We want an Indian Prime Minister !

About two decades ago and earlier an Indian could raise his head in pride but today if looking at the political drama being played by our politicians, there is substantial documentation to highlight the nexus between politicians and some of the most lumpen of criminals, men of straw squabble for the opportunity to occupy ministerial berths which were once graced by statesmen of vision and dignity. Today, in the name of religion and divisive politics, our country is faced with the grave threat of terrorists not from outside but from within our country.
Today, the country is faced with the gravest moral and ethical crisis in history. Yet, the blame for this state of affair is sought to be placed on the shoulders of the people. Thus has every Prime Minister who succeeded Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru used every occasion to mouth lofty ideals and motivate the people to greater degrees of nationalism and patriotism? In other words, it was always the fault of the people, never that of the leaders.
Today, India if it has to march ahead has to achieve a lot. The way the country is moving there are fears that India will become a land of bribery, corruption, nepotism and other such evils which can ruin a country's financial, administrative and social fabric. These problems have only one cause. It is not our over-population, corruption or even lack of education. It is attitude. To change and improve a country, the people must change, and people change if their attitudes change: attitudes to work, the country, the man next door, the sleazy bureaucrats, politicians, the west and life in general. To achieve something we must have a fixed objective and we must set our sights firmly on our goal and strive towards it, because the following years ahead can make or break India.
India is not a land of super trains; it is a land of more than 1,150,000,000 (1.15 billion) people. India is currently the world's second largest country. Demographers expect India's population to surpass the population of China, currently the most populous country in the world, by 2030. We are our biggest resource. A resource which has long been wasting, a resource which has been neglected and been regarded as a liability, and a resource which will lead the way for us into the next decade. But, politics will play a large role in how our nation will shape up. We live in a time when a politician can say, “I came, I saw and I conquered power be it by hook or by crook.” And get away with it.
Indian politics should undergo a sea change to meet the challenges and demands of modern India. What naughty, dirty politics required is a whack in the right place and a good clean system where corrupt politicians are thrown out of power. And that can be done only by us, we citizens. We require a new breed of leaders with new thoughts and ideas to grease the wheels and not the palms, of this nation. However, our purpose would be better served if we honestly fulfilled our duties and exercised our rights, and if we made ourselves aware of the factors and faces which will effect our country, so that when election time comes along every five years, when the politicians are brought back down to earth, when power is snatched from their hands and is thrust into ours, then we can ensure a future we do not regret living in.
If we do not act now, we will repent later. Today 'patriotism' which our leaders sacrificed their lives for is no more in the hearts of our politicians. In the name of religion and caste these leaders are trying to divide our nation and if we do not nip this in the bud, it wouldn't be far away when India will be a nation of bits and tatters. Today, we have more leaders aspiring to be Prime Minister than a patriotic leader. They had ambitions and strived only to occupy the highest chair of this country. Sharad Pawar, looked upon himself as a 'Maharasthrian PM'; Mayawati as a 'Dalit PM'; L.K.Advani as a 'Hindutva PM'. Balasaheb Thackeray, too keeps shouting aloud of supporting a Marathi 'manoos' as the country’s Prime Minister. But none of them have a feeling of patriotism for the country and say, we want an Indian Prime Minister. But, as citizens of this glorious nation, we can proudly say “We want an Indian Prime Minister who will strive for the welfare of the people instead of only striving for power.” We have to make this day happen.
When will this day come? When will it transpire into a reality? When will we see this day when food is not a luxury, liquor is not a necessity and peace is not a rare and expensive commodity. A day when travel is not a torture, bribery is not a part of administrative procedure and poverty is not a prerequisite for Indian citizenship.