Random Thoughts By Av : )

Winston Churchill once said,  'A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and the next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.' The latter ability is something that I think best describes an Indian politician more than anything else. I am not well versed in the field of politics, but I know enough to say that any politician is a work of fine craftsmanship- striking the right balance between brainwashing voters and executing demands of sponsors, add with that a captivating charisma that makes you believe that everything is wrong and a strong leader like him/her is inevitably needed- and oh yeah, a king's ransom worth of money (or a wealthy Gujarati friend if you know what I mean😁) . The influence of money and its power in the political world baffles me. Buying voters with money is an old school thing. Influencing voters with crores of money spent on advertisement is the new trend. ...