CHENNAI, March 18 -- The picture given with this dispatch has lot of similarities with the 1950 Japanese film Rashomon written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. Rashomon is the name of a samurai who is murdered mysteriously in a forest and the story is retold by persons who were associated with the protagonist in one way or other. The uniqueness of the film is that Rashomon does not appear in the movie even for a fraction of a second and by the time the 88 minutes long film is concluded, viewers get an idea about his character.
What we have carried with this report is a shot from the album of the 2014 Lok Sabha election. People who are looking heavenward with reverence and folded hands are not ordinary mortals. They are all ministers, MPs, M...