Date: Saturday, 25 April, 2009, 10:15 PM
Dear Colleagues,
Voting Dilemma?
It is never easy to decide who to cast your vote for. There is a suggestion that we should vote only for honest candidates. Indisputably laudable; no one can/should disagree. However, honesty is not that easy to judge in advance. A mendicant in the Himalayas or even an infantry company commander in remote location is very honest because there is little he can find to steal or pilfer. Does that indicate that he will continue to remain so if he is given a chance, to auction the liquor contracts for example?
Honesty?
Then again what is the barometer to judge honesty? There are allegations galore against the political leaders being made with impunity. How does one know these are true? Does one go by allegations, prosecution by law enforcement agencies or successful conviction by them? Further, what if one gets acquitted on appeal? Does it exonerate him/ her completely? Or does a correspondent of a leading media outlet determine who is honest and who is not?
There are no easy answers. At the end, one will use individual perception and will be guided mainly by self interest.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM
Sunday, April 26, 2009
IESM: Chairman's Desk- the voting dilemma
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