Last week or so has seen many
influential people come up with interviews, references and quotes where they
have taken a stand on many issues, including development economics, secularism,
and most recently: Lokayukta appointment.
These are topics that are really
serious and a debate from these influential and remarkable personalities is
welcome , only if it would not be diluted by the quintessential advise or
opinion they never failed to give at the end: "Who is preferable for the post of
Prime Minister?"
To be fair to them, the media houses
must’ve put this question to them and maybe more than once, at the time of the
interview. Additionally also is the particular Indian quirk that we Indians
have , at home or as NRI’s:- we’re always happy to advise or give opinions –
solicited or not.
Therefore it is time to set the
record straight, particularly for Mr. Hazare whom I regard as a man worthy of
respect and someone who has genuinely tried to be apolitical. Apolitical does
not mean you be balanced however. If the narrative and the evidence points to
one position being predominantly true, you're doing injustice by deliberately trying to be balanced !
