Selvarangan noticed that his wife was looking at him and kept his face normal, even though the information he heard was disturbing. This is a trick he did not know at one time. This is the biggest lesson he has learned over time from his long stay in politics. He told his wife "Fool calling out to tell that there is no information yet."
After saying that, he gave his eldest son a meaningful look. Uday understood his father's look and slowly got up and stretched himself.
"Dad, instead of just sitting here, I think it is better to go straight and look into the situation ourselves. Dad come along with me”
Selvarangan looked at Padmavathi with a smile who said,“ Thank God, now you are talking sense” and left the room with Uday.
When he came out, Uday asked his father.
"What?"
Selvarangan said anxiously, "They got hold of his telescope which had fallen on the mountain slope."
Lines of anxiety began to spread across Uday's face as well. He said, "Let me go there personally and Shall we go to the police?"
"Let me talk to my brother and decide anything." Selvarangan referred Chief Minister Rajathurai as his brother. He immediately dialed a number on the phone.
"Our brother is busy. Want to talk to him immediately. It is personal. Can you ask and tell”
Within three minutes the phone rang from the Chief Minister's aide.
"Sir asked you to come home."
Immediately Uday left for the hill and Selvarangan went to the Chief Minister's house. Selvarangan's memories moved backwards.
As the Parameswaran Panicker had predicted, Karthi was immensely knowledgeable. Although Karthi was born three and a half years after Uday, Karthi started reading and writing before Uday. He started reading books at a very young age. He was knowledgeable enough to point out from time to time if mistakes were made while conducting the lesson.
In his eighth grade, he pointed out a mistake in the conducted lesson. The new teacher thinking he was going to punish him, said quietly, "You can come and teach the lesson." Teacher went quietly and sat down in his chair.
In this case, usually the boys get scared and apologize immediately. But Karthi did not join that group, immediately came to the front of the class, conducted the same lesson better than his teacher and asked the students if they had any doubts about the subject. Karthi returned to his seat after resolving the doubts of one or two students. The teacher did not flinch in the face. From then on he began to come with extra preparation before coming to the classes he was in. He had never studied like that even for the exam during his college days.
Other students began to come to him and ask their questions instead of asking the teachers. Some teachers and most students celebrated him. Some teachers and some fellow students thought he was being rude. But no one was able to prove that anything he said was wrong and succeed. Even his enemies started to believe that if Karthi said something he would be right one hundred percent.
His reputation rose further during college. He said this when a professor in the first week of college one day explained something scientific truth in a science class.
"It is old news Sir. Only last week did a German scientist prove it a lie. It's been published in American Science Journal the day before. ”
The professor looked at him in amazement. He was astounded when he confirmed that it was true. He is a knowledgeable professor with doctoral degrees in two fields. Met him alone and talked a lot. Great amazement overwhelmed him when he learned the depth he knew about that one field, not just the lesson, but many other fields. He told fellow teachers about the student. He talked about Karthi in high words with all the scholars who were friendly about him.
One day he met Sevarangan in person and said, “You have a genius as your son. You are so blessed. ” Selvarangan was taken aback when he grabbed one of Selvarangan's hands and touchéd it with his forehead.
Having been accustomed to all sorts of compliments and sneers since he had been a minister for so long, he is always truly proud of his youngest son's knowledge. True happiness for one is the compliments one gets from merit. Many have praised him for it before.
But the professor, who seemed to be an old scholar, Selvarangan was amazed by the way he spoke with genuine ecstasy. Having said that, he even hoped that the professor might ask for some other help or recommendation. But it was an unforgettable fulfillment that the professor returned without asking anything else as he had only come to say it. He has risen from the grassroots to become the next second minister to the chief minister and has come a long way. The father's mind began to think that this was the only real success in life.
Then came the occasion when he heard so many compliments about the youngest son. He joined IIT and continued to top in good marks there. Many colleges called him to speak. He was appointed as a referee in some knowledge based competitions. Many scholars and professors came to home with their doubts. Karthi answered it all with explanation. He was able to tell clearly some basic information about it even though it was things that were not deeply familiar to him. The awe on the faces of those who came and went was something he often noticed.
At home he would always be in his room reading and exploring something. Many times will not come to eat. Gnanam takes the food and leaves it in her son's room. The next time she takes the food, the previous food will remain where she left it. Those are the only moments that are filed with Gnanam’s anger with her son. She scolds harshly. “I will move on from here only if you eat it right away”. If Karthi was reading is a book, she will grab it and close it. If he was working on the computer she will turn it off immediately. If there are any research objects in front of him she will dissolve. So Karthi has no choice but to eat with a smirk.
No one at home knows what research his youngest son, who is so thirsty for knowledge, is currently embarking on. If he had asked he would have definitely said so. But the things he says often do not reach their knowledge. Information that amazes those who are interested in relevant matters has often led to dizziness and disorientation for those who lack curiosity or understanding. So in the house trio have been careful not to make the mistake of asking like that.
For his new research, he has been going to the mountain for a few months on the night of the new moon. Karthi has started going only after that rational organization has proved that demons, devils and spirits are not in that area. They do not know what he was doing there and how he is doing research. But he began to wonder if it was that research that was now endangering him.