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"In every age the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among the demagogues ".  Thomas Macaulay - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - I wouldn't dilly dally on who is the vilest man in India right now. It is Arvind Kejriwal, incarnation of purest form of evil - unadulterated and incorrigible. The reasons are many, some can be explained with facts and some with analysis. But he inarguably represents the worst of human faculty, and how a bit of position of power and public acceptance, can actually make a man viler than he ever was. This anti-corruption messiah is anything but that. I don't know if he was this way all along. His Wikipedia page does carry an entry on "Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership" in 2006, which in my view has generally gone to highly deserving people. I can't even say if Arvind Kejriwal is an exception, but I can say with enough amount of certainty that he is unfit to be a leader of anything, includi...

[Second and Concluding Part of the "Why Not Modi? Saying Yes To Him" Series. Link to Part One => CLICK HERE ] e. He Did Not Acknowledge the Existence of His Wife The most pertinent question in relation to this "latest" accusation - Why do Election affidavits require the spouse(s) name and details? Simply to get a full detail of the assets and liabilities in the name of spouse. In a country, where even the commonest man plans or evades his taxes by investing a portion of his earnings in the name of spouse or kids, the Election Commission knows that wealth of the entire family is under the control of the candidate. Therefore, it seeks to know the details of all the family members and their respective assets and liabilities. Till the September 2013 Supreme Court directive on Election Affidavits, not just Modi many other persons have conveniently ignored many such details and have submitted incomplete forms. Most often wilfully. Manmohan Singh did not fil...

PART ONE This Election has degenerated into a slug fest involving all political parties. Every party is leaving no stone unturned, no punches reserved, and is actively engaging in a no holds barred verbal combat. Amidst all the cacophony, two things stand out -  a. Every Single Party opposing BJP, or more particularly Modi, are working towards just one goal - Stop Modi. Stop Communal Forces.  b. BJP and Modi is all about one man - Modi himself.  Everyday, I find one or the other article quoting the above two by the respective sides of the political divide. This two part post tries to look as to why opposing Modi appears to be on a flimsy platform, and why he should become the PM of India. Having said that, Modi is second on my list of preferred PMs. The Iron Lady from South still ranks first. Atleast based on what I have seen in the past two years. Knowing very well that JJ cannot become PM of India, and her own aspiration is nothing more than pipedream, it ba...

Super Steve! iSalute you. Despite the fact that I've never owned any of your products. Despite the fact that I don't think you were the world's greatest inventor. Heck! I don't even think you really invented anything. May be I am wrong. I know for sure that you didn't invent the Computer. The Japs had revolutionized the world with portable audio with their walkman. You didn't even invent the mobile phone. Online music download had its origins much before your hair started graying. As the attorneys for Samsung recently pointed out, Stanely Kuberick conceptualized the idea called Tablets in his movie " 2001: A Space Odyssey ". Then why do people around the world had such a wonderful regard for you? Why the heck did / do I admire you? I can't talk for others. I can surely talk for self. Why do I admire Sachin Tendulkar? Did he invent anything in cricket? Is he the first entertainer on the cricketing field? Is he the best that ever ...

Information One: Long back, in an episode of "Nayyandi Darbar ", the host Yuhi Sethu had remarked "Heroes of a movie represent our dreams and aspirations ("abhilashaigal"). They don't represent the common man. Then who represents the commoner in us? Its the Comedian. It is him that we can relate better." [ Not exactly in these words, but in spirit, it is the same] Information Two: Couple of years back, Pradeep had shared his this experience at his office at Gurgaon. He and some of his colleagues (mostly South Indians) were discussing Tamil movies, discussing various actors and sequences from mainstream movies. His other colleagues weren't much interested, and some of them didn't even realize that such discussion was on. Then all of a sudden, a sizeable section of his team started taking part in the discussion, with all the smiles and laughter, shaking each other, and vociferously taking part in the entire talk. What made them take part in t...