Dynastic politics to stay S Kamat, Alto Betim Last week Vishwajeet Rane was appointed as the Congress General Secretary. This is yet another indication of the dynastic trend in Indian politics. There is a compulsion among existing political families to have at least one of their members to remain in politics. The logic of the matter is simple. The necessity for this is to protect the family silver.
The ill gotten gains that these politicians accumulate over their stint in politics is something that cannot be sneezed at. Such large sums, both in movable and immovable assets, need to be kept safely. The easiest method to do this is to have the family remain in political life. There are numerous examples of this, notable among them being the reasons for the Gandhi family to remain in politics at various times inspite of Rajivs disinterest, Sonias unwillingness and then the children, Rahul and Priyankas having better things to do. Or lately Supriya following in the tradition and footsteps of her father, the redoubtable Maratha, Sharad Pawar. Politics automatically bestows an armour of invincibility on the individual of being beyond the law, at least as far as India is concerned. www.oheraldo.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
