At a period of time when the politician is being branded no better than a pariah street dog, it is reassuring to know that there are politicians and politicians. While many of them are rightly seen to be corrupt and venal, there are a few elected 
representatives who have spurned the goodies in pursuit of honesty and truth. They travel by public transport, look into the most micro problem of their constituents and perform public duties ranging from the profane to mundane. All to good effect.
In what could be considered a healthy sign for democracy, it is not always the frill and fizz, the light and sound, that will fetch seats in the Lok Sabha. TSI’s list of 12 Members of Parliament, bears eloquent testimony to this fact. They are low profile, go about their work with an eye on detail and are awarded by their constituents who repeatedly send them back to the Lok Sabha as victors. It just goes to show one thing: while corruption is not a issue for the chattering classes, down in the villages, the Gandhian legacy of simplicity and hard work lives on. These meek have inherited the earth.....Continue
representatives who have spurned the goodies in pursuit of honesty and truth. They travel by public transport, look into the most micro problem of their constituents and perform public duties ranging from the profane to mundane. All to good effect.In what could be considered a healthy sign for democracy, it is not always the frill and fizz, the light and sound, that will fetch seats in the Lok Sabha. TSI’s list of 12 Members of Parliament, bears eloquent testimony to this fact. They are low profile, go about their work with an eye on detail and are awarded by their constituents who repeatedly send them back to the Lok Sabha as victors. It just goes to show one thing: while corruption is not a issue for the chattering classes, down in the villages, the Gandhian legacy of simplicity and hard work lives on. These meek have inherited the earth.....Continue
