PM manmohan singh is making news, yet again. this time he is featured in the washington post. we indians are getting used to making world headlines but we still have a long way to go in dealing with criticism. the post has rightly refused to issue an apology for attacking the leadership of our pm. it is their prerogative and everyone has their viewpoint. just like praising someone all the time does not guarantee a good image, criticism is not going to bring down the image. a person will be judged by his/her work and we have 8 years of upa rule under manmohan singh to judge him.
Whether manmohan goes down as the most incompetent pm or not is a mute issue. the reaction, knee-jerk at that, by the congress adds to the apprehension that this government will utilize every opportunity to silence the free expression. image managers in the government just have to convince a few people at the helm of affairs to change their attitude towards governance- it is not a license to do what they want. just when one thinks that we had the worst case of corruption, another pops up. these are just those that have slipped out- who knows how many are still waiting to explode on the public scene?
When will the governments understand that it is difficult to fool people all the time- action speaks louder than words. act firmly, not after being forced; get rid of all the tainted ministers- there are a lot with dubious records languishing due to their clouts(satraps); get out of the election mode and concentrate on governance.
Whether manmohan goes down as the most incompetent pm or not is a mute issue. the reaction, knee-jerk at that, by the congress adds to the apprehension that this government will utilize every opportunity to silence the free expression. image managers in the government just have to convince a few people at the helm of affairs to change their attitude towards governance- it is not a license to do what they want. just when one thinks that we had the worst case of corruption, another pops up. these are just those that have slipped out- who knows how many are still waiting to explode on the public scene?
When will the governments understand that it is difficult to fool people all the time- action speaks louder than words. act firmly, not after being forced; get rid of all the tainted ministers- there are a lot with dubious records languishing due to their clouts(satraps); get out of the election mode and concentrate on governance.
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