Roland, first of all spot on take / read. Perhaps its simply about being petty-minded, and the ardent desire to perfect this quality of being. Furthermore, strange strands of zealotry, and shit for brains also comes to mind, but those are a whole different set of tropes.
Best, —Venantius J Pinto On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Roland Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > Reading that some consulate overseas is advising their OCI travellers to > India to carry a copy of the GOI order should they be visiting their banks > in India, that OCI holders are exempt from Aadhar IDs, it brings to mind > how various Govt departments and entities in India are a law unto > themselves. > > There was the case in Saligao of course where the whole village had to > rise up in arms to protest against the zeal of the bank branch manager who > was implementing an order that was to take effect only after 31st December. > > This stubbornness, stupidity or whatever you may wish to call it, is > nowhere better exemplified than when applying for an OCI status. The rules > and guidelines set out on the internet by the MEA are casually disregarded > by local consulate personnel even for ex Indian citizens who have to jump > through arbitrary hoops. You can imagine the plight of people of Indian > origin from the former British colonies of East Africa or worse still > Goan-Pakistani Canadians applying for the OCI. > > The Ministry of External Affairs who deals with all such matters is a > ministry staffed with higher educated personnel. Can you imagine the plight > of other Ministries where the personnel are typically pig-headed, corrupt > and lesser educated babus. A citizen’s nightmare. > > Wonder why this has to be. Why can’t the Govt of India function like any > other Govt that is not of a dire, poverty stricken country? Is India still > miserable dire and poverty stricken, contrary to the posture adopted on the > world stage? > > Roland Francis > Toronto. > >
