tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post6554277119361105625..comments2024-03-27T03:57:15.929+05:30Comments on Time and Tide: What can Arvind Kejriwal do to stop his and AAP's downslidePradeep Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-40364570740688509582017-05-30T18:01:48.545+05:302017-05-30T18:01:48.545+05:30Hmm... I had lots of hopes when he came on the sce...Hmm... I had lots of hopes when he came on the scene. But he and his team has all messed it up.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-9279010366604273432017-05-29T21:07:24.921+05:302017-05-29T21:07:24.921+05:30He is beyond repair.
Nice try though with those s...He is beyond repair. <br />Nice try though with those suggestions :) Sujatha Sathyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448034391267400236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-79799043023906196612017-04-28T18:55:35.284+05:302017-04-28T18:55:35.284+05:30Hi Pradeep,
That is a very comprehensive analysi...Hi Pradeep,<br /> <br />That is a very comprehensive analysis but what struck me as more interesting is your suggestion for Kejriwal. You said it like a professional Management Guru and I am saying this out of my own experience. <br /><br />People of Delhi gave Kejriwal a chance to govern them, not because they trusted him but because they were fed up with the existing system. So as you rightly said, his priority should have been to build his credibility by concentrating on governing Delhi. <br /><br />No one likes whiners and he does that a bit too much. Whatever said and done, the government under Mr. Modi is doing and is seen to be doing a lot of things which the earlier government was not doing. This positive perception is overshadowing the negative issues generated by the hardliners of the BJP/RSS and others. So Kejriwal's tirades against Modi is boomeranging on him.<br /><br />Managers faced with tough situations cannot be expected to work on consensus but Kejriwal should be open to suggestions and feedback so as to correct his own strategies if needed. He seems to be too rigid or suffering from some paranoia. <br /><br />Having said all these, I am not aware of his political compulsions which may be guiding him. Nevertheless I would like him to succeed since I feel AAP as a concept is good and potentially a better alternative to the degenerated Congress.<br /><br />SthanuSthanunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-26938138577302350222017-04-28T18:54:39.584+05:302017-04-28T18:54:39.584+05:30Well done Pradeep. Very good article, totally unbi...Well done Pradeep. Very good article, totally unbiased.<br />Bernienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-50731930579081550232017-04-28T18:13:53.180+05:302017-04-28T18:13:53.180+05:30Thank you, Sabu for your views.
When Kejriwal sta...Thank you, Sabu for your views.<br /><br />When Kejriwal started off and he won the elections, I was happy that finally a non-politician had made a mark. <br /><br />As you know, there have been many attempts by technocrats, academicians and intellectuals to take on the politicians, but none of them really succeeded. <br /><br />I thought Kejriwal had a great opportunity to change the political discourse in this country. I think he can still recover.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-4659502178042597832017-04-28T18:02:40.243+05:302017-04-28T18:02:40.243+05:30I read that HT piece. The following sentence in th...I read that HT piece. The following sentence in that article pretty much sums up a mood prevalent across the country, not just in Delhi, and I think, at least partly explains BJP's winning streak.<br /><br />"Residents of East Delhi said that while both Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and BJP have failed to live up to their expectations, they backed BJP as they hope Prime Minister Narendra Modi will clear the mess and financial crisis in the civic body."<br /><br />Two of my friends here who are quite critical of Modi said the same thing.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-71231130469405059512017-04-28T17:52:48.666+05:302017-04-28T17:52:48.666+05:30I don't think Kejriwal is that bad. He has goo...I don't think Kejriwal is that bad. He has good ideas. But terribly lacks skills of an administrator as Pradeep has said. Success has gone to his head. That is all.Rashminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-38175044128159127132017-04-28T12:52:28.356+05:302017-04-28T12:52:28.356+05:30Pradeep Punjab AAp did exceptionally well. Even i...Pradeep Punjab AAp did exceptionally well. Even in Delhi, u forget the good it has done. Health schools water. Maybe u r too far away to see this good. Yes Kejriwal was foolish to take delhi people for granted. The fact that even today both BJP and Congress see AAP as their prinicipal opponent is a credit to Kejriwal.<br />Ur analyses are like victors writing their history of the conquered land!<br />Sabu M George<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-89423285539643315202017-04-28T11:09:41.803+05:302017-04-28T11:09:41.803+05:30Sure. Tks, Latha. Shall go through it. Sure. Tks, Latha. Shall go through it. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-47717797996205491002017-04-28T11:08:44.928+05:302017-04-28T11:08:44.928+05:30Thank you. Thank you. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-85598545398846735672017-04-28T11:07:42.746+05:302017-04-28T11:07:42.746+05:30Why so many people think alike during an election ...Why so many people think alike during an election hasn't yet been figured out accurately. So we can only make an intelligent guess.<br /><br />Quite possibly people got national mixed up with local. Or else logically they would have given AAP the mandate considering they are in power in the UT and also because BJP has been in charge of the ULB for quite a while.<br /><br />Indeed there is so much noise in the media (all forms: social and institutional, amateur and professional). You are very right when you say "average citizen's gullibility" - mindless forwards in WhatsApp is one indication of that.<br /><br />I am planning to write my thoughts on the PM soon.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-85964257161565720082017-04-28T11:00:52.487+05:302017-04-28T11:00:52.487+05:30Pradeep, please see:
http://www.hindustantimes.co...Pradeep, please see: <br />http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/why-east-delhi-voted-for-bjp-in-mcd-elections-despite-years-of-neglect/story-HJkrg4FUKGW2bOgQRnYYxN.htmlSwarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-58929512664661094432017-04-28T10:44:48.276+05:302017-04-28T10:44:48.276+05:30In complete agreement Latha. Its a 24 by 7 microsc...In complete agreement Latha. Its a 24 by 7 microscope AAP has to work under, and we all seem to want instant miraclesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373379980363507153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-35013991879199533682017-04-28T10:40:51.127+05:302017-04-28T10:40:51.127+05:30Thanks SG. Thanks SG. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-74777396633605607342017-04-28T09:41:29.461+05:302017-04-28T09:41:29.461+05:30"given the average citizen's gullibility ..."given the average citizen's gullibility to propaganda and the noisy kind of media." So very true.johncrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445418806273066207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-64428947845054898622017-04-28T09:39:48.555+05:302017-04-28T09:39:48.555+05:30This article by Pradeep is so well written, please...This article by Pradeep is so well written, please do not spoil it with such nonsensejohncrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445418806273066207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-35964948937056208382017-04-28T09:14:50.518+05:302017-04-28T09:14:50.518+05:30Being in Delhi for 5 out of the past 10 years, i w...Being in Delhi for 5 out of the past 10 years, i write as an ordinary but extremely concerned citizen, voluntarily working on ultra-local issues (SWM/environmental). So i'm just sharing my paisa worth. <br />It's the voters who have got it wrong this time. <br />A party has been dominating MCD for the past 10 years. Since 2014, the same party is in power at the Centre. So there have been plenty of (extra) chances to set Delhi's Right-filled ULBs on the right path and set an example for other ULBs across the country. <br />So it's the voters who have shot themselves in the foot. Instead of looking at local and neighbourhood issues, they have mixed up national rhetoric and carefully nurtured perceptions, which is rather unfortunate, but not unexpected, given the average citizen's gullibility to propaganda and the noisy kind of media.<br />i look forward reading about similar suggestions written by trusted journalists for other CMs and even the PM... yes, why not?Swarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-58363509351181690152017-04-27T23:31:01.085+05:302017-04-27T23:31:01.085+05:30Fortunately for the Nation, Kejriwal wont learn. H...Fortunately for the Nation, Kejriwal wont learn. He gets huge funding from foreign Organisations wanting to destroy India through evangelization. Sunch Anti India organisations abroad bribes a whole spectrum of ppl thru NGOs or political donations. Politicians, Social workers, Corrupt Journos like sardesais Barkha etc..and all such Corruptible ppl are purchased. These. Are the people who always talk pseudo secularism. They can b identified by theirAnti Hindu, Anti National Approach. Remember Kejriwal speaking in Paki voice against surgical strikes..and in issue AAP takes stand opposite to the Central Govt and in tune with our enemies. JNUs India ki Barbadi gang got support frm Kejri, the agent if enemies of India. KGB has released ibfo that during 70s and 80s KGB was paying monthly to most Congress and leftist MPs and important leaders. Our so called secular leaders and press are absolutwly Sold out ppl. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023484728037860805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-58838520240513494852017-04-27T22:03:47.521+05:302017-04-27T22:03:47.521+05:30Good analysis. I learned a few things about AAP p...Good analysis. I learned a few things about AAP politics today from your post.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.com