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Subject: Atal's dream.

Author:
Hemant Krishna V.

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Date Posted: 21:06:40 02/04/04 Wed

When Atalji rose to the post of the Prime
Minister, he had dreams, colourful and bright, like that of APJ Abdul
Kalam. He thought he could give a golden paint to the muddy
Indian-polity. But what can he alone do, when the majority of the netas, also some
in his own party, are all filth-like worms gnawing at the very
existence of truth and morality? His party president himself accepts bribes, a
former minister in his own cabinet is a scamster and what more, all
those parties, that clinched alliance with that of his, did so, to achieve
their own narrow-political ends and not at all for the cause of
supporting the right. And most painful of all, is the incessant dogging of the
so-called 'democratic watchdog' of opposition, which keeps on barking
at his developmental policies and often bites him, when his cabinet
betrays him.
Then there are these convalescents, who do not want their wounds
to be cured and hence do not appreciate whole-heartedly even the
gifted-doctors like Atalji. Sorry Atalji, there is no healing-potion for the
treatment of the sickness of cynicism. In this land of compulsive
pessimists, great dreamers like you or Kalam, can only dream, but realise
nothing. Don't worry, carry on dreaming!

Note: This letter when sent to The Asian Age won the 'Best letter of the week' prize.

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[> Subject: Re: Atal's dream.(The Golden Man)

Author:
Aakyaa N.
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Date Posted: 21:07:53 02/04/04 Wed

Sir, Hemant Krishna V. in his letter Dream On (Letters, The Editorial Page, February 1) has rightly expressed the helplessness of ambitious statesmen in Indian politics. After a trail of dull leaders, a bountiful of atrocious despots and a couple of inactive rulers (who slept, but never dreamt!), the entry of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee into the political arena, provided a whiff of fresh air. But as Mr Hemant suggests, Vajpayee, a man flattered by Jawaharlal Nehru himself, or President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, a phenomenon in the field of science, have all but failed, succumbing to the largely devilish environment of Indian polity. Like those unfortunate drops of rain falling into ocean, great men never get an opportunity to serve India. Should even a wee bit of change occur in Indian politics, there will be a massive revolution fuelled by high-levels of nationalism. How long can Indians, at home or abroad, tolerate the sarcastic adjectives used to qualify their leaders? How many great sons of Indian soil will vanish in vain? Stop, stop, we had enough of it already.

Aakyaa N.

California, US

[> [> Subject: Re: Atal's dream.(The Golden Man)

Author:
Ninaad Rao
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Date Posted: 21:09:29 02/04/04 Wed

Sir, Hemant Krishna V. deserves kudos for exposing the hidden meaning in the article, Reflections of a convalescent (The Editorial Page, January 29) by Ram Jethmalani, in his thought-provoking letter. Mr Vajpayee is one of the best Prime Ministers India has ever seen. He is the one who brought unprecedented changes in the thinking of a hardliner like Gen. Musharaff. He is the one, who visited most countries and hosted most dignitaries. It is during his reign, that we saw the culmination of foreign ties with countries like China and the United States. It was he who brought NRIs to the Indian doorstep. He begged to differ with his own party�s agenda, during the Gujarat riots. Even after endless howling from the Opposition parties, he successfully implemented his developmental plans. Sonia Gandhi cannot even think of projects like the Golden Quadrilateral. If Mr Jethmalani does not find comfort under Prime Minister Vajpayee, I am afraid, he never will.

Ninaad Rao

Wilson Garden, Bangalore