Reading the article " Bat, Bowl or Poll" in Mid-Day dated March 29, 2009 made me realise (and hopefully other citizens too) that our so called cricket & acting stars are Icons in name only. In deed only money rules. Reading some of the BCCI officials & ex players quotes one thing is very clear - they couldn't care less about voting (a national duty - the only thing that can move them is Money!
On one hand NGOs, ALMs are working hard to spread awareness on voting and on the other our cricketing stars , their team owners ( boasting of actors & industrialists) and BCCI officials look at voting as an avoidable chore. Ironically BCCI is headed by a Union Minister who should be promoting voting.
My wife and I are looking at rescheduling our trip so that we can vote. Maybe in the larger picture, our votes could be inconsequential. But we don't want to avoid our duty.
I see so many youngsters in our locality & members of our ALM doing so much (including helping people get their Voter I Cards, registering, getting political party representatives to meet us) to promote voting. To me these nameless people are our icons, not overpaid money loving cricketers & actors. They are the ones to emaluate.
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