Localization !!!

This had been a long weekend in Coimbatore with family, friends, lots of IPL (Indian to International premier league) and hot election campaigns. The last one made me think a bit. This election is to decide the fate of the nation for another 5 years, even though we know, what will ultimately happen, nothing really happens! With many NGOs’ campaigning for, the nation of the billion to vote at least, a half. That’s a very good sign.

Hmmm… the central point for this topic that I want to discuss is about the state of politics as such. For convince, I have taken Tamil Nadu, but I guess you can take any state, the current scenario might be the same. What has happened, what’s happening now? Little bit of history… (Take a tortoise mat, keep it parallel, gap not more than 1 foot, and rotate it in anti-clockwise direction)

In 60’s the Dravidian party raise in power with the language war as the main theme, creating a separate identity as a state (in general in N-India (out of TN), who ever doesn’t speak Hindi is a Tamilian or a foreigner), sending the congress party out of power once for all.[Lots and lots of controversy involved, I may not be correct too…But I feel it has benefited the people of the state.] This creation of identity in 60’s was only based on language and feel of Dravidian. The parties had clear agenda and vision for the state as whole. I call this phase of 60’s as localization I.

The second phase started in end of 80’s to mid of 90’s with congress having lots of flavor like ice cream within the party (its parties, oops!!!), even the same case with the Dravidian parties and the raise of small caste based parties into power. This phase had not impacted much; they have done their best to splitting the vote.

The current political scenario is pathetic (no better word). Thanks to new born caste based parties in this millennium, which have worsen the situation. Lots of new caste based parties, the old communal parties are having good hold on their vote banks, and this is the third localization. Each and every caste have their own party and own candidate, being lined up for the war 09. In future, we might have a hung constituency where, with few candidates’ support one candidate will be selected; too much localization (hmm...may be “coalition localization”)

Note:
1. I have not considered communist into consideration, since they are global party …