Last couple of weeks I have been a silent spectator watching some interesting news about our politicians and their election promises. While one promises TVs, subsidized rice, wheat etc.,the others are not falling behind – banning computers, English in schools etc. Everyone is there to outscore each other in terms of either idiotic promises or false ones which can never be met, if the party is of sane mind.
In contrast, Meera Sanyal’s campaign has caught my attention. Like many educated and urban politicians, Meera Sanyal seems to have succeeded in getting the right people in place for her campaign and it is showing results.
Look at her website – The site is updated with the latest that is happening with her campaign, her fans are getting daily updates in their mailboxes, facebook campaign is also gaining momentum. In a nutshell there seems to be lot of moving parts, which definitely is a sign of strength.
I just hope Meera Sanyal wins the South Mumbai constituency even if it is by a small margin. That would really bring a lot of cheer and hope for Mumbai, which the city always deserved.
Kudos to the team that is putting up the brave effort, selflessly. I am sure most of them are volunteers and are happy to give their time for doing the right thing, promoting the right candidate. It is very easy to go with the crowd but it takes courage to stand out from the crowd. What the volunteers are doing is nothing short of creating an independent movement of sorts and is worth applauding. Hope it pays!
My message to Mumbaikars
Think twice before you vote this time. What you have seen on 26/11 is proof enough that our current system has failed and failed miserably. What you need is a government that works and leaders that are effective, not those who sit on a pile of cash and promote their selfish interests. We, Indians, have seen the worst of politics and politicians. Time for a change. Meera is the change that you’ve been looking for. If you don’t see it now, it might be too late.
Mumbai – Vote for change. Vote for Meera!
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April 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Nice article K. Here is a nice writeup by Meera in her website.
“What are we made up of…..
On the flight back from Delhi, I read a fascinating article, by a leading columnist on the Philibit incident and Varun Gandhi. He asked why we believed the general perception that Varun was Hindu, when in fact he was half Sikh, quarter Parsee, and quarter Kashmiri Hindu.
An interesting thought and one that was tested later that evening at the Radio Club. Meeting with a group of leaders of the Sindhi community I was asked what I would do if elected to propagate the Sindhi language. I started by delivering my campaign speech in Sindhi, much to the astonishment of the group as few people of our generation now speak the language! At the end however, I stressed that I was standing not as a Sindhi (which I am by birth) nor as a Bengali (which I am by marriage) nor as Maharashtrian (which I am by domicile) nor as a Parsee (which I am told that I look like) nor as a Sikh (which is a religion my family follows) nor as a Hindu (which is my officially stated religion) but as an Indian.
If we are to choose an identity, let us choose the most inclusive one – and one that brings us closer together rather than drives us apart.”
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April 26th, 2009 at 3:17 am
totally agree..
people need to think what they want from their politicians and whether they are getting that.. we need someone like Meera: educated, responsible and honest.
Its really sad that a lot of the people do not really care about who comes into power.
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April 27th, 2009 at 12:44 am
If at all she wins, she must understand that she is first a South Mumbaikar and represent the constituency in the Indian parliament. The same goes for Maharashtra. Willy nilly she must understand that she is representing the people of Maharashtra and that her duty is to speak up for Maharashtrians… I hope she understands her role. Its better we do not confuse the role of an MP with that of a PM.
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April 27th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Hi Devdatt,
I see a bit of regional jingoism in your statement. I would probably state it a bit differently, if she wins she should take care of the enormous problems that the city is facing – slums, infra, water etc. etc…Her topmost priority should be to make the city of dreams live to its expectations.
The “Maharashtra” and “non-Maharashtra” debate is a never ending one…so lets leave it to the likes of Raj to sleep around it…and let at least a good politician emerge out of the quagmire..
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