HOW CAN WE HELP OUR PM?

The Prime Minister had always believed very strongly in focusing on the job at hand and getting it done as best as possible. That was the reason he was not getting involved in the day to day brick batting of Congress and the opposition. All his Ministerial colleagues were following his lead almost always. For a person of minimum education and maximum experience, it was a good axiom to follow which has also given him unimaginable good results!

What he did not estimate properly was how far the corrupt politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and others, who were fighting all along among themselves for a bigger share of any loot, will join hands to defeat a common enemy. If you just have a look at the 'declared' income and wealth of our Members of Parliament and the number of years they had been in office, you will find how much money they had made as politicians. They DO NOT HAVE TO DECLARE HOW THEY MADE THE WEALTH. IT Dept can take it up if permitted. When the hands of almost all the MPs are stained, who will direct the IT Dept to do so?

Why in spite of so many incentives many of Indian industrialists are not as much forthcoming as was expected? Because they have the sword of ill gotten wealth hanging over their heads. Looks as though they cannot bribe their way through with this government also, because had it been the case they would have done the deals long back and will be competing with each other in setting new industries. We had always seen that MPs of different parties are more than happy to form coalitions and either support the ruling party or do play acting in opposition. It was well known that the scion of Indian industrialists who had set up the largest conglomerate was paying regularly ALL MPs without distinction regularly. So much so, those who helped him can be found in the very high offices even today! All these industrialists are in suspense. They get no signals from anywhere. No wonder economy which should have been galloping forward, is moving ahead only in a trot.

Now you will be able to understand the PM's problem. There is a limit to his supervision. He cannot afford to pull up every Minister or senior official because if they all gang up against him, that will be the end of him. Where will he find good people to replace bad people?

Media is after its own TRP on which their life depends. Leave alone becoming Presstitutes, they will kill their own mothers for TRP. Media have come of age with internet in India and so their fights for TRPs. Easy access to media by most of the population is dangling before the media unimaginable amount of lucre and that is the reason you see so many channels, magazines and newspapers in India now though educational level has not increased in proportion. Economic improvements do not get them TRPs. Crime, corruption and controversies do. The people seem unable to unite now, as they did before the last general election, solely because of the media wanting controversies day in and day out. This is the reason why what we see as very hot issues dying in a few days without a solution and empty issues without merit hog the headlines for weeks before fading away again without any impression.

How can we help our PM? First of all by not entering into futile tu tu main main with those who write in the media. At least not in the same fashion they do. Have not we heard of the proverb: The pig would like to fight with you, but it is for you to decide whether you want to get into the mud pit to fight with it? Let's remember not to give in to provocations and definitely not provoke opposition just for scoring brownie points. If you find any particular media the offender, try not to use it or use it to the minimum. We do not want to give more TRP to our detractors, do we?  Let's not fail to put in a few words wherever you find something in favor of the govt. It helps to even out the vicious propaganda. If you find any exceptionally good comment by someone, don't forget to retweet or mark as favourite or share it. Finally if you can meaningfully make fun out of any adverse comment, go ahead. Being laughed at is more intolerable than losing an argument.