Power hungry

Some people want all the power... they still live in the la-la wonderland of yesteryears, which, alas, is quite far from reality. That, is indeed the case with a beloved(??) former Prime Minister.

Undisputed fact: The IT revolution in India happened in spite of the government, not because of it. The hands off attitude of some of our former Heads of State did help. And hence, you now have an industry, where the criteria for an individual's success is his ability and not what caste he is born into or what language he speaks. But, whats good for Peter, isn't good for Paul. That is exactly what has happened now.

This former PM is now trying to instigate a battle, which I think (and hope), he'll lose. What he hasn't realized is that he is not attacking one person, but the whole knowledge community, which tries to mind its own business and also lives (mostly) by principles. Check Shekar Gupta's article for more reasons. What makes the episode worse is this guy is trying to give the episode a political dimension - again, a sick thing to do. Why can't any battle be fought on principles?

That is exactly what Mr. Narayana Murthy has now done. He has provided a point to point rebuttal of accusations against him. I am sure, any reasonable person would agree - you won't get a more upright, principle driven person than Mr. NRN.

I hope people who are following this episode, will not be put off by the happenings. I hope they judge the worth of the knowledge community in India by its actions and not by some old politician's brain fart.

Damn Socialists