India
oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P
The newsroom was busy with several journalists and editors pouring in updates over the assembly election results on May 2. It was a big day for me as I was all set to write articles on the assembly constituencies and the vote percentage. But, there was something else waiting for me.
As the counting of votes began, all were busy caught up with reporting what is happening in those 5 states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry), I felt something is not right. I could not focus on my work and my body began to feel warm. Assuming it could possibly be a common fever, I decided to take medicine and work as if nothing had happened.
A few hours later, the fever did not reduce and the temperature shot upto 104. My body gave up. I had no strength to sit and work. I was done for the day.
Next day, the counting of votes had already concluded. The fate of the assembly…