Manmohan Singh – PM, Economist, Gentleman Par Excellence!

He makes us keep our head held high with pride. What a perfect person and gentleman. the unassuming and humble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh...Virtues personified.

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Not for him the false values and immoral ways that characterize the layman’s notion of our political leaders today neither the bickering nor the false promises, rather he has risen in life through the dint of hard work and has held many distinguished portfolios in the organized, governmental and political sectors. Having made a mark in all the positions he has held with dignity and allowing his work to speak for himself.

He has been called weak however, in spite of the compulsion of coalition politics especially, the Left parties who limited his freedom in decision making; he has implemented a slew of policies and plans that are the back bone of the rural economy today.

In fact, the waiver of farmer loans, availability of better credit, increase in the Minimum Support Prices and the employment program of 100 days minimum work have changed the rural landscape and has put money in the pockets of the very needy at a time when there is the huge recession all around. In fact the stoppage of various infrastructure projects by the Private sector has turned jobless vast numbers of daily workers who have found a godsend salvation by the availability of work in their villages.

True, there have been cases of corruption and imperfect implementation but that is only a miniscule minority and will be done away with only with better information and systems of monitoring. The Mid Day Meal for students and the Education Guarantee too has seen a tremendous response along with the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. Even the Health Insurance scheme is slowly finding ground and will be in a better shape within the coming five years.

Add to this the massive investments being done in Infrastructure creation such as the Highway networks, local roads, ports etc. these are really the backbone of the economy and is now showing dividends.

What people tend to ignore and forget is that the Honorable Doctor is an administrator first and fore most and was never a politician, hence the fruits of his work stay limited. In fact if it was any other party that had done so much, we would have seen trumpets and chest thumping gestures magnified in thousands of decibels.

You have to praise him for the stands he has taken and emerging stronger at all levels. The Nuclear deal that he got for India in spite of opposition at all levels both within and outside his party and the challenge that he took of even risking his government show how much he cares for his country and his guts even at the cost of his survival – that is the true spirit of this man.

Look at how strongly and firmly he got Pakistan to acknowledge that the perpetrators of the Bombay attacks came from there. This is the first time and in witness of the whole world. It is a huge first step as the problem can only be solved once it is accepted that there is a problem and it was done without any outbursts and political gimmickry of show of strength rather it was achieved with solid and subtle pressure and hard core evidence.

Living room and TV politicians as well as the middle class too absorbed do not see and understand the reality at the rural grass roots level. The bad luck of the Prime Minister is a floundering Party with Centralized Leaders and a vanishing organization at the lowest levels to really work for the party and spread the message of work done around. If that were there, rest assured that the Congress lead by Dr. Manmohan Singh as our Prime Minister would have romped home with a huge majority.

It is a pity that at various places almost 50% of the seats the congress is not a viable candidate due to lack of organization capacity on the ground and hence the voter is forced to choose another alternative driven by communal, caste and other factors, Which is the loss for the country as a whole.

Our Prime Minister Highly respected by the World Leaders and in a sign of the changed Equations held to his belief in India’s rise and right as a emerging Global Power when at the G- 20 Summit he said that India does not need IMF money rather it will be an active contributor to bring about solutions for the global meltdown as well as contribute whatever necessary in association with other member Nations plus he rebuked the Developed world and International organizations for their lop sided policies.

In Fact when President Obama said that he would like to see India and Pakistan talking about solving their internal problems and that dialogue should be the order of the day , we had a very firm Prime Minister quashing any attempts at facilitation by declaring outright that until and unless Pakistan does not stop the terror that comes from its shores as well as destroy all the terrorist infrastructure that is within its control as well as carry out the Bombay massacre case to its logical conclusion, India would not resume the dialogue process. Three Cheers and this is the man called ‘Weak’ by his detractors.

The World Listens when our Prime Minister speaks, Hats off to him! After a fast recovery from Surgery and a solid International outing, he will now be involved in the Elections as one of the Major campaigners for his party...he had a solid start when he took on L.K.Advani and questioned his credentials and contributions when in power and disparaged Advani’s continuous attacks on him personally by calling him a Weak Prime Minister.

He is strong, determined and I thank him for the wonderful five years of his stewardship...and looking forward to his continuation after the elections. It’s very difficult to imagine someone else as the Prime Minister. Dear Sir, Your very presence is noble...humility personified and ability legendary. You are a person on whom I know that we can depend upon to steer us through these troubled times of recession, terrorism, fundamentalism...

Lead us as you have done. Establish an India that will be the Envy of all for her plurality, achievements, Human Rights, Liberty and freedom a Pillar of Democracy, Human Ideals, Peace and Stability – A Nation that we can gift our children that will be rid of the disease called Poverty, Disparity, Fundamentalism, Lack of opportunities...Where we the people will be the True Leaders of the Nation and our aspirations will manifest in our nations marches ahead