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Last weekend when I visited my in-laws at Cochin, there was a heavy mix of vegetable curries for lunch & dinner. Me being a staunch non-veggie, I was feeling the pinch. Why so much of veggie dishes I ask and pat came the answer.
Apparently, Reliance's mega retail project, now in a vegetable vendor avataar has kickstarted in this part of India. Christined Reliance Fresh, they've opened small mom-and-pop kind of stores in almost all the major parts of Ernakulam.

Me being a follower of all the latest trends, I thought of checking out one and clicking a few snaps for all of you to see. But voila, the shop is closed. They had to close down because a "particular organization" has decided to ransack the place that evening coz they feel MNCs/INCs are eating up poor man's livelihood.

But from what I understood, vegetables & fruits were being sold at half the prices and the consumers a.k.a the common man was really happy and could afford more.

But the super powers that guide Kerala has decided to clamp down on organized retailing. According to FT.Com -

The government of Kerala is poised to ban all organised retailing, including stores run by the country’s largest company Reliance Industries.

Not content with keeping multinationals out of the sector, Kerala’s communist government is threatening legislation that would also head off Reliance, which last year launched a $5bn national retail strategy and has opened six of 70 stores proposed for the state

God save Dogs Own Country!
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  1. Sriram13 July, 2007 10:22

    Now I hope everyone understands why kerala is always green. Hardcore communists will never allow development to happen. They don't develop and they will not others develop. Please note, I don't have anything personally against kerala, it is just my view about the parties and unwanted unions that are stopping the betterment of a good place.

    Sriram

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  2. Flowergirl16 July, 2007 10:26

    Hi Sriram:
    your perspective about not allowing the state to grow is correct, but why should the green be compromised; today we compromise on greens after a decade we will be running around saying "plant a tree" as is the case in many states/countries now;
    there are so many things that can be done without compromising on "GOOD" things, which the govt has to dfntly look into.

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  3. Anonymous16 July, 2007 11:14

    Let it be anything....!!...Should've avoided the statement.."God save DOGS own country"....!!!!!!!!!

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