On protests, VS camp hits virtual highway

While VS8217;s USP may be his carefully cultivated rustic appeal, and his supposed rejection of all sophistication, his protesting comrades would appear to have vanished off the roads only to regroup on the virtual highway. The largely ignored website dedicated to him and managed by a bunch of Malayali NRI comrades sitting in New York, comradevs.com, has reported over 21,000 hits daily 8212; mostly peeved VS supporters blogging their angst.

The website asks: 8216;8216;He has no stature of an intellectual giant, but why do people wait for comments of this high school dropout on all issues? He has no stature of a man of charisma but why do people gather wherever he is? He was never a man in power but what has contributed to his phenomenal organisational skill?8217;8217; And it reminds: 8216;8216;For him, leadership didn8217;t come on a platter.8217;8217;

The cell phone service providers are now making a kill. VS8217;s followers persisted with the deluge of SMS messages hailing their hero, choking services. Apparently not to be outdone, counter SMS messages ridiculing VS are now also flashing in earnest, all across Kerala.