When i heard APJ Kalam speak today in Hyderabad, i strongly felt how did the communists and sonia have the heart to deny a second term to this gem of a man.
As individuals, we are many a times forced to judge human beings – our sub ordinates, collegues, spouse, sons and daughters. When we judge person, our thinking makes an overall map of all the events and we make a overall qualitative judgement.
When the exhalted individuals Sonia and communists sat to decide the case of the People ’s President they refused to do any fair evaluation.
Consider this along with the backdrop of the entire nation rooting for APJ Kalam, the powers who refused to consider this man, have committed a grave monumental blunder.
As political leaders, the prime test comes when they have to judge performance. In many situations, the various implications, may not come into the forefront but, in the case of APJ Kalam, everything is in the open.
The most hurting fact, is by choosing Kalam, Sonia and communists would not have hurt anyone directly. He is not partisan, not dictatorial, and certainly not a fool.
The first consequence of resisting Kalam, has already taken its toll. In resisting Kalam, but hoping that Shivraj Patil will be the choice, the decision makers were thinking in a muddled fashion. So, when, Prathibha Patil’s name came up, without a second thought they have
agreed.
In the last week or so, everyday there has been a daily accusation against P Patil. The recent one being that her husband is responsible for a poor family’s misery.
Congress is again bulldozing its way, hoping that things will settle down. The PMs response has been comincal. “This is the situation of all sugar industries entreprenuers in Maharashtra”. How long will this tamasha go on?
The second and most grave consequence will be a gradual dawning on SOnia that any choice of her’s, will be swallowed by India. It will gradually lead to a situation, in the next year, wherein Sonia will make winning the election an important need rather than a goal. She will simply think on two lines one – her supporters. Two – all others. I feel it is
already there. And this is bad. By discounting merit, communists have done a monumental blunder. For all their public posturing, communists have shown that they cannot stand a
intelligent and thinking man in their midst. APJ Kalam, has proved by his demanour that – he is above congress in secularism, he is above communists in integrity and honesty, he is above BJP in patriotism, and to the Indians – that honest men are still there, you have to look for them.
In our country, every opportunity to recognize performance, is given the go by, citing one reason or another. This has lead to a situation of few idols in public life. Tendulkar, Sania cannot be idols for us. People like Kalam, Radhakrishnan, are.
Continued disregard to performance, as lead to an anarchy like situation in the country. Disgusting to list, but here is a sample, Naxals, farmer land controversy, land mafia in Bangalore, orest land occupation in Andhra, corruption all over the country.
This anarchy like situation if not handled by recognizing performance, in all walks of life, will lead to full scale anarchy.
Indications of which are available by the PMs admission during a POWER conference, when he admitted that the honest man is paying for all the power theft going on in the Country. The honest man is also paying high price as seen by the high prices of vegetables.
When Kalam is being denied a second term, Mr. PM, another honest man, representing wishes of hundreds, is being denied an extension he deserved and which the whole country wants.
