Dr.Kalaignar An Incarnation Of Shakespeare !

William Shakespeare,no one can ever forget,
Oh! his intellectual pursuits roar as waves,
A face of many facets,dramatist,actor and poet,
His oration still thunders,his plays still echoes.

Dr.Karunanidhi the other side of the same coin,
Whose ability and versatility speak volumes,
His fervour of Tamil to his feet laurels brought in,
An halo effect of Tamil around him large looms.

We have seen Nobel laureate Tagore in 'Paper-Boat'
We do see Dr.M.K in 'Kakithapoo'-paper flower,
His work all praises to Tamil speak about,
'Kuraloviam'immortalised 'Thirukkural'for ever.

Actor in Kakithapoo, of several plays a dramatist,
In him Dr.Anna and great E.V.R still they live,
New thoughts his poems reveal,a revolutionary poet,
He is an incarnation of great Shakespeare I believe.

No chaste Tamil can be without strict grammar,
His 'Tholkapia Poonga'a book of colourful flowers,
Nourished and grown by this great gardener,
His fame grew to sky-high,still he towers.

A journalist,essayist, novelist and writer,
In 'Murasoli' he writes to his party men,
There too his mother-tongue shines brighter,
Fights all canker by the sword of sarcastic pun.

He is called by all,by pet name'Dr.Kalaignar',
This feat he could achieve,because of Tamil,
He gave the title to Dr.Anna'Perarignar'
But Anna gave him his mantle with strong will.

A visionary of Poombukar and silapathikaram,
Chastity of Tamil women highly honoured,
Guilty king drowned in death in his harem,
A statue of Kannagi at Marina he installed.

The sun knows no rest,he in his name,
More than hundred books he did write,
Number of stage and screen plays of fame,
On scientific thinking shed a greater light.

His oration in Tamil has electrifying effect,
In all elections he did contest,he did win,
In him I see Mark Antony's style and tact,
He never failed to take the Tamil with him.

He made Tamil shine in art and architecture,
'Valluvar Kottam'an historic memorial to Thiruvalluvar,
Will be known to all generations present and future,
Not built in cement and bricks but in emotions for ever.

Thirukural the classic of Tamil literature,
Consists of One Hundred and Thirty Three sections,
Of ten couplets each for entire world culture,
Tamils use atleast one couplet in domestic function.

Kalaignar held Thiruvalluvar in high esteem,
He designed One Hundred Thirty Three feet high statue,
Installed at Kanyakumari amid waves does gleam,
Immortalised the scholar with a great picturesque.

Propagating Tamil he alone took the lead,
He would be present there where echoes Tamil,
Third World Tamil Conference in Paris people envied,
Hearing his Tamil oration,people did marvel.

In Kuala Lumpur at the Sixth World Tamil Conference,
He made his versatile inaugural address,
The whole Malaysia hearing stunned to silence,
Oh!What he is to Tamil,everyone was speechless.

He himself penned an official theme song,
For the Coimbatore Ninth World Tamil Conference,
Integrating all generations in that new song,
Titled "Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyam"hence.

His literary works fetched him historic fame,
Tamil University graced him with "Rajarajan Award"
His "Thenpandi Singam" obtained a great name,
His eminence shot up to fly skyward.

Annamalai University honoured him with a doctorate,
In recognition of his literay services to Tamil,
He loved Tamilians and Tamilians he would never hate,
He elevated Sangam literature as a lamp on the hill.

As a script writer for screen plays,he would,
Criticize prevalent social ills that kill equality,
And take the Tamil society to the wood,
He would agitate for Tamil's peace and tranquility.

Each Tamilian is well versed with the dialogue,
Of Parasakthi,Manohara,Naam and Poombukar,
Such plays extend people mimic in monologue,
He alone enriched Tamil and set to sail any far.

His Tamil skill and humanism made him great,
"All our country,and all our kinsmen",
In "One caste"and in "One God"his heart doth beat,
Friend of the poor, the down-trodden.

Tamil developed, protected and patronised,
Secured special status of "Semmozhi"for Tamil,
He makes promises,keeps,done what promised,
He pays the poor,their medical bill.

Man of destiny who rules for decades,
Most powerful,most confident,and most loved,
Five terms as Chief Minister,record he breaks,
Temple entry,other inequalities he knocked.

Truest friend and noblest foe,
His Tamil draws the opponents to his camp,
He heralds from Thirukuvalai a small glow,
Today a known perennial light of the great lamp.

Even at Eighty Seven he works without rest,
New wave of thoughts still haunt him,
Potentially a dreamer,may pen his best,
Whatever tide he will overcome to swim.

His Tamil endeared me for many years,
A coincident double blessing with cheers,
"Dr.Kalaignar is born on Third June 1924",
"My son Tennyson is born on Third June 1974".

Footnote:
Dr.Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi Chief Minister of Tamilnadu,a dramatist,play writer,and an actor,his screen plays are comparable with that of the plays of Shakespeare,he secured a special status for Tamil language,his literary works are great in Sangam Literature.

Yesupatham Savarimuthu

Mother In Laws ! Once Daughter In Laws !

A nation which abides by family norms,
Must have mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,
Family breeds relations in many forms,
Only to endear and never to seduce law.

Age-old infighting heard in between,
Never been able to strike compromise,
For peace,only animosity ever seen,
Differences go on,each other they curse.

Mother-in-law is also a daughter-in -law,
But she wants to torture and enslave,
Her son's wife her own daughter-in-law,
Many meet disasters by not being brave.

Believe,Naomi is The Best Mother-in-law,
I swear, Ruth is her Best Daughter-in-law.

Yesupatham Savarimuthu.