Prime Ministers of India are perhaps the most erroneous among their peers. Errors, we define, by the admission of the culprits. Otherwise when one sits down to judge, right from the creation of this nation to what not – all would seem erroneous. So we had our first prime minister Nehru making an error which he termed as “Himalayan Blunder”. Next in the line when Indira ji made an error of a horror. An error of ego, to be precise. Doesn’t matter what tag it deserves, but it resulted in hundreds of Sikhs massacred on the streets. Third in the line, the clean shaven Rajiv did an error too. Two innocent errors actually – of sending troops to kill our own children in Lanka and of entertaining some guests from his in-laws circles. “Q”uantum of error – but doesn’t count. After all we need heroes to worship, right? So Rajiv remains a hero despite his errors and their repercussions. And all other small people – from LB Shastri to Narsimha Rao – were less of a hero no matter what they did. When we see such great error-makers along with their blunders and follies, our current PM’s self-touted “error of judgment” seems a petty one. It goes even without a flutter. But what if it was not an error?
What if it was not an error?
What if it was a well thought-out decision?
Who pays for it?
Dr. Singh has accepted his responsibility. But is that all he thinks we deserve?
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