A portion of Anna Salai, an arterial road in the very heart of Chennai literally came crashing down on Sunday. The road cave-in saw the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corportaion (MTC) bus and a car getting trapped into the giant crater that had formed suddenly.
The road cave-in was blamed on the tunnelling work being carried out by the Chennai Metro Rail. While officials on the ground are carrying out an inquiry on the cause of the accident, meme-makers were quick to suggest a few likely causes.
Remember the oath VK Sasikala took at Jayalalithaa’s memorial in February, just shortly before she left for Bengaluru’s Parapanna Agrahara jail? It appears the cracks are beginning to show after the AIADMK (Amma) leader’s kung-fu moves.
Positively sure that 19th century science fiction writer Jules Verne did not have this in mind when he wrote his book Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Of course, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t be far behind when it comes to infrastructure and development.
In this Baasha-inspired meme, Raghuvaran remarks, “See on top” in other countries, while superstar Rajinikanth casually replies, “See the bottom” in Tamil Nadu.
And then there was the engineer who confessed to building the road.