Chapter 9

The Palar river was searched entirely. No body was found. Probably it had just sunk in. But finally Brahma was dead. The government was awarding Arivu and Lakshmi for their brave efforts and for have contributed so much in the vanquishing of the ARA. The chief minister felt safe at last. There wasn't a threat to his position or power any more.

Arivu and Lakshmi became national heroes. There were interviews and debates all across the country regarding Brahma's motive. Many felt, though the motive was very noble, the methodologies applied by him to achieve the motive were terribly wrong. But Brahma was made an anti-hero through out the country, one with the right motives, but the wrong ways.

In a small town near Kumbakonam, a boy was trying to secure admission in class six for his younger brother. The school authorities outright refused as they were afraid to look up away from the reservation conditions applied by the state government. The local councillor was demanding a donation of rupees five lakhs, if he had to sanction the boy's admission. In walked a middle aged man. He was bald, and had a scar on his left arm. He asked the boy to wait outside.

Then he told the councillor, "Face the music, as you always have been doing."

When he came out, the boy had the councillor's signature and seal on his admission letter, and the man a broad smile on his face, which seemed very used to dealing with these issues.

The mission of Brahma continued....