Party or Candidate?
This question continues to bother some of us who believe in independent thinking and hence are searching for our own answers.
One important point to consider is the widening chasm between the civil society and the political society. As long as we do not address this crack, the polity will remain disconnected, indifferent and apathetic to you and me.
Therefore, we need to encourage people who can bridge this gap between civil society and the political society. People who are like you and me. People who think like you and me. People who have worked in an environment like you and me. People who have known the problems of you and me.
Nandan has shown us through the Aadhar implementation across the country that whatever be the Government, whatever be the resistance, whatever be the challenge, he is not afraid to take it up head-on and has the ability to engage, discuss, sort out and convince everybody to support and implement his ideas. As we see from the country wide implementation of Aadhar – barring a couple of states showing low enrolment, the roll out has been very even across states, whichever party be ruling the Government and whatever be their initial apprehensions.
We need such a person to serve our constituency – and this is true to my other friends in other cities and other constituencies as well. One who can focus on our issues, one who appreciates our problems, and one who has the ability to take stakeholders along. One who can navigate through the maze of our complex polity – to reach out, to persuade and to convince the relevant agencies to serve us better – whichever government it may be and whatever manifesto they may follow.
So folks, let us not get swayed by the bigger political debate of party followership. As Robert F. Kennedy said, “Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events”. And that small portion ladies and gentlemen, can be your contribution to stand behind someone like you and me who has dared to take the leap. Let us make it happen – together with Nandan. Mahesh Ramamurthy
One important point to consider is the widening chasm between the civil society and the political society. As long as we do not address this crack, the polity will remain disconnected, indifferent and apathetic to you and me.
Therefore, we need to encourage people who can bridge this gap between civil society and the political society. People who are like you and me. People who think like you and me. People who have worked in an environment like you and me. People who have known the problems of you and me.
Nandan has shown us through the Aadhar implementation across the country that whatever be the Government, whatever be the resistance, whatever be the challenge, he is not afraid to take it up head-on and has the ability to engage, discuss, sort out and convince everybody to support and implement his ideas. As we see from the country wide implementation of Aadhar – barring a couple of states showing low enrolment, the roll out has been very even across states, whichever party be ruling the Government and whatever be their initial apprehensions.
We need such a person to serve our constituency – and this is true to my other friends in other cities and other constituencies as well. One who can focus on our issues, one who appreciates our problems, and one who has the ability to take stakeholders along. One who can navigate through the maze of our complex polity – to reach out, to persuade and to convince the relevant agencies to serve us better – whichever government it may be and whatever manifesto they may follow.
So folks, let us not get swayed by the bigger political debate of party followership. As Robert F. Kennedy said, “Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events”. And that small portion ladies and gentlemen, can be your contribution to stand behind someone like you and me who has dared to take the leap. Let us make it happen – together with Nandan. Mahesh Ramamurthy
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