Saturday, April 23, 2011

A Request to the Civil Society Activists of the Jan Lok Pal Bill panel

A sincere request to all the civil society participants of the Jan Lok Pal Bill panel. Please do not quit the panel.

We the people of India are watching a vicious smear campaign being unleashed against  you by govt and non-govt representatives (the Singhs Digvijay and Amar being at the forefront of it). The "free press" instead of practising journalism, has morphed into a mouthpiece of the corrupt with no intention of letting the truth triumph. Despite all the allegations being proved false *with* documentary evidence, the media is still attacking you in the hope of getting a sleazy soundbite (and maybe a generous scrap from the corrupt pie?)
Yet, the soundbite media continues to hold out the pail of mud so the lowest of the low have an easy time sloshing it around.

This kind of relentless mudslinging causes emotional trauma -- since each of you are personally people of high integrity and ethical standing. I understand that it is painful to see your character being tainted by lies and falsehood. Pain is what the corrupt want to cause -- enough pain so that you retreat from drafting the anti-corruption bill and let them continue to rule the roost.

Do not hand the corrupt a victory. For the sake of the nation -- I urge you to bear lies and smears and stay in the panel to help draft a strong Lok Pal Bill.

Satyamev Jayate.

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