Sir and Madam Give us Dignity Please!

Anyone who critically follows the developing news in Tamil Nadu will laugh at us. It is saddening to see our people being cheated in public. Despite the number of educated people and those being educated, we still  do not comprehend the ways of our politicians. Politics, it seems, has nothing to do with the life of a common man more so the true yearnings of the citizens. It is a special business done to get the consensus of people to rule them for a period of time. I am saddened to see that not many of us criticize what happens around. People are not animals their needs are higher than that of fulfilling than which is immediate. No amount of rice, no number of free television sets and  flocks of sheep and goats can give us human dignity. 

In fact no one can give dignity but every one can help us be aware of our basic inalienable right to be human. I think this is one of the prime duties any leader. Dear Sir and Madam of "good-will" can you ensure that? Can you face the honest men and women in public and answer their queries 'honestly' about your dealings? Who profits from your free-schemes? First of all it is you yourself, dear sir and madam, your business. At times people prefer someone just because he or she is far better than the other criminals not because you (the elected) is honest and credible. How do you sweep the polls? Is it not through emptying a corner of your purse for sometime so that you have the opportunity to enlarge it and fill it with great wealth? 

We people must be blamed for we do not understand that real heroes and heroines are those who dedicate their lives for the sake of millions than merely act for cash. 

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