Come on India, let us hate Arvind Kejriwal We love to hate. We are so fed up of our own miserable problems and pathetic administration that we just need a media-created effigy to direct our hatred and burn. Beyond logic. Beyond rationale. Beyond the levels of tolerance and sophistication that one can expect from a country that boasts itself as the world’s largest democracy. The hate for AK started last year when he resigned as CM of Delhi within 49 days of being voted the majority government. Yes, he betrayed the trust of Delhi, and the whole country. The disappointment turned to hate and we coined terms like Farjiwal, Fekriwal, Bhagoda and some of our trademarked Hindi swear words. However, we cant ignore the fact that within one year of forming his party, Arvind Kejriwal had formed his government in Delhi. He got 2.1 % vote share in his debut Parliamentary election - much more than major established parties and much more than even BJPs debut in parliamentary elections. His party was a close second in all the 7 seats in Delhi. He won 4 seats in Punjab with second largest vote share. Of course, he could achieve all this only by fooling people with his dramebazi. Of course, he doesnt have any inherent qualities, Until the time he was exposing corruption in Congress and UPA, he was an angel. After he exposed Gadkari and decided to fight election against Modi, he became a devil. All he asked for this week was forgiveness and another chance. He apologized to the people of Delhi, and India. He conceded his mistake and inexperience. Gave his reasoning, and came out pleading for a chance to make things right. And what do we do?? We lambaste him on social media, accusing him of dramatics, calling him all sorts of things, talking about flogging him publicly and what not! Not to mention his supporters being called AAP-tards. Kejriwal, sent to judicial custody, refused to pay the bail/bond amount of Rs. 10,000 and said that he’d defend himself in court. Why do we accuse him of being above the law? Any defendant has the right to not pay the bail money. It’s an option, not a law. And he said he’d defend his stand in his court hearing. He’s not answerable to the pedestrian unappreciative masses on social media. Wake up and see sense, people. Hating him won’t get you anything. Back in 2011, he went to jail for similar charges. Back then, he was just an activist, not a political leader. It was easy to pick on him. He didn’t furnish bail bonds even then. He was seen as a hero back then. Why wasn’t that perceived as above the law? Our very own national hero, Mahatma Gandhi, was sent to jail by the British. He was offered bail for as little as 1 Rupee, but, he still declined. We reelect criminals to parliament. People with blatant corruption charges, people who have more black money than most people earn legitimately their whole life, rapists, uneducated, worthless ministers. Everyone is forgiven and voted back to parliament. Why not Arvind Kejriwal? A clean record, a degree from India’s premiere technology institute and so many more qualifications that could bring the more than half of the current parliament to shame…and above all, clean intentions and a good heart. I don’t expect this post to be received well by most of you. I’m probably just another AAP-tard on your timelines. But, to those who see sense like me, give him another chance. He’s a good man.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 20:56:45 +0000
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