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Much ado about a chopper

A chopper can cause flutters in a place like Malappuram. The brief landing of Indian Air Force (IAF)'s multi-role transport helicopter MI8 at Kottakunnu on Wednesday morning caused quite a flutter not only among the local residents but among the news corps as well.

Rumours began to thicken as the bus-sized chopper took off within minutes after landing on the hilltop.

Newsmen were all agog, wildly making calls - and guesses too.

On Thursday, the papers carried quite a few versions of the chopper story. Some said it was a flight to attract people.

Others said it was a routine inspection.

Some others even linked it with terrorist activities in Malappuram.

One or two papers mentioned that the Indian Air Force workhorse was on a mapping mission to identify possible landing spots across the State.

It was interesting reading. Facts can have many facets, or at least the newspapers may lead us to think so.

Abdul Latheef Naha

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