Monuments Named After Leaders

We always name some places or monuments after our departed leaders. For Example: 

Anna Nagar (Chennai) – Named after C. N. Annadurai, former CM of Tamil Nadu

Kamarajar Salai (Chennai) – Named after K Kamaraj, former CM of Tamil Nadu

Jawaharlal Nehru Road (in many cities) – Named after Mr. Nehru, former PM of India

Washington DC – Named after George Washington 

Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris) – Named after Charles de Gaulle, former President 

In rare cases, places/monuments are named after sitting leaders. Some examples: 

Stalingrad – Named after Joseph Stalin in 1925 when he was in power. (Again renamed Volgograd in 1961)

Marcos Highway – Named during Ferdinand Marcos’s Presidency in Philippines

Now our own Donald Trump named himself to a monument.  Here are the details:

There is a large performing arts center in Washington, D.C., with theaters for music, dance, opera, and plays. It opened as National Cultural Center in 1958. This project was renamed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1964 as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy after his assassination. 

Yesterday the Board of Directors of the Center unanimously approved the name change. A few months ago, Trump appointed himself as the Chairman of that Board. Now it is known as The Donald Trump and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Of course, the JFK family does not like this. And, law suits are coming challenging this name change. Their contention is the JFK name was established by an Act of Congress and only the Congress can make any changes and not the Board of Director of the Center. 

Good Bad Ugly (Tamil Movie)

This is a Tamil movie starring Ajit Kumar and Trisha. Directed by Adhik Ravichandran.

I usually like Ajit Kumar movies. But this one is worst. 

Ajit a notorious crime boss surrenders to police so he could reunite with his wife and son and lead a peaceful life. His wife Trisha is Chief Advisor to the Indian Embassy in Spain and living with her minor son. That son was arrested on a drug and murder charges. How Ajit Kumar saves his son is the story. 

Good Bad Ugly tries to be many things at the same time—action, comedy, and emotional drama—but it doesn’t do any of them well. The story feels confused, and scenes don’t connect smoothly. The movie is 2 hours and 15 minutes. It is 2 hours of shooting shooting and shooting. 

The actors look like they don’t know what their characters are supposed to do, and the villain is not scary or interesting. Even the emotional scenes feel fake and forced. 

In the end, the movie turns out to be messy and disappointing. Unless you are really bored or a big fan of Ajit, you can skip this one. 

One big flaw I noticed. Trisha is Chief Advisor to the Indian Embassy in Spain. In that case, she and her minor son will have diplomatic passport and diplomatic immunity. Even if the boy is guilty of murder, the Spanish Government cannot arrest him. All they can do is to deport him and his mother (Trisha) to their country (India) declaring them persona non grata.