It has been a long time I was unable to find enough time to correspond with you. Sorry excuse me.

It is time that if I have tried strongly enough and if somebody had prompted me with perseverance I could have gone through the exercise and produced some jottings. But we cannot roll back time and let gones be bye gones.

I had aimed to make and announcement expanding our Kerala Police Games and Athletic meet, 34th version, scheduled to be held from 28th - 30th Mar,2003. But due to serious law and order incidents all over the state the meet had to be postponed twice. Now I think that it would have been in appropriate tp announce the meet and change the dates twice and thrice.

Anyhow the meet was conducted from 10th -12th Apr, 2003 at the Corporation Stadium, Thrissur. The meet was a success, thanks to the Organising Committee headed by Dr. Alexander Jacob, IGP, Training and Director Kerala Police Academy. The untiring leadership and enthusiasm provided by Sri. V Anilkumar, DIG, Thrissur Range as the Organising Secretary was also a reason for the success of the venture.

The performance of the athletes was very good. Our Women Police Constables also took part in the games enthusiastically. Even the recruit WPCs undergoing training at the Kerala Police Academy performed walk and did then unite in making the meet a success.

P T display by the recruit WPCs and the specially trained PCs of KAP I and IV were a feast for the eyes of the spectators.

The meet was inaugurated by the Hon. Minister of Finance Srri. Sankaranarayanan and closing ceremony was provided over by none other than Sri. A K Antony, Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala. Our beloved DGP Sri. K J Joseph was present in Thrissur through out the function days.

The cultural meet held after the Games showed the policemen and women also can sing a song and dance and perform other art forms including fancy dress.

The mascot for the meet was a running elephant in keeping with the tradition of elephant loving people of Thrissur.

The general public and institution and leading Citizens and all of them helped to make the meet a success and we in the Police Department are thankful to all of them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thanking you,

G. Janardhanan Nair IPS

Even though there were some unfortunate incidents involving policemen in other parts of the State Thrissur had been incident free except for a few stray occurrences. These small incidents will always be there and have become a part of the general law and order scenario. The people have unrestricted access to intoxicating liquors and all people consuming alcoholic drinks will not be able to keep it down and behave decently. Alcoholic drinks remove natural inhibition allowing the animal within to be released. Whether the animal behaves normally or indecently will depend upon the circumstances and the environment. Anyway you can rest assured that this animal will not behave humanely.

As long as such things continue there will be stray incidents. They can be taken care of by us in the usual course. Only when they are turned political or communal by interested parties to achieve their ends. It is in this matter that the involvement of the common people becomes important. If the common public discerns such things a peaceful life could be ensured and enjoyed. Another menace is the glorification of rowdies by a section of the public mainly the younger generation. You may have seen the crowds at the time of the funeral rites of a notorious rowdy such as Chapli Biju. These rowdies are projected as heroes by interested parties so that the young people who see the adoration and adulation given to them are attracted to lead such life. No restrictions on liquor, no body to control your way of life, you are free to do anything you want and the public fear and adore you at the same time. It is as if you are on top of the world.

By concerted action the police department has done a lot of work in controlling the rowdies and restricting their activity. We have also tried to show them in the true perspective. However, I do not claim that we have succeeded to any considerable extent.

It is for the general public to take up the issue, devise their own ways of controlling and correcting their youth lest they become the cancer of the community. If you do not take up the issue in time it is the youth of this District, that is your future, which will go to the dogs.

Thanking you,

G. Janardhanan Nair IPS