Anna Hazare,
This name was not as popular just a few months back. Now that has become a brand name even an LKG kid would know in every Indian home. Such has been his popularity (almost everybody including the media is following him) now that people are considering him as second Gandhi. If at all there was a prophecy (like sadhus and gurus who prophesy these days) that Gandhi would resurrect himself after 64 years then it has come true.
‘Con’gress has unleashed almost all its con weapons and ammunitions up its sleeve to dent the confidence of this little old aging, fasting until death, never-say-die Gandhian. Like Keanu Reeves in the English movie ‘Matrix’, he has dodged almost everything including abuses. Like an iron man he has stood firm deflecting everything through his shield of resilience.
One cannot discount the fact that if this law comes into force then almost everybody in the parliament would find themselves in Tihar. Probably this also one of the reasons why everybody wants to vilify this movement by terming that some external forces are behind this. Given a chance they might also say that Aliens from outer space are also behind this movement.
Should say, this has been one of the most defining moments of Indian politics in the recent past. Our Government so used to finding ways implementing everything (whether passing bills, getting votes, increasing prices or proving its majority) it wants to by corrupt means has all of a sudden been jerked from its inertia. It just cannot digest that even an ordinary Indian could challenge its supremacy. The Omni-powerful and Omni-present Government has been too reluctant to accept the fact that it is not all that powerful or present in each and every common man’s heart. The once oblivious R K Laxman’s common man is not all that oblivious or anonymous any more. When the need arises the common man will raise to assert that he has the true power in Democracy. This is the real truth. And Anna is that face of a common man.
Why is Anna getting so much of support? The reasons for this are many. If on one hand his pristine character (with no political overtones and selfish desires) being the reason then on the other is the recent incessant waves of corruption (2G, CWG etc.). All these things not withstanding for years the common man has been coming face-to-face with corruption in every phase of life from getting a license for a two wheeler to getting a ration card. If one says only these are the avenues of corruption then that’s a mistake. Corruption is in everything and in all forms from constantly withering roads with the slightest drop of rain, overflowing drainages, incomplete projects pertaining to roads and rivers etc. Every small misuse of the public money that goes unnoticed and effecting the quality of our lives is a cause of corruption. This is also reason enough for India as a nation will ever be a developing (not developed) country. Every time the television is switched on or one sees the front page of a newspaper only scams meet the eye. Our country can be called a developed country at least in one aspect. That would be in range of scams. If the first scam cheated the common man in lakhs then now that’s gone up to Crores.
Now all this is about to change. If it has to start this way then let it be. Let us all be a part of this Movement and cease this moment to be a part of history which is in the making every passing second, minute, hour and day. Hopefully this will just signal the beginning of something new and better tomorrow. Let’s give a better future to our future generations.
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