Are We Ready For A Change?

Sitting in my room, far away from my motherland, my heart was crying watching on television what has been going on in Mumbai. My mind and heart is still numb from this mindless terror that snatched the lives of so many innocent people. Who are these people? How did they dare to attack our motherland? I can not take my mind away from the thoughts and feelings of those unaware victims. What they must be thinking? How can these young cruel terrorists can be so mindless? They had no logic or feelings to take away lives of someone's daughters, mothers, brothers, sisters, fathers, and mothers. Terror have no religion. These terrorists are merchants of death. They deserve no mercy from anyone. Any religion or faith that purporates such mindless violence should be shunned. No such religion can show any path leading to God.

I salute the martyers who have lost their lives to protect the lives of their countrymen. My heart cried the loudest but silently to see Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan' mother crying by the side of his body during his last journey. I salute this family.


It was shameful that on Sunday 30th November, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and his Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan showed up so late at Major's house . They were rightfully turned away by Major Sandeep's brave father K. Unnikrishnan when they came to condole the death of his only son, who had been killed by terrorists in Mumbai. Mr Achuthanandan said had the nerve to criticise him by saying that “a soldier’s father should have displayed better behavior.” Mr. Achuthanandan told a news channel: “He [Mr. Unnikrishnan] says that the Kerala CM didn’t come whereas the Karnataka CM came in the morning … Is there a rule that the CMs of Kerala and Karnataka should be there at the same time? If not for Sandeep's house, not even a dog would have gone there." How can he ever say such words to a soldier who laid down his life. This is show of such a deploreable and shamful behavior by a leader.

We need to change!

But are we ready for a change? All the people I have talked to wants to do something but don't know what to do. Change is not going to happen by the resignation of some political leaders. We need to change our entire politicial system. We must have accountability from our leaders. Change is not going to happen by electing different parties and its leaders. We need to have a leader of change. We need another Mahatama Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, someone who has no link to any party. Someone who is completely outside of our corrupted political system. Someone who has a vision to uplift the entire nation; the young, the old, the rich, the poor, irrelevant of their caste or religion the downtrodden, the elite, the young, the old, will completely follow, trust and respect. Somone who can make this country a peaceful place for all religion to able to live together Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christian - everyone.

Let us join hands to change our political process, to encourage new blood, someone who does not have a political dynasty or is a career politician. We have made such strides in so many fields then why these should not be encouraged to lead our nation? I ask you, let us join together and change this system. The change can come from a few all we need persistent effort and perseverance.

Vande Mataram!