Why Rahul Gandhi should be PM

First of all wish you all a very Happy Independence Day.

It was a bit more than an year ago, I last updated my blog. The results of general elections were declared and Dr. Manmohan Singh was all set to form the government for his second term amidst the TV channels screaming "Singh is King".

However, one year down the line Dr. Singh has nearly lost his mandate and his popularity is at an all time low. So who is the most popular politician right now? Sonia Gandhi... nayyyy.. Narendra Modi... I wish he was..... The most popular politician is none other than the yuvraaj of congress, Shri Rahul Gandhi. I wonder what has made him the most popular politician. As far as I know; though I do not watch much news on TV, I get my fair dose of news; no one knows his views on any of the issues India is facing right now. Be it inflation, Kashmir, Pakistan, Naxalism or anything under the sun, his views are not there in public domain. It isn't that he has done something of note as an administrator either. His move to install Omar Abdulla as the CM of J&K has backfired for everyone to see. So how come he is the most popular politician?

Maybe he has a very good PR team. Maybe people still have the slave mentality of following the dynasty. Maybe its his looks which tilts the balance in his favour. I don't know. But whatever it is its not related to anything substantial he has done so far.

So am I afraid that he will become the PM of India? On the contrary, I want him to become the PM of India. The reasons:

1) He will no longer enjoy powers without responsibility. He and his family have been enjoying free lunch for a long time now. I want that to end.

2) He is certain to fail spectacularly and that may prompt Indians to finally look beyond the congress dynasty which has contributed very little to the growth of India.

3) In the unlikely case of his success, India will get a young leader, which is not a bad thing.

4) Indians will get what they deserve. जब बोया पेड़ बबूल का तो आम कहाँ से खाओगे ?

I hope he becomes the PM soon. However, as far as I know him, he will not become the PM. Who doesn't want all powers without any responsibility?