I recently got an e-mail which contained details about a newly formed party "Lok Paritran" by a group of IITians. They are inviting applications from very educated young perole to contest in the coming elections in Kerala, TN, Pondicherry. I have got mixed feelings about this party. For starters its a good initiative by a bunch of enthusiastic people. I hope they stand by their words.
I had decided that I wont get a voters card because there is no use voting for any party. All they do is spend a hell lot of money, lure the poor with gifts, come to power and by hook or crook fill their coffers with gold. But when I got this news some hope was instilled in me, now I have an urge to go back to TN and get myself registered for voting (But it seems it is too late as the registration is already complete there!).
But on the other hand, having had good education can never mean that the person has got good virtues. For I myself was involved in politics in the institute an year back. I lost but because of my party ticket and because my party held the reins they gave me a slot in the students council. What was unveiled to me is that even amidst a group of educated youth (all of us are ME/PhD guys) politics can be filthy. The sense of power consummates you to such an extent that the feeling to serve (if at all any existed in the first place) dies out as quickly as it came.
As my friend, Phani, put in Virtue in itself is a reward and those who expect to reap rewards by doing good are going to be lost in a world full of unethical things. The party seems promising. But only time will tell whether it is a white sheep in a pack of dogs.
The above are solely my thoughts and this is not for advertising or patronising any party.
