What do we want to see in the leader we vote ?

It is about the integrity in the Leader & What do we want to see in the leader we vote ?

Today’s Times of India carried a main sheet which had prominently featured modi , the message  is ill timed and what shook me was his  message about Women’s empowerment and safety !!!! . The advertisement would have counter effect on the campaign . I have been thinking ,  Is this Indian election about development ? , governance ? Corruption ? Woman’s rights ? or all of the above !! , hard to say ,there is a French saying “To Each His Own” , every voter looks  in his own way based on his immediate environment and people around him . Country has been debating and we have seen the diversity of the dialogue across all medias in the last few months .

Remember  Bill Clinton’s affair @ the white house with Monica Lewinsky  ? , Americans wanted their president to be man of impeccable character and quality and speak the truth . As ordinary mortals we always want our leaders to be high on morals and  honesty .  We look up to them as our ideals and mirror their styles , looks , speech and  sometimes  their qualities . 

10 years of running the fourth large economic system  Dr Man Mohan singh showed  impeccable character in different circumstances which included  Terrorist attacks , social unrest , price rise and inflation and drove the country  successfully to be a economic and  soft power globally . Dr Singh’s stature and acceptance globally across  all influential  political and business leaders amazed even the hardest critic of india .

We hear about Modi’s  new  marital status as married , earlier he himself proclaimed that he  has none one  to be corrupt , the treatment  meted out to his wife for last 40 years  is palpable . The poor lady will hog the headlines for the next few weeks till the election gets over . The issue is absolutely not about modi’s personal life , it is his brazenness in lying to the nation about the status . Not sure what else has this man kept away from people .

I remember few lines  Gandhi has said earlier about  Truth , Honesty and Character .

“Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.” 

The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles."

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.”

“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.” 

“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.” 

Looks like fits well into the current frame of Modi politics  today in india . I did see a few tweets which were interesting as well a few of them are given below ,

1.   Can a man who lies about his marital status empower women? Twitter reacts angrily to Modi's marriage revelation h

A person who can't acknowledge and respect his own wife how does one expect him to respect women of the country?

Can Women of this Country trust a Man who stalks a woman, deprives his wife of her right? Vote against Modi

Narendra Modi's marriage to Jashodaben was a 'social formality': brother Reply 

So if Mr Modi did not disclose his marital status as " married" in Gujarat state elections, shouldn't he be disqualified as CM for lying?

I am single, so best man to fight graft: Narendra Modi

Marry a girl at 17. Admit she is his wife at 70. Sanghi culture.

This isn't abt his personal life just shows that Mr Modi lies, even abt his own wife. Imagine what he'd do to others

Joshnaben is my Wife, Finally Modi admits under oath. Anything 2 B'com PM.kept column blank during last 4 nominations

So now can we critique Mr. Modi for abandoning his wife? Or will his supporters have new logics to justify ?

Interesting to see how the urban  woman voters are going to react to this news , although this development has put BJP on the back foot .