All The Best - Pinarayi.
For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (ESTHER 4:14)
‘‘This was the language of strong faith, against hope believing in hope. Who knoweth - It is probable God hath raised thee to this honour for this very season. We should every one of us consider, for what end God has put us in the place where we are? And when an opportunity offers of serving God and our generation, we must take care not to let it slip“.
Now that Com. Pinarayi Vijayan is all set to become the next Chief Minister of Kerala, he can now give some respite to those 26 muscles he has been tormenting for the last couple of months and revert back to his usual gruff demeanor. It was perfectly okay to put on a happy face, since he was drumming up support for his party in the just concluded assembly elections, though it seemed so out of sync and animated compared to his usual hard-line style. Realising the extent of horrendous quagmire of political, economical and legal issues into which he is about to chip in, I feel, his tough and sometimes dour demeanor could be a very handy tool for him.
As Chief Minister designate, Iam sure he has been watching all the vitriolic comments that are swarming the social media about the post election violence in some parts of Kerala. A CPM worker was killed as violence broke out just after the results of the Assembly elections were declared. Even though the CPI(M) state secretary has accused the BJP and RSS for having unleashed violence across the state to create the impression that Kerala has plunged into a state of anarchy with the victory of LDF, these clashes that went beyond an electoral dispute clearly demonstrated the involvement of certain disgruntled LDF elements also who have the propensity and capacity of engaging in extreme vandalism. This should be an eye opener for him as these elements could pose a clear and present danger to his government in future. In this context, the Esther’s quote I mentioned above serves as a warning of the importance of advancing with extreme caution.
And I feel hopeful that, he as a person who understands the needs of a progressive and secular State like Kerala will certainly realise the enormity of his role and address it with his 'indefatigable' no-nonsense approach towards such issues. ‘‘You only get one chance to make a first impression. Take care not to let it slip” Now it’s your chance to act tough against those who do evil and steer this state towards a path of peace and reconciliation. By doing so you could perhaps obliterate your party's politically devastating tag of being “too violent”.
We have witnessed over the last few years, many incidents that nobody in our state would have thought were possible a few years ago. Events that happened during the last government exposed the soft under belly of our state. Few of them like Perumbavoor rape case (whose culprits are still at large), silencing the dissident voice of T.P.Chandrasekharan (that put LDF in deep crisis) and the infamous Solar Scam (that caused a huge embarrassment to the outgoing UDF government) shook the very fabric of our society to the core like never before. And it’s a shame that many of the culprits who perpetrated those dreadful crimes happened to come from inside various political parties active in our state. It's not just the political leaders but each and every one of us, as individuals, the religious leaders, the corrupt officials, a few covetous businessmen, all no less sullied, have vulgarised the very soul of our state , the ‘‘God’s Own Country…!”
Seemed jostling for a better government, the vibrant Kerala this time voted against the UDF which was marred with several charges of corruption and thus endorsed a platform for the LDF to prove their mettle. The higher voter turnout at 77.35% as compared to 75.12% in the previous election gives a clear indication of it. It's obvious that the chunk of those votes came from the neutral voters, particularly those 6.18 lakh new voters in the age group of 18-21, who are not avowedly Marxist, avowedly communist, avowedly atheist and so on. They are the ones who will shape our future. They are wise enough to recognise those politicians who dwell on half truths and demagoguery. What it obviously shows is the expectation of our people, their desperation and their intense desire to find a solution to those issues that are bringing a very bad name for the state.
Here, Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan should understand that the people have elected his party with such an imposing majority with a hope that they will be provided with better governance. They expect nothing extra ordinary from this government. Now it’s his turn, as the CM of Kerala to pay back what you owed them by using the power of your seat to harness the energy of the entire Kerala for a peaceful, harmonious, social and economic development. Kerala has placed its faith in you, and you deserves it and you are capable of vociferously defending the state’s inherent diversity and robust economic and intellectual development. Your initial efforts should be focused to obliterate the fear from their minds as they want you to show something direct and substantial on certain issues that are disturbing them.
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it“ First and foremost it’s important that our politicians and for that matter the elected representatives, should understand that they are elected by the people to serve “them” and not to serve “themselves” as is being done by the present dispensation. They should also understand that the power they enjoy is not the real power. The real power is vested with the common people who put them there and that is not of course, permanent. Let our leaders lead by example. Elected representatives should know how to treat others with respect, particularly those from the opposition. They should act in a virtuous manner. Their arguments inside the assembly should be focused generally on the well being of the state and the people of Kerala. They should understand that their words and actions inside the assembly, while trading accusations against each other, have serious ramifications on the people who are watching it from outside. Their fist fights inside the assembly may trigger a chain reaction and chances are high that some people take advantage of it to deal with other much serious issues outside there on the street. They should preach a language that does not intone hatred but of peace and co-existence. It is an assumed necessity, a sine qua non of a civilized society.
LDF harped on corruption as the key issue during their election campaign sensing the public disquiet over the UDF government's perceived failure to take prompt action to prevent corruption. And the people responded to it by ousting the UDF from power in an embarrassing manner. Now it's Mr. Vijayan's turn to prove his mettle. People expect this government to ensure that every single law or initiative they pass should be for the interest of the common people and not for a few minority section or a few rich businessmen who would be looking for an opportunity to loot the resources of the state.
Mob justice that amounts to severe brutality and barbarism is something that we have been witnessing in our state for the last few years. It has no place in a civilised modern society. The government in waiting should take stringent steps to isolate these goons whatever be their status in the society. We can't by any means allow a small bunch of armed and misguided people make lives miserable for the majority of the peace loving people of our state. No politician in any way should obstruct the police from carrying out effective steps to bring such culprits to justice. We must learn to live as mutual support to each other. Life is not just about the members in our family alone. Life is about the people with whom we are meeting and dealing daily. We can't progress by breathing venom and hatred against each other. We cannot strive if our energy is misused and misdirected on destructive purposes.
Another area where we need to raise a stronger concern is our environment; we all are directly responsible for the consequences of having a weird weather. The massive deforestation happening in our state is a major concern. We can't afford further damage to our already endangered environment in the name of development. People of Kerala believe that the new LDF government will take some drastic measures to conserve our forest or else we might end up losing many of our precious rivers in a few years from now.
Ours is a land of hidden opportunities where we have a large number of educated youth available as our greatest resource. We should, therefore, make use of them fully. Whether it’s creating job opportunities in the micro and small scale industries or the tourism and hospitality industry, only thing the government should do is to give support to those who are venturing into it and provide them the confidence that there will be a pool of sustainability as far as the source of fund is concerned. Our youth should be motivated by telling them that they must have the innovative minds to create business and expand them and the rest is taken care of.
In the field of tourism, our state stands much taller at the international level, compared to other states in India. However, there still remains several places that are largely mysterious and unexplored where you may find astonishing exquisiteness and wild life in abundance. Our tourist inflow has suffered due to low business volumes and consumer confidence. This is one revenue lost we cannot afford.
We still have, in some areas, people languishing in poverty. We need to address this issue seriously. We should take steps to bring them into the main stream. Instead of wasting our opportunities to settle score with the opposition parties, let's think about the state as priority. Let us not treat the poor by their party affinity. The people who are suffering the most are those who have nothing to do with politics. We should follow suit. We must give them support.
Dear sir, there is no gainsaying the fact that the success of your tenure will be measured by how much you do to address issues affecting the youth, women, farmer and poor class in our state.
I wish you all the best in your journey as the 22nd Chief Minister of Kerala.
Jai Hind, Lal Salam, God Bless You…..!
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| All The Best - Pinarayi. |
For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (ESTHER 4:14)
‘‘This was the language of strong faith, against hope believing in hope. Who knoweth - It is probable God hath raised thee to this honour for this very season. We should every one of us consider, for what end God has put us in the place where we are? And when an opportunity offers of serving God and our generation, we must take care not to let it slip“.
Now that Com. Pinarayi Vijayan is all set to become the next Chief Minister of Kerala, he can now give some respite to those 26 muscles he has been tormenting for the last couple of months and revert back to his usual gruff demeanor. It was perfectly okay to put on a happy face, since he was drumming up support for his party in the just concluded assembly elections, though it seemed so out of sync and animated compared to his usual hard-line style. Realising the extent of horrendous quagmire of political, economical and legal issues into which he is about to chip in, I feel, his tough and sometimes dour demeanor could be a very handy tool for him.
As Chief Minister designate, Iam sure he has been watching all the vitriolic comments that are swarming the social media about the post election violence in some parts of Kerala. A CPM worker was killed as violence broke out just after the results of the Assembly elections were declared. Even though the CPI(M) state secretary has accused the BJP and RSS for having unleashed violence across the state to create the impression that Kerala has plunged into a state of anarchy with the victory of LDF, these clashes that went beyond an electoral dispute clearly demonstrated the involvement of certain disgruntled LDF elements also who have the propensity and capacity of engaging in extreme vandalism. This should be an eye opener for him as these elements could pose a clear and present danger to his government in future. In this context, the Esther’s quote I mentioned above serves as a warning of the importance of advancing with extreme caution.
And I feel hopeful that, he as a person who understands the needs of a progressive and secular State like Kerala will certainly realise the enormity of his role and address it with his 'indefatigable' no-nonsense approach towards such issues. ‘‘You only get one chance to make a first impression. Take care not to let it slip” Now it’s your chance to act tough against those who do evil and steer this state towards a path of peace and reconciliation. By doing so you could perhaps obliterate your party's politically devastating tag of being “too violent”.
We have witnessed over the last few years, many incidents that nobody in our state would have thought were possible a few years ago. Events that happened during the last government exposed the soft under belly of our state. Few of them like Perumbavoor rape case (whose culprits are still at large), silencing the dissident voice of T.P.Chandrasekharan (that put LDF in deep crisis) and the infamous Solar Scam (that caused a huge embarrassment to the outgoing UDF government) shook the very fabric of our society to the core like never before. And it’s a shame that many of the culprits who perpetrated those dreadful crimes happened to come from inside various political parties active in our state. It's not just the political leaders but each and every one of us, as individuals, the religious leaders, the corrupt officials, a few covetous businessmen, all no less sullied, have vulgarised the very soul of our state , the ‘‘God’s Own Country…!”
Seemed jostling for a better government, the vibrant Kerala this time voted against the UDF which was marred with several charges of corruption and thus endorsed a platform for the LDF to prove their mettle. The higher voter turnout at 77.35% as compared to 75.12% in the previous election gives a clear indication of it. It's obvious that the chunk of those votes came from the neutral voters, particularly those 6.18 lakh new voters in the age group of 18-21, who are not avowedly Marxist, avowedly communist, avowedly atheist and so on. They are the ones who will shape our future. They are wise enough to recognise those politicians who dwell on half truths and demagoguery. What it obviously shows is the expectation of our people, their desperation and their intense desire to find a solution to those issues that are bringing a very bad name for the state.
Here, Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan should understand that the people have elected his party with such an imposing majority with a hope that they will be provided with better governance. They expect nothing extra ordinary from this government. Now it’s his turn, as the CM of Kerala to pay back what you owed them by using the power of your seat to harness the energy of the entire Kerala for a peaceful, harmonious, social and economic development. Kerala has placed its faith in you, and you deserves it and you are capable of vociferously defending the state’s inherent diversity and robust economic and intellectual development. Your initial efforts should be focused to obliterate the fear from their minds as they want you to show something direct and substantial on certain issues that are disturbing them.
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it“ First and foremost it’s important that our politicians and for that matter the elected representatives, should understand that they are elected by the people to serve “them” and not to serve “themselves” as is being done by the present dispensation. They should also understand that the power they enjoy is not the real power. The real power is vested with the common people who put them there and that is not of course, permanent. Let our leaders lead by example. Elected representatives should know how to treat others with respect, particularly those from the opposition. They should act in a virtuous manner. Their arguments inside the assembly should be focused generally on the well being of the state and the people of Kerala. They should understand that their words and actions inside the assembly, while trading accusations against each other, have serious ramifications on the people who are watching it from outside. Their fist fights inside the assembly may trigger a chain reaction and chances are high that some people take advantage of it to deal with other much serious issues outside there on the street. They should preach a language that does not intone hatred but of peace and co-existence. It is an assumed necessity, a sine qua non of a civilized society.
LDF harped on corruption as the key issue during their election campaign sensing the public disquiet over the UDF government's perceived failure to take prompt action to prevent corruption. And the people responded to it by ousting the UDF from power in an embarrassing manner. Now it's Mr. Vijayan's turn to prove his mettle. People expect this government to ensure that every single law or initiative they pass should be for the interest of the common people and not for a few minority section or a few rich businessmen who would be looking for an opportunity to loot the resources of the state.
Mob justice that amounts to severe brutality and barbarism is something that we have been witnessing in our state for the last few years. It has no place in a civilised modern society. The government in waiting should take stringent steps to isolate these goons whatever be their status in the society. We can't by any means allow a small bunch of armed and misguided people make lives miserable for the majority of the peace loving people of our state. No politician in any way should obstruct the police from carrying out effective steps to bring such culprits to justice. We must learn to live as mutual support to each other. Life is not just about the members in our family alone. Life is about the people with whom we are meeting and dealing daily. We can't progress by breathing venom and hatred against each other. We cannot strive if our energy is misused and misdirected on destructive purposes.
Another area where we need to raise a stronger concern is our environment; we all are directly responsible for the consequences of having a weird weather. The massive deforestation happening in our state is a major concern. We can't afford further damage to our already endangered environment in the name of development. People of Kerala believe that the new LDF government will take some drastic measures to conserve our forest or else we might end up losing many of our precious rivers in a few years from now.
Ours is a land of hidden opportunities where we have a large number of educated youth available as our greatest resource. We should, therefore, make use of them fully. Whether it’s creating job opportunities in the micro and small scale industries or the tourism and hospitality industry, only thing the government should do is to give support to those who are venturing into it and provide them the confidence that there will be a pool of sustainability as far as the source of fund is concerned. Our youth should be motivated by telling them that they must have the innovative minds to create business and expand them and the rest is taken care of.
In the field of tourism, our state stands much taller at the international level, compared to other states in India. However, there still remains several places that are largely mysterious and unexplored where you may find astonishing exquisiteness and wild life in abundance. Our tourist inflow has suffered due to low business volumes and consumer confidence. This is one revenue lost we cannot afford.
We still have, in some areas, people languishing in poverty. We need to address this issue seriously. We should take steps to bring them into the main stream. Instead of wasting our opportunities to settle score with the opposition parties, let's think about the state as priority. Let us not treat the poor by their party affinity. The people who are suffering the most are those who have nothing to do with politics. We should follow suit. We must give them support.
Dear sir, there is no gainsaying the fact that the success of your tenure will be measured by how much you do to address issues affecting the youth, women, farmer and poor class in our state.
I wish you all the best in your journey as the 22nd Chief Minister of Kerala.
Jai Hind, Lal Salam, God Bless You…..!
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