The 'War of Freebies'

There could not have been a better title for the ongoing election campaign in Tamilnadu - 'War of Freebies' as Cho called it.
This time tomorrow it will all be over, and the parties have shouted themselves hoarse in offering sops to voters - sops unheard of till now.
The DMK says Rs. 2 per kilo of rice if we come to power, and the ADMK says 10 kgs of free rice if we do.
Free colour TVs and gas stoves to all, says DMK; four grams of gold for thali to every girl getting married, says ADMK.
Jobs will be offered to 3.5 lakhs of youngsters, says one - to more than 5 lakhs says another.
Perks that have been taken away will be restituted to TN Govt servants says DMK; students passing the Std. XII exams successfully will be given free computers says AIDMK.
How many of these promises are going to be kept? And how? From whose coffers? Do we see the taxpayers' burden increasing?
I have to vote tomorrow - but I already have a colour TV and gas stove, there are no girls of marriageable age in my home, no students who have written the twelfth exams.
So I think I will give my vote to the new party that has promised something I don't have if it comes to power - a seemai pasu.