It is the desire of many politicians to aspire for the highest post he or she can attain. In the Indian context it is the post of Prime Minister. Almost always it is the party that takes a decision to nominate a candidate for the top post either before or immediately after the election results are declared. In very few cases there is a leader who by virtue of his contribution and long standing is automatically accepted as the party's choice. Like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru or Atal Behari Vajpayee.
However we are now observing a unique phenomenon in Indian politics. There is tremendous self orchestration by an individual for being considered as his party's choice for the PM's post. Much before the elections which are a good year away. So intense is the drum beating that almost everyday he is in the news either directly or indirectly. It is by now clear that his is a well thought out plan, which is being executed ruthlessly,by his supporters both within his party and outside. All possible opposition elements are being gradually and systematically side lined.
There is an aura being created about him being acceptable to foreigners especially the Westerners and the NRI's of USA and Canada. This is being done to colour the native Indians to think that outsiders of the above variety are accepting him then they should also accept him. Further he comments on every issue even if it does not fall in his jurisdiction as the Chief Minister of an Indian State. Unlike other Indian Chief Ministers he directly attacks thc Prime Minister all the time. He frequently comments on international issues. By itself there is perhaps nothing wrong in it but in the process not only is he exceeding his brief but also undermining his own party leadership at the high command and Central level.
He frequently keeps talking about the youth of this country and has cleverly chosen Swami Vivekananda as his mascot for this purpose. It is being claimed that one of the reason he should be considered for PM's post is the fact that he has won the election in his State three times. So have many other CM's notably Sheila Dixit in Delhi and Tarun Gogoi in Assam. Recently the CM of Tripura has also won the elections for a third or fourth time. So they also should be considered as strong candidates for PM's post.
It is said that he has introduced a unique model of development in his State. He never backs it up withe either defining it or reeling out statistical data to back his claim. In a State which has always been in the top three Indian States since a few years after its formation in the early sixties,today it simply does not matter which political party is in power. It today is on a auto development mode.
However the important issue is that it is the people of India who'lll be the one's to decide who'll be their next PM. Howsoever one may canvass or pressurise it's party set up, it is the people who will be the ultimate decision makers. No amount of propaganda or trumped up claims will come in the way of the people exercising their choice in a right manner.
Is there a plot within a plot to save oneself from some deeds of the past? Time only will tell.
The stand taken by the Ajmer Sharif spiritual head that he will not assist the visiting Pakistan Prime Minister during prayers at the famous Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti is not only a bold step but it seems to have come out of conviction also. The Indian State has almost always taken a soft stand to repeated provocations from both Pakistan and the anti India terrorists based there. Even when these have resulted in considerable damage to lives and property the Indian State has responded with kid gloves.
Most of the time such soft response has left citizens wondering at the attitude of our politicians towards Pakistan. It seems we are incapable of giving tough responses in spite of severe provocations. It also seems that the state is almost afraid of giving it back to them. Many times one feels that the Indian State is afraid of larger response from Pakistan based terrorists, if our response is tough.
It is therefore a very welcome stand that the head of Ajmer Sharif has taken in boycotting the Pakistan PM during his prayer offering. The Dargah Diwan has stated that the main reason for his this stand is the beheading of the two Indian soldiers recently by Pakistani Army on the LOC and the insensitivity shown by the Pakistan government towards Indian sentiments. He furthur went on to say that if he were to welcome the Pakistani PM he would be dishonouring the families of the beheaded Indian soldiers.
This is the type of stand India and Indians should take. Why is the Pakistani PM daring to request India to allow him to visit the 13th century Dargah at Ajmer when they are not at all responsive to Indian feelings on the 26/11 incident or the recent beheading of Indian soldiers. Why did not the Indian government refuse him permission on the ground that there is resentment in India over their support to terrorists and the beheading of our soldiers. What is to be gained by being courteous to them. Have such nicecities shown to their leaders in the past brought any changes in their attitude and behaviour towards India.The Indian PM hosted a luncheon for the Pakistani President on April 8, 2012 when he also came calling to Ajmer. In return they beheaded two of our soldiers. When Vajpayee was talking peace with them they replied with Kargil. Pakistan is bent on hurting India time and again.
If we can not settle the issues with them by force at least we can stop being nice to them. Just imagine the PM of a country which harbours anti India terrorists and very recently beheaded our soldiers coolly decides to visit the Ajmer Sufi shrine along with his family at government expense and the Indian Foreign Minister will host a lunch for him at Jaipur. The real reason why the Pakistani PM is coming to Ajmer is to seek the blessings of the Sufi saint for his success in the coming general elections.
The stand taken by the Dargah Diwan is being welcomed by all Indians especially former Army men. It symbolises the feelings of the whole nation and should go a long way in making the Pakistani establishment aware of the acute feeling of resentment in India of their continued anti India stand over all these years. That this stand is taken by a Muslim priest speaks volumes about our secular credentials.
The Dargah Diwan needs to be complimented on his bold and correct stand. What Indian diplomacy of so many years could not convey has been effectively conveyed by the head priest's response. One only hopes the stand does not fall prey to political machinations.
India is a land cultured by rich diversity, heritage and a glorious history. India is also a land with huge population, the major part of which constitutes the Youth. The Indian Youth are by far the best in the world due to their agility and their power to change the stature of the country with their literacy and employment rate. In a country mostly dominated by politics, the Youth are the game changers, henceforth; they are taken seriously because of their huge numbers. So what exactly are their responsibilities? How well they understand and leverage their rights and how willingly and efficiently they are able to shoulder these responsibilities, is the question of the moment.
We have a list of youth who are promising, and have even entered into the 'maayanagiri' called politics. The evidence is the Central Cabinet Young Ministers Sachin Pilot, Navin Jindal, Supriya Sule, but reality is that they have political support. Akhilesh Singh emerged from the likes of Mulayam Singh, Rahul Gandhi always had that Gandhian advantage over others, so much so, he is the frontrunner for the Prime Ministerial post. The main question is that, is it only meant for people with relevant backgrounds, or can it be achieved by people who rise from a simple 'aam aadmi' portfolio?
Today, for every agitation, protest or a ‘dharna’ the youth behave as the fulcrum. But the time has come they rise above the flaws of communalism, Hinduism and Jurisdiction to showcase a replica of pre-independence like situation. Time has come to change the country, time has indeed come to change the system which lets the perpetrators go without a single scratch or even leave them with very meager punishment. It’s TIME the youth stand out of the political influence and move beyond the artificial candle marches, the Move-On attitude. Every time there is violence, we come out of our houses, but do nothing to improve the existing system; instead, we witness the crime with our jaws wide open. We stay tuned to news channels 24*7 for the drama to unveil openly. This westernized culture that we have adapted to, sparks off the youth by mere an SMS or a Facebook post. Such is the world we are living in, which in a way is mostly influenced by the political parties across the country. They rather, use the youth as a catalyst to enhance their ballot boxes. All the rush of blood and the anger at last halts by the golden words of our politicians, because it is WE who have voted them to power and it is only them who could change the system by passing laws in the parliament.
One individual may die for an idea; but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. That is how the wheel of evolution moves on and the ideas and dreams of one nation are bequeathed to the next. ~ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
We live in a country where 'just a day' in your life can give you all the benefits that you crave for in life. At the stroke of 18 years, you are no more a juvenile, you are eligible to vote, you can have a driving license and even drink liquor. There are several other flaws in the constitution which need to be immediately reframed. Women need to be given a special status and treated with much more respect, to do away with improperly conferred tag of damsel in distress, even try to help people in need instead of watching them suffer. The entire youth society is under the dire threat of being coaxed and deterred. So the time has come we have to rise to the occasion and deliver a belligerent opposition towards these amiss constitutional amendments, to stay away from the canards of the politicians, to raise our voice against the malice prevailing all over . In advent of this exigency there is no way out to wriggle out of the dilemma rather expeditious action should be promised. We should transcend being cajoled and stop being played to entice by so called ruling authorities of the country. The day we move beyond these boundaries, leaving behind all our inhibitions ,that will be the day which will feature the name of our country in the annals of world context as one of the powerhouses of the world, and we all have a role to play and can live with tandem and harmony.
Bill Clinton was born in the year 1946 as William Jefferson Blythe, III, in a humble household in the Hempstead County in southern Arkansas, United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton was elected as the 49th President of the United States of America in the year 1993 and continued to stay in office till the year 2001.
Prior to being the President Clinton was the governor of his native state, Arkansas. However presidency was his dream since college aiming at which he filed a nomination for the role of the president of the United States in the year 1992 and went on to become the president in the consecutive year. Clinton’s time as the president, however controversial it might be, was the time when America enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity, marked by low unemployment, declining crime rates and a budget surplus. Clinton was known to appoint a number of women and people belonging to the minorities in top government positions, which included Janet Reno, the first female U.S. attorney general, and Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state. While serving a second term as the president, Clinton was impeached in the year 2001 by the House of Representatives on charges connected to having a sexual relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. Even after his impeachment, Clinton has remained active in public life showing support for the campaign of his wife running for senator and Barack Obama’s much celebrated and publicised Presidential campaign.
Personal Life
Bill Clinton or rather William Jefferson Blythe, III, spent his childhood with his grandparents who supported the family by running a grocery store. His official surname comes from his step father who his mother married after the death of her first husband, Bill's father.
As a young student Bill was bright, enigmatic and motivated to be a part of the public sector. He was an avid reader and leader of the class. These leadership qualities have helped him all throughout his life. Clinton went to the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (B.S.) degree in 1968 with the aid of a scholarship. In his college years Clinton also spent a short period of time interning with the Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright. Clinton had a brief stint studying Philosophy masters at the Oxford University with a Rhodes scholarship however he discontinued his studies at Oxford to Join the Yale Law School and subsequently obtained Juris Doctor Degree in the year 1973. It was in Yale where Clinton met his future wife Hilary Rodham, whom he married in the year 1975. The couple was blessed with a daughter, Chelsea, their only child, in the year 1980. In spite of various turmoils in the relationship, including Bill Clintons alleged affair with white house intern Monika Lewinsky, the couple still remains married.
Political Career
As President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton has been instrumental in bringing some much needed reforms and regulations in the country which have supported the social, cultural and economic development of the state.
Clinton’s political career began with his election as governor in his home state Arkansas. However before his election as governor Clinton had contested the elections once in the year 1974 against Republican John Paul Hammerschmidt for the House of Representatives which he lost with a very short margin. However he was elected as the Arkansas Attorney General in 1976. Clinton became the youngest governor of Arkansas at the age of 32. As a governor he worked on educational and road reforms with his wife Hilary.
Clinton served as president for two terms from 1993-2001. During his years as president he worked on a number of new laws and reforms most notably the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, North American Free Trade Agreement and welfare reforms. Clinton is also known for the implementation of the controversial Department of Defence directive known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which allowed gay men and women to serve in the armed services provided they kept their sexuality a secret, and forbade the military from inquiring about an individual's sexual orientation. This reform was a major breakthrough in conserving the gay and lesbian rights in the United States. Clinton was instrumental in maintaining the longest peaceful economic expansion in American history, and the Congressional Budget Office reported a surplus of $69 billion in 1998, $126 billion in 1999, and $236 billion in 2000, during the last three years of his presidency.
Even though Clinton had a successful run as president for two consecutive terms his time in office was surrounded by a number of controversies and scandals the most prominent of them being the Lewinsky scandal which lead to his impeachment in the year 2001. Clinton was accused of having and illicit sexual relationship with the white house intern Lewinsky, which he denied under oath. He was impeached on the grounds of shaming the entire nation and lying on national television while still under oath of office. Clinton was the second of the only two presidential impeachments in the United States as yet.
The loss of 'Bala Saheb' can never be repented and it cannot be substituted either. So was the chrismatic persona of this man that,'Mumabai' is abandoned for a day and there are very less people who can draw 'Maharashtra politics' sketch without him. "Hitler" in his attitude but yet a 'champion' and 'godfather' for people of Maharashtra. Bala Saheb is known more a 'social activist' and 'solicitor' rather than a 'hard core' regional politician as because he was not as favourite in his role as a politician and this can only be confirmed with a fact that; two lakh people would never gather passionately with tearful eyes and abandoned heart for a politician and more an Indian politician.
Born on, 23 January 1926 to 'Keshav Sitaram Thackeray',started his career as a social activist-cum-cartoonist with an intention of keeping the plight of a common man in account.Bala Saheb as a cartoonist was very close to a common mentality and thus used to portray the atrocities of the poors and deprived Underprivileged ones with perfection and thus,how, he emerged out to be a figure who capitalised the heart and soul of India's financial hub for half a century uninterruptedly. Bala saheb made official debut in politics when he formed the 'Shiv Sena' in 1966. Shiv-Sena was formed with an objective to resolve and rectify the grievances of the people related to general routine affairs and to check the unprecedented growing population of southern states,Gujratis and Marwaris in Mumbai in late 1980's.
Not only Bala Saheb could establish himself as the most respected, admirable and dominant politician but he maintained an unique personality apart to its politics influence. He was specifically known as 'A warrior' as because he fought for people. There are various instances which rationalises the Bala's 'monotonic dictatorship' at least in Maharashtra.Bala Saheb was brought up in a much contemporary political scenario as he was much inclined to father,'Prabodhankar' Thackeray who was a member of in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (United Maharashtra movement), which strived for 'Marathi Manus' and carried out various agitation in order to have a new state on the basis of language and ethnicity. The whole of Thackery politics been the epicenter of issue of 'migrants and immigrants' from different states.
Personal Life
As far as personal life is concerned he was a strict 'Hindu' and maintain 'Hindutva' till end. Of his three sons,he chose the younger one to replace him to be the next supremo of Shiv Sena. Bala saheb could not resolve the dispute between Uddhav and Raj as both of them fighting to claim the heirship. What I feel about his personal life that he never stepped back from his decision thus making him the dearest of all. He was possessive and defensive in nature as he used to take the entire responsibility of any misinterpretation by any of his MLA. Babri Masjid demolition, Rose day, valentine day all such instances describes him a strong admirer of his belongings, be it religion(Hindutva), Mumbai or 'marathi manus'.A famous saying, "nothing is personal for a dedicated politician", fits largely to Bala Saheb.
As far as his role as a father(for Uddhav) and grandfather(for Aditya) is inculcated;he proved to be a good one, Bala saheb as he nominated Uddhav and Aditya the next 'commander-in-chief' for sena in his recent address to shiv sainiks. He supported a lot to his son in his political endeavors and maintained Uddhav's reputation where there faiths of the people faded gradually. It was his intention to retain Uddhav as next to him and thus he always preferred him over Raj(Thackery's cousin). Bala Saheb was not an easy figure to track out personally, he used to proud on celebrities(Sachin, lata, Amitabh etc.) that brought laurels for maharashtra but at the other hand he used to scold them for their anti-maharashtra stand.
Professional Life
Bala saheb would always be remembered for politics on his own terms and conditions,the man who listen to his inner-instinct and never cared about the opposition. So was his magic that ; even after not in power the government had to take his permission to hold any function or sporting events in Mumbai. Bala Saheb affected every individual irrespective of their belongings (caste, profession,religion) through his diplomatic behaviour all along.
I would say, he was a professional politician as because he took every decision and trick to make marathi people to waive hands on his side. He agitated against North-Indians and threw them out without any hesitation. Bala Saheb had the strong belief over 'Indian constitution' but then he disobeyed it by rising hate alarm against Indians from north. He entered into politics in 1966, when he formed Shiv sena but he was in the politics well when he pursued cartoonist career. Most of his cartoons were focussed on government policies and he used to register his differences through sketches and drawing. He came strongly and with firm stand against the atrocitities faced by common marathi manus.
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