No room for bees

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, JAN. 8. Stirring a hornet's nest. At Valluvar Kottam today, the Tamil Nadu Fire Service personnel took this phrase very seriously. They spent the better part of today, removing two big honeycombs built by bees on top of the Valluvar Kottam chariot.

The fire personnel were called to perform this unusual service, in preparation for the Chief Minister's function, scheduled to be held at Valluvar Kottam on January 12.

The two honeycombs, which were reportedly three feet long and wide, were smoked out, on the instructions of DFO, Mr. N. Jeevanandam, according to the fire service personnel.

Their efforts yielded one great pile of ash, as the bees and their honeycombs, burnt up in the heat created by the fire that was started by the personnel. The honey is withered from the combs and no bees hum at Valluvar Kottam.

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