THE LAST STROKES OF POWER

THE heat is taking its toll on all of us.

- JITHA KARTHIKEYAN

From the time we wake up from our sweat-soaked pillows to the moment we crawl back into bed with our depleted energies, the day almost seems like a slow march on a desert dune. Children sit under oppressive ceiling fans in classrooms that once used to be shut for summer. The streets are filled with people burdened by the scorching sun. Tempers rise in high-rise office buildings. Road rage seems inevitable.Yes, the heat is certainly taking its toll. There is, however, one particular species in the human race that has miraculously remained untouched by the vagaries of the weather. The politician.