Retirement age in politics ???

I had always wondered as to why there is no retirement age in politics. If we take a simple mathematical average of the members of parliament, I am sure that the average age would be well past 60. The situation wont be different across the state assemblies. The most worrying factor is that more than 50% of the Chief Ministers are also well above 65 years. Its not only the old age that is a cause of concern. But the amount of time a CM/MP/MLA is able to spend for the people who had elected them is definitely much lesser as the age takes the toll on their health and many of the elected representatives spend a substantial amount of time in hospitals and taking rest at home thereby depriving the citizens of quality time.

In fact one of the oldest CMs of the country who has been in politics for more than 60 years is unable walk and is moving around in a wheel chair apart from spending most of his time in hospital. Though I completely respect the fact such a senior person's experience is very much needed for the country's progress, I would appreciate if the person becomes a consultant to run the Government rather than run the Govt himself. I hope the day when young people run the country is not far away !!!!

Voting day in Bangalore

Today, being the 23rd of April 2009, its the day of voting in the city of Bangalore (also called as Bengaluru). I was one amongst the first few voters to cast my vote at the nearby polling station which is part of the Bommanahalli assembly constituency. I cast my vote to elect the next representative for the Bangalore South parliamentary constituency. Its an exciting feeling as this is the first time that I have cast my vote in Bangalore. In the past I had cast my vote in Chennai almost every election ever since I became an eligible voter of this country.

I sincerely hope and wish that more number of people cast their votes and hence ensure that the elected representative is indeed a true representative who has been preferred by a vast majority of the voters of the respective constituency.

IPL Season 2

After all the confusions and arguments surrounding the conduct of IPL Season 2 in India, the tournament got off to a grand start on the 18th of April 2009 in Captetown, South Africa. The credit for turning things around in a matter of 3 weeks goes to the IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi who has yet again proved that he is not only a smart businessman, but also an equally shrewd administrator and organizer. With the Mumbai team getting off to a rousing start in the first match thanks to yet another masterly innings from the batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar the IPL season 2 promises to offer exciting entertainment for the next 45 days to all cricketing fans around the globe.