Request to all (esp bloggers)
Folks!
I had written about the general scenario in TN and esp about lokparitran too in my previous post. With Elections just a few days away, it dawned on me - why not try do something for these new guys - "educated" ones.So please read this below and try to pass on to as many in ur know to advise their friends/kith/kin in the said 8 constituencies in Madras, to vote for these enterprising guys. Not only the bloggers but all U who happen to read this please pass and try making a dent in our system.
I am sure we all would have at one time or the other professed some heavy fundas to ‘improve’ our nation. We would have surely had heated arguments about how and why things go wrong here..many of us wud have been silent spectators to the system being abused/misused..
And many a times we wud have said “some educated guys shud have the courage and strength to come to politics and cleanse..”
So here are some educated well minded folks who have started a party with some conscience. Please see http://www.lokparitran.org/ for their vision, philosophy and the people involved. Though it has come to be known as “The IITians party” its formed by a group of like minded “educated” people.
Now in this coming TN elections they have fielded candidates in following 8 constituencies in Madras.
Santhanagopalan – Mylapore
Elanthirumaran – Chepauk
Ishrayel Mahesh – Thousand lights
Prashanth Sharma – Egmore
Arvind Tiruvaiyar - T.Nagar
Rajamani – Annanagar
Hariharan – saidapet
Rabindra Ganesh – Park
There are already sms and fwd emails going on..
But my request to you all, esp fellow bloggers (with heavy readerships) to spread the word around and request the people in their (and your) know in these constituencies to vote for them. Lets for once try some “educated” politicians..for a change..
Let us be a part of some awakening and let us do more than just yapping suggestions for a change. Here some guys have come out. Lets come out and extend all possible support in the best ways we can.
Note: I have sent this as a mail to some big time bloggers requesting them to act on it too..Hope they help create a dent!
UPDATE: Thanks to Rajeev sreenivasan who has given this some publicity by flashing in his blog.
My fav Thennavan also joins the band wagon in helping spread this. thanks Mukund!
I had written about the general scenario in TN and esp about lokparitran too in my previous post. With Elections just a few days away, it dawned on me - why not try do something for these new guys - "educated" ones.So please read this below and try to pass on to as many in ur know to advise their friends/kith/kin in the said 8 constituencies in Madras, to vote for these enterprising guys. Not only the bloggers but all U who happen to read this please pass and try making a dent in our system.
I am sure we all would have at one time or the other professed some heavy fundas to ‘improve’ our nation. We would have surely had heated arguments about how and why things go wrong here..many of us wud have been silent spectators to the system being abused/misused..
And many a times we wud have said “some educated guys shud have the courage and strength to come to politics and cleanse..”
So here are some educated well minded folks who have started a party with some conscience. Please see http://www.lokparitran.org/ for their vision, philosophy and the people involved. Though it has come to be known as “The IITians party” its formed by a group of like minded “educated” people.
Now in this coming TN elections they have fielded candidates in following 8 constituencies in Madras.
Santhanagopalan – Mylapore
Elanthirumaran – Chepauk
Ishrayel Mahesh – Thousand lights
Prashanth Sharma – Egmore
Arvind Tiruvaiyar - T.Nagar
Rajamani – Annanagar
Hariharan – saidapet
Rabindra Ganesh – Park
There are already sms and fwd emails going on..
But my request to you all, esp fellow bloggers (with heavy readerships) to spread the word around and request the people in their (and your) know in these constituencies to vote for them. Lets for once try some “educated” politicians..for a change..
Let us be a part of some awakening and let us do more than just yapping suggestions for a change. Here some guys have come out. Lets come out and extend all possible support in the best ways we can.
Note: I have sent this as a mail to some big time bloggers requesting them to act on it too..Hope they help create a dent!
UPDATE: Thanks to Rajeev sreenivasan who has given this some publicity by flashing in his blog.
My fav Thennavan also joins the band wagon in helping spread this. thanks Mukund!
posted by Ananthoo @ 10:06 AM
7 Comments:
At April 23, 2006 12:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Ananthoo,
Great post! yes I too have posted on the same topic. Lets do something to help these guys. Lets atleast help them to spread the word!
At April 23, 2006 6:35 PM,
Suresh ET said…
Mr.Ananthoo, I think you can sound far more realistic than this.If it's a symbloic gesture, fine, I appreciate it.
Who are we kidding here? The only reason why I think they are contesting is to assess their campaign's effect, given the time and methods they adopted.
They can use what they learn from this election's campaign and implement it the next time they contest and try to win back the deposit money.
What's sad is that their short term plans are going to take a long time before they are realized, even partially. Forget about their long term plans. They are optimistic (at least they are), I wish they are one of the exceptional organizations who beat the odds and proved all their critics(like me) wrong.
But in my opinion, they are not going to cause any "dent" anywhere for another decade, or who knows, longer.
This election will actually demonstrate the futility behind all the supposedly educated and enlightened souls in the internet and those who use SMS.
PS: Yes, it is futile, even if sepia mutiny was able to collude and was responsible for sacking a bunch of MPs from the parliament.
At April 23, 2006 6:52 PM,
Suresh ET said…
Another thing, I've asked my parents and friends back home to vote for ADMK. I don't know whether they'll listen to me, they have minds of their own. I have stated my reasons though - don't split the votes and be a reason for DMK(udumbam) to come to power. Take any opinion poll it's either DMK or ADMK alliance on top. Then come DMDK (Vijayakanth's), rest are not even mentioned. There's no chance for DMK to win single majority, they'll have to share power with PMK. Perfect formula for disaster.
On the other hand we have the possibility of ADMK winning single majority (which I hope it doesn't), or share power with MDMK (which I really hope happens).
This election is going to be a close one, not just in terms of the number of seats won by each party, but also in terms of votes won by each candidate (except for a few constituencies where you see a clear mandate). That being the case, I won't encourge votes getting drained in to 'nothing' just to encourage a few well minded people to keep fighting.
Ideology? I once told this, rather simplistically, about Gandhi "What good is his ideology if it ended up splitting a nation in to pieces and killing a million people?"
At April 24, 2006 3:05 AM,
Ananthoo said…
@Dubukku - thx..and lets hope for the best.
@suresh - no..not symbolic..a try..trying to be positive and trying to move a small stone for their plans of building..yeah, accepted they are not going to romp home..and standing only at 8 places no one is going to eye 'the chair' rit? But lets see if a small percentage of the sensitive and sensible mass is ready to wake up. If the educated and reasonably vociferous junta(atleast in the tea shops and corner shop discussions) create an awareness for wanting genuine and deserving people..let it starts man..ok if its going to be 2020 when there will be a real impact..let the cleansing be over then, but let the beginning be NOW! let the redemption of their deposit make that right noise..we can..let us..
At April 24, 2006 10:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
well said! I agree that we all should try our best and do something to help these guys.
Ram
At April 26, 2006 4:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
Are those guys in India on a three month vacation from US ?
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