Dr. Manmohan Singh
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
New Delhi
Respected Sir,
Please accept my hearty greetings on your 80th birthday. Each birthday means exercising extra care. I will still admire you no matter what others say about you. You have reached the top slot among many of your political colleagues who have not even entered the school gates.
Sir, you are personally respected for the credentials of your technocracy. Not many can boast of a “Padma Vibushan” award (1987) in one’s Resume*, which is the most impressive list of awards and accomplishments. While many economies around the world crashed, we are still relatively strong, fairly because of the economist, Dr. Manmohan Singh. At the same time, “the load of degrees and awards is enough to be a good leader?” – a frequently echoed query.
Sir, the country is passing through a very critical phase. It was disturbing to read a news item recently reported by “The Washington Post”: “An honourable, humble and intellectual technocrat (who) has slowly given way to a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government”. It is open that we are suffering through a period of corrupt rule. It is sad that you have to extend kindness to kleptomaniacs.
Sir, doing a crime is punishable, but abetting a crime and/or being a mute spectator is much more severe, true? The anguish is that a good, simple and honest man is regrettably restrained by the most corrupt and greedy. And, now acting as a shield to all the powerful backstage actors. By the time we could arrive at the figure of 2G license scam of Rs.175,000 cr. (around USD 33 billion), the “Coalgate” popped up with an even more a staggering figure of Rs.185,000 cr.(around USD 37 billion)
Is that all? In one of the lectures I recently attended, the speaker, former Lokayuktha, Justice Santhosh Hegde said that “in 2008, Govt. of Switzerland made a public statement that banks in Switzerland has US$1,456 billion of Indian deposits. Interest on this total deposit alone can wipe out Indian budget deficit plus all our foreign debt, in 24 hours. Supreme Court directed the Government of India to take the money out, noting nothing much happened after it”. That is on the enormity of the stash money.
Sir, we are concerned as to why you don’t directly speak to the people as often as you can. We are not interested if you are not a great political orator, but the nation believed that you carry conviction of the contents you convey.
Sir, your recent speech betrayed the hope when you failed to make any candid confession about the series of scams accounting for a mammoth loss to the exchequer – the financial resources much needed for the developmental activities plan. Probably a student would say: “We know, 'money does not grow on trees'. Instead, you could have referred to the monstrosity of corruption that are steadily eating into the vitals of the economy”. The quantum of scams is seriously and severely threatening to slit your image, whose integrity was never dared to be questioned hitherto, while it is public knowledge you are the architect of reforms initiated in 1991.
Recently, I received a joke, courtesy social media: “A dentist advising the PM ‘ At least in my clinic, please open your mouth”. Another one: “ Attendees in meetings were urged to put their phones into Manmohan Singh mode”. It pains that you have been used as an object of rididcule. Sir, you have never been questioned of involvement in allegations. “Silence is golden” is an outdated adage. Silence is also inferred as consent- consent to the dealings and happenings around you.
Sir, can we expect that with your profound wisdom and meaningful experience you will accord top priority to the most pressing problems like corruption and inflation?
What is to be done? You know!
Why it is not done? We don’t know!
Wishing you sound health, peace and success in your responsible work in the days to come,
Yours respectfully
C.S. Krishnamurthy
*http://kmurthy608.blogspot.in/2012/09/resume-of-dr-manmohan-singh.html
http://kmurthy608.blogspot.in/2012/07/say-no-to-corruption-says-justice-hegde.html
*http://kmurthy608.blogspot.in/2012/09/resume-of-dr-manmohan-singh.html
http://kmurthy608.blogspot.in/2012/07/say-no-to-corruption-says-justice-hegde.html
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