True Story Of Three Friends...

*This is the true story of three friends*

*First* one was brilliant ,never  gave up the first position in his school . Topper in every exam held in School, College and the University.

*Second* one  was average , wouldn't fail but pushed to the next class by default.

*Third* one was a trickster , a cheat and was an expert manipulator.

But these three were great friends , thick as thieves.

Once their education  was over.....

*The* *first one* , the brilliant guy as expected became an excellent engineer.  He gave Indian Engineering Services exam, was chosen as Class one officer. He became a Chief Engineer in Indian railways later.

*Second* *one* graduated with Physics major and appeared for Civil Services exam, passed and was appointed as the head of the department (HoD) where his first friend was working at a lower level !!

*Third* *one* didn't bother to study further after school, chose the right party at the right time ,fought the elections , won ,and became an MP , and later became a cabinet minister and under him were the Departments where two of his school friends were working.

This is not a fictional story.

*First* *one* is *E* *Shridharan* .. *Metro* *man.*

*Second* *one* is *TN* *Sheshan* Chief Election Commissioner.

*Third* *one* is  *KP* *Unnikrishnan* who got elected five times as MP for Lok-sabha,and also became a cabinet minister during VP Singh's  tenure as PM.

*Three friends- from the same school, the same teachers, but destiny chartered different  paths* !!!

(  translated from original Malayalam)