Inner party democracy -letter Shashi Tharoor

Here is reproduction of a letter i sent to Sasi Tharoor.
I think his declared intentions of trying to ,change political culture, is
sincere.
but the overenthusiasm... and his unfamiliarity with the vicious dynamics of the
opportunistic indian politics... failled him..
So I thought ot seek his partnership... to catch him before he is baptized in
the qugmire of corruption...
i request all our members, hwo can, print out this letter and send a copy with
necessary changes to suit you.
Address: Sasi Tharoor (Congress MP and ex-Minister., 97/Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
- 110003
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21-4-2010
Dear Mr. Sasi Tharoor,
I have been wishing to communicate with you since your entry in to Congress
party … and started to write in those days itself… then postponed to read `mid
night to millennium and beyond' … and I got & read it up to 219 Pages …I am
not considering it just as a recording of history and comment by any author… but
as the views of a reform activist…. as you sacrificed well paid and well
positioned job and entered politics hoping to change the (undesired) political
culture… "I would love to change that culture, but I can't as an individual…"
2-3-201, CNN-IBN
The book is a treasure of information, but the analysis... `Criticism
unaccompanied by clear and workable prescription…' (p- 211): I had been telling
our intelligentsia to desist form such useless exercise. Have you prescribed, or
even identified the flaws in our political system? I did not notice any in your
book or deeds.

Immediate provocation to speed up posting of this letter is your exit from the
Ministry. In short: I fully appreciate your intention to serve `Mother India' by
trying to change the undesired political culture. I myself sacrificed my
not-so-bad position, with Government of Fujairah, UAE, in 2003 (sure it does not
worth mention… compared to yours) with the same intention. I have sorted out
symptoms and causes and written a book `Great India: Indian Democracy – Problems
and Solutions', with deep diagnosis and clear workable prescription. Summary
given at www.greatindiatrust.org.

I have identified that the most debilitating curse of our political system is
the prevalence of the tainted opportunistic lackeys, and a near complete absence
of persons of competence, integrity and character - I call it `Character-crisis'
in political leadership – not limited to Congress but every party is afflicted.
Negation of the natural rejuvenating force of democracy – the `inner party
democracy' is the cause of this curse. That is summarized in my letters to AICC
president and Election Commission (copies attached).

The book deals with two more grave flaws of our system… both part of genetic
flaws of Westminster parliamentary system. But I leave them for a later stage,
because the reigning leaderships (in all parties) are not competent enough to
appreciate such things. So I am, I appeal you too to be, mono-focused in
restoration of `Inner-party democracy' to bring in competent men of integrity
and character into the leadership and to purge the not-so-competent, to be
vigilant against expropriation of party positions.

A part of my book:
`I would compare a vibrant democracy with a multi-layered pyramid with two doors
on each layer, each with opposite characters. Grass root institutions at lowest
layer and the apex of the pyramid being the seat of its Chief executive – a
party chief or CM/PM/President.
One of the door at each layer continuously attracts and filters-in the most
competent ones from the preceding layer, and the other door continuously purge
any one seen not-so-competent to be promoted to the next layer during their
limited period in the concerned layer. So "only the `better' keep rising while
even the `good' fall on the wayside". This increases probability of most
competent among the aspirants only reaching apex of the entity; and of each
layer get perpetually rejuvenated with most competent.

Unfortunately those doors in Indian Democracy are tampered to reverse their
function: Attracting and filtering-in the tainted opportunistic sycophantic
lackeys only and purging any one exhibiting a grain of competence, integrity and
independence during their time at the concerned layer.

My endeavor is to expose the cause of this flaw/malfunction and rectify it. I
appeal for dedicated effort from all concerned patriots to partner in this
effort and do whatever they can at their level to realize our cherished common
dream `A Great India'.
I regret to say that, I feel, you jumped in or got hoisted to by… to high
political power before understanding the dynamics of the vicious quagmire of the
degraded Indian political system, operated by tainted opportunistic
manipulators. If they feel anybody entered in is not of their ilk and can not be
peptized in the quagmire of corruption and lackey-ism, they would discredit and
purge such persons… They are playing it at you…
So get baptized or come out before more damage is done.
After all, your intention is not serving Sonia. But is to serve Mother India…
And Congress party is a platform for such service. Is not it?
A strong India led by 2 or 3 strong political parties, is my dream. But
nominations and consensus is weakening Congress (other parties too) and India
too, with perpetually degenerating leadership. So I joined Congress to reform it
to strengthen India.

Let us together with many such patriots strive to bring in a better political
culture. I have the diagnosis and remedies. Request a fair hearing – I am not
used to tweets.

Sudhakaran, Cheravattail House, Tel 0480 2804452, email:
sudhakaranck@gmail.com, : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OurGreatIndia

Artached copies of letter to 1- Election Commission
2- AICC & KPCC Presidents
3- Rahul Gandhi
4- ….