“The measure of a country's greatness
is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.” - Thurgood Marshall,
US Supreme Court Justice
It is unfortunate that most Indian
leaders don’t demonstrate compassion while leading others. When they are in opposition, they make tall
promises to grab political power. After acquiring the political power, they
stop performing and start settling scores with their political opponents. They
disturb the proceedings in Parliament and Assemblies and don’t allow the
dialogue and discussion to happen. Most times, they don’t represent people’s
voices and concerns. Is it justified? It is called leadership?
It appears that Indian politicians
have their goals to settle scores with their rivals rather than to solve
people’s problems. The politicians occupying offices start witch-hunting and
retaliating their political opponents little realizing that they might be in
opposition once again, if people vote against them. Worse, some politicians
rise regional, religious and linguistic issues to please one section of people
to trouble another section to divide society to secure their vote bank. Is it
known as leadership?
In democracy, when people are voted to
power they must behave like true leaders whose concern is to take care of all
people equally with fairness rather than
taking care of the interests of a particular region, religion and community. It
is unfortunate that narrow mindedness has crept into the minds of a few Indian politicians,
and it is encouraged by some people. It does no good to the society in the long
run as it creates ill-will among the people.
Although Indian democracy is the
largest in the world, we are yet to mature as a democracy. And it calls for leaders
who are mature and broadminded with compassion. To conclude, Indian politicians
must remember that leadership is all about not only taking responsibility but
also walking the talk with compassion and fairness.
“The purpose of life is not to be
happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it
make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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