Another chapter of Anna Hazare, a former TRUCK DRIVER with the Indian army but one of the top social activists of India, concluded Friday evening (Aug.3, 2012).
There have been questions, interpretations, criticism, and drawing room laughter as well. Though the larger question involving corruption, its practices, possible solutions and even the best approach to address them all remains debatable, the more important question -- who really holds the integrity to question a corrupt system under the most corrupt political dispention in the Indian history -- seems to have drawn more attention.
Team Anna's members have been verbally attacked and questioned for their integrity, especially due to their approach to address the corruption issue in different voices and hues. Courtesy scathing attacks by various political leaders, mainly the Congress spokespersons, the Team Anna has been encircled with many questions and allegations.
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There have been questions, interpretations, criticism, and drawing room laughter as well. Though the larger question involving corruption, its practices, possible solutions and even the best approach to address them all remains debatable, the more important question -- who really holds the integrity to question a corrupt system under the most corrupt political dispention in the Indian history -- seems to have drawn more attention.
Team Anna's members have been verbally attacked and questioned for their integrity, especially due to their approach to address the corruption issue in different voices and hues. Courtesy scathing attacks by various political leaders, mainly the Congress spokespersons, the Team Anna has been encircled with many questions and allegations.
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he Team Anna should explain every allegation in a proper way, it is also a time for the questioning minds and mouths to explain whether they have the eligibility along with the guts to fight out the system for the voiceless?
I wish to know how many of us have ever dared to question a corrupt councillor, MLA, or state minister, leave alone the Central government or the prime minister? How many of us have the clean record to qualify every questioning individual? Did we never act biased towards anyone known to us? Did we never cheat in daily life? Did we never try to present facts about ourselves or candidacy in a little exaggerated way? Did we never blink an eye to rules or regulations?
Have we not come across a biased or corrupt person, journalist, speaker, parent or guardian, employer or employee, civilian or Armyman in our life or even in ourselves? When was the last time we dared to boldly put it for questioning it by public? How many times have we dared to bare it all before the public before seeking cooperation from them for a social cause or just issue? How many of us can declare: "I have an COMPLETELY unquestionable character, conduct and history".
If not, please declare it in open and explain why you have not taken the initiative to come out in open and question a corrupt system so far? Why you have been evading your social responsibility and discouraging yourself from making the loudest noise for the most ordinary people of India? What is better -- making comments while watching TV debates or reading newspapers in drawing rooms or private events or actually doing something even a little close to what Team Anna had attempted to do in all these months? : Sandeep Datta
I wish to know how many of us have ever dared to question a corrupt councillor, MLA, or state minister, leave alone the Central government or the prime minister? How many of us have the clean record to qualify every questioning individual? Did we never act biased towards anyone known to us? Did we never cheat in daily life? Did we never try to present facts about ourselves or candidacy in a little exaggerated way? Did we never blink an eye to rules or regulations?
Have we not come across a biased or corrupt person, journalist, speaker, parent or guardian, employer or employee, civilian or Armyman in our life or even in ourselves? When was the last time we dared to boldly put it for questioning it by public? How many times have we dared to bare it all before the public before seeking cooperation from them for a social cause or just issue? How many of us can declare: "I have an COMPLETELY unquestionable character, conduct and history".
If not, please declare it in open and explain why you have not taken the initiative to come out in open and question a corrupt system so far? Why you have been evading your social responsibility and discouraging yourself from making the loudest noise for the most ordinary people of India? What is better -- making comments while watching TV debates or reading newspapers in drawing rooms or private events or actually doing something even a little close to what Team Anna had attempted to do in all these months? : Sandeep Datta
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