I was very surprised to read that Didi has banned fraternizing of TMC members with the CPM comrades. Think about it - no friendships, no talking at tea stall, no marrying, or attending functions and all that.
Politics makes the strangest bedfellows and in the day and age of coalition politics, for her to take a stance like this, is very illogical. Cant say what the motive is, but know for sure that loyalties dont run so deep anymore.
The Rajas who took to politics post-independence showed some old world loyalty. However, the following generations picked up the rules of the new game pretty soon. With so much wind fall with power seats, it was important to keep the wealth "in the family."
We are the land of people who play safe. We love the idea of democracy but we are the biggest oligarchy, where families rule and money rolls within the few heads of families. Well, its either thru marriage or alliances or joint ventures.
I remember one election where mother, eldest son and bahu (married to younger son) contesting elections from three different parties! no matter who wins, the power, decisions, money - stay in the family. Yes, there are acidic speeches and venomous attacks on each other. But at the end of the day, they all have dinner on the same table. And we all know, the family that eats together, stays together :)
There is nothing called bholi-nadaan janata either. People get govts they deserve. The safety of bringing to power those who have experience in the dealings and workings of power corridors, is much better than to elect a new comer.
We are completely and totally fascinated by the past and till we let go of it, we will never have a future. Likewise with Didi. She is so stifled with her past, that everything she does, HAS to be in relation to CPM. Till she lets go of her "opposition" mentality, she cannot be a leader who will bring in change.
In Marathi we have a proverb, which loosely means that a bull tied to a piece of wood sunk in the ground, will roam only in the area the rope allows it.
PS: Yes, its a very confused post. I know. Been a long time since i wrote, so had to just get down and write something.
Politics makes the strangest bedfellows and in the day and age of coalition politics, for her to take a stance like this, is very illogical. Cant say what the motive is, but know for sure that loyalties dont run so deep anymore.
The Rajas who took to politics post-independence showed some old world loyalty. However, the following generations picked up the rules of the new game pretty soon. With so much wind fall with power seats, it was important to keep the wealth "in the family."
We are the land of people who play safe. We love the idea of democracy but we are the biggest oligarchy, where families rule and money rolls within the few heads of families. Well, its either thru marriage or alliances or joint ventures.
I remember one election where mother, eldest son and bahu (married to younger son) contesting elections from three different parties! no matter who wins, the power, decisions, money - stay in the family. Yes, there are acidic speeches and venomous attacks on each other. But at the end of the day, they all have dinner on the same table. And we all know, the family that eats together, stays together :)
There is nothing called bholi-nadaan janata either. People get govts they deserve. The safety of bringing to power those who have experience in the dealings and workings of power corridors, is much better than to elect a new comer.
We are completely and totally fascinated by the past and till we let go of it, we will never have a future. Likewise with Didi. She is so stifled with her past, that everything she does, HAS to be in relation to CPM. Till she lets go of her "opposition" mentality, she cannot be a leader who will bring in change.
In Marathi we have a proverb, which loosely means that a bull tied to a piece of wood sunk in the ground, will roam only in the area the rope allows it.
PS: Yes, its a very confused post. I know. Been a long time since i wrote, so had to just get down and write something.
Serious Side Of Nino....lol...But well expressed...But I guess now d latest mantra is everything is fair in love. .war and politics...or u can say power game...when u see power politics in our regular families...in between relatives ...office co-workers...d list is endless....so i guess we r not surprised by d people being blind when it comes 2 election...or loyalty or..anything even after seeing all:-)
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