Thursday, January 29, 2009

Is Sanjay Dutt a Politician in the making?

AN OPEN LETTER TO SANJAY DUTTDear Sanjay,Easier said than done, Bro'!You are indeed brave and venturesome!Kudos for that, hope its not just a flare that will die out before the year is out....You have a good heart but the idea of Obama and Obama-mania calls for much, much more. You also need to understand Governance and cannot afford to be impulsive....I am not discouraging you but PLEASE do not try to short cut your way to it by hoping to strategize it with a Munna Bhai & Circuit and Cronies style to get to your real life Political Goal. Catch phrases such as "Jaddu Ki Jhappi" etc will only put you in Sarah Palin mould and not Obama Mould. Reel Life is not REAL Life...ask California "Governator": Arnold, he will tell you!Suggestion: Perhaps Arnold may be a better choice to model after and an appointment with him may be worth it than a sitting with Obama. It may be more believable and realistic as well as transformational and achievable in Indian Politics given your personality type.Not all politicians have to be in Obama mode to change the world. We need Arnolds too...You also need the likes of a Rahm Emmanuel, David Axel Rods and David Plouffe type characters to believe in you for starters....to make Obama-mania and Indian Mania.I would like to think some in the Indian Political System have been slaving away at Obama style and approach silently and steadily and are several miles ahead in the race and are already on a trajectory. They envisioned and caught the Obama fever much earlier. They have a groundswell of support in India among the poor and the masses and are well on their way and believable. The faces of Obama Style may come to light and to the world from the election process of 2009 itself? At the moment such folks prefer to remain incognito and be a silent worker, even avoiding giving media interviews. All this is good signs. The best leaders are carved in obscurity. You should care not to be impulsive. My advice is keep natural tendencies at impulsiveness far from you. Its one of your known threats & weakness to succeed in Politics and those who have an axe to grind and are close to you right now in politics are exploiting it to seek their own self serving ends. So do not become a Bush Style Politician without your realizing it you are walking on that path by being impulsive.There are several rising Obama style stars in the Political Parties you unfortunately chose to ignore in your Political Plunge....do you know the persons I am referring to....Take some Guesses!These persons may not have an Obama like credential but are gradually and steadily chipping away at that style and are finding success in casting it into a Indian Grass Root Mode and are winning accolades as well as brick bats.Yes such individuala are getting ridiculed, called a 35 %, a fool, ignorant etc, etc, etc but they are silently chugging away with their heads kept down and working hard. Actually all the negatives hurled at them are good signs as they trudge along on their own "Dandi March" across the Nation and are always self evaluating and improvising based on valuable critisism!Pretty soon the Political Landscape in India will change and change for the better. The Aya Rams and Gaya Ram days of the old are getting obliterated what with 26/11 and Malegaon helping the cause. A new band on Smart Indian Politicians is on the Anvil. I can feel it in the air and I am Jubilant about that prospect and REAL CHANGE in years to come!Don't get me wrong....I think you are a great guy and very personable. Indeed I wish you well in your new venture but....not an Obama Model Wish at the moment BUT surely an Arnold Model wish into Indian Politics!Jai Hind!

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