more-in“Athaazha pashnikkarundo?” (Is anyone out there hungry, needing dinner? On Thursday, the hungry, hapless man was surrounded by the mob, which accused him of stealing rice and other groceries worth ₹200. “That call “Athaazha pashnikkarundo?” is reminiscent of a time when those with enough for their own survival, ensured that those around them also did not go hungry to bed. Here was a frail man, who was accused of stealing food because he was hungry. None of those who gathered there, to beat him up, had a prick of conscience at the thought of a man going hungry.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2018 19:07 UTC