As a friend says, one shoe and two targets. Very good step taken by the party. Seems like there is hope for politicians and politics in India. Although I am against politics in its current form, acts like this reassure me of hope in Politics and Politicians.
When do we see a Modi, Varun and Muthallik be debarred by their own parties? When will gundagardi see an end in politics?
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Of Muthaliks, Tytlers, Sajjans, Modis, Yadavs, Vaikos and Varuns
Faces of India. People of the soil. Indians by birth and spirit. Those who pledge to dedicate their lives for the betterment of the citizens of the country.
A CEO of a small enterprise Talibanizes women in a pub in Mangalore and is campaigning for a national party to swing vote banks in their favor. A case study of outsourcing of Taliban forces for Politics.
Two CXOs/unit heads who were witnessed in a negative way in the 1984 riots has got a clean chit from CBI and tickets to the current Lok Sabha elections.
A CEO of as state drives a riot and refuses the act like a coward. Ignites religious citizens to stand for him and pushes industry stalwarts to vote for him as the PM of the country. He is the biggest leader today of a national party.
A CEO of a state party is convicted for murder and pushes his wife to the frontiers of politics to keep his legacy in place. His wife defends him like any other Indian Biwi. A party gives her the ticket.
A CEO of a small organization in Tamil Nadu, wants blood bath in India if a CEO of a terrorist organization in a neighboring country is touched. The entire state CEOs of parties are implicitly and explicitly supporting the carnage.
A young, aspirant CEO takes to the streets with one of the most atrocious religious remarks. A large national political party is supporting him more every day as time flies by. Every other CEO in the political process is taking advantage going against him or for him.
My question comes here. Why are we after the poor guy… Ramalinga Raju? Should not the courts take charge of punishing the above mentioned CEOs who have had a life threatening and homicide impact on Indian Citizens rather than a small culprit who has cheated a few investors?
A CEO of a small enterprise Talibanizes women in a pub in Mangalore and is campaigning for a national party to swing vote banks in their favor. A case study of outsourcing of Taliban forces for Politics.
Two CXOs/unit heads who were witnessed in a negative way in the 1984 riots has got a clean chit from CBI and tickets to the current Lok Sabha elections.
A CEO of as state drives a riot and refuses the act like a coward. Ignites religious citizens to stand for him and pushes industry stalwarts to vote for him as the PM of the country. He is the biggest leader today of a national party.
A CEO of a state party is convicted for murder and pushes his wife to the frontiers of politics to keep his legacy in place. His wife defends him like any other Indian Biwi. A party gives her the ticket.
A CEO of a small organization in Tamil Nadu, wants blood bath in India if a CEO of a terrorist organization in a neighboring country is touched. The entire state CEOs of parties are implicitly and explicitly supporting the carnage.
A young, aspirant CEO takes to the streets with one of the most atrocious religious remarks. A large national political party is supporting him more every day as time flies by. Every other CEO in the political process is taking advantage going against him or for him.
My question comes here. Why are we after the poor guy… Ramalinga Raju? Should not the courts take charge of punishing the above mentioned CEOs who have had a life threatening and homicide impact on Indian Citizens rather than a small culprit who has cheated a few investors?
BJP’s IT Vision – making a mockery of democracy
A friend of mine send me a poorly made pdf document which had a good IT vision for India. The thoughts in the document were good, but sounded like a bad collation from the Barack campaign. I liked the part of use of IT to curb corruption. And from a business angle I saw a lot of money in the document!
But as a citizen, I still believe we have not addressed roti, kapda aur makaan as yet. I would add infrastructure and education to it. With this, I do not mean IT education (10k laptop oriented education) or IT infrastructure (land records online and SSN the Indian way).
Do we need these? Yes we do!!! In fact we need more than this. We need the Swiss weather, non-polluted OZ, homeland security of US, valuation of Re. higher than the British Pound, we need the infrastructure of Dubai and of course, my insignificant dream of making Bombay (not Mumbai) a Singapore clone.
But when I look beyond my window to see the dirty slums, I think of health care – a few malarial deaths in the last month. I see corruption with the traffic cops near my house. I see uneducated youth (high potential youth) who are direction less and sit around commenting on school girls who are returning home. I see an 82 year old lady working in our neighboring garden as she has to earn just her next meal. I see a builder who is building apartments in thin air. Has he ever thought of pollution or hazards or even is there enough roadways and parking spots to accommodate the new cars that will come in there?
These are key problems for me. My digitized land records can wait. My SSN equivalent can wait. Actually my seeing money in IT projects in India can wait. I can also wait to see my Bombay with the colors of Singapore.
I need food, health care, education, income, low cost energy, responsibility and accountability and reduction of corruption. Frankly, this is what I will vote on. I can do without any of these being in place, coz I can afford them. But unfortunately, I am only 26% of my population - am only talking of Bombay. I think it is time to speak for the other 74 %. And most of my problems will be taken care of.
Today I am not sure if I am voting for a party or an agenda. I will vote for an individual who I know has done or at least has a potential to do. I do not see Prakash Amte or his likes standing for elections. Hence, chances of finding my guy is bleak. My next bet is the youth. Hope I find some and politicians take a leaf from the Lok Sabha Ex Speaker's book.
One thing is for sure, today politicians are hitting their own feet with the axe. And this is making us citizens more aware of what we need to do.
But as a citizen, I still believe we have not addressed roti, kapda aur makaan as yet. I would add infrastructure and education to it. With this, I do not mean IT education (10k laptop oriented education) or IT infrastructure (land records online and SSN the Indian way).
Do we need these? Yes we do!!! In fact we need more than this. We need the Swiss weather, non-polluted OZ, homeland security of US, valuation of Re. higher than the British Pound, we need the infrastructure of Dubai and of course, my insignificant dream of making Bombay (not Mumbai) a Singapore clone.
But when I look beyond my window to see the dirty slums, I think of health care – a few malarial deaths in the last month. I see corruption with the traffic cops near my house. I see uneducated youth (high potential youth) who are direction less and sit around commenting on school girls who are returning home. I see an 82 year old lady working in our neighboring garden as she has to earn just her next meal. I see a builder who is building apartments in thin air. Has he ever thought of pollution or hazards or even is there enough roadways and parking spots to accommodate the new cars that will come in there?
These are key problems for me. My digitized land records can wait. My SSN equivalent can wait. Actually my seeing money in IT projects in India can wait. I can also wait to see my Bombay with the colors of Singapore.
I need food, health care, education, income, low cost energy, responsibility and accountability and reduction of corruption. Frankly, this is what I will vote on. I can do without any of these being in place, coz I can afford them. But unfortunately, I am only 26% of my population - am only talking of Bombay. I think it is time to speak for the other 74 %. And most of my problems will be taken care of.
Today I am not sure if I am voting for a party or an agenda. I will vote for an individual who I know has done or at least has a potential to do. I do not see Prakash Amte or his likes standing for elections. Hence, chances of finding my guy is bleak. My next bet is the youth. Hope I find some and politicians take a leaf from the Lok Sabha Ex Speaker's book.
One thing is for sure, today politicians are hitting their own feet with the axe. And this is making us citizens more aware of what we need to do.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Muthalik in custody for one day – a joke
India’s vandalism party chief has been arrested and a news channel says that he will be in jail for at least a night (this was on Thursday evening). Ask anyone in Udupi, about Muthalik’s background, they will tell you that he was a local goonda – a petty ransom and hafta collector. I will not be surprised if he has not been arrested earlier. What is new for him if he goes for another day? Does it matter to him? He has become a political leader overnight. That’s what he wanted!!!
In fact, with the Karnataka CM’s statement, in a way supporting him by telling that pub culture should be stopped in Bangalore – the pub city, does he not know Muthalik’s background? Should he be stopping pub culture or ensuring guys like Muthalik are put behind bars?
How come he was not arrested for his acts and put behind bars for good?
Why does it take Mumbai Police to get him to books? What is this “at least one day in jail attitude”? This is the biggest joke played on Indians today!
In fact, with the Karnataka CM’s statement, in a way supporting him by telling that pub culture should be stopped in Bangalore – the pub city, does he not know Muthalik’s background? Should he be stopping pub culture or ensuring guys like Muthalik are put behind bars?
How come he was not arrested for his acts and put behind bars for good?
Why does it take Mumbai Police to get him to books? What is this “at least one day in jail attitude”? This is the biggest joke played on Indians today!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Morale policing vs. economic stability and national security
Once again our politicians display their foot-in-mouth syndrome. From the head of a nitwitic party who disrupted lives and terrorized people in Mangalore, to another party in Nashik who terrorized kids to the Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Karnataka – every ones motto now seems to be “morale policing is my contribution to the society”!
Wake up guys, today the problems that our country (including your party) faces are two:
01. Economy is slowing down further and is actually exposing cracks even in India
02. This is resulting in increased unemployment
03. And finally, the threat to our existence from terrorism
Morale policing will not help in any of the top three issues that are primary to the lives of an Indian. When will our politicians understand that? Why are we voting for them?
Wake up guys, today the problems that our country (including your party) faces are two:
01. Economy is slowing down further and is actually exposing cracks even in India
02. This is resulting in increased unemployment
03. And finally, the threat to our existence from terrorism
Morale policing will not help in any of the top three issues that are primary to the lives of an Indian. When will our politicians understand that? Why are we voting for them?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Political terror to Politics of terror
It was sad see Ajmal Amir Qasab again creating havoc in Nashik, at a hotel in Bombay and a pub in Mangalore. The hundreds attacked by terrorists in Bombay were innocent. The objectives of the terrorists were to create havoc and destroy lives of many innocent people. At the same time, one of the key reasons for the attack was to get certain recognition.
How different are the hooligan parties in Bombay and Mangalore? They have created havoc with their inhuman actions. They have terrorised the lives of innocent people. And their core objective is to get their parties recognized as the elections are round the corner.
This is where we do not see the Government and the Supreme Court not taking steps. Can’t these parties be barred from participating in elections? What are we waiting for?
When do we see an end to the politics of terror? Or political terror?
How different are the hooligan parties in Bombay and Mangalore? They have created havoc with their inhuman actions. They have terrorised the lives of innocent people. And their core objective is to get their parties recognized as the elections are round the corner.
This is where we do not see the Government and the Supreme Court not taking steps. Can’t these parties be barred from participating in elections? What are we waiting for?
When do we see an end to the politics of terror? Or political terror?
Thursday, January 1, 2009
When do we learn? When will India be safe?
You have politicians still talking, pointing fingers, covering their bums and finally bullshitting. You and I, the citizens of India are still living to die an unexpected death.
Yesterday here in Bombay, Police were patrolling the streets like never before. They are keeping vigil on the city and we are told they are well equipped to handle and kind of incident of attack on the city. What about Assam?
Why were these steps not taken in Assam? And our security system stinks. Doesn’t it? The home minister was supposed to be coming to Assam and was supposed to be passing that route. I am sure the security agencies, have done a complete combing of the areas which will be touched by the home minister. What searching have they done?
Yes, the number of people killed in today’s incident in Assam are low. Three as now. But aren’t they lives?
They question that comes to my mind is that, ‘am I safe anywhere in India’, ‘are you’?
This is a result of governance and the governors – a failure of both. Poor governance has led to misuse of power in wrong directions and being unprepared to go in the right direction. By governance, I mean the politicians who fight based on caste and religion, security agencies that are paid peanuts and hence, hire moneys and finally the govt. officials who are so corrupt (mind you, corruption in India is a function of poor salaries paid to them and someway their attitude towards life in general).
Can the governors stop being corrupt and do their duty as they should and work towards improving governance? Secondly, can we citizens work out governance principles based on our experiences in our careers?
I for sure can help India market itself to the world. What can you do?
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