HT Sangliana, a former Bangalore Police Commissioner and first time MP, Sangliana had supported the UPA government in the confidence motion despite a whip issued by his party BJP to vote against the UPA over the nuclear deal with the USA. Soon thereafter he was no longer a part of the BJP.
He has always stood behind his words, he walks the talk. Today he is standing on a Congress ticket (UPA coalition)and from my constituency in Bangalore.
Mr. Sangliana has and will always get my vote!
During this tenure with the police force he was known to be brave, upright, honest and fearless. I am so glad that I will have the opportunity to vote for him.
On the other hand, in a surprising move, last year's Times of India, Lead India- winner, RK Mishra, joined the BJP and is actively campaigning for them. Now, he as an Indian citizen has the right to join any party.
However, I am saddened that he chose not to create awareness about what needs to be set right, but instead sang praises of the current leadership in the Karnataka state.
Perhaps, RK Mishra would have played a more useful role by creating awareness of our right to vote and our need to vote for honest, upright, non communal candidates. After all the current Lead India campaign is telling people to make a rightful choice. It is not telling us to vote for either Party X or Party Y, but to think and make the right choice.
As someone wrote in a letter to the editor in The Times of India, RK Mishra has just proved himself - that is he merely another politician and not a leader.
Well, I am sure he had his own reasons which are not obvious to me. Each to his own.
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