Shashi Tharoor is one of the most known faces in India today. An ex-diplomat associated with UNO, Tharoor became one of the most known personalities in India in short span of time. For years, he was, of course, a non-entity in Kerala or in India. After his unsuccessful contest for the post of UN Secretary-General, he came back to his native place in Kerala.
Tharoor, a charismatic leader, is well-known for literary works and stylistic English. I am not sure his coming back to India was with a political purpose. He joined Congress party and contested from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Despite facing stiff opposition from the Left parties and powers within Congress, he became an MP and minister in the Central government.
Kerala is the worst hit southern state owing to shortage of leaders with vision for the future. Unlike other states in the region where every leader, be it the chief ministers or the opposition leaders, seen striving for the development of their states, all the leaders of are of the same mindset in Kerala. I don't say they are against development. The problem is that they are not visionaries for the future. The leaders are afraid that something might go wrong in the future and it would affect them politically. So, I find the leaders in Kerala, be it the Left or the Right, being allergic to the phrase "economic" development.
Indeed, Kerala is one of the most progressive states in India. However, one needs to ponder why this state lagging behind other states in areas of crucial economic development. For almost half -a-century, both the Left and Right ruled the state without any considerable success in the field of economic development and resultant employment generation. This shows pathetic failure of our leaders to guide a state towards the path of development.
For this to happen, we need leaders with guts and determination. We need leaders with vision and considerable understanding of the world outside. Unfortunately, I don't see anyone of that caliber among the current league of political leaders in the state. So, I voice my support for Shashi Tharoor.
Mr.Tharoor is a visionary. I don't think anyone has a second thought about it. He is not the one what we call "the stick in the mud". Our present leaders are like the proverbial frog in the well that thinks the place around him is the world and there is nothing beyond. What we need is a next generation leaders who can foresee the future and act accordingly.
Tharoor has proved his mettle in the international politics, and came back to India. Whatever may be his intentions, he is the right candidate, I must say the only candidate, who possess all the required skills to take a state like Kerala out of its sluggish growth.
See how Tharoor successfully canvassed for the Kochi IPL team. He should be appreciated for his ability to get things done. Do you think anyone in the present leadership could have achieved it? I am skeptical.
Kerala needs a leader who can lead the state from the front. It needs a leader who is not living in a world of dogmatism and dead ideologies. It needs a leader who is pragmatic and practical. It needs a leader whom the state can present to the outside world and say this is our leader. It needs a leader who does not find pleasure in petty political disputes or being partisan. Considering all these traits, I think Tharoor fits ideally into the suit. He is the one who can be the mask of a progressive state like Kerala. He is the one who can change the hostile political atmosphere in the state.
Also, we can give due consideration to his clout within the Congress leadership. The present state leadership (I mean Ramesh Chennithala) is not an impressive one. It lacks the necessary political skills and optimism.
As a voter , I would have voted for Tharoor irrespective of his political affiliations. I pray all Keralaites to sit back and think of their priorities. Should we send useless and ineffective men to our assembly in the future? Think of a change. As Mahatama has said it, you should be the change that you want to see in the world.
Tharoor is the ideal candidate for the post of Kerala chief minister.
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