transport system. From one corner to another, all in one bus, it still possible.The people, not the crafty kind all of them. They do exist, still it takes many to make a city. There is a particular sense of directness and warmth about a Madrasi. Like him or hate him, its black and white. Fight with him and then sit a get drunk with him that evening. Life goes on, and on.Who riducules Chennai? Sadly,those who have stood to gain from it, those who migrated into the city in search of jobs, in search of livelihood. Chennai gave it to them, and gets it from them too.What about the original Chennaivasi? The ubiquitous, but uncared for fishermen of the coast. They will live for you, die for you if they are your friend. That is what a true Chennai guy / gal is. What's the way out? Chennai is far too accomodative to strike back at its critics. Like a confident elephant, the rolls on. Men may come and men may go, they may criticise and cry hoarse, but the city wil go on, and on, and on... accommodating, taking in, internalising and yet maintaining its own. It is an attribute, not just of Chennai, but of all great cities. Chennai Tamil, so reviled and so deprecated, yet it has got its own taste and directness. What makes Chennai tick? Its people. Just think of it, like all great cities, Chennai is but an agglomoration of villages. Any doubts? Take a look at any government documentation, particularly regarding land. There it will be, the history of a city, that will always be.As for its critics, they know not what they talk about!