THE BUSINESSMEN POLITICIANS

Lately we see that many prominent businessmen had joined politics and had become elected members in Lok Sabha, Rajysabha etc. Names such as Anil Ambani, Vijay Mallya, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Suresh Kalmadi, Naveen Jindal are very prominent among them.

The question that one would like to ask is whether these personalities have joined politics and became MPs, MLAs etc to satisfy the last of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need theory;viz. Self actualization? One would like to believe so. However the experience and observation of these people tell a different Story.

No doubt, Businessmen need to represent themselves in the parliament. They could lobby for the Industry and Commerce; they could share their experience and get an empathetical view of things on Industry and Commerce from the law makers. They could contribute their learning, experience and resources for the welfare of the country. There goes the list.

But is that what we see them do really? One is forced to think that these people are there only to further their own personal and business interests. Most of these people are not very service minded, nor are they very charity oriented. Mostly, the parliament has now become a place for these previleged people to share the plunder of the country. These businessmen by virtue of their abilities and resources can loot and plunder more. Needless to add that in Parliament, they can mend relationship with the political animals and by virtue of being the MP, they are privileged to get all information prior to anyone in the country, so much so that they could prepare their plunder/loot plans well before it becomes public.

Look at L’affaire de Kalamadi. If one believes the reports that have been appearing in the Media and Press, in the name of sports and games, he had been able to amass huge wealth for himself and for his cronies around!

None of these people had resigned from chairmanship of the companies that they own before becoming MPs and MLAs and they fully indulge in their business while getting the best of both worlds.

Our Prime Minister, while being a honest person is a lonely man indeed. In any case, he has no political base. He had become PM only because of the benevolence madam Sonia Gandhi, the powerful Chairperson of the Congress party (he shows his everlasting gratefulness to her at all times). Though he is the third longest serving PM of India, one hasn’t seen a meek Prime Minister as him. Though from time to time, he keeps on uttering inclusivity of all Indians in the affairs of the country, the sad fact is that the chasm between rich and Poor is only increasing. The total blame of the same must go to the country’s opportunistic politicians and the canny businessmen who use these guys for their betterment. What about the country and its people? Oh, they can go to hell, of course…

Most of the Sports organizations in India are either headed by wily politician or shrewd Businessmen. The nexus between them is so deep. What is the result? The country is yet to produce a gold medal winning athlete or take the top position in any of the popular games (Except for Cricket, but isn’t it a game played by only 12 commonwealth nations!)

How can Man Mohan Singh control and lead such cunning bunch of politicians and businessmen? He is simply not able to command their respect, particularly when the real power is not held by him in any case. All these look like a big tamasha. One is eternally grateful to the nature for holding the equilibrium of country in such a manner that nothing untoward happens to India.

What if it happens?

God save the country…………