The humble politician - The 'Man' of India

"I have no hesitation in apologising not only to the Sikh community but to the whole nation because what took place in 1984 is the negation of the concept of nationhood and of the Indian Constitution. On behalf of the Government and the entire people of the country, I bow my head in shame for what happened,"
--- Man Mohan Singh

This reminds me of Lal Bahadur Shastry, the iconic Gandhian, who once filed his resignation, while he was the railway minister, because a train accident occurred at that time. Brave men, indeed!!! No doubt that our new PM is one amongst those few commendable politicians our country ever had. He is not just a just politician but a scholar of exemplary intellect and above all, a humble gentleman. People like him are the living icons of an almost forgotten entity in our lives. Moral uprightness.
When was the last time you heard an apology from a politician? When was the last time you saw a politician coming out by himself/herself for a voluntary cause? In a country which has been infested by politicians like Lalu Yadav and Narendra Modi, people who fight their entire lives just to amass wealth and status, its really difficult to come across things like this. Such acts would be even unthinkable to these politicians who breed on caste, religion and money. Unfortunately, today, we call all this as Politics. Seems like they have changed the meaning of the word it self.
Plato, in his Republic, states, “a ruler (politician) is one who is neither partial nor weak. He is the one with an strong moral conviction and one who looks at the entire society as a single family”.
Thank god, he is still not alive.
Well, ’m in no mood to criticize these political morons now. Rather, the reason why I got to writing is to glorify the acts of those brave men who have burdened themselves with the responsibility of building the country’s destiny, on their backs. One important thing all these people have in common is humbleness. In spite of their towering achievements and magnificent deeds, they never cease to be humble, staying true to the age-old adage ‘Vidya vinayena shobate’.
Hopefully, my county will have more such politicians who stand for truth, justice and humanity, which have been the pillars of my grand civilization.
Luv