Inner party democracy -letter to Shashi Tharoor

This is a letter Mr.Sudhakaran(of Great India Trust) sent to Shashi Tharoor, pointing out the flaws of the Indian political system which purges out men of caliber and responsibility and breeds weak, in-effective yes-men as our Political Czars!. 


The "action point" is that we have thought of certain methods to bring about the necessary changes in our Political system, but need substantial public participation and support to pull it through.


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Here is reproduction of a letter i sent to Shashi Tharoor.
I think his declared intentions of trying to ,change political culture, is sincere.
but the overenthusiasm. .. and his unfamiliarity with the vicious dynamics of the opportunistic indian politics... failled him..

So I thought ot seek his partnership. .. to catch him before he is baptized in the qugmire of corruption.. .
i request all our members, who can, print out this letter and send a copy with necessary changes to suit you.  Address: Shashi Tharoor (Congress MP and ex-Minister. , 97/Lodhi Estate,New Delhi - 110003 
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21-4-2010
Dear Mr. Shashi Tharoor,
I have been wishing to communicate with you since your entry in toCongress party … and started to write in those days itself… then postponed to read `mid night to millennium and beyond' … and I got & read it up to 219 Pages …I am not considering it just as a recording of history and comment by any author… but as the views of a reform activist…. as you sacrificed well paid and well positioned job and entered politics hoping to change the (undesired) political culture… "I would love to change that culture, but I can't as an individual…" 2-3-201, CNN-IBN
The book is a treasure of information, but the analysis... `Criticism unaccompanied by clear and workable prescription… ' (p- 211): I had been telling our intelligentsia to desist form such useless exercise. Have you prescribed, or even identified the flaws in our political system? I did not notice any in your book or deeds. 

Immediate provocation to speed up posting of this letter is your exit from the Ministry. In short: I fully appreciate your intention to serve `Mother India' by trying to change the undesired political culture. I myself sacrificed my not-so-bad position, with Government of Fujairah, UAE, in 2003 (sure it does not worth mention… compared to yours) with the same intention. I have sorted out symptoms and causes and written a book `Great India: Indian Democracy – Problems and Solutions', with deep diagnosis and clear workable prescription. Summary given at www.greatindiatrust .org.

I have identified that the most debilitating curse of our political system is the prevalence of the tainted opportunistic lackeys, and a near complete absence of persons of competence, integrity and character - I call it `Character-crisis' in political leadership – not limited to Congress but every party is afflicted. Negation of the natural rejuvenating force of democracy – the `inner party democracy' is the cause of this curse. That is summarized in my letters to AICC president and Election Commission (copies attached). 

The book deals with two more grave flaws of our system… both part of genetic flaws of Westminster parliamentary system. But I leave them for a later stage, because the reigning leaderships (in all parties) are not competent enough to appreciate such things. So I am, I appeal you too to be, mono-focused in restoration of `Inner-party democracy' to bring in competent men of integrity and character into the leadership and to purge the not-so-competent, to be vigilant against expropriation of party positions. 

A part of my book: 
`I would compare a vibrant democracy with a multi-layered pyramid with two doors on each layer, each with opposite characters. Grass root institutions at lowest layer and the apex of the pyramid being the seat of its Chief executive – a party chief or CM/PM/President.
One of the door at each layer continuously attracts and filters-in the most competent ones from the preceding layer, and the other door continuously purge any one seen not-so-competent to be promoted to the next layer during their limited period in the concerned layer. So "only the `better' keep rising while even the `good' fall on the wayside". This increases probability of most competent among the aspirants only reaching apex of the entity; and of each layer get perpetually rejuvenated with most competent. 

Unfortunately those doors in Indian Democracy are tampered to reverse their function: Attracting and filtering-in the tainted opportunistic sycophantic lackeys only and purging any one exhibiting a grain of competence, integrity and independence during their time at the concerned layer. 

My endeavor is to expose the cause of this flaw/malfunction and rectify it. I appeal for dedicated effort from all concerned patriots to partner in this effort and do whatever they can at their level to realize our cherished common dream `A Great India'. 

I regret to say that, I feel, you jumped in or got hoisted to by… to highpolitical power before understanding the dynamics of the vicious quagmire of the degraded Indian political system, operated by tainted opportunistic manipulators. If they feel anybody entered in is not of their ilk and can not be peptized in the quagmire of corruption and lackey-ism, they would discredit and purge such persons… They are playing it at you… 

So get baptized or come out before more damage is done. 

After all, your intention is not serving Sonia. But is to serve Mother India… And Congress party is a platform for such service. Is not it? 

A strong India led by 2 or 3 strong political parties, is my dream. But nominations and consensus is weakening Congress (other parties too) and India too, with perpetually degenerating leadership. So I joined Congress to reform it to strengthen India.

Let us together with many such patriots strive to bring in a better political culture. I have the diagnosis and remedies. Request a fair hearing – I am not used to tweets. 

Sudhakaran, Cheravattail House, Tel 0480 2804452, email:sudhakaranck@ gmail.com, 
Web: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/OurGreatIn dia 
Download the ebook - Great India..Indian Democracy: Problems and Solutions-> http://bit.ly/bmnTkY

Artached copies of letter to 1- Election Commission
2- AICC & KPCC Presidents
3- Rahul Gandhi
4- …. 

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'Peace Ride' on bikes around Bombay,30th Sept 2007

As you may be already knowing, we, in association with Bombay Bikers, are doing a 'Peace Ride' on bikes(and if needed Cars) around Bombay, 30th September in conjunction with Gandhi Jayanthi.

Please do confirm your participation by registering/confirming , see the route details too, at: http://www.bombaybikers.com/prepration/index.php?trip_no=19 . If you are unable to access the site, please send an email to me(drmura (at) hotmail (dot) come or hemant(hemant.kulshreshtha @ gmail.com ) in this regard.

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Each of your efforts will go a long way in bringing back the tranquility at home, since Charity begins at Home. Home is the fountainhead of life-force, lets nurture the tranquility for families to thrive.

Let there be PEACEEEEEEEEEEE

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Unpublished retro musings

I may be the fool here, but let me risk the possibility of being termed just that

Why this Dual Standards? -Why dont we write the laws entirely pandering to women's desires instead. Re:Married woman can live with her lover, says court

Ref:Article in Hindustan Times, dtd.April 19, 2007 -> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=9e0b7ae6-86f2-4cb8-812e-a71677b4d729&

Married woman can live with her lover, says court
by KS Tomar, Email Author , Jaipur,

Subject: But really..........Can a married woman lawfully live with her lover against the will of her husband?
(do comment on this subject at http://www.saveindianfamily.org/articles/2007/04/i-may-be-fool-here-but-let-me-risk.html )

Hello Everyone,

I may be the fool here, but let me risk the possibility of being termed just that, and yet ask everyone- whether a woman can live with her lover(especially without the consent of her husband!, howmuchever unlikely the possibility of situations to the contrary could be!), while her legal marriage with her husband still exists(will she be legally correct in doing so?. At least isn't a crime of Adultery for her lover?): http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/IndianPenalCode/S497.htm , excerpt of this is quoted at the bottom of this mail for ready reference).


Its a simple question, which I consciously made so short so that we can start the discussion based on the popular verdict on this.

The secondary question related to whether a married woman can live with her lover, while her legal husband is alive and non-consenting to this scenario, is that, whether a Judge of an Indian court right, in pronouncing that there is nothing wrong (did the learned judge mean that nothing is wrong 'morally'!, is his role to be a love-guru or a culture-vulture or even a purveyor of morality, or , as expected of him, the upholder of justice or at least, in the bargain, the upholder of WRITTEN LAW prevailing in Present India!).

Some observations on the news(this is uploaded at http://www.protectindianfamily.org/?module=filesdb&id=7&fid=3&get=1 for reference)

The judge may be logically or even morally correct in taking this stance in the above scenario, since the girl, in this case, seem to be not all interested(even before marriage she had this 'thing' going!) in her 'legally-married-to-husband". Moreover her lover seems to be ready to face a possible 'Adultery' case! against him, which is what the IPC 497-Adultery
reads out, but only that the judge is not at all ready to take action against him on grounds of adultery, which is the justifiable behaviour expected out of an Honourable Judge(I am assuming that the detailed judgement really doesn't talk about an action under section 497 ie. Adultery law, already been pressed on the lover)

Why this double standards by the Judiciary!- when a girl does obviously wrongful acts according to the WRITTEN LAW of a country, she gets away with favourable interpretations, hearings and readings of the law. This is ensure even if it requires our Judges to do this by bending over backwards or even winding themselves into unjustifiable coils of Judicial wisdom and interpretations, and "woolly woolly words" for judgements, with a willing 180 degree spin-doctoring by the Judiciary , only when the party concerned is a woman(along with her paramour, intact, at her heels). I am not at all justifying the girl's husband, I am just focusing on the courts lenience towards her, which is just the summary of many a case in India, a blatant Gender-Skew!.

Meanwhile when men live by the law, they are treated Guilty until proven innocent(by his own effort, ie. burden of proof solely on himself), yes I am referring to the misuse of gender-biased-skewed laws like IPC 498a and Domestic Violence Act , etc.. If in the legal interpretation of our judges men always have a propensity to do 'bad', and thats why they need to give some 'headstart' to women by ruling in favour of them!, why don't they change the 'WRITTEN LAW ' , so that at least men do not have the ignominy of living with a
non-enforceable Indian Penal Code with respect to men, by and large!.

So the Questions once again are:

1. Whether a married woman can live with her lover, while her legal husband is alive and non-consenting to this scenario(this has reference to the validity of the Adultery law ie IPC 497, as it stands now!)- will she be legally correct in doing so

2. With respect to the above scenario, whether a Judge of an Indian court right in pronouncing that there is nothing wrong on the part of the lady or her lover.- Is the Judge legally correct in doing so

Reference: Indian Penal Code, Section 497. Adultery

Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows
or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of
rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. In such case the wife shall be punishable as an abettor.(->Interpretation, the Girl is not an
offender of any law in this case, not even a co-accused!)

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On 4/19/07, ramdama dam wrote:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=9e0b7ae6-86f2-4cb8-812e-a71677b4d729&Can a married woman lawfully live with her lover against the will of her husband? The Rajasthan High Court says yes. In a judgment on Wednesday, the court allowed a married woman, Manju, to live with her lover, Suresh. "It is improper to pass an order to hand over any unwilling married woman to her husband with whom she does not want to stay," said justices GS Mishra and KC Sharma. The court also said that nobody should consider an adult woman as a consumer product. While dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by Manju's husband, the court came down hard on the misuse of habeas corpus petitions by people who want to thrust their will upon adult women without their consent. The court said the husband was free to approach the family court for divorce. Commenting on the judgment, senior Supreme Court advocate and noted women's rights activist Indira Jaising said, "Though it sounds strange, I am in complete agreement with the high court." "At the end of the day an adult woman has a right to decide whom she wants to live with. She can't be forced to go with her husband against her will," Jaising said. In this case, Jaising said, it is clear that the woman was prepared for divorce. She also felt that Manju's husband had abused the habeas corpus petition because such petitions were generally filed when somebody is actually missing. Asked whether it amounted to adultery, Jaising clarified that the woman could not be prosecuted for this offence under the law. As for the other man, she said, "it seems he is ready to face that". National Commission for Women Chairperson Girija Vyas said that although it seemed like an important judgment, she could not comment on it since she had not seen it yet. Manoj Chaudhry, the counsel for Manju and Suresh, had earlier rejected as baseless the allegations that Manju had been kept in illegal confinement by Suresh. He said that the duo had been living together by their free will and that the relationship had begun even before Manju had got married. With inputs from Satya Prakash and Sutirtho Patranobis.

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Oppression has no Gender, so does crime and hence Correction

Having gone through hundreds of sessions counseling victims of gender-specific cruelty had made me realize that men are equally weak, if not weaker than women as victims of oppression (though studies point out that men are emotionally much weaker).

Even though I and my group are concerned with fight against gender biased laws and its use by wives(&/OR instigators), to victmise/terrorise men and his folks, I also have had the opportunity to interact with women who are victims of oppression by men. Which makes me sufficiently self-confidant about writing this piece, though not rocket science, which may not present itself in its full splendor or should we say macabre magnificence if one is not initiated enough.

As they say the feeling of déjà vu is the best way to understand problems, which you have gone through, since you realize what the other person has gone through before they really spell it out in great detail. The cold icy but pale, brimming eyes, the whimpering lips, the longing look in the tired droopy eyes, wrinkly exterior, wiry frames, the unkempt hair, dishelved haunts, the looks of a castaway, the odour of an unwashed body, crumbled clothes, the fidgeting fingers, flitting eyes, the awkward stammer, the lump in the throat, the gasps for air, desperation, the passive hopelessness, the lack of will to live, the shriek of the soul, the hope against hope that someone will hold his hand, the burst into uncontrollable grief, the delusions, the paranoia, the false show of strength, the manic vengefulness, the made up cheer………. Indicators of an unfortunate life……….. strangled by their own sweethearts….. the pain is to be experienced to be realized.

Some cases has been a drain to even think about, by the end of which your brain feels like tearing itself apart, owing to the sheer magnitude of not only just the cruelty and injustice but also because of the heart wrenching deceptions and plain lack of love from a person who the other considers to be his soul mate!.

But life has to go on, like water finding its way through the lowest lying plains, not necessary cutting banks in straight line, life has to inch forward with or without certain hope. And that’s the triumph of man as a survivor, and that’s what he does best- to fight for existence in uncertainty and pain, which is not a new thing for him. As a race we have been fighters all the while, so why think of failure now…….. no way…… its our chance to mould situations according to what want them to be. If we don’t do the changes, the changes will do us in!.

Like the history of Bombay the city, let us all come together with all our differences, to build a great tomorrow. Let us name it in the lines of “BOM BAHIA” like the Portuguese did when they came to Bombay….. lets name our tomorrow “The good Bay”. Where we all can soak up the sun and other bounties of this world, without diffusing and wasting our energies in wasteful destruction of self.

The solution of this recklessness strewn all through our existence is to gain good values, read, listen, experience goodness and practice them in our own lives. After all life’s over in four blinks, why should anyone waste them by not LIVING.

Lets go find our BOM BAHAI, or make one if needed …………… Peace.

This is an age of maturation.... towards equality

Women will find what’s their true potential, which is nothing but complimentary to that of men, since they have evolved to fend for each other, and not to eliminate each other!

But in the meanwhile all these jingoism and one-up(wo)manship could be done away with, and especially the bad-feminists need to be shooed away by women themselves......or like those ugly roaches, crushed with no mercy!.

Together we win and sustain, together we evolve(as we have evolved).
This is the era of information and knowledge (not brute force, when men were definitely superior), so in this new epoch women will have every opportunity for level playing field. They just need to apply their minds and get what they deserve, and not resort to terrorist activities, subverting their own existence!

The day when true feminism is reached...it will meld into humanism. Since Man and Woman evolved for each other, else self-pollinating species would have been enough, why didn't evolve as a major species and stay(hermaphrodites). Yes we need both, its a dove-tail fit, complimentary traits, which could have been accommodated in a single body.

The ardhanareeswara concept takes this a bit further, staying that to be fully evolved is to have both traits of Male and Female species for a fuller existence and effect. While u have the courage and aggression characteristic of a man, u need patience and vigil of a female to strike when its apt. The love and warmth of a mom coupled with a stern and unrelenting attention of a father. The forgiveness of a mother coupled with the austerity of a father. These are the ways to a better existence, not sorties of destruction aimed at genocide!

The day when we strike a balance is when true feminism wins and so does humanism(since there is a woman inside everyman, and vice versa!)
Ref: Artcle: 16 Days of Activism: Rutgers Sponsors Global Feminist TerrorismDecember 13, 2006 Vox Populi, Family, Politics, Feminism By David R. Usher : http://protectindianfamily.org/load.php?mod=news&do=view_comments&id=5