Many remedies have been proposed to end the Cancer called Corruption, but Very
scarce or indeed non existent are the fruits of of such efforts.
Those in power are very reluctant to pursue remedies as doing so would diminish
their ill-gotten source of remuneration thus curtailing the influx of funds
into their personal coffer. I am reproducing two Extract from recent articles
which needs to be read by one and all. I hope it will open the eyes, ears and
noses of all fair-minded citizens of India, and let us not forget that these
are the majority, so as to ensure that steps are taken to rid India of this
dreadful disease which, if not eradicated soon, will be the doom of India in
the not too distant future.
Manuel (Eddie) Tavares
1) Indians are poor but INDIA is not a poor country". Says one of the Swiss
Bank directors.
He says that "280 Lacs crore" of Indian money is deposited in swiss banks which
can be used for 'taxless' budget for 30 yrs. Can give 60 0000000 jobs to all
Indians. From any village to Delhi 4 lane roads. Forever free power supply to
more than 500 social projects. Every citizen can get monthly Rs. 2000/- for 60
yrs. No need of World Bank & IMF loan. Think how rich politicians block our
money. We have full right against corrupt politicians.
2)Subject: FW: Abdul Kalam's letter - MUST READ
Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our
achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we
refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a
self-sustaining, self-driving unit.. There are millions of such achievements
but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day
after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas
had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish
gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a
granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory
details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried
among other news.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so
NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign
things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign
technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that
self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture,
when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in
life is.. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I
will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an
under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the
worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say.. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a
face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International
best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the
stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5
(approx. Rs.. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway
or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to
punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping
mall irrespective of your status identity. In Singapore you don't say anything,
DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .. YOU
would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10
pounds (Rs..650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to
someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington
and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I
am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't
chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the
beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination
jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same
YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but
cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the
moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative
citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same
in Japan ..
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose
a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything
for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to
clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor
are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the
bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to
learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and
toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the
public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl
child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do
the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change,
how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's
going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our
neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the
government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making
a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families
into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait
for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of
his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory
and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England .
When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf.
When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the
Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody
thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal
of introspection and pricks one's conscience too... I am echoing J. F.
Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians...
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT
AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'
Lets do what India needs from us.
Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or junk
mails.
Thank you,
Dr.. Abdul Kalam
I humbly request you to forward this to every Indian..
Thanks
Indian
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