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officer for help. So once he narrated the story I assured him
of a way out. I asked the Superintendent of post offices to
straight away suspend the inspector on the ground that he
did not submit daily diaries, which complaint can be
attributed to any inspector at any given time! The inspector
held in good esteem was shocked at the damage the
disclosure would cause to his image. The superintendent
directed him to see me when the suspended official went to
him for revoking suspension. So when the inspector came

to me with a long face I asked him to confess everything
that happened and got the same in writing besides
confiscating the so called missives of romance and pass
books. Immediately thereafter his suspension was revoked
and the hapless girl escaped from the ordeal.

The other incident is more calamitous. Sometime early in
Summer of 1975 Coimbatore telephone district cricket team
proposed a friendly match with Cricket team of Postal
division. The teams selected a suitable ground on Avinashi
road. The telephone team had the option to bat first. After
an hour or so the game was progressing interestingly when
to save a hard hit ball from crossing boundary the fields
man ran vigorously and succeeded in fielding the ball. But
he had developed thirst and came running to dressing room
for water. Hardly did he swallow few drops of water than
he fainted and fell. The entire team converged upon him
and tried to revive him but without success. Before he
could be taken to a hospital nearby he unfortunately
breathed his last. Then I came to know it was Subba Rao
postmaster of Collectorate Post office .Now the question
arose how to convey the bad news to the deceased’s family.
I took SubbaRao’S body and broke the news to his wife.
Soon before the news spread we organized a mail van into
which were loaded a few mail bags intended for Salem and
Mr.Subba Rao’s body , his wife and a young baby daughter
and a postal clerk was sent as escort to Salem where Subba
Rao’s parents were residing. It appeared Subba Rao had a

weak heart that could not bear the strain of a cricket game.
Needless to say only after I got appointment order from the

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