I'm reminded of Jesus' famous words to a group of people who're getting after a young lady for her supposedly wayward life, 'let the one who hasn't sinned amongst you cast the first stone'.
This is in light of the various allegations and counter allegations being hurled by hard core politicians(the smug look that Digvijaya Singh sports, when he is accusative of Anna's core group of misdemeanours, seems to suggest "look they're not any different from us, so why waste your time on them?") The whole strategy is to use superior lung power to hurl accusations - one after the other - on the crusaders against corruption, so that their momentum is stalled and their energies are diverted to salvage their reputations. The morbid fact is that the average politician has not promised to get rid himself of corrupt practices but seems to silently endorse and justify those rotten habits.
On the flip side, the group fighting against corruption need to have a squeaky clean reputation in their dealings, their lives. Let there be no doubt regarding that. Against that backdrop, the stories about Kiran Bedi's inflated travel bills or Kejriwal's siphoning of funds into his NGO are dampeners. Their veracity or falsehood need to be established at the earliest, failing which cynicism can set into the minds of the common man and he can be distracted! And that would be sad for this fledgling yet noble movement!!
May Anna Hazare have the strength to tide over the difficulties and continue with his honourable crusade!
This is in light of the various allegations and counter allegations being hurled by hard core politicians(the smug look that Digvijaya Singh sports, when he is accusative of Anna's core group of misdemeanours, seems to suggest "look they're not any different from us, so why waste your time on them?") The whole strategy is to use superior lung power to hurl accusations - one after the other - on the crusaders against corruption, so that their momentum is stalled and their energies are diverted to salvage their reputations. The morbid fact is that the average politician has not promised to get rid himself of corrupt practices but seems to silently endorse and justify those rotten habits.
On the flip side, the group fighting against corruption need to have a squeaky clean reputation in their dealings, their lives. Let there be no doubt regarding that. Against that backdrop, the stories about Kiran Bedi's inflated travel bills or Kejriwal's siphoning of funds into his NGO are dampeners. Their veracity or falsehood need to be established at the earliest, failing which cynicism can set into the minds of the common man and he can be distracted! And that would be sad for this fledgling yet noble movement!!
May Anna Hazare have the strength to tide over the difficulties and continue with his honourable crusade!
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