[IAC#RG] Tamil Nadu incidents wake up call for anti corruption movement

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India Against Corruption

The present conditions in Tamil Nadu , where mass protests have been organised against the conviction for Jayalalitha is a pointer  for the shape of things to come.

Similar recent incident was the protest organised against the eviction notice to Ajit Singh from the government bunglow,  that he was occupying in New Delhi in an unauthorised manner.

Every political leader in the country appears to maintain an army of sycophants who are enabled to make money or get position  for themselves by the political power of the leader.  As a matter of fact,  both the political leader and the sycophants need each other to survive, loot  and prosper. When these sycophants protest against the conviction or action against  their political leader,  they  protest  only  to protect their own positions.

Very large segment of the country men are not part of the sycophant gang. But they lack courage to stand against the violent behaviour of these elements  and simply bow to their  demand to shut the shops or stay away from work. Media, sometimes partisan , sometimes scared  and most of the time sensational give huge publicity to such unwarranted protests and in the process make such protests look like genuine for a cause.

One only hopes that the judges will not allow themselves to be influenced or coerced by such motivated protesters and they will deal with the issues legally.

If conditions such as now in Tamil Nadu are allowed to prevail,  then it would be extremely difficult to punish any corrupt politician in India. Now, here is a wake up call for anti corruption movement in the country.

N.S. Venkataraman
Nandini Voice For The Deprived
Chennai