Victory of Truth

  

   ‘First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,then they fight you, then you win.’Mahatma Gandhiji’s these words are deeply psychological and relevant, and the spectacular performance of  the new kid in the political arena-Aam Aadmi Party(Common man’s party) in Delhi election is proof of Mahatma’s understanding of human psychology. AAP was the object of mockery to everybody for its unconventional approach to politics, opponents mock and fight them, tried their best  to malign and root out the party by tricks,crooks and  through violence, because they scented the honesty that AAP represents is going to be dangerous for their very existence.

      Media has come out with lot of adjectives as ‘political Tsunami, political storm’ etc, to hail the victory of AAP,but I feel it is a victory of love,peace and truth over hatred,treachery and communalism.For a party that is barely two year old, this victory itself is a huge step and first in the history of India, they achieved this without any communal polarization or minority appeasement, but with a passionate and devoted youth who are prepared to fight for a genuine cause-liberate India from the corrupt system. For them it is a second freedom struggle from corrupt politicians and beaurocracy. And after Gandhiji’s freedom movement, perhaps the first time India might have witnessed such an enthusiasm among people, had he been alive, Bapu would have felt proud of those warriors of truth.

      I cannot help but likening Delhi election to  Kurukshetra war of *Mahabharata, a fight of Dharma(good) against Adharma(evil) where*Shakuni of BJP, Amit Shah was masterminding the ascendancy of the party to the throne by deception,lies and media manipulation. PM Modi and all his cabinet team were active in the battlefield with personal attacks against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, though the party countered this toxic political culture with  its new brand of positive spirit and hope.

    Unlike in the past, today money and muscle power or an invincible superman(better not to speak of his fetish for designer clothes, expensive shoes and watches)alone guarantee the election victory, BJP might have learned this lesson at the least. AAP, on the contrary, brought lot of positive aspect in the electoral politics. People seem to have more aware of their right, many young people who are passionate about change and dream of a better tomorrow, got attracted to the new experiment. I have never seen such an election in India, even in Kerala where people are considered politically more conscious. While standing at Canaught Place, heart of Delhi, on the last day of election campaigns, the dedicated young volunteers of AAP who had come from different parts of the country, inspired me to dream of a better India and a better world.

*Mahabharata: One of the major Indian epics

*Shakuni: One of the main villains in Mahabharata