Chapter 6

It was the first time Brahma and Chandru were travelling in the same car. Brahma was furious at Chandru. Chandru had almost given them a hint that they would settle for 46% reservation. He knew that the government would try to make maximum of this chance.

Brahma: You acted like a fool Chandru, you shouldn't have let them a chance.

Chandru: This has to end Brahma. Sometime. We have to go step by step. 46% will only help our cause.

Brahma: When we are dictating terms, we should make the maximum of it. They were listening to us, so we should have tried to pursue them, so that they would reduce it as much as possible.

Chandru: No. Our aim is to reduce the reservation. Remember, it is not possible practically eradicate reservation. The partiality shown by government officials to their kith and kin is in itself reservation of a kind, only that it is illegal. Nothing can be done substantially against reservation. We only have to slowly eat into it.

Brahma: Nothing is impossible Chandru. If we want to achieve something, we can also find the means to achieve that something. I cannot believe your ideals have changed so much. Did you forget the days, when we walked from college to college, for an engineering seat, only to be rejected on the pretext of being a Brahmin by birth. Even if our ancestors committed some atrocities, why should we be punished for all that? What happened to you Chandru? Your lost, somewhere!!

Chandru: I'm not lost Brahma. In your high set ideals. Ideals which won't work, and won't help either. Your the one who is lost.

Brahma: Cut the crap! We will not take peace up, unless the reservation is drastically reduced.

Chandru: If your going to set such lofty goals, count me out of it. I'm moving out of the ARA, right now. I'm sorry.

Brahma: Then, face the music as you never have before.

As he said this, Chandru walked out. Brahma called Lakshmi Narayana separately, and entrusted to him the duties of Chandru. He then called Ganesh and asked him to come.

Once Ganesh came with his brother Karthik, they fell at the feet of their illustrious father Brahma. They had undergone intense training in the forest areas of Dharmapuri, in the areas of education and warfare, and had come on their father's instructions.

Brahma announced Ganesh as his heir apparent, and Karthik would be Ganesh's right hand man. They would get any sort of advice from Lakshmi Narayana, but all this would be after Brahma. He was ready to take the heat from the government now, and made the entire ARA army strong for that.