Our leaders regularly propagate, Sermon, show off, Keep doing etc. Whereas in reality they spend their entire lives worrying about being ostracized and exploited in various ways. This has become an established model in independent India since the beginning. General administration is left to the officers, which gives him his position, They somehow manage it based on instinct and opportunism. This is the common pattern among various parties and leaders. whatever difference, It is only of degree and form.
Because only the leaders of India represent a country. And the title of ‘Guppy Cow’ was given to us by Chinese leader Mao. Being a neighbor, he must have formed his opinion on various incidents and experiences. Mao’s unique idioms often go unexplained. Their meaning will have to be understood only by inference.
By the way, both the words of the idiom are simple. Putting them together, the meaning becomes that we are people who make things up, but in reality we are innocent, mindless and useless. “There has been nothing authentic, sincere, or disinterested in the words and actions of our leaders”, this was also found in 1952 by one of our scholars who had a broad and sharp vision. .
So, this tragic character was formed from the beginning in independent India, which was the exact opposite of the British Raj! The British rulers and officers here were never pretentious, cowardly or corrupt in their policies, laws and administration. All Indians also believed this. Whereas the words of our leaders have often been superficial, actionless and didactic. Which had little to do with the real social, national and international situations. As a result, they are not concerned with finding the right solution to any issue, taking necessary steps and even taking risks.
They have a tendency to whitewash even unexpected or anticipated critical incidents, or to spend time hiding their heads like an ostrich. That is, barring exceptions, our leaders do not even have the understanding of policy-making and governance. This is what foreign leaders like Mao and Eisenhower looked at with astonishment! Earlier Gandhiji used to write sermons to Hitler, later Nehru used to give lectures to America in his own country. Some claimed to be the ‘second Jesus’ through their loud sermons, while others claimed to be the ‘Messiah of World Peace’ simply by flying a pigeon. Whereas they did not have the sense to see the reality of their own country and society!
Therefore, the analogy of him being a ‘guppy cow’ was based on solid experience and observation. Does that still feel wrong today? Our leaders regularly do propaganda, sermons, demonstrations, etc. Whereas in reality they spend their entire lives worrying about being ostracized and exploited in various ways. This has become an established model in independent India since the beginning. General governance is left to the officers, who run it as per their position, inclination and opportunism.
This is the common pattern among various parties and leaders. Whatever the difference, it is only of degree and form. The followers follow the same path till the end. There are endless examples of this every day on social media too – blasphemy, boastfulness, and instant knowledge on every topic. Where did we learn all this? From our leaders. He directs the entire debate and debate.
The national discourse in India has always been promoted and controlled by the leaders. All the talks and activities ranging from socialism, secularism to caste census and snatching of reservation in every particle have always been carried out from above. Discreet, hard-working and just officers were losing their place with the British Raj. Sycophants, opportunists and corrupt people became prominent almost immediately.
Therefore, the history of independent India only confirms Mao’s observation. What is the common element in Gandhiji’s Khilafat speeches, ‘We will have Swaraj in a year’, ‘I have told the army to throw the Chinese out of the border’, and today’s claims like ‘Good days have come’?
boisterousness; Display of ignorance even on serious matters; The quackery of giving easy solutions just based on whims of the mind, without even caring about knowing the problem properly; Not learning anything from experience even after stumbling; Not taking responsibility for the adverse consequences of one’s actions; Not giving or allowing true review; Accepting one’s life as an inevitability in leadership; To protect oneself from powerful enemies at home and abroad; Reluctant to even speak on them; And, to cover up the national losses being caused by all these habits.
If the above assessment is correct, then what have we shown ourselves to be different from a ‘guppy cow’? Currently, an organization in the country claims itself to be the largest in the world. Sometimes he becomes a nationalist and sometimes a Hinduist. Their leader says, “Our organization can prepare an army that can fight a war in three days.” But from Kashmir to Kerala, Karnataka, Bengal and Delhi, Jammu, whenever innocent Hindu victims, either collectively or individually, are humiliated and killed, there is not even a coherent statement from them.
Forget about reaching the spot and fighting! Then their people boldly say that ‘Our job is not to fight, but to ask to fight’. Whereas they also have their own political party, which has been in power here and there for decades. They beat everyone in boasting, but remain silent in every difficult situation. What could be a more representative example of the ‘Guppy Cow’ than this!
Of course, in all democracies leaders make rhetoric. Their main work is to lure people with their jargon and get votes, then after getting power, distribute posts and resources. But leaders in American and European democracies have limited their rhetoric to serious matters of national interest.
Their leaders maintain an all-party consensus on some serious points, so that their rivalry does not cause harm to the society. In comparison, the rhetoric of Indian leaders has been lackluster. In their anger they keep distorting philosophy, morality, religion and even history. Then the current rules and regulations and social interests are small things.
This is a permanent scene in independent India. Today, even if someone gives a truthful statement on any issue, some people start going crazy with excitement or anger. Even if that statement is incomplete, unnecessary or faulty! Especially, this happens more on issues of secularism. But there are other topics too, on which a leader’s spontaneous expression creates a stir. As if this is an achievement or a crime in itself!
A recent statement by an MP on the negative aspects of the farmers’ movement is an example of that.
His own party pulled him up publicly. As if the MP has committed a crime by speaking his mind! Whereas the I-T cell of the same party had been propagating the same and exaggerated statements on the farmers’ movement for months. Their younger leaders and workers used to share the same memes and posts a lot. Believe me, that movement will be destroyed only by their continuous propaganda!
But the opposite happened. Ultimately his party itself laid down its arms before the farmers’ movement. Then his supporters and journalists were attacked on social media. Some even expressed their anger at the pettiness of the leaders. Then, as per the tradition here, everything became a thing of the past.
This is what needs attention – propaganda, duplicity and irresponsibility. Our leaders, intellectuals, and their supporters suffer from the disease of empty talk, mannerisms, and self-infatuation with their own words. And also to avoid serious problems, even incidents, and to avoid taking responsibility for the consequences of one’s actions. All this remains visible to the rest of the world. Only we can’t see.