Cheers to team Anna to have pulled one of the biggest practical jokes of the world. No, literally. The joke was tried on more than one billion people. Millions got directly involved, either in person or on social media. No other revolution had seen such participation in every continent on earth as did India against corruption. Anna Hazare was the messiah. Road rallies, radio, Facebook, twitter, I-Am-Anna branded T-shirts and what not. There were 10 million hits on Facebook alone and Anna Hazare was almost the Time Person of the Year 2011. Alas, the Arab spring protesters won the grand finale at the very last moment.
The movement started in March 2011 and let me quote the very words of Anna"The government has not seen what people power is. It is more powerful than Parliament" It was wise by the way they had chosen the name of the movement because as Congress party said " Anna had a hidden agenda". I guess that was the name ! Because now IAC can be used as Individuals-Against-Congress party and target 2014 general elections. Jokes apart, Now, here is the funny part which non-political public haven't realized yet. It was "India" who was against corruption but when this becomes IAC party, there will be no India in it. Meaning, if you are thinking that your role as a protester will help you chose a representative in parliament, better stop day dreaming. Here on, You (protester) have no more role. You will be invited to cast your vote sometimes in 2014.
Wait a minute, that reminds me of something. YOU have been doing this since 1947. Mr Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi mentored the congress party to take care of India after the so called Brits ruined the legacy and fortune of the greatest nation of the world. Look what happened: half a century later, trillions of dollars are stacked in secret locations around the world even beyond the reach of Mr. Bond. Congress was an alternate to the cruel British Raj and now IAC needs to be created as an alternate to Congress. For around 100 years it was the people, who came participated, got hit, sacrificed their lives. Once the rulers went away, few hundred people controlled by a few individual leaders ruled the nation. Those YOU "people" came to vote and watched helplessly how these handful of leaders exploited them for next 50 years. So old formula, like in Bollywood. But amazing part - It Works !!
Now, Anna ji, just for your information you are not the first one. Your team needs to know that a similar party was formed to transform India and take the rule back to the educated and non-corrupt masses. It was named Lok Paritran. Paritrana meaning "To bring relief from the cause of distress" in Sanskrit,The party was formed in February 2006 by a group of six graduates from IIT Bombay and IIT Kanpur. This party contested in 2006 Tamil Nadu elections in 7 constituencies, but failed to pull crowd. It was reported that the party was split. One faction formed another party called Bharat Punarnirman Dal. Then came Baba Ramdev's Bharat Swabhiman Andolan. Same formula, different name.
60 years later, same story will be repeated. My condolences go to the families who lost their near and dear ones for India's independence in 1947. So does my condolences go to the emotionally shattered and confused volunteers of India Against corruption and general Indian public. Gear up for 2014 and make sure you come and vote like our fore fathers did.
The movement started in March 2011 and let me quote the very words of Anna"The government has not seen what people power is. It is more powerful than Parliament" It was wise by the way they had chosen the name of the movement because as Congress party said " Anna had a hidden agenda". I guess that was the name ! Because now IAC can be used as Individuals-Against-Congress party and target 2014 general elections. Jokes apart, Now, here is the funny part which non-political public haven't realized yet. It was "India" who was against corruption but when this becomes IAC party, there will be no India in it. Meaning, if you are thinking that your role as a protester will help you chose a representative in parliament, better stop day dreaming. Here on, You (protester) have no more role. You will be invited to cast your vote sometimes in 2014.
Wait a minute, that reminds me of something. YOU have been doing this since 1947. Mr Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi mentored the congress party to take care of India after the so called Brits ruined the legacy and fortune of the greatest nation of the world. Look what happened: half a century later, trillions of dollars are stacked in secret locations around the world even beyond the reach of Mr. Bond. Congress was an alternate to the cruel British Raj and now IAC needs to be created as an alternate to Congress. For around 100 years it was the people, who came participated, got hit, sacrificed their lives. Once the rulers went away, few hundred people controlled by a few individual leaders ruled the nation. Those YOU "people" came to vote and watched helplessly how these handful of leaders exploited them for next 50 years. So old formula, like in Bollywood. But amazing part - It Works !!
Now, Anna ji, just for your information you are not the first one. Your team needs to know that a similar party was formed to transform India and take the rule back to the educated and non-corrupt masses. It was named Lok Paritran. Paritrana meaning "To bring relief from the cause of distress" in Sanskrit,The party was formed in February 2006 by a group of six graduates from IIT Bombay and IIT Kanpur. This party contested in 2006 Tamil Nadu elections in 7 constituencies, but failed to pull crowd. It was reported that the party was split. One faction formed another party called Bharat Punarnirman Dal. Then came Baba Ramdev's Bharat Swabhiman Andolan. Same formula, different name.
60 years later, same story will be repeated. My condolences go to the families who lost their near and dear ones for India's independence in 1947. So does my condolences go to the emotionally shattered and confused volunteers of India Against corruption and general Indian public. Gear up for 2014 and make sure you come and vote like our fore fathers did.
