*Dear Dr Oscar Rebello,* ** *You wrote in Herald dated 19th May 2009 that Manmohan's victory is a victory of DECENCY.* *But that is it. Manmohan fooled YOU and FELLOW INDIANS in the garb of DECENCY.* *Very same YOU were shouting against Manmohan's CORRUPTION at Azad Maidan during* *Ramdeo Baba/Ravishankar driven MARCH AGAINST CORRUPTION.* *What Mr Oscar Rebello? Even so called EDUCATED are being fooled very easily.* *This is new era of TV marketing. Literate or Illiterate: poco diferen*ç*a!* Muito Parvo? *Jason* ** ** *Victory for decency Dr Oscar Rebello, Panjim* Psephologists and pundits will dissect this historic election 2009 in myriad, confusing ways, but for an ordinary citizen of this magnificent nation of ours like me, one simple thing is crystal clear. This election victory has essentially been a victory for decency in public life. This election has been about the India we always knew we were. Across the political spectrum, from Manmohan Singh to Sonia, from Rahul to Nitish, from Naveen to Sheila Dixit, from Shivraj Singh Chauhan to Omar Abdullah, From Raman Singh to Mamata Banerjee, this has been a decisive resounding vote for moderation and decency (even if performances may not have been perfect and even if some abusers won). Can we now see a shimmer of hope, that the era of abuse and vitriol, division and rancour, prejudice and outdated economic models is hopefully behind us? There remains a catch, however! As in the country, or indeed even in Goa, decency (and often times, God) can help you build your foundation of political power. But to sustain the people�s mandate, you need to build on this foundation, brick by brick, using ingredients like governance, accountability, honesty and transparency and, a sincere effort to lift the poor and downtrodden. Otherwise, the mandate would be infructuous! The various victors (elsewhere, not in Goa) seem to have understood this common sense logic. For now, let us just cherish the joy of a victory for simple, innate human decency. In many ways, it is a true reflection of what we, as people of India truly were, are and always will be. Jai Hind (and not Jai Ho)! http://www.oheraldo.in/newpage.php?month=5&day=19&year=2009&catid=13
