She had everything going for her. The most powerful person in the state of Tamil Nadu. In fact one of the more powerful chief ministers of the country. There was no opposition in sight. She almost had the pulse of the people by her hand. A lot of her schemes were liked by the people. Another sure shot victory was in the offing. And then yesterday happened!
What a tragedy yesterday was! What a tragedy! A life,which could have so easily been celebrated as a doyen of modern day Indian democracy, had to end up behind prison bars.
May be she was too naive a politician then, to have got caught red handed. May be it was only 60 crores and that is pittance when compared to the usual political scams; Yes, she is definitely one of the better cheif ministers of this country and was doing a pretty decent job in her last inning; But all these can't come to her defense. The court found her guilty of courrpution and she is punished. Simple as that.
A punishment which I think was very much deserved, though delayed
So, for once a chief minister, because of a criminal conviction in a court of law is jailed. And if, and only if, she is aquited by a higher court can she be a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) within the next ten years. Again a first for this country. And I really don't think supreme court will overturn such a magnum opus decision.
Let this set a precedent my dear country. A precedent for the big ticket politicans; that if you end up doing a small mistake in the 24*7 public gaze you will be punished. Let the corrupt minister look at her and think for a second that they cannot just run ruf shod over everything, and law may catch up some time. Let the youngsters who wanted to earn quick bucks the ugly way in politics realize, it is not always easy and if you get caught you will be behind bars, whoever you may be. Let this be the start of many more political convictions who are hiding behind power.
Let this be the start of something new. Something good.
What a tragedy yesterday was! What a tragedy! A life,which could have so easily been celebrated as a doyen of modern day Indian democracy, had to end up behind prison bars.
May be she was too naive a politician then, to have got caught red handed. May be it was only 60 crores and that is pittance when compared to the usual political scams; Yes, she is definitely one of the better cheif ministers of this country and was doing a pretty decent job in her last inning; But all these can't come to her defense. The court found her guilty of courrpution and she is punished. Simple as that.
A punishment which I think was very much deserved, though delayed
So, for once a chief minister, because of a criminal conviction in a court of law is jailed. And if, and only if, she is aquited by a higher court can she be a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) within the next ten years. Again a first for this country. And I really don't think supreme court will overturn such a magnum opus decision.
Let this set a precedent my dear country. A precedent for the big ticket politicans; that if you end up doing a small mistake in the 24*7 public gaze you will be punished. Let the corrupt minister look at her and think for a second that they cannot just run ruf shod over everything, and law may catch up some time. Let the youngsters who wanted to earn quick bucks the ugly way in politics realize, it is not always easy and if you get caught you will be behind bars, whoever you may be. Let this be the start of many more political convictions who are hiding behind power.
Let this be the start of something new. Something good.
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