long live ANNA!!!

Its been pretty long since my last blog. May be i didn't get so excited and thrilled as I am today. Well, that's sounds like a good excuse. Never mind, I think this is a very apt moment to pen down my contemplations on such a burning issue.

For last few days i have been actively following news in all possible formats; TV, news paper, blogs, twits. No points for guessing; its coz of Anna  movement. We can use any metaphor or adjective to describe this  but Anna himself puts its best; second freedom struggle. The whole country is witnessing an unprecedented atmosphere filled with laurels for Anna (and team) and criticism of the government about the whole drama which  took place on16th Aug and also its inability to curb such a menace, corruption.

I strongly believe that there is no substitute of a strong law. Our laws have been tweaked and made weak for personal goals of our leaders and rulers.  Mughals and East India company did it before independence and then legacy was inherited by our leaders post independence. And this plague has become so profound that it has destroyed the faith of people in the system itself. We take great pride in our democracy but it seems that its just a modified version of monarchy. That's how its been mostly run in last 64 years. Accept it, we all break laws according to our convenience. Be it jumping a traffic signal or bribing someone. Its has become so commonplace that we take it for granted. No body is born offender of law but we evolve with the system and start accepting things. But does it mean that any one has legitimate right to justify corruption in any form. If not, then no one has right to question Anna's quest. We need strong laws to curb corruption. The person who has no qualms in breaking laws occasionally in India mends his way once he lands in US or Europe. Its not that there is a sudden transformation in one's heart. There is just one change, the fear of strong laws, which mends our behavior. 

So we might give countless arguments to counter Anna style and methodology to make a strong law. But the fact is that our country has history of doing great things, through only such mass movements. Only then these insane and corrupt people will mend their way and do what they are supposed to do. 

Its a proud moment for each one of us to witness and be the part of the change. We are lucky to have such a strong persona to lead us to a more brighter future. Long live Anna.