There's an increasing tendency to point out mistakes in others, often without asserting their veracity and much after the truth is out the protagonists who'd begun the nasty campaign do not even have the grace to accept their wrongdoing. Or what can one expect from such mean people? Secondly, going by the maxim that 'there's no smoke without fire', why can't the people on whom allegations have been raised show an eagerness to clear themselves and come back with greater strength?
I'm touching upon a few misdemeanour that have grabbed the headlines in the past few days that seem to reinforce this apprehension of mine:-
(a) Fingers have been pointed at a prominent leader of the CPM in the suicide of an official of
the Malabar Cements. Rather than disproving the allegations beyond doubt and clearing his
name, the fault is being put on the CBI for having fabricated the evidence to implicate him!
Why should the premium investigating agency implicate him? Or is he pointing out that the
agency is made to do wrong things at the bidding of the political dispensation in power which
we'd always doubted?
(b) A serving IG was caught for copying in an examination recently. None of the witnesses -
who're in the examination hall along with the police officer - have given evidence to the
investigators regarding the episode. Why doesn't the police officer clear his name once for
all by disproving the allegations? Can he ever be convincing to his subordinates, colleagues
or superiors from now on?
Will any invigilator make allegations on a senior police officer just like that? Is it a case of
collective amnesia on the part of the witnesses? Or have they been silenced with dire
consequences if they're to come out with the truth?
(c) The road constructing agency had wanted to collect the toll on the stretch of NH 47 - between
Walayar and Vadakkancherri, which is just a stretch of 54 km and much short of the larger
work - from today onwards citing that it's as per the contract! Strong public sentiments
dissuaded them from the misadventure.
How can an agency carry out its own agenda with complete disregard to the laws of the land?
Or was it agreed in the contract that the agency had such powers? What's the monitoring
agency doing?
Tailpiece.
Why should such misdemeanour be taking place? Is it a growing trend of the times? Doesn't ethics have any place in our lives?
PS.
Today's visitors were Lekha's dad, her elder sister, Letha and her husband, Murukesan along with Maari, their 'sa'arthi'. The doctor's customary rounds took place around the same time and they could meet each other. Even Arathi, the dietician, interacted with them.
I'm touching upon a few misdemeanour that have grabbed the headlines in the past few days that seem to reinforce this apprehension of mine:-
(a) Fingers have been pointed at a prominent leader of the CPM in the suicide of an official of
the Malabar Cements. Rather than disproving the allegations beyond doubt and clearing his
name, the fault is being put on the CBI for having fabricated the evidence to implicate him!
Why should the premium investigating agency implicate him? Or is he pointing out that the
agency is made to do wrong things at the bidding of the political dispensation in power which
we'd always doubted?
(b) A serving IG was caught for copying in an examination recently. None of the witnesses -
who're in the examination hall along with the police officer - have given evidence to the
investigators regarding the episode. Why doesn't the police officer clear his name once for
all by disproving the allegations? Can he ever be convincing to his subordinates, colleagues
or superiors from now on?
Will any invigilator make allegations on a senior police officer just like that? Is it a case of
collective amnesia on the part of the witnesses? Or have they been silenced with dire
consequences if they're to come out with the truth?
(c) The road constructing agency had wanted to collect the toll on the stretch of NH 47 - between
Walayar and Vadakkancherri, which is just a stretch of 54 km and much short of the larger
work - from today onwards citing that it's as per the contract! Strong public sentiments
dissuaded them from the misadventure.
How can an agency carry out its own agenda with complete disregard to the laws of the land?
Or was it agreed in the contract that the agency had such powers? What's the monitoring
agency doing?
Tailpiece.
Why should such misdemeanour be taking place? Is it a growing trend of the times? Doesn't ethics have any place in our lives?
PS.
Today's visitors were Lekha's dad, her elder sister, Letha and her husband, Murukesan along with Maari, their 'sa'arthi'. The doctor's customary rounds took place around the same time and they could meet each other. Even Arathi, the dietician, interacted with them.
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