Category: Personal Reflections

One after another each day it seems is a new SCAM day. Scams and allegations suddenly coming to the fore and are the current fad. To twist a advertisement seen on TV quite frequently nowadays…Kya chal raha hai…Scam chal raha hai. Why this activities are intensifying just about now? In cricketing parlance the team is peaking just about the right time. Both the ICC World Cup and the General Election is just round the corner. My concern is not about who will win, my worry is that would I want a dolt to represent me. I personally was aghast when some of the politically motivated puppet choices were made to hold the Office of the President of the Country. It was quite disgusting to see these faces staring at you from their photo frames as it is mandatory to hang the picture of the Commander-in-Chief. RG most definitely is NOT a Leader, yet I have to bow my head and accept him. We had so much expectations when the aam aadmi tried to break the bastion. But it is a community which is very well knit and there is no room for any outsiders. I didn’t realize unless someone pointed it out even the community of “Judges” is a closed society. Only family lineage is permitted within the group. Most of the things of importance has been made “dynastic” and we fall in line…I like many, wait to see as to what type of bill is tabled for the “Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill”…better late than never…

Modicare – Medical Insurance for the common man, rolls out. In whatever form, it is indeed a beginning. No one thought about it over these past years when Politicians were busy amassing personal wealth and when a “commoner” who gained power did dare to think and act, we must stand up and applaud. And it should indeed be christened as “Modicare”. So many, and almost every thing of significance in this Country is named after the “G” family; I sometimes wonder whether we have been living in a democratic set up or being ruled by monarchy. And to think that the head of this family was so enthralled by everything “foreign” that he wanted a British Commander-in-Chief for the Indian Army way back in 1947. It was only when objected to by one of the Senior Officer, that Gen. Cariappa was named as the First C-in-C. And he was the best in the category of an Officer and a Gentleman.But then that is what we do best keep lamenting. Today we have the pitiable Scion of the Family literally rolling up his sleeves, rather gleefully at the prospect of taking over the reins. I am not personally aligned to any particular Political Party, but I speaking for myself want this change to continue. At least let us give the man his chance. For better or for worse, it cannot be any worse than what is to be dished out over the past 70 odd years, if RG comes in power. I sometimes wish that someone in INC has the gumption to stand up and take a call. If the Leadership is changed then I am sure that the INC will become more acceptable. In the plenary speech, RaGa expressed his wish and called for change in leadership. If he really meant then after due introspection he should announce his abdication…and the flowers will start blooming…but how can that be possible…

Corruption, nepotism, chaos, anarchy, a total bedlam of politics in my Country. As a dedicated nationalist, it is painful to watch this degradation and degeneration, which is happening almost on a everyday basis and quite openly. Corruption & nepotism has always existed, and not restricted to just this one Country, and we are all very well aware of this for a fact, but now with “professional” managers and media firms stage managing the affairs it has become blatantly visible and is being openly abused. When I brace myself to watch the news channels, what I see is an exact replica of what I saw when I had visited one of the Government run schools in Delhi some time back. The scene was an exact remnant of the chaos that prevailed with the teacher busy in doing whatever and the children in complete control and the ensuing chaos confirmed the presence of a school in the neighbour hood. I have not had the opportunity to visit the Parliament, but seeing what I see on the television, I can envisage the same atmosphere. And to think that we agreed to get our index finger smeared for this…a dolt being stage managed to be the eventual ruler to claim legacy…a man who wanted to be king being written off…despite better intentions…is this the power of a Country which is shouldered on 66% of population which is below 35…is this the best team that we can muster up…i just wonder.