cma-®ssd þIptd HmÀ½-IÄ
"A\y-Po-h-\p-XIn kzPo-hnXw [\y-am-¡p-ó-h-cmWv hnth-In-IÄ' Fóv alm-Ihn Ipam-c-\m-im³. Pohn-¨n-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ am{X-a-ñ, ac-Wm-\-´hpw BÀs¡-¦nepw D]-I-cn-¡Ww þAXv ]mgvkn-I-fpsS aX-\n-jvT-bm-Wv. AXp-sImïv AhÀ arX-tZlw Zln-¸n-¡p-Itbm ad-hp-sN-¿p-Itbm Cñ. hkv{X-§-sfñmw Agn-¨p-amän Xpd-Êmb Øe¯v sImïp-t]mbn InS-¯p-óp. ]d-h-IÄ¡v AXv Blm-c-am-Is«. C{Xt¯mfw t]mbn-sñ-¦nepw ac-Wm-\-´cw I®pw Icfpw hr¡bpw aäpw Cu Ah-b-h-§Ä {]-hÀ¯-\-c-ln-X-am-bn-t¸m-b-hÀ¡v \ðIn-¡qtS? Ah-b-h-amäw Cóv Akm-[y-a-ñ. AXv ^e-{]-Z-hp-am-Wv. ac-W-ti-j-apÅ Ah-b-h-Zm\w \nb-a-hn-t[-b-hp-am-Wv. saUn-¡ð hnZymÀ°n-I-fpsS icoc imkv{X-]-T-\-¯n\v arX-i-cocw hn«p-sIm-Sp-¡m³ t]mepw \mw ]mI-s¸-«n-«n-ñ. Ah-b-h-Zm-\-ta-f-IÄ BtLm-j-ambn \S-¯pw. Zm\-]{Xw kaÀ¸n-¡pw. ]s£, F{X-t]cpsS Ah-b-h-§Ä ac-W-tijw FSp-¡p-óp-sïóv Bcpw At\z-jn-¡m-dn-ñ. Xsâ Ime-tijw kz¯v BÀ¡p-f-fXv Fóv FgpXn cPn-ÌÀ sNbvXmð AX-\p-k-cn¨v sN¿-Ww. Fómð arX-tZ-ltam Ah-b-h-§tfm Zm\w sNbvXp-sImïv {]am-W-sa-gpXn cPn-ÌÀ sNbvXp-sh-¨mepw Ah-Im-in-IÄ þ`m-cytbm a¡tfm þXSÊw \nómð Zm\-]{Xw Akm-[p-hm-Ipw. AXp-sImïv Zm\-]{Xw kaÀ¸n-¡p-ó-tXm-sSm¸w sNt¿ï Hópïv; A\-´-c-h-Im-in-Isf t_m[-hm-òm-cm-¡p-I. bYm-k-abw AhÀ XtâSw hn«mð Zm\-]{Xw hrYm-hn-em-Ipw.
kJmhv cma-®ssd ChnsSbmWv "A\\y'\mIp-ó-Xv. At±lw Xsâ kl-[À½n-Wnsb C¡mcyw t_m[y-s¸-Sp-¯n. Ah-cpsS kmón-[y-¯nð ]{X-k-t½-f\w \S-¯n-s¡mïv Zm\-]{Xw ]c-ky-s¸-Sp-¯n. bYmÀ° kl-[À½nWn Xsó-bmWv Xms\óv B alXn sXfn-bn-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp.
1979 emWv Rm³ cma-®-ssdsb ]cn-N-b-s¸-«-Xv. At¸mÄ At±lw ImkÀtImSv ap\n-kn-¸ð sNbÀam-\m-bn-cp-óp. PmXo-b-Xbv¡pw hÀKo-b-X-¡p-sa-Xnsc kmwkvIm-cnI sFIy-ap-óWn Fó ap{Zm-hm-Iy-ap-bÀ¯n tIcf bpàn-hm-Zn-kwLw kwØm-\-¯p-S-\ofw hml-\-PmY \S-¯m³ Xocp-am-\n¨ Imew. ImkÀtIm-«p-\n-ómWv PmY ]pd-s¸-Sp-ó-Xv. cma-®ssdsb DðLm-S-I-\mbn In«n-bmð sImÅm-saóv R§Ä¡v tXmón. At±-ls¯ £Wn-t¡ï Npa-Xe F\n-¡m-bn-cp-óp. Rm\pw kplr-¯p-¡fpw At±-ls¯ sNóp-Iïv PmYm-]-cn-]mSn hni-Zo-I-cn-¨p. At±lw ]dªp:
"\ñ Imcyw. ]s£ Hcp-kw-i-bw: aXhpw ssZhhpw thïm Fóp-]-d-bpó bpàn-hm-Zn-I-fpsS IqsS hómð R§Ä¡v In«pó ]¯v thm«v Ipd-bpw. AXv Rm\m-bn-«v....'
Rm³ CSbv¡v Ib-dn-]-dªp: "PmXo-b-Xbv¡pw hÀKo-b-X¡pw FXn-cm-sW-ótñ ]mÀ«n Ah-Im-i-s¸-Sp-óXv?'
"A§-s\-sbms¡ ]dbpw; ]s£ thm«v In«-W-sa-¦nð AsXmópw t]mcm. GXm-bmepw ]mÀ«n tNmZn-¡p-t¼mÄ A¡mcyw Nqïn-¡m-Wn-¡mw. PmY DðLm-S\w sN¿m³ hnfn-¡p-t¼mÄ Ipd-s¨móv Btem-Nn-¡-Ww. CubnsS amj-òm-cpsS Hcp PmY Rm³ DðLm-S\w sN¿p-I-bp-ïm-bn. Xe-Øm-\¯v PmY-sb-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Ipg-¸-am-bn. sk{I-t«-dn-b-än-\p-ap-¼nð PmY-¡mcpw s]meokpw Gäp-ap-«n. amj-òmÀ¡v ASn-In-«n. ]mÀ«n-bpsS tNmZyw Ftóm-Sv....'
"R§fpsS PmY-bnð A§-s\-sbm-óp-ap-ïm-hnñ' þR-§Ä Dd-¸p-sIm-Sp-¯p.
"Kpcp-hm-bq-cnð ka-c-¯n\v t]mbn«v Xñp-sIm-ïtXm?' þA-t±-l-¯nsâ tNmZyw.
k½Xw In«n. At±lw PmY DðLm-S-\w-sN-bvXp-sImïv \sñmcp {]kwKw sNbvXp. cmjv{So-b-¡mÀ ]ecpw R§sf Hgn-hm-¡p-I-bmWv ]Xnhv þkn. ANyp-X-ta-t\m³, F³.-C. _me-dmw, ]n. tKmhn-µ-¸n-Å, ]n.sI. tKm]m-e-Ir-jvW³ XpS-§n-b-h-scm-gn-sI.
B PmYbpsS sshkv Iym]väm-bn-cpó R§-fpsS {]nb-kp-lr¯v _n. t{]am-\µv HIvtSm-_À \memw XnbXn tImb-¼-¯qcnð sh¨v \ncym-X-\m-bn. At±-l-¯nsâ A`n-em-j-a-\p-k-cn¨v tImb-¼-¯qÀ saUn-¡ð tImtfPv hnZymÀ°n-I-fpsS ]T-\-¯n-\mbn arX-tZlw hn«p-sIm-Sp-¯p. aqóp-hÀjw ap¼v, At±-l-¯nsâ ktlm-Z-c³ {]ikvX Nn{X-Im-c\pw aPo-jy-\p-am-bn-cpó Zbm-\µv acn-¨-t¸mÄ B arX-tZ-lhpw saUn-¡ð tImtfPn\p \ðIp-I-bm-bn-cp-óp. Ct¸m-gnXm cma-®-ssdbpw AtX -h-gn-¡v.
1984 apXð ]Xn-\m-dp-hÀjw Rm³ tPmen sNbvX tKÄkv sslkvIq-fp-ambn cma-®-ssd¡v ASp¯ _Ô-ap-ïv. sI.F-kv. A_vZpñ kmln-_nsâ A`yÀ°\ am\n-¨v, ANyp-X-ta-t\m³ a{´n-k-`-bnð hnZym-`ym-k-a-{´n-bm-bn-cpó Nm¡ocn AlvaZv Ip«n kmln_v 1974 ð sslkvIqÄ A\p-h-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ AsX-hnsS {]hÀ¯n¡pw Fó {]iv\-ap-bÀóp. 25,000 cq] sI«n-sh-¡pIbpw aqtó-¡À Øew \ðIp-Ibpw sNbvXmð kÀ¡mÀ sI«n-Sw ]Wnbpw. ]s£, Øean-ñ. A\p-h-Zn¨ kvIqÄ \jvS-s¸-Sptam Fó L«w hó-t¸mÄ ap\n-kn-¸m-enän s\ñn-¡p-ónð Fgp-]Xv skâv Øew hn«p-sIm-Sp-¡m³ Xocp-am-\n-¨p. cma-®ssd Bbn-cpóp sNbÀam³. Ahn-sS-bmWv sI«nSw ]Wn-X-Xv. ]nóoSv Øe-]-cn-an-Xn¡v ]cn-lmcw ImWm-\pÅ hgnbpw At±lw ]d-ªp-X-óp. Akv{Sð hm¨kv hÀIvkv AS-¨p-]q-«n-bn-cn-¡p-óp. B Øew hn«p-In«m³ {ian-¡pI. Htc-¡À Øe-sa-¦nepw.
]mtemfn Al-½-ZvIp«n Xt±i kzbw `cW hIp-¸p-a-{´n-bm-bn-cp-ó-t¸mÄ \K-k`m Imcym-e-b-¯nð hcp-ópïv Fódnªv \nth-Z-\-hp-ambn R§Ä sNóp þcm-a-®ssdbpsS kmón-[y-¯nð R§Ä A`yÀ°n-¨p. ap¼v 70 skâv hn«p-sIm-Sp¯ IY ]dªv cma-®ssd \nÀ_-Ôn-¨p. hyh-kmb hIp-¸nsâ hI-bmWv Øew. hyh-kmba{´n-bmbncpó kpioem tKm]m-es\ ImWm\pw cma-®ssd R§sf klm-bn-¨p. ]s£ ^e-ap-ïm-bn-ñ.
cma-®ssdbpsS a\-Ênð Fópw F\n-s¡mcp Øm\-ap-ïm-bn-cp-óp. ImWp-t¼mÄ kwkm-cn-¡m³ Hcp]mSv Imcy-§fpïmIpw. CS-bv¡v cm{Xn H¼-Xp-a-Wn¡v hnfn-¡pw. kwkmcw \oïp-t]m-Ip-t¼mÄ Rm³ HmÀ½n-¸n-¡pw: "t^mWn-emWv kwkm-cn-¡p-ó-Xv'.
"Ct§m«v hcm³ ]d-ªmð h-cn-ñ. ]nsó t^mWtñ icWw!'
Xpfp A¡m-Zan A\p-h-Zn-¨p-In-«nbt¸mÄ AXnsâ kz`m-h-sa-´m-bn-cn-¡-W-sa-óm-tem-Nn-¡m³ FS-\oÀ aT-¯nð kn.F-¨v. Ipª¼p Fw.Fð.-F. hnfn-¨p-Iq-«nb tbmK-¯nð Rm\pw ]s¦-Sp-¯n-cp-óp. Ipd¨v t\cs¯ F¯n-b-Xp-sImïv cma-®ssdbpambn kwkm-cn-¡m³ kabw In«n. "Xpfp Adn-bptam?' FtómSv At±lw tNmZn-¨p. Rm³ ]dªp: "sNdn-sbmcp Xpfp kw_Ôw F\n-¡p-ïv. Xsâ "A½m-bn-A½'bpsS `mj Xpfp-hm-Wv; A½m-h³ `mj Ió-U-bpw. Xpfp kwkm-cn-¡pó Ht«sd _Ôp-¡Ä Dïv'. B Xpfp-{]-W-bn¡v kt´m-j-am-bn.
At±-l-¯nsâ 'tIs«-gp¯p' Imc-\m-Im³ \nÀ_-Ô-]qÀhw £Wn-¨n«v Hgn-ªp-am-dn. hen-sbmcp \jvS-am-bn-t¸m-bn.
"sabn³ kv{Sow' hmcn-I-bnð Øm]I ]{Xm-[n-]-cm-bn-cpó \nJnð N{I-hÀ¯n-sb-¡p-dn¨v {]ikvX ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-I³ Sn.sP.-F-kv. tPmÀPv ]d-bpóp: "\nJnð Zm ]pkvX-I-§-sfm-óp-sa-gp-Xn-bn-«n-ñ. Ipäw Fsó-t¸m-se-bp-Å-h-cp-tX-Sm-Wv. tS¸v dn¡mÀUÀ Hm¬sN-bvXp-sh¨v At±-l-hp-ambn kwhm-Z-¯n-teÀs¸-S-W-am-bn-cp-óp. AXv ]IÀ¯n-sb-Sp¯v FUnäv sNbvXv ]pkvX-I-am-¡m-am-bn-cp-óp. Iptd \ñ ]pkvX-I-§Ä \ap¡v e`n-t¨s\'.
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