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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Politicial Billionaires-Nouveau Democracy

Of late ,the political motivation  intends to harp in great  wealth..
Those in power wield an authority over the state  in financial terms and in ruling relics.
The power creeps into the head.
The head rises up in pride.
The massive supremacy gives them a licence to act as they like and as they wish.
They live in style.
They act with domination.
They pass orders with determination..
They take law into their hands.
Law, security, religion , education, administration, are handled with utmost audacity.
The old form of dictatorship has assumed a new design called democracy.


Democracy is for the people, by the people, and to the people, said Lincoln.
I differ.
It is for the politicians, by the politicians ,and to the politicians.
Even great Lincoln has erred.
The politicians of modern day, behave in an emphatically  wicked ,callous manner.
The ancient concept of family rule, that which was in vogue some 200 years back ,is gradually   assuming the limelight.
The fillial ties have gained strength.
A son or daughter rises to the top office after the death of the parent.
Earlier the country was ruled by Kings.
Now they are reigned by Presidents, Prime Ministers in the centre, and Chief minister in the state.

A cohesive melodrama is enacted in the state  of Tamilnadu,down south of India.
The father is the present  Chief Minister.
The second son is the Deputy Chief Minister.
The first son is the Central Minister.
The daughter ,by another wife, is the Member of Parliament.
The nephew ,again is a cabinet Minister in the Centre.
Another nephew is a prominent Media  executive.
Even the Kings of the Chera, Chola, Pandya period did not make up such a ruling clan.


As it seems, the trio, brothers and sister are in a buying mood.
Billions are like thousands to them.
Millions are only  hundreds. to this group.
 If any  valuable property comes up for sale, it is silently acquired by the siblings.
Such a way the family possesses a sizeable amount of prominent  properties in Tamilnadu.,whose asset value runs into billions.
Every transaction has to get the endorsement of the trio.
This revlation may sound odd to others across the world, but not to the proud Tamilians, who boast of their rich tradition and enviable culture.
The politically sound Tamilians knowingly or unknowingly have  been put against infinite irregularities and extreme  difficulties ,which they endure with soberity and resignation..



The politicians  are elected to power ,to rule the state with dignity and decorum.
They have not been sent to the legislatures to amass wealth.
They have not been appointed to increase their financial prosperity.
Singular takes over the collective.
It is not the country that flourishes, but the person who  attains exorbitant prosperity, which is incomprehensible..
The state sinks.
The Man excels.
This is nouveau democracy.
  

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