Why Rahul , Gadkari can also be PM.

It's unfortunate that Rahul would be chosen successor by HIS Mother to lead Congress but this is not North Korea that he will be PM. Here he must pass the muster of getting majority in Parliament.

The present National President of BJP had all along been an unknown entity ( quality of his public appearances-less said the better). When their 'mother' imposed him on those who had been struggling for political space for decades, in their own right and ability, there was meek acceptance immediately. Don't be ashamed of such happenings though. We are still an evolving democracy and it will not be unusual to have Gadkari and Rahul at helm.

Let every one be tested at elections, that would be fair. Gadkari can also be PM. So can self made Mamata whose Mother was not a public figure !!

I am proud of Manmohan Singh

What a fall....during nuclear debate he was hero. After elections he was called 'Singh is King' by same TV channels who suddenly started campaign against corruption couple of months before C'wealth games. What those channels were doing, seeing and waiting for 4years when so much public wastage was being done in full view. They were probably waiting for some booty to land in their laps till very last days . When it didn't come their way, corruption became an issue larger than routine governance which is to be sacrificed. 

Had the lead TV channels spearheading present movement, started the campaign when all of were watching it happen, it could have stopped much damage early. Illegality of Govt. Servent's deeds only can't be termed corruption. Mafia like vice over public expenditure by private institutions is much bigger form of corruption. NGOs, media houses, listed companies, service industry all are sucking the nation dry. It is these who send allurments to those in govt who are morally weak and corrupt. Irony would be if genuine and impartial Lokpal is ever created , first one to be behind bars might turn out to be those who are appearing loudest supporters of present chaos on streets.

Manmohan Singh is Prime Minister of this nation who led his party to win last election and most of those voted for UPA voted because of him and for his clean and efficient image. If one is not good public speaker he can't be called joker as some had been calling him on social media circles. Many are cracking Sardar jokes on him. That way, the one who sells chooran in state transport buses should be PM for no one would match his eloquence.  

There are political formations where public speaking is taught in their regular doctrinal classes but that does not make them national leader despite their attempts to wriggle in to power with help of disgruntled friends. Ask some one from up north what used to mean by 'bangala' and 'bangalan' not very long ago, but we should not call Pranab or Mamta that way. Why Sardar should be a joker? 

I am proud of Manmohan Singh for his intellectual supriority and human maturity and also because he is Sikh.

Don't throw stones from outside

By raising voice one doesn't prove that he is right. It's cacophony made out on cyber space to give an impression of 'large support'. Even Ramdev had been saying crore people would be protesting with him at Ramlila Ground. What we saw was no more than 20 thousand. A humble MLA also gathers a lakh in India on drop of hat. The present movement is not by Anna . He is being used to create impression of anarchy by those who fail to tread path of constitution and law.

The way Anna is being dressed, made to sit and being showcased on convenient TV channels is nothing but attempt to create a brand. Methods seem to be part of well thought out strategy coordinated by some professional politicians from behind.

We are a democratic country there are ways to put forth your views. We are neither Egypt nor Jordon. Not even Pakistan. I am very sure if people like Kanshi Ram had taken this path as of Anna there would have been genuine crisis seeing his support base. But did't he succeed by following constitutional means and fighting elections and mobilizing support base for winning? He proved , that way, to be a better and responsible leader. Didn't Dravid leaders follow constitutional means to get better empowerment for State?

If you want change come into the same arena, don't throw stones from outside. Follow path of law. Be reasonable with demands. Have zero tolerance for corruption , kick Govt out next elections BUT shun those who are taking you for ride for their political agenda.Be mature a citizen.

I am not with Anna

I hate corrupt politicians but for practical reasons I hate more: the corrupt cop at street crossing, the official who visits our home checking credentials for passport, the Electricity utility official, the LPG distributor, corrupt officials at municipality and the courts...something needs to be done quickly to address this thugi. And I am with Anna Hazare only for the common concern we may share, but his methodology and the company he tags along, is actually complicating the issues and is juvenile and would only lead to self-defeatism.

I wonder how many people in India had known such remote places as Champaran,Vardha till Gandhi used these for his mission. Can Anna do that to Ralegan Siddhi? Despite having favorably inclined TV channels at his disposition? He can't.Anna must understand that if masses are with him he could as well do his 'fast' at Ralegan Siddhi and gather million people for Govt to take notice and submit to him...Why he need to come to Delhi ?

What Anna is doing is sheer base politics. His methodology is not an iota different from any other political party and motives of his Team are same i.e. to gain popularity and authority but he is doing so using means which are not even constitutional.Why can't he bring his views before Parliamentary Standing Committee? Even Jaiprakash was better leader: he brought in political amalgamation of diverse ideologies which fought election and threw away Indira. Can Anna do that? Fighting elections and bringing change? I can disagree with most what Sibal says but I too firmly believe Annna is not alone...there are hidden dark forces behind him who are goading him for creating chaos. And like always public is gullible and emotional.

We must pay attention to leader called Kanshi Ram. Probably no leader not even Ambedkar would ever match his practical endeavors to actually DELIVER empowerment to his followers. One may dislike him , his party, his views but it would be difficult to ignore that he attained a difficult task through constitutional means only.That is praiseworthy. Slogan shouting, social media misuse, mass texting even restoring to advertisements -what Anna is doing- would not be able to keep steam blowing for long. One needs maturity and depth which Anna and his team lacks. For genuine movements we will have to wait for mature leadership to emerge not Ramdev and Anna.

Schism within Muslims in India

1947 was defining moment . It didn't result in as much schism between Hindus and Muslims as it was with in Muslims. Most of the Muslims who used to be opinion makers and used to carry political and economic weight left for Pakistan and suddenly one of the largest Islamic community of the world , this side, was left vulnerable to alleged hatred and isolation. The balance was not only disturbed but harmony of centuries was reduced to sharp differences and suspicion.

My faith

We may not always have faith in what others believe, but, since we all share common earth and resources we need to respect intellectual space each of us occupy. There must be something attractive about Islam that almost half of human population follow it. There is something very binding about Hinduism that millions follow it and have stood with their faith despite options of several new beliefs thrown at them, which had emerged much later.

Every religion has a backyard which has illogical and irrational dogmas unpalatable for others. It is this part of religion which is highlighted by few rogue followers and detractors to sully the particular belief. However it must be admitted that compared to other religions, majority followers of Islam have always done very little to make others understand the real goodness of their faith and have thus let rogue elements propagate those dogmas which should be better ignored and left out as aberrations. Islam is seen to be what these rogues project. Of course this also gives convenient and powerful opportunity to the unscrupulous elements of other faiths to deride Islam. That's way Sufi tradition was one with deepest penetration into other faiths like Hindus and helped bring harmony in both communities.