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Hang In Thr, Mr. Tharoor…..We guys are growing up!!


I have been following Mr. Tharoor [MT] and his forays in India, with an interest. Its all to do with his professional pedigree. It is not too often that you have an UN Secy Gen could have been vying for a Lok Sabha seat. Ofcos his columns and books have helped in creating an image of well meaning, progressive and rational individual. His articles indicated [the view formed mainly from the articles of STOI] that he quite mysteriously clued on to ground realities of Indian minds and mindsets.

So that’s for the intro; and for the risk management [read as… customary caveat], - well with the available info that I on the specific issues that have given MT significant newsbytes, I wouldn’t normally venture to post a blog such as is. But MT pedigree [and the hypothesis implied in the intro] and my point of view on our [Indian] avowed mindsets on publicly acceptable postures and pronouncements make we want to write this.

Whats MT been doing, that’s has made us raise eyebrows. One, he has been trying to call and spade and spade. Two, he is using a communication media, which is post modern [i.e. is tweeting thru the web and not maintaining a stiff upper lip] fast and electric. Three he spends time with socialites; which doesn’t quite gel well with the socialist mindset. In short, he has his own personal symbols and preferences. Probably these are in line with the Global world. Which cut us up a bit and brings discomfort to the old school.

But should we really distrust this man. Don’t we need a man with such a demonstrated track record to be a part of our policy. Don’t we give him some more time understand how to say what he has to say [and where]….to be palatable of middle class India hypocritical [strong?; lets us ‘muddled’ instead] mindsets…..the point is should be have allowed the old school insecurity to take cover under these slips to show MT the door. Am sure he loves and feels more for India, than almost everyone else who bayed for his blood. More importantly he had the arsenal – in terms of understanding and international networks – to bring out a transformation; a new whiff of air.

Who will be the bigger loser anyway? MT or India. How many years behind would India politics get regress. What message is going to the international onlookers and possible followers to the people who want to join politics….well..there can be various interpretations to this…and I don’t want to go into this..

The ques I am interested in……I am keen to see, whether MT will sulk and move to Bahamas [or Kashmir]; will he shun politics and embrace capitalism and Kochi or will be get back with a bang; will be prove his detractors or silence them. That’s the moot point.

What is the message to MT?....MT, I hope you will adapt and hit back. Not change core values and goals…just mutate a bit and hand around there. Change the party system or change the party whatever…or float a new one. But just hang-in there. There will be an uphill battle there. But 10 years hence, after you would have come out victorious post the bloody war – you would love yourself for hanging around. Yeah, you will certainly be victorious [if my hypothesis in my intro para is correct]. India is changing…I can see it coming in the air…

We are getting more rational, result oriented [not just pandering to what sounds good], progressive and getting aligned to post modern value systems. It ll take time to upstage the old school from politics – because it is deep rooted…but the common man is willing to change its views, based on the taste of the pudding…and he is changing intrinsically – even though he get carried away on and off, but old school symbolism. It will take time, but change it will. The common man has healthy, progressive, performance oriented and value based aspirations. [S]He far more intelligent and accommodating than we may realize. And it means business. Very soon RK Laxman’s India will out-shout the cymbal sporting / extreme left to centre vested power centers and will start backing vociferously result oriented, scorecard flashing politicians who mean business. It would hardly matter [adversely] whether he tweets or has a successful beauty as companion.

So, MT…just hang in there man. Till you find a critical mass of people who want to act, think different and change the world…soild robust sustainable changes…..even though it maynot happen @ speed of thought…..but ll happen….India is changing at the girth quite fast and the girth growing in size…and people from the bottom are moving towards the girth at a healthy clip. I am taking about the TN Seshan syndromes here for short.

Njoy!

In flight

BBSR-Bbay

Apr 19, 2010

Comments

  1. abhijitaJuly 10, 2010 at 6:08 AM

    I agree contemporary India has matured....it is in the air.....but maybe the views of the people who have accepted these ideas do not matter....
    They say to bring about a revolution there are great sacrifices to be made....and not all of us are upto them...
    However there is a second side to the coin too..I think if people stick on to what is right,and not saying from the social point of view,but from the lawful perspective....then i think sticking on to what you personal preference is will be easier.If MT had done the Kochi team's share transfer to madam S lawfully then sticking around would have been possible,m not saying easy in that case too but possible.
    I completely second your stance that we do need such talented and ingenious people to run the political game show.It's high time for some matured politics for India.

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