India never had the merit system. People belonging to certain caste were only allowed to become teachers, the literacy rate in India is for everyone to see. People from only a certain caste were allowed to become rulers, the slavery of India is for all to see. People from only a certain caste were allowed to be businessmen, the poverty and corruption is for everyone to see. Majority of IAS and IPS officers are corrupt, what merit are we talking about here? Merit to mug up books and utterly lack character. I will anyday take a good strong character and ethics over the so called merit in India.
RE:The merit system fraud in India
by usa on Jan 11, 2008 01:28 AM Permalink
Government should amend constitution to notify that reservations will prevail till 85% of marriages in India are inter-caste...
RE:RE:The merit system fraud in India
by usa on Jan 11, 2008 01:58 AM Permalink
Can you define intelligence? Nobel prize will not guarantee 'intelligence'? Ever heard of LTCM (Long term capital management)?
The issue to be solved is socio-economic collusion aka casteism aka racism.
Why are Indians seeding racism in the society using their Family Names viz gupta, sharma, patel etc..
In Hinduism parents covertly brainwash their kids to coerce other children as per the caste hierarchies. And publicly "pretend" every one is equal.
As a result people are voting for candidates from their castes only. They do not care if he is corrupt/competent.
RE:The merit system fraud in India
by Rupakshi on Jan 11, 2008 01:50 AM Permalink
It was not true that only certain castes were allowed to become IAS and IPS during British. It was totally merit. Many freedom fighters including my own father refused to sit for ICS(as it was called during British era-now it is IAS) to protest against serving the British rule in India. The caste based reservation was introduced vigorously and blindly in the post independent era in part due to the framers of constitution like Mr. Ambedkar who was passionate about his caste. Rajmannar (for the information of tamil casteist fresk-he was not a Brahmin), the chief justice of Madras struck it down as it violates fundamental rights of citizens of India. Then Nehrus have written that into constitution for a period of 10 years saying that it would be for one generation (each 10 years is considered to be a generation). Later on they used this as a legal bribe, vehicle to ascending to power with the help of groups. Now it is a cancer that no one can cure. Individuals like Karunanidhi thrive on it like the parasites on a wound. If they really want to uplift down trodden, there are several honest ways to do it. This dishonest way which converts people into shameless creatures without self esteem need not be the path.
RE:The merit system fraud in India
by Kumar on Jan 11, 2008 06:14 AM Permalink
The acharya from Kerala temple who cleans the temple beacause an unclean caste child and women visit the shrine is a bigger parasite than Karunanidhi. That doesn't mean Karunanidhi is not a parasite, he is, but it shows how much bigger are the castiest/racist parasites.
RE:The merit system fraud in India
by usa on Jan 11, 2008 02:02 AM Permalink
Certain sections of the society have accumulated sins & wealth for 5000 years. It's payback time now.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
