Isn't our country worth a corporate?

Recently Mr.Ratan Tata has retired as Chairman from TATA group and is succeeded by Mr. Cyrus Mistry, a young entrepreneur. But it didn't happen as easily as we are talking now. A five member committee was formed to find a suitable successor for Mr.Tata. After a long scouting of 14 months the committee came up with a suggestion and that turned out be Mr. Cyrus Mistry. Not only TATAs, every corporate follows similar methods and takes utmost care while selecting its top executive.

      To become a civil servant in India, first you have to go through prelims and mains exams in which your knowledge is tested to its maximum extent. Then you have to undergo a tough personality test in the form of an interview. Then your past conduct should be proved to be squeaky clean by a local police investigation. After crossing all these hurdles you will gain the rights to serve the people of your country. Similar method with slight changes is followed for filling up several posts in both government and private sectors in India but standards may vary.

      While electing leaders in our country whose responsibility is to rule a constituency or a state or our entire country, I wonder why don't we exercise similar precautions. Have we ever bothered before voting for a candidate  whether he possesses enough knowledge about his region's conditions, his nation and administration? Have we ever bothered about the virtue and integrity of the candidate we are going to vote for? Have we ever bothered about his capacity to lead us into a better future? I doubt whether most of us did.

      Integrity, Capacity and intellect are taken into consideration while selecting persons for key roles in any organization. It is because the future of that organization lies in their hands and they have to lead their organizations towards sustained growth under the hood of moral administration. There is no place for incompetent and parochial minds. But what are we considering while selecting our leaders who have to steer our nation? Most of us consider religion, region, caste and social status while electing a candidate instead of considering his integrity, intellect and mettle. If that much care is taken while selecting a head for a mere company, just think how much care should be taken while selecting a leader for a huge democratic nation like India. Isn't our country worth a TATA group or Infosys?

      

Since our constitution has given us the right to choose our rulers, let's exercise a little conscience while choosing our leaders and don't let frivolous things influence our decisions. Just think that whether he deserves the position to rule us. Then only can we expect a fair administration from our leaders. Let's elect an executive who builds nation but not a parasite who eats up our national resources or a religious fanatic who disrupts internal peace. And if our choice is influenced by any other factors like caste, religion, language, region, money and other allurements like free stuff, we are doomed and dare not to say that the government is unfair. Because it is us who made it unfair and incompetent.

-By Viroti Somasekhar