COMMENTS ON March 2, 2014

http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/will-visit-gujarat-to-see-claims-of-development-made-by-narendra-modi-says-arvind-kejriwal-490256?pfrom=home-otherstories

Gandhi and the Drain Inspector

Katherine Mayo, an American author, wrote a book 'Mother India' published in 1927 in which he rightly wrote about, but focused only on, the shortcomings in India, such as caste, oppression of ladies, etc. and gave a copy of it Mahatma Gandhi for his comments. As a man wedded to truth more than his life, could not say anything wrong was written by her. But he was also equally very very intelligent and a great communicator. He just responded to say that it was a "report of a drain inspector sent out with the one purpose of opening and examining the drains of the country to be reported upon".  Similarly in Mahabharat we have an episode when Yudhishtra, the great Gyani, was asked what did he see in the world: His reply was: "It is full of good people, doing their best for the welfare of the nation." When the same question was put to Duryodhan, the villain he was, replied: "It is full of rotten people, interested in themselves and waiting to cut the throat of others.". Gujrat awaits the arrival of Duryodhan in the form of Drain Inspector in Chief Arvind Kejriwal who will surely find enough dirt in Gujarat and will not be able to see any progress whatsoever.