I saw something very disturbing yesterday in the papers.
Apparently during the last elections, in 2004, some 45% of our elected representatives had criminal records. Not like nice little amusing ones like road rage, or Grand Theft Auto, but ridiculously serious ones like murder, rape and extortion.
And they’ve all got sentences of more than two years (minimum) and apparently you can’t stand for elections if you’re a convicted criminal and have a sentence of more than two years, yet these people, quite chilled out, stand for elections, and get elected.
Anyone else spot something wrong with this?
And besides, even if they do stand for office, it would be nice if they have some plans for the city/state/country, instead of here, in singara chennai, we’ve got dear old overweight-lady, and senile-man, promising free rice and free colour televisions to people who vote for them, instead of really telling us what they’ve planned while in office.
On the other hand, when Obama was standing for election, we knew exactly what he was planning, with respect to Iraq, and Afghanistan, and the economy, and health care, and little old ladies, and stores, and kitchen wardrobe styles, Paris Hilton, New York subways, sandwiches…. you get the picture.
When our local goondas stand for election, we’ve got nothing except bribery. Bribery on a large, large scale. Sure, people argue that since a majority of our population is illiterate, there might not really be any point in telling them what is going to happen in the office. But they’re only illiterate, not stupid. That’s why you’ve got the televisio- oh. Is it even possible that our cranially challenged leaders thought of this, and forecasted this?
Oh, no. Wait. Our leaders. Okay. Where was I?
Television sets.
Television sets. Educate the uneducated, or reach out to the illiterates and all that… do that, and maybe for once in your life, you would actually deserve the position of power you get.
Returning to my original point – what the heck are the courts doing, allowing convicted criminals to run for office?
Sometimes, I just feel like hiding in a cupboard until this all blows over.
4 comments:
You don't want to get me started on politics. Especially given my newly acquired knowledge of the political classics.
But expect a post by me on this on the new blog.
That's some scary shizz yo :S
Did not know that!
What, about my awesome knowledge about stuff in general? :D
Was talking to Kitchi Aash, but you scare me too, so... works I guess.
Post a Comment