Very good insite into the political dynamics of lefts. Left are enjoying power without responsibilities. But this time there may be govt of left in WB but will be with the support of Congress.
Yupp!! good point by Vikas..even I am keen to find it out. Mr. Shenoy you should indeed write a small (may be 3 part) series about left's role post independence. If rediff does not publish it I will ;-) But I am really more keen to find out why is it that most left leaders even though being smart, telegenic, & intelligent (in indian political order of importance) fail to attract people anywhere except their traditional bastions. any theories there? ~Swapnil
Congratulations for the view of TVR. He was so precise. In my opinion, both the communist parties should be banned in india for ever. They have the record of taking India at least 10 years back. For eg., India has opened up various sectors like steel, telecom, automotive, air travel, fuel sector such as petroleum, insurance and all of them doing extremely well. Rememember all these reforms were vigourously opposed by the so called communists. Apart from Kerala and WB, can they win a single panchayat election on its own in any other seats. Leave it, CPM's veteran Sh.Harkishan Singh Surjeet do not have a single MP from his home state Punjab to show. And these so called communists who make a hue and cry for every issue, what is happening in Bihar. You have to ride piggyback to Laloo. Otherwise you will be just thrown out. Whatever is the left over by RJD combine is given to you and you accept it without any complaint. Because your mouths are shut there. My sincere request to Communists is please stop this double standard and come to the mainstream.
Shri Shenoy as usual has given a true picture of the CPI. In Kerala they are the Confused Party of India. The day is not far off when they will cross over to the UDF camp. Mr Pinarayi Vijayan, the CPM Secretary, ridicules CPI and its leaders day in and day out. The party's state secretary Mr V Bhargavan has ended up as a joker in the party, which has so many leaders but no followers. To sum up, CPI is a party of leaders. No followers!
Dear Mr. T V R Shenoy, You are really a good Left basher. Sir, could you throw more light on how Left reacted in 1962 war? We indians need to know if they really favoured China then. Thanks, Vikas
RE:1962 War and Left?
by swapnil on Jan 21, 2006 03:58 PM Permalink
Yupp!! even I am keen to find it out. Mr. Shenoy you should indeed write a small (may be 3 part) series about left's role post independence. If rediff does not publish it I will ;-) But I am really more keen to find out why is it that most left leaders even though being smart, telegenic & intelligent fail to attract people anywhere except their bastions. any theories there? ~Swapnil
It's certainly going to be the end of road for CPI, if not now then by next elections. Thats for sure. The party which is full of selfish parasites, does not have a vision. They only know to pull the legs of other parties & poke their nose in every constructive work. Just compare Kolkata with other metros. I am sure if CPI will remain in power, Kolkata will never ever emerge as a modern city like other metros. Kolkatians realise this asap, else it will be you people, who will be suffering !!!
In Kerala there was a wonderful ministry headed by late E.M.S.Namboodiripad and eight eminent ministers. That ministry was toppled by ...everyone knows. Had they not been toppled, communisum itself would have disappeared from Kerala because of the self-sufficiency that Ministry would have brought in. Do India require Communists in any name anywhere. All Indian citizens should examine this and should not be tested in two States alone.
With due respect to TVRS, I have to differ on one count, a very crucial one. Voting for party as against a candidate essentially leads to failure of the democratic process. All voters must look at only the candidate, his or her ability, honesty, willingness to work hard etc while considering who to vote for. Then and only then will political parties be forced to induct good and efficient people in the midst to stand for elections. If majority of Indian voters make voting in this manner their habit, then the political parties will slowly start bringing in better quality of people to the elected bodies. I believe that this is the only way out for Indians. And, I hope that writers like Shri TVRS, who can influence public thinking will popularise this line of thinking.
RE:CPI
by Omkar Patki on Feb 12, 2006 08:58 PM Permalink
With due respect to Mr. N. Padmanabhan, I would like to say one thing here, that in India, people have always voted the person and not the party. Otherwise, Indira Gandhi could not have split Congress in 1969 and Narayan Rane could not have won from Malwan. Mr. Padmanabhan says that when we'll vote the individual rather than the party, parties will have to induct good people in their ranks. No. Precisely opposite to that is happening in Indian politics. Because we vote for the people and not for the party, people outgrow the parties in size and party high command sometimes is unable to keep a proper check on them. In fact, party cannot get rid of such people because they get elected. This ' electability ' at any cost is becoming the primary qualification for any candidate in the election. So, CPI which lacks such people is losing out.
