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The very large billboard that does not fail to attract attention says “I LOVE MY COUNTRY, BUT I AM ASHAMED OF THE GOVERNMENT!” The saying is so true!!! To make a good impression, we, meaning all of us from the President down, must live according to what we speak and speak according to the way we live!!! We should actually practise what we preach so people can appreciate and admire our approach to life and living; instead, our very able politicians speak one thing and practise another!!! They “walk the walk and talk the talk” in other words they put up a good front, they excel at being phoney and appearing in a way that impresses people!!! They excel at insincerity and faking their way to success!!! That is their most outstanding capability, faking their way to success!!! To put up a good front, to be good at being phoney and appearing in a way that impresses people – THEY ARE MASTERS OF THE GAME!!!

21/4 is a good example, Pujith and Hemasiri are being crucified for apparently doing nothing, what about the President himself, the Ministers and Parliamentarians??? THEY ALL KNEW BUT NONE OF THEM DID ANYTHING, THEY ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN, SO WHY MUST ONLY PUJITH AND HEMASIRI BE SENT TO JAIL??? WHO GAVE THE OTHERS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY OR WHATEVER IMMUNITY THEY CLAIM??? IT WAS GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OUTRIGHT DAMNABLE DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE!!! SO HOW CAN THEY NOT BE ANSWERABLE??? IF NOT THE LAW, THEN THEY ARE ANSWERABLE TO THE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST, WHOSE BLOOD THEY SHED!!!

We should actually practise what we preach so people can appreciate and admire our approach to life and living; instead, our very able politicians speak one thing and practise another!!! They “walk the walk and talk the talk” in other words they put up a good front, they excel at being phoney and appearing in a way that impresses people

Apparently, as far back as 1956, when Lal Bahadur Shastri was Indian Rail Minister, the Ariyalur Train Incident occurred in Tamil Nadu killing more than 140 people and Minister Bahadur Shastri resigned!!! Shastri had not been driving the fatal locomotive; but he took moral responsibility as the Minister in charge and magnanimously resigned!!! In our country, we are looking at a tragedy of magnanimous proportions in six different places, not forgetting that three were places of worship on the holiest of holy days of the Christian faith!!! Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru praised Shastri as being a man of the highest integrity!!! Can we point to a single Minister, Government Official and, more importantly the President, as being men of the HIGHEST INTEGRITY???

Amidst all the chaos and confusion that emanated, we were inundated with the most ridiculous claims and disclaimers of responsibility!!! A tragedy of such magnitude should have at least brought forth someone or one conscientious individual at least, with a sense of moral responsibility, but sadly, very sadly there were none!!! As the saying goes: ’THERE WASN’T A SINGLE MAN AMONGST MEN!!!’ This was criminal negligence in its most brutal form!!! THIS WAS THE MOST HORRENDOUS LACK OF HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AT ITS MOST PATHETIC!!! We wonder if and when THE TRUTH WILL EVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY??? The inevitable expectation that heads will roll proved futile!!! They keep nominating special benches to hear what happened on 21/4, to address the Fundamental Rights Petitions against Pujith and Hemasiri, all this seems to be the order of the day with absolutely no conclusive results!!! It is going on nearly three months now and we are still in the dark about who is responsible or who should be held responsible!!! Nothing seems to be resolved, only just a lot of useless speculation that the confusion and controversies will be resolved!!!   

It is about time our President and Ministers realised that you cannot lose what you never had, neither can you keep what is not yours, the government of this country was given to you in absolute trust and confidence, you shattered that trust and confidence with your lies and deceit and you carry on doing so without giving us the TRUTH!!! YOU MURDERED THE PEOPLE WHO IN ALL SINCERITY AND CONFIDENCE GAVE YOU THE GOVERNANCE OF THIS COUNTRY!!! CAN YOU LIVE WITH THAT??? ELECTION TIME IS NEAR, CAN YOU ACTUALLY GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE WITH SO MUCH BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS AND ASK FOR THEIR VOTE??? COULD YOU??? It is time you realized that you cannot hold on to something or someone that does not want to stay with you, someone whose trust you have betrayed!!!

 A tragedy of such magnitude should have at least brought forth someone or one conscientious individual at least, with a sense of moral responsibility, but sadly, very sadly there were none

Those who choose to live in peace must help others also to live in peace, because helping others is the way to help ourselves!!! Those who reach out and help others to live well know the value of life and how to live life to its fullest!!! In the final analysis, our lives are all intertwined in some way or the other; even though we do not realize it, our actions have adverse or good reactions on the people around us!!! Unlike our politicians, we should never stop doing little things for people because more often than not, those little things occupy the biggest and the best part of their lives!!!

Another aspect which the politicians of our country need to cultivate is RESPECT – they must learn that you have to give respect to get respect!!! Respect is the most important element of anyone’s personality!!! It is like an investment; whatever you give to others will return to you in full measure!!! Respect also means that we show regard or consideration for another person, it can also be defined as acknowledging another human being’s sense of worth or appreciating their excellence in specific fields or abilities!!! Our politicians need to learn to honour their own principles – that is if they have any!!! They also need to recognise that there are beliefs other than their own; that every human being is entitled to his or her own belief and that those individual beliefs should be respected!!! They often try to impose their beliefs on others and excel at making judgements and casting aspersions on others, even though they can never really afford to do so!!! As politicians, they must learn to value and appreciate the time honoured traditions of our nation – comply with legal norms and respect laws, not take the law into their own hands as our erstwhile President often does!!!

In the final analysis, our lives are all intertwined in some way or the other; even though we do not realize it, our actions have adverse or good reactions on the people around us

Subsequent to writing this article, it was heartening to note that both Pujith and Hemasiri had been released on bail!!! At least justice has prevailed to some extent!!! What is very worrying though is that the ghost of Zaharan continues to haunt with his associates still being rounded up and handed over to the TID. It is frightening, to say the least and cannot be overlooked on any account!!! A pall of darkness still covers our land, business is at a standstill, tourism is at its lowest ever, mercifully security still prevails and we can lie down and sleep at night knowing that our Forces are on guard – GOD BLESS THEM ALL!!!

-THE VOICE - 


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