Commencing with the much publicized and out of the blue rendezvous with our honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, I switched on my television the morning of previous day in anticipation of some fireworks from our beloved PM on the tantrum of questions which were expected to be directed at him from our ever so witty and unforgiving (as they seem to project in their news channels) journalists. I was rather disappointed, to say the least, as all I observed and perceived (as usual) was a mundane, subdued, monotonous and squeaky tone of the PM on all the issues that were raised by the journalists and international media (who I believed spoke and enquired in the same manner as the PM answered them). I was not expecting a George Bush like shoe hauling incident but at least our journalists could have been a bit more aggressive in their questionnaire and possibly body language. Putting it straight, they were as poor as the church mouse. Well, let’s leave it at that, I believe “A fool at 40 is a fool forever” (goes for all our political leaders). At this day and age, India need answers to “WHY?” and not shying or ducking away and washing your hands off at every given opportunity and issue. I personally thought it was the best opportunity the PM had presented himself and the nation at large, to drive away all the misconceptions and silence his critics by taking a firm stand on the issues which are long overdue. The only time the PM looked perky and excited was when he was politely queried about Rahul “baba” (BTW, India is also known for her various kinds of babas).
The other day I was watching a public rally (held before May general elections last year) on my television of our beloved (pyari and dulari as some might say out of sheer ignorance) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati (a.k.a behenji) where the news channel was framing allegations against her, as to how she betrayed the general public by making false promises (if ever they had made a true one) and going gaga over her monumental statues and elephant carvings, I noticed a usual gesture of “Good-bye” or simply put, waving of hands to the masses, made by her from the podium she was standing on, which irked me, instantly a thought came storming into my mind and I felt the need and desperation to include it in my next blog, which I am doing it now gleefully.
How does a common man bid Good bye or greet another common man? Well, It’s simple, raise your right or left hand (whichever you may feel comfortable with) just on top of your forehead (as I am a perfectionist) spread your palms and fingers and wave with a smile on your face!!! Simple!!! Now allow me to narrate the same gesture in a political, democratic and sophisticated manner. Raising hands, smiling and waving remains the same, in addition to it, they rotate their over-sized and un-toned bodies in clock or anti-clock wise direction up to 270 degrees (the remaining 90 degrees is reserved for PA’s and fleet of bodyguards) and savor the moment as it goes down in the annals of Indian history. In short, Political leaders never greets “a” common man, they are always accustomed to address people gathered in flocks which gives us an interesting insight to their corrupted and delusional minds. During elections if a political expat cannot go door to door or bow down to a common man for votes or seek his advice then I am afraid holding political rallies, gathering people like herds and cattle, making a mockery of the opposition and demanding votes on behalf of the oppositions wrong doings does not make any sense. A person is not remembered by the position he or she occupies, they will always be remembered by the legacy they preach, practice and leave behind.
The people of India need to understand the legacy of “vote bank politics” and “dynasty politics” and refrain themselves from being a part of it. Indian Politics is the spiciest, scripted and over the moon masala melodrama (nautanki) you can ever witness.
We do not have to go too far to understand political chutzpah, Jarkhand at the moment is in a sorry state of affairs, BJP and JMM are playing a cat and mice game, the result of which the state is suffering from the ever evolving threat of the Maoists (to add to it the Madhu Koda scam).
Both the political parties are least bothered about the common man’s safety from the Maoists, all they are vouching for is the CM’s Kursi (Chair) and Ji mantriji (Yes minister) PA. It is agonizingly painful to see that since its inception 10 years hence as a separate state all it has managed to cultivate and reap is Maoism and a dirty money laundering scam which has been the icing on the cake. The very objective of Shibu Soren of supporting and upbringing the minors for which the state was carved out of Bihar is gone and Maoists it seems have taken up that cause and spread havoc in their own merry way. When will the government intervene and take some serious action? Words and politically extravagant speeches alone do not serve the purpose Mr. Palaniappan Chidambaram Chettiar…The question beckons for a long time; we do not need another political melodrama, we need action, whole of India is waiting… with bated breath.
To end my blog I would like to say thanks to all the viewers (1 follower from USA is not bad I would say) especially colleagues from my work place for their overwhelming response and for taking their precious time out to read my views. Your comments are of paramount importance to me, please do keep them flowing in. I have updated the comments section, which as per the feedback I received was not appealing. Point taken, well now you will be able to view each other’s comments by signing into iGoogle with your Gmail id and password. By now I hope you have added my blog in the favorites section of your browser, if not, please do so. Thanks for the constant support. Cheers and have a good time ahead.
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