To Goanet - If one wants to understand Arvind Kejriwal’s sudden rise and why he is now a credible threat to Narender Modi’s ascendency to PMship, look no further than Manohar Parrikar and Goa.
But first, a small digression: I have the utmost contempt for Kejriwal’s breed, the scheming leftwing, socialist Indian scums. I hold no hope for India under Kejriwal & Co. The problem is, none of the other alternatives holds hope for India either. Back to the topic - Kejriwal is a consequence of a real angst brewing inside Indians and Manohar Parrikar in Goa furnishes a case study for its roots. Overwhelmingly Goans voted Manohar back to power after the 7 years nightmare of Congress rule in which Goa was ushered into the Indian sewer. What Goans hoped for was a departure from the culture of corruption, cronyism, destruction of Goa’s environment and the general degradation all around. Instead, in the 2 years that he has had to at least stem the rot if not heal it, Manohar has crushed the Goan aspirations. He has given them the same old same old. Generalize this to India and it explains the Kejriwal phenomenon. Boundaries between the two main political parties have blurred to such an extent that even a rotter like Kejriwal comes off smelling like a rose in the popular imagination. Manohar Parrikar has sensed this, hence his recent utterances about “eye-opener” and so on. Problem is, Manohar has ZERO CREDIBILITY and nobody believes anymore that he means what he says. Except for his motley crew of vocal sycophants and the recipients of his ‘goodness’ - the Modys, the builders, the favoured contractors and so on - Goans are disillusioned. They may not say this aloud but privately many who supported Manohar are looking the other way. It takes unusual skill for a guy who had so much momentum and goodwill in March 2013 to squander it all in less than 2 years. Instead of heaping abuse on Kejriwal, Manohar and his boys (& girls) should instead introspect and correct course. Look at yourself in the mirror, Manohar-bab, and see what you have become. r
