Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Defending the Defenceless

Subramanian Swami’s attack on Rajan and Subramanian, two eminent, very senior and dedicated public servants, is despicable. To dare to question the Indian-ness of these two  distinguished Indians is uacceptable as well.
After strong public reaction BJP put out a half-hearted disagreement with Swami’s “personal views”. This is laughable as no decent establishment can allow any member the personal right to be abusive. 

I listened to Arun jaitley on TV this evening and cannot for the life of me understand the restraint with which senior BJP members refer to Swami’s outrageous behaviour.  He said that “even the Party President” has disapproved of Swami’s remarks. It is as if they are not sure whether they will be Swami’s next targets.

What is being lost is the fact that the verbal assault on Rajan and Suramanian is not just a party matter. It is a party matter to the extent that a party member, Swami, is involved in this disgusting behaviour. On the other side are two very senior public servants who are  defenceless by virtue of their official position.  As in any organisation , government or private, it is the CEO who is the ultimate protector of the faith and honour of all those who serve under him. In this case the PM is the CEO of the country and he should come out openly and atoutly in  defence of the officers and use his party leadership to sharply and openly reprimand Swami. Nothing else will do adequate justice to Rajan and Subramanian and all those who serve in government positions.


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