Check if you are a Tamil

To be a Tamil, to be born to Tamils

And to speak Tamil as mother tongue

Aren't alone a sufficient proof.

You must speak vowels tearing apart and

With nouns in English and verbs in Tamil.

You must have a hero higher than God

And read, if at all, the news of movies.

You will do public nuisances at length

And must be insensitive to them.

You shall respect Tamil and ignore Tamils.

You celebrate festivals by watching

In TV Tamil debates and stars’ talks.

You seek south Indian restaurants abroad.

Then you can boast you are a true Tamil.

19.10.2008