The Mango Man and his Theatrics !!

India's political scene is a canvas so vast that artists from all walks of life, all age groups and ethnic backgrounds have tried to create a M.F. Hussein on it  and the story leading to the end results has been rigged with politics, drama emotional wave and the like. The current political scenario is abound with such stories that have divided the nation into loyal supporters of one of the many parties. Most of them have become self appointed public relations representatives for these and are doing everything in their power to see their leader through these national elections. 

Of these many leaders, one of them is the leader of Aam Aadmi party , Arvind kejriwal. His rise in political arena was meteoric. In just a year he was successful in defeating a sitting chief minister. Not only did he win, his party too rose beyond the number  pandits had predicted for the party in its debut election. He came into the limelight while supporting  Anna Hazare, who went on a  fast to get the the Jan lokpal bill passed and later separated from him  to form his own party. Currently Arvind kejriwal is fighting the Lok Sabha elections and hoping to recreate the Delhi magic again. His journey has been marred by controversies, promises not fulfilled (though the loyal supporters will like to believe otherwise) doing things he vehemently criticized his supporters for, sat on protests when he was supposed to be fulfilling his duties as the newly appointed chief minister and so many more. His theatrics have turned many of his loyal supporters into his opponents and they have every reason to doubt his capabilities of running the nation.

 He vowed the nation with startling facts of corruption in the highest corridors of governance, of evidence that major business houses were linked with wrong doings in the present government, promises to end  the menace if he was brought to power. His simplicity caught most people's attention. His resolve to not use government houses to stay in, to not use beacon cars and not have security at all to guard him, even after he became the chief minister of Delhi got him thousands of undying supporters.  My question is, are these the real problem areas facing the nation today ? Is the one Jan Lokpal  bill he promises to bring to existence, going to solve all of India's political woes? And can his honesty be the only factor or reason for his election to the central government? 

He was given a chance to govern, to prove his mettle, and took the first gate out blaming it on the congress and bjp. These two parties are the reason, he rose to power. People wanted a change, someone who could give them a chance at a well defined, hassle free life for their day to day affairs. And if he believed they were going to stop him  from achieving his goals which they were, he shouldn't have wasted those 49 days, he shouldn't have collaborated with the congress to form the government in the first place. How many days out of those 49 did he actually work and not sit on protests , campaigned against those major parties ? His only reply to this is the people should realise and give us a clean majority. Its only then we can function. Well India has been following a coalition government system at the centre for decades and while we too would love to witness  a miracle but promising to work only if his party wins clear majority is a violation of our trust and faith that we have placed in him. 

His antics have made loyal supporters like me least bit hopeful in him. I do not care if you are travelling in a red beacon car, what I care about  is you travel for work , to visit constituencies, to put our taxes to good use.  I do not care if you stay in a government appointed house or your own, what I care for  is you make sure all government servants allotted these houses do not misuse them, and those staying in these homes do what they are suppose to do.  I do not care if you go for a security cover or not, what I care about is you reduce security cover where not needed and utilize the budget for better reforms and facilities for the forces. What I care for is that every minute is accounted for, that time is not wasted on protests but on working to reform the system, I care for a leader who has the courage and the backbone to stand up for us even in the midst of a strong opposition and not run at the first chance he gets. I want a leader who has a plan B if plan A fails and you clearly did not have one. A leader who is true to his word and talks more about work than his simplicity. 

This criticism is directed at you  because you have disappointed a supporter at every level and made a mockery of the whole system. I wish for a scenario with no drama and all work, which with you being at the helm of affairs clearly seems like a distant dream.