I’ve been following the run up to the local body elections in Kerala. While the usual heat, dust and din have been raked up, there seems to be a significant aspect that’s discernible this time, compared to that of the previous times. There is an increase in the number of women candidates in the fray, as I reckon.
It’s my firm opinion that women are less prone to corruption than their male counterparts. And women can do a lot with the enormous reserves of their inner strength. Enlightened womenfolk can bring about wonders and be a catalyst to cataclysmic changes in society. History has time again proved that societies have survived extreme situations by the sheer grit and determination exhibited by the fairer sex. And it needs no emphasis to mention that women can suffer pain to unimaginable levels.
Against this backdrop, it’s my firm belief that the increased number of women candidates in the forthcoming elections is a harbinger of better things to come. The increasing trends in violence, intolerance to criticism and a proliferation of pressure groups – the goonda brigades and the sand mafia, to cite just a couple – could be more effectively sorted out by the womenfolk who play an active role in tackling social issues. I shall stick to my beliefs, briefly outlined in the previous paragraphs even though there is a cynical opinion, prevalent amongst the general public, that many of the women candidates come from families that are already politically active and actual power would be wielded by these veterans from behind!
It’s my fervent hope that the winds of change will usher in a new, dynamic Kerala which will be kinder to its people and treat everyone alike, without fear or favour!!
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