'The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of his people.'
Adi attended his meeting without any further delay. That was a meeting with his intelligence team. His face didn't have usual joy, instead it had an expression of stilled water.
DIG: Sir, we are expecting communal riots in certain parts of the country.
Adi: Who initiated this???
DIG: Our ex-finance minister joined Adhiyaman's party.. they are planning this, Sir...
Adi: Hmmm...
DIG: I'm sorry to say this. But you could have waited, sir... Sudden dismissal might have triggered this...
Adi: He will play with our citizens' money and you want me to treat him with respect???
IG: Shankar... Shhh....
IG shushed at his junior. Inspector General of Intelligence knew his PM's anger. Adi looked at that DIG.
Adi: I'm ruling this country after second consecutive win which shows that people believe in me...
I can never betray their trust...
DIG: I'm sorry, Sir...
Adi: No problem, officer... Just keep in mind that we are serving the country...
Naan thappu pannalum thappu dhaan....
Mr.Kalaiyarasan, Do you have any suggestions or ideas for this impending issue???
IG Kalaiyarasan: I do have a suggestion sir. But it is little aggressive..
Previous PM would have never allowed such thing...
Adi: You can say your suggestion, officer...
IG: What if we nip the bud in the beginning instead of leaving the tree to grow and cutting it in the future???
Adi: Go on... I am all ears...
IG: What if we arrest all those agitators???? Avanga ellarume edho oru case le munnadiye arrest aayirukanum... Adhe use panni ippo arrest panna enna???
Adi: Do it....
IG: Won't we go against opposition if we do that???
Adi: adhe naan paathukren.... You people concentrate on getting them arrested....
Country shouldn't be disturbed by them.
IG: Yes sir... We will make sure that everything works properly.
DIG: You're great sir...
Adi nodded his head.
Adi: Call commissioner and issue my orders...
Ranjan: Yes sir.
They finished the meeting soon and Adi's face was still worried.
Ranjan: Sir, you have already issued your orders. We are way ahead of them. We even arrested most of them..
Why are you still worrying???
Adi: Rajeev is in good terms with Adhiyaman...
Ranjan: I don't get it sir...
Adi: Adhiyaman's party didn't win a single election after I took office. Suddenly they have this huge money to spend all over country to create communal riots... This is worrying me, Ranjan..
Don't forget, Rajeev is the corporate monger behind Adhiyaman's party.
Ranjan: Avanga sendhuttu iruppanga nu neenga nenaikuringala??? Didn't Adhiyaman have doubt on Rajeev for killing his son???
Adi: He is a politician... Paiyane vida katchi dhaan mukkiyam nu yosikra aalu andha Adhiyaman...
Ranjan: Appo kooda neenga worry aaganuma enna???
Adi: They are planning something else, Ranjan...
Ranjan: You look so agitated, Sir... Please calm down... We will find out...
Adi: When they killed Nadhan, it created huge uproar in country...
PM kitte velai seiravangalke safety illanu pesunanga... Suhasini abduction eh adhanale dhaan silent ah vechom...
Ranjan: I get it, sir.
Adi: They are not aiming for riots. They are waiting to kill... They will rot this country...
Ranjan felt the gravity of the issue.
Ranjan: what are we going to do, sir???
Adi: Let our cops arrest all those agitators... Innum rendu naal le therinjurum...
Ranjan, I need your help on this... Namma country le enga chinna problem vara maari therinjalum namma kaadhuku varanum...
Ranjan: I will alert everyone in the network, sir... We will face this together...
Adi left the office with a grim face.
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Suhasini: Why do you look so dull???
Adi: Nothing....
Suhasini: You are aging... Did you notice these gray hairs in your beard???
Adi smiled...
Suhasini: I never knew that being responsible looks attractive...
Adi: Do you find me attractive???
Suhasini: You are asking me this question after two kids and two marriages...
Adi: Ha ha ha ha ha ha...
Suhasini: I know you won't tell me anything even if I ask you for whole night...
Worry pannama iru please... Atleast for me...
He nodded his head and she didn't question him anymore as she understood his mood.
Adi: Nasya enga???
Suhasini: She was playing all evening... Yash vandhu irundhan...
Full tired.. Thoongitanga madam..
He smiled...
Adi: Nee saptiya???
Suhasini: I was waiting for you.. but the nurse you hired for me pushed me until I ate. So I had mine...
You come.. I will serve...
Adi: Enaku veanom... You just sit next to me...
Suhasini: Please... If you eat now, I will also eat something...
Adi: Sari vaa polam...
She watched him eating silently. He didn't say any word throughout the dinner.
In the early morning, Adi's phone chimed. He attended at the very first ring.
Adi: What happened????
Ranjan: Sir... They have planned to burn down few non-profit organizations ran by minority groups.
They are unsafe to society nu romba perusa plan pandranga sir.... Already minority group ku against ah irukkavanga Idhe use pannipanga...
Adi got up from the bed quickly.
Suhasini: Enna aachi???
Adi: Nee padu... Enaku velai irukku...
Suhasini: Enna nu sollen???
Adi: HASINI....
She looked at his stern face and nodded her head. He left the house quickly.
Adi quickly called his father-in-law on his way to office.
Nayak: Enna mappillai ivlo morning le call pandringa???
Adi: Mama oru help.... Neenga ippove enga veetuku varanum... Ava thaniya irukka...
I want you to be with her... veliya situation safe ah illa...
Nayak: Ippove poren mappillai...
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Ranjan was looking impatient...
Adi: What happened???
He was panting for air as he asked his assistant...
Ranjan: They acted quickly... We almost stopped them in most of the places...
Adi: Most of the places na???
Ranjan: Sir, calm down... They committed arson in two places...
We saved everyone in one place... But...
Innoru edathule dhaan... Two girls of five and eights years old died... We saved them... But they succumbed to the wounds sir....
Adi's eyes rimmed red. Ranjan didn't say anything anymore. Adi quietly went to his seat and sat down. He closed his eyes.
All the officers were on their toes in his office. Everyone was silent other than the TV telecasting news..
It was seven in the morning. Adhiyaman was actively giving interviews to channels.
Adhiyaman: Namma prime minister kudukra Edam dhaan idhellam... Avlo minority associations kaasu kuduthu rowdies eh valathurukar... Avanga yaarum kaase paakadhavanga... Avanga kitte kaasu kedaicha enna pannuvanga???
Adhan paadhi eh thiruditu ipdi mosamana homes kattirukanga...
Idhe keka ponavangale night oda night ah arrest panni vechirukkanga indha government...
PM ku enna irundhalum vayasu kammi dhaane... Anubavam pathale... Avanga appa na idhellam nadandhurukkuma???
Namma country le safety illama pochi... Enna pandradhu???
Adi opened his eyes at that moment.
Adi: Arrest him....
Ranjan: Sir... We will receive backlash from his party....
Adi: I don't bother... He killed two children for his own good...
Lawyer Diwakar....
Lawyer: Sir...
Adi: Kalaiyarasan file a case on him... Poiyya parappurar... Country peace eh kedukra vidhama irukku avar petchu nu... Evlo strong ah poda mudiyumo podunga...
You should take up that case lawyer...
IG and Lawyer nodded their heads.
Lawyer: He will come out in two days sir...
Adi: Anniku evening innoru case podunga.. Adhule irundhum veliya vandha innonnu podu...
Andha aalu mela land grabbing case irukku le???
Lawyer: Sir, that's a very old case...
Adi: open it again...
Lawyer: There is a murder connected to that case...
Adi: That's what I'm looking for... First indha moonu case eh podunga... Bail vaangina adutha nimisham andha case podunga....
He will be punished for murders.... Indha kozhandhainga saavuku Avan padhil solliye aaganum...
Lawyer: Sir, that's brutal...
Neenga apdi panna pazhi vaangura maari irukkum...
Adi: Irukkatum... Appo dhaan bayam irukkum... Andha aalu naale dhaane ivlo dhairyam varudhu ivangalku...
Nobody should do anything again in this country which would affect my citizens.
All the officers left the office.
Ranjan: Sir... Press meet??? Shall I address???
Adi: They voted for me, Ranjan.. I will do it...
He attended the press meet in afternoon. He controlled himself and sniffled his nose before addressing.
Adi: My government is extremely apologetic for things happened at that orphanage home.
Reporter: sir... Appo neenga adhuku poruppethukringala???
Adi: En aatchi ku keezha irukka ellarukume naan dhaan poruppu... Andha rendu kozhandhainga en kozhandhainga maari.... Avangalku justice kedaika Ella nadavadikai um naane eduppen...
Reporter: Sir... Idhu edhanale nadandhadhu??? Is it an accidental fire or arson???
Adi: Epdi rendu edathule ore nerathule accidental fire nadakkum??? Arson ah illaya nu Police investigate pannitu irukkanga...
Perpetrators will be punished...
Reporter: Why did you arrest Adhiyaman???
Adi: Avar mela complaint vandhirukku... So he is arrested...
I'm not arresting everyone in this country... Isn't it???
Thappu yaar pannalum... Thappa yaar pesunaalum Police paathutu summa irukka mattanga... Law enforcement is doing its job...
His words rang in that hall. Reporters promptly took note of his words.
*Author's note: Hello folks, sorry for such a delay... Chapter epdi irukku nu sollunga... Pidicha votes and comments please...
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