07-12-2011, 01:50 AM
[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/347473/Balance-sheet-politics.html"]Balance sheet politics[/url]
Sandhya Jain
Sandhya Jain
Quote:Even if the allegations prove to be untrue, the trend of large business families sending a scion into politics to protect and promote their family interests is alien to the Indian ethos. It originates in the Western corporate culture of circulating a chosen set of individuals through the revolving doors of politics, economics, higher education, think tanks, NGOs, and so on. This is designed to serve the interests of the puppet masters, while outwardly maintaining the forms of democracy and the rhetoric of infusing fresh talent and energy in critical spheres of public life. This is a sham and needs to be discouraged as it is becoming endemic across the political spectrum, and reinforces the rising role of black money in elections and politics.