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competitions held under the auspices of All India Post and
Telegraph Cultural Organization. It was my good fortune
to accompany her as the circle manager of the cultural
competition team to Kolhapur, Chandigarh and Calcutta
where in all the places my daughter Srividya won first
prize in Carnatic music entry. My colleague in RMS
Mr.Rajeswara Rao accompanied us to all these places.
When I could not find enough time in Kolhapur to take
Srividya to the movie Maavaali featuring my daughter’s

favorite Sridevi she was put out for my breaking the
promise .

The promise was in return for her securing first place in
the competition the reward wood be the movie. When we
visited Calcutta I showed her all the places of tourist
importance like Victoria Mahal.

While the domestic life was not found wanting in any
aspect my office scene was one of turbulence and agitation.
Within the first 3 months I walked into a trap whereby I
after examining some claims submitted by a member of
staff for work performed overtime on holidays I found the
claim reasonable and ordered payment. The claim was as
against double overtime allowance was due , the particular
staff was compensated by single rate of OTA It was not on
record that there were several claims of this sort and hen
this matter was brought to the PMG’s notice he got furious
and berated me for having taken a decision without
consulting him. He rejected all the claims which were
received in this fashion. Soon afterwards the Union
representing the staff declared stoppage of work and mail
bags were lying on station platforms and in mail offices
leading to hold up of sorting work and leading to delay in
issuing mails for delivery. The press photographed and
published in the newspapers the accumulation of mails. The
matter reached the notice of Directorate and the Minister in
charge of Communication Sri.C.M,Stephen called for a

report. I laid bare the issue and observed that as work was
turned out on holidays I ordered payment as per rules. The

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