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Staying connected can often be a big nuisance, says Dr. Sampath Kumar
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NO ROOM Dr. Sampath Kumar: `Unsolicited calls take up private space'
These days my mobile phone has become a curse. Come daybreak and the torture begins. It's some bank offering a personal loan, someone offering a home loan or a credit card, clubs offerings memberships... the list goes on and on. Sadly, all this is from a sweet and polite voice, instantly stopping me from being rude.
Jokes apart, the truth is, this whole business is driving me completely mad. The moment the mobile rings, the torture shows even on my face. My nerves go taut and my face gets knotted up. These calls gobble up a lot of my precious time too.
The other day, I was in the operation theatre attending to a complicated surgery. The patient was bleeding profusely. I get a call from a bank offering some personal loan. I wanted to yell at the caller: "I need some blood from a blood bank and not any money." Such situations are a dime a dozen. I am not at peace even when I am in a class teaching students.
Driving you mad
There are calls coming in when I am driving too. Even my time in the shower is not spared. All these so-called "offers" are criminal as they take my private space.
Where do all these banks get mobile numbers from? What does this system of calling any person with a mobile anytime translate to? An unfair business game.
Why can't there be someone to monitor all these and come up with rules? I am sure there are several like me going through a harrowing time.
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