A Refresher for J. Jayalalithaa on Good Governance

Friday, May 13, 2011

The expected change is here.

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AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa waves to her party supporters from residence on Friday.

All signs point to victory for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance led by J. Jayalalithaa in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, for which results were announced Friday. The incumbent chief minister K. Karunanidhi is expected to lose by a huge margin.

The question, though, is: How much of a change is it really?

Ms. Jayalalithaa, no stranger to allegations of corruption and embezzlement, promises to clean up the southern Indian state that has a former cabinet minister of the DMK party in Tihar jail on allegations of corruption.

Her party spokesman says this will be a "corruption-free" rule.

Still, we thought Ms. Jayalalithaa could do with a refresher to help the next state government live up to that promise.

1.     If there's a wedding in the family, give invitations to friends and family like the rest of us do. There really is no need for huge cutouts of the chief minister or the couple at every street corner.

2.     Roads and streets belong to everybody. If the chief minister is going somewhere, it doesn't mean everyone else has to stay at home. We understand that other speeding vehicles are a concern, but a smallish convoy should suffice, [...]



 
 
 

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