Dotting the i's and other moo points
This post nitpicks a reasonably good article. K Klutch Klan - Tehelka. It is an article intended as a primer to those who know little about the TN political scene in general and Karunanidhi in particular. And to be fair to the writer, for the above stated objective, she does a pretty good job while also throwing in some interesting anecdotes, that I - who fancies himself quasi-literate here - didn't know about. Usually, I'd also channel in a ' those Delhiwallas don't bother checking TN details and seem to be writing in a way to best reach a North Indian audience '. But this time there was a mix of appropriate and inappropriate detailing, that I thought: ' perhaps this is as good as it gets when reporting about anything. So I better take my salt-pinches when reading articles about other parts of India too '. But the article had one too many ouch/funny moments. Details that could have been checked and some other slip-ups etc. that I want to bring up h...