Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Anna Hazare - Why did round 2 fail

Round 2 of Anna Hazare was flawed in many respects. It's failure is an example of poor leadership on the part of camp Anna. Here are a couple of reasons
1. No clear Agenda, Objective or Goal (From an apolitical agenda to overtly political overtures)
2. Lack of united voice
3. Discrepancies in Anna's version and government's version of Jan LokPal
4. Dilution of Brand Anna by constant political bantering
5. Fatigue in people (It's been too much of Anna now)
Ultimately, the attention given to Jan LokPal by the parliament, and an excessively emotional and too little rational appeal of Anna's Jan LokPal has lead to perception of irrationality in this fast by Anna Hazare. Galvanizing people even for freedom struggle against the British Raj during the latter part of 1920s was not an easy task. It still is not an easy task. Despite the novelty of the cause Anna Hazare is standing for, public sentiment has to gauged effectively and their intention to galvanize also needs to be calculated. It is no easy task. It needs careful planning, coherent voice and a clear agenda. All three were missing this time, and to add to it was the fatigue due to excessive and prolonged media coverage.
You can also read Chaitanya's insights in his comprehensive coverage of Anna Hazare.
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  1. No... there is no poor leadership its totally depends on Govt. policy and our Govt. doesn't change to their mind and think all aspects are good but the poor people crushed on Govt. policy.

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    1. When you are standing up against the pressure of the government, ( which was evident from the day you took up the cause), you needed a stronger and more coherent voice.

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  4. yes no doubt poor leadership is the main cause of the failure of his effort, that time all people busy in their personal work and they don't put their precious time on great fight for nation.

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    2. @Suhaib: Absolutely agree. Check this opinion by N R Narayana Murthy:
      http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Corrupt-are-becoming-role-models-for-youth-in-India-Murthy/articleshow/11679225.cms

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