The politicians of this country are making a strong case for depoliticizing the business of politics itself. Some of the statements they’ve made in the last few days are downright appalling. I’d just like to provide a common man’s response to their comments:
1. “Protestors” as terrorists – During difficult times like these, people are waging a war against democracy, instead of waging a war against terrorism; women wearing lipstick and powder – Abbas Naqvi
a. I wish the lipstick and powder were on you. Mighty glorious of you to stay put inside the confines of your house during the three days of terror and now make moralistic statements. Such is your situation, that even if you wanted to, neither do you have the capability or the power to do anything, not that you have the ability to as well. So just do yourself a favor, keep your trap shut and hope that this comment of yours hasn’t eroded your vote bank. Er, one last thing – who exactly are you and what have you done in the political world for me to know you?
2. Had it not been for Sandeep, not even a dog would have visited his house – C Achutanandan
a. You are an apt example of a typical politician in India, putting one’s own ego and political agendas ahead of your wards even in times of distress. Hopefully, the backlash against your remarks are so strong that you will not need to make such “ego hassling” visits again; hopefully Kerala will have a more mature CM by then.
3. Narendra Modi’s unannounced visit to Mumbai and Hemant Karkare’s home:
a. Mr. Modi, there are definitely better ways you can think of of staking your claim to the PM’s post. Visiting people in their times of distress (Karkare) and visiting a city in the grips to terror are definitely not smart ways of exercising your agenda. I never respected you after the Godhra Kand but recognized your contribution to Gujarat as a state, something that told me you were an autocratic person but one with the state’s interest in mind. Now I know that was a mere illusion.
We’ve seen really, really bad politicians, ones that slept (Gowda, Deshmukh), ones that in any other country would have been hardened criminals (Mulayam) and ones that push personal agendas through case politics (everyone). But this has been an all time low.
Till now we were a country that was progressing inspite of a corrupt and inept politburo. Today we’re a country whose very existence is at stake because of a corrupt, lethargic and inefficient politburo. And we’re the most desirable form of governance, a democracy? Pity!!
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