Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Anna Hazare - why its important to pay attention - even if you dont agree

Anna Hazare's anti corruption movement is a wake-up call for all of us - even if we dont agree with his methods -and I have some sympathy here for those who think this way.

a) This is the first time anyone has taken such a strong stand and spoken out against corrupion and received such mass support
b) This is giving some hope to the aam admi that they can also take a stand against corruption
c) The anti corruption "movement" if you can call that is one more step towards creating a better civil society in India

Now I want to clarify - I am not saying that I agree with all the provisions of the Jan Lokpal bill proposed by Hazare, neither do i believe that there can be one body that should be even more powerful than the judiciary - But i do believe that it is time we stopped tolerating corruption in daily lives. It cannot be a "sab chalta hai approach" to life in India. NO - we need to stop it! SAY NO!

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