Manja Kite's thread kills a three-year-old kid in Korukkupet, Chennai
On 3 November, when two and half years old, cute looking Abinesh Rao was riding with his father Gopal over the Korukkupet bridge, a kite Manja thread cut his throat to die in Stanley hospital. Due to this kind of life-threatening incidents in the past, kite flying was banned by the police. But, how it resurfaced yesterday to kill young Abinesh right in front of his father's eyes raises many questions.
What is Manja?
All the kids before 2K will sure have enough experience with Manja threads. They are various colored threads used to fly kites. Common threads are applied with Manja to make them stronger to cut the other flying kites. Many ingredients are added to make them strong.
The 70s and 80s kids become chemists and mix Vajram, grounded bottle pieces, colors, and many more they could find from their area. They are all boiled in their lab fires created on grounds with sticks. And then, they are applied to the threads. One chemist boy to outsmart his rival will add what all he gets best to make the thread strong. There is even area wise rivalry for such kite competitions, and at those times, there was colossal pride in cutting other area kids kites.