Profiles of 3 'good' CMs
- Hueiyen Lanpao Editorial :: June 07, 2013 -

We have stated though this column earlier, 'Honesty’, 'Sincerity' or 'Good' are normally not the kinds of adjectives that come to mind when we think about politicians in general, whether they are in India or in other parts of the world.

However, the italised normally and general only goes to emphasis the fact that not all politicians could be bracketed together in the same category or treat them with despise equally.

There have to be some politicians who are different, and it is this difference that makes them stand apart but taller from the rest of the crowd.

Politics may be all about power, and so, politicians may try every possible means, fair or foul, to grasp power.

But for remaining perching at the pinnacle of power, it is not the political strategies devised that are as much important as the steadfast stand and strong conviction of the politicians while taking up the issues concerning the welfare of his fellow men and women.

This is the 'political mantra' that every successful politician holds dear to their heart and mind and one who fails to understand or overlook this vital 'political mantra' is doomed to be a failure in the long run, howsoever hard he or she may tries or they come from an illustrious family with enviable political background.

It may be difficult to find any politician who are not only honest, sincere and good but also have strong conviction on the issues taken up by them in this prevailing murky political scenario in India today.

But the manner in which Omar Abdullah, the 11th and youngest Chief Minister of the Northern Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, has been pursuing the demand for removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from his State at every possible platform with least regard of the stand of coalition partner, Congress on the issue; how Manik Sarkar, the poorest of all Chief Ministers in India, has been donating everything he has including his salary and allowances to his party for taking up welfare measures for the people in Tripura and the simplicity personified Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who loves to eat 'Paav Bhaji' amidst common people on the street and feels that there is no need for Z-plus security cover for himself at the expense of taxpayer's money, almost come close to being the kind of politicians that we would like to call 'good'.

However, this does not imply that all three of them are perfect in every sense, politically or otherwise.

But, surely, they are world apart from the rest of the tongue-tied, self-serving and pompous politicians that we see around everywhere including in our own State.

This is indeed very unfortunate, but what to do, we get only whom we voted for.