Date: 2009-04-28 09:13 Subject: 'Shoe' them away! Security: Public Tags: country

There have been more than few incidents of our politicians targetted by shoes, chappals or any kind of footwear.
L K Advani, Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram too not spared.

I am not sure whether I am entitled to this feeling, but I really do not get disturbed by these incidents. I actually feel good about these. Though the persons who are targeting the politicians are most likely from a different political party and not the normal disturbed and distraught citizens, some how I am not too much worried about the trend. Perhaps that is the kind of respect our leaders have built up in us.

And yes, I did vote, and I have that long black line on my index finger. The lady who examined my finger was not too pleased at the first attempt to colour it and so she made good by pouring more ink which almost ran through half the length of my finger. I voted inspite of thinking that no candidate is accountable enough. I possibly voted for a person whom I thought was the lesser of the evils who intend to govern me.

A sad part though, my constituency (Bangalore Central) recorded just a meagre 45% turn out on the polling day. After all the persuasion by the Media, and initiatives like the "Jaago Re", the voters did not seem convinced that they could make a difference, maybe a slight difference if at all.

Let's see who takes the 'cake' this time, who gets to govern the massive Indian population, a great country which intends to stay respectable through its trying and testing times.