Dolly enjoyed dressing up in a silk saree to go to the IIC. Someone she knew had become an Ambassador and she was having lunch with her to celebrate. Behold a professional politician sitting in the cafe! Since she was early she found a sofa next to his favoured seating place. Naturally the subject turned to " Who will form the Delhi Government?" After which followed the inevitable abuse heaped upon Kejriwal. " He is a Congress stooge." declared the man, and followed it with, " a stooge who was given huge funding to the tune of hundreds of crores to sabotage Anna Hazare" he insisted " Khel ke beech mein khel hain!"
And Dolly thought--how low we have sunk as a nation that we must look at everything through the prism of suspicion and dubious strategy.
" Sonia Gandhi and Rahul's acknowledgement of Kejriwal's victory was gracious. " And Arvind Kejriwal should have taken it so--or Dolly feared he would begin to appear self--righteous rather than right thinking. And like arrogance, corruption and other diseases of Political Life, to fall prey to Righteousness was also dangerous to political longevity.
Some also accuse him of being Rigid. Rigid can be good--it can be bad. Gandhi ji was rigid. Lenin said--take one step backward to take two forward....it all depends on the occasion and audience.
Is Kejriwal being rigid, opportunistic, and self--promoting?
And Dolly thought--how low we have sunk as a nation that we must look at everything through the prism of suspicion and dubious strategy.
" Sonia Gandhi and Rahul's acknowledgement of Kejriwal's victory was gracious. " And Arvind Kejriwal should have taken it so--or Dolly feared he would begin to appear self--righteous rather than right thinking. And like arrogance, corruption and other diseases of Political Life, to fall prey to Righteousness was also dangerous to political longevity.
Some also accuse him of being Rigid. Rigid can be good--it can be bad. Gandhi ji was rigid. Lenin said--take one step backward to take two forward....it all depends on the occasion and audience.
Is Kejriwal being rigid, opportunistic, and self--promoting?
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