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Poll Gita: A Book Review
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 The book under review, it is hoped, will be of immense and immediate use for the countless workers of political parties in the five states which will be shortly going to the polls.What is interesting in this handbook is the close similarity between the views of the author and the teachings of Lord Krishna in a bygone era; even the place of publication is the same that is Kurukshetra. The Gita is considered to be priceless; there is no mention of any price for this publication too. The author, whose name is Kiruttinan (this name too means 'Krishna" of the legends) has directed his views to the partyworkers of West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Assam; all the five states will go for electronic voting in the next few months. Jaal finds it interesting that the book can be warmly commended to hosts of leaders like Jyoti Basu, EK Nayanar, GK Moopanar, Mamata Banerjee, PK Mahanta, M Karunanidhi , etc. Imagine for a moment that any one of the leaders is addressing his/her party workers and it can go on along the following lines: Dear worker, I know what is going on in your mind. But don't worry leave everything to me as usual. Do not be worried about the shape or size of our alliance, what it should be etc. Your duty is very clear. Do as I say. Do not tell me that you see on the opposite side your teachers, fathers, sons, uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, friends etc. Do not tell me what joy will there be in defeating them. Do not tell me ties and traditions will be lost if we oppose them in the elections in a new alliance. I do not expect my brave warriors to tell me that persons whose family traditions are destroyed are doomed to live perpetually in hell. Do not entertain these weak thoughts and do not give up your arms, bombs, slings, paint brushes and posters and the will to use them, come what may. I wonder, my dear brother and sister, from where have all these thoughts come to you. Yield not to unmanliness; it is not worthy of my partymen. Do not sorrow for any alliance, past, present or future. The brave worker neither grieves for the present nor the dead alliance. Do not worry whether the mahajot is there or not. Do not worry about the NDA or the third front. Let me assure you that the unreal alliance has no existence; the real goal, that is political power, has no non-existence. No one can bring about the destruction of this immutable goal of ours. Let me also tell you that just as a person gives up worn clothes and puts on new ones, even so do we give up old alliances and enter into new ones. Weapons or slander do not cut it; fire or false presentation does not burn it; water or calumny does not moisten it, and wind or rumour does not dry it. Death is certain to any alliance born; and to any alliance that dies, rebirth is also certain; hence do not grieve, o! my dear worker! Do not be irresolute; do not think of switching sides; leave everything to me. Don't you know that to work alone you have the right, but never claim its results. Let not the results of actions be your motive, nor be attached to inaction. Get up; paste the poster; write the slogan; erect the pole and tie the loudspeaker; march to my tunes, and, win will we! Writers Building, Fort St George, Dispur, etc., beckon! Let us go!! (Jaal sincerely hopes that this booklet will be extensively used by the partyworkers before Dr MS Gill or the Election Commission proscribes it based on any complaint or public interest litigation by Dr Subramanian Swamy. -Ed.) RECENTLY ON JAAL: Where There's A Bill, There's A Wait DotComs, By The Numbers GoI-ing After Veerappan The Bore-Gush Race Hack Attack! Eee! Governance! Justice Unbound Small States, Large Stakes Con Banega Crorepati Salesman No. 1 Cat And Meows 25 Years After Paswan Goes DOTty Child's Play Toilet Paper Drought And About Boer Boar The Joke's On You The Coming Of Bill SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS ARTICLE: ?
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