Jagan Bhajan: Vox -Populi

Minutes after the chopper tragedy was known the whisper to bring back MP Jagan to the state turned into a roar. There are surely many ways at looking at it. While his detractors believe that he is a political green-horn, his supporters and admirers see him as the natural heir to the job his father had undertaken, performed and left behind. Political legacy is not new. Not to India. Not in many places across the world. John Adams the second American President had his son becoming an occupant of the White House very early in the history of democratic governance. India is replete with examples of children, grand children, spouses and the rest make it to politics. Some times you wonder whether the family picture was a well thought of idea for the future!!
It is now over twenty days that the enigmatic leader breathed his last. It has also been twenty odd days of demands made by various sections seeking to have Jagan as the Chief Minister.
The city bred intellectual may ask: What are his credentials? The most honest response to which would be: what need be? After all the greatest power in a democracy is the will of the people. There is obvious that large sections of people ( organised or not) are asking for him. It is unhealthy for the state to leave it to a “High Command” The people in the state have the right to choose a person of their choice as the Chief Minister. Young, novice-not withstanding. After all he is not filling up the office of a Governor to be chronologically challenged.
To those who believe that the present incumbent is a good choice, it may be suggested that a look at his skill sets as a vote catcher needs to be examined. It must not be forgotten that politics is not about good governance. It is about popular governance. We do not except Nobel Laureates to lead the country. Even on that count we could not have enough. We do not expect MBA grads to lead this country. The lesson we learn from the French Revolution must stand us in good stead. Chuckles not withstanding, if the roar of the popular voice is for Jagan, then Jagan it should be. It is not my stance that he would make a great administrator or that he is the answer to the challenges of the day. It is simply my stance that the only hygienic aspect of our democracy is that it reflects the voice of the majority. Let us not stifle the last straw. Vox Populi.
For the Jagan camp it must echo the words of Charles Dickens:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way.

LRC.