A Conversation between Lord Ram and Hanuman.

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The Lord surveyed the Ram Setu and said "Hanuman, how diligently andstrenuously you and your vanara sena had built this bridge severalcenturies back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the ravages ofthe climatic and geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed anamazing feat especially considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabadbuilt by Gammon using latest technology collapsed the other day evenbefore they could stick the posters on its pillars."

 

Hanuman with all humility spoke "Jai Sri Ram, it is all because of yourgrace. We just scribbled your name on the bricks and threw them in thesea and they held. No steel from TISCO or cement from Ambuja or ACC wasever used. But Lord, why rake up the old issue now."

 

Ram spoke "Well, Hanuman some people down there want to demolish thebridge and construct a canal. The contract involves lot of money and lotof money will be made. They will make money on demolition and make moremoney on construction. "

 

Hanuman humbly bowed down and said "Why not we go down and present our case"

 

Ram said "Times have changed since we were down there. They will ask usto submit age proof and we don't have either a birth certificate orschool leaving certificate. We traveled mainly on foot and some times inbullock carts and so we don't have a driving license either. As far asthe address proof is concerned the fact that I was born at Ayodhya isitself under litigation for over half a century, If I go in atraditional attire with bow and arrow, the ordinary folks may recognizeme but Arjun Singh may take me to be some tribal and, at the most, offera seat at IIT under the reserved category. Also, a God cannot walk indressed in a three-piece suit and announce his arrival. It would makeeven the devotees suspicious. So it is dilemma so to say."

 

"I can vouch for you by saying that I personally built the bridge."

 

"My dear, Anjani putra, it will not work. They will ask you to producethe lay-out plan, the project details, including financial outlay andhow the project cost was met and the completion certificate. Nothing isaccepted without documentary evidence in India. You may cough but unlessa doctor certifies it, you have no cough. A pensioner may presenthimself personally but the authorities do not take it as proof. He hasto produce a life-certificate to prove that he is alive. It is thatcomplicated."

 

"Lord can't understand these historians. Over the years you have givendarshan once every hundred years to saints like Surdas, Tulsidas, SaintThyagaraja, Jayadeva, Bhadrachala Ramdas and even Sant Tukaram and stillthey disbelieve your existence and say Ramayana is a myth. The onlyoption, I see, is to re-enact Ramayana on earth and set the governmentrecords straight once for all."

 

Lord smiled "It is not that easy today. Ravan is apprehensive that hemay look like a saint in front of Karunanidhi. I also spoke to his mamaMareechan, who appeared as a golden deer to tempt Sita maiyya when I wasin the forest and he said that he won't take a chance of stepping onearth as long as Salman Khan is around."

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