Despite my threat to your newspaper, a few weeks ago, that I will be stopping your newspaper to balance our home budget, I have not discontinued till now. Old habits die hard. 1/n
The problem of balancing the home budget, however, remains. This problem is being attacked by Mangalam in the last 2 months, quite unknown to me, in a rather risky way. 2/n
Nov 6, 2020 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
Occasionally I write some humour pieces under the pseudonym J Bhoothalingam, modelled on the popular Hindu column Mathrubootham .. My latest one I am posting as a thread
Letter from a Concerned Reader
On Boarding up
By J Bhoothalingam
Respected Sir/ Madam,
I am irritated, but let me start with something nice. My yoga class started after a long break yesterday.
Aug 23, 2020 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
If you are a fan of J Mathrubootham and love to start your Sunday morning reading his letter. Here is a letter written by J Bhoothalingam, the twin bro of Mathrubootham, trying to copy him..Nothing official about it.
Letter from a Concerned Reader
World Senior Citizens’ Day
J.Bhoothalingam
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am very excited today. I appeared on TV. My first TV interview. I had almost come on TV once earlier, when Chidambaram was opening a bank branch in Sivaganga.
May 24, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
The unlikely similarity between BJP and the Tata Group
The Elections are over and the results are out. Now is the time for government formation. This is the time to to speculate about the leaders likely to be part of Modi's cabinet. 1/n
While thinking about it, it struck me , the uncanny similarity between BJP and the Tata Group.
Despite 100s of companies, of which nearly 30 are listed , Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) towers over all others and accounts for more than 3/4ths of the valuation of the group. 2/n
