For a New Dynasty

The wait is finally over. For millions of Indians waiting for the entrance of another son-of-politician into politics, its party time. The new dynasty in the making will be in the name of none other than the hero of the urban folk- Shri. Laloo Prasad Yadav. The very statesman-like conduct of Laloo in the Parliament had already won the hearts of educated Indians spread all across the country.

Now, its expected that his son, Tejaswi, continue the suave and sophisticated style of politics carried on by the father. Many wish that scholastically, he matches with his much erudite mother, Smti. Rabri Devi CM (ex).The only contender to Tejaswi Yadav in this brand of politics could be one Akhilesh Yadav from UP. All progressive Indians are hoping that Akhilesh would successfully built an India of our dreams- an India, like how his father envisioned, without computers or English.

On September 24, a few weeks before the upcoming state assembly elections, Laloo formally introduced his 21 year old son to the nation. Apparently, Tejaswi was not the first-choice successor, perhaps due to a possible carrier in cricket following his stint for Jharkhand and Delhi Daredevils. Tejaswi’s elder brother, Tej Pratap, was the heir apparent until he realized that his destiny lies elsewhere- that of being an aviator cum spiritual guru.

In the media covered launch event of sonny Yadav, daddy Yadav said, "I think his political background will make him shine". No one had really imagined that that in a democratic country like India, the political background of a family mattered in any manner. It was indeed an ingenious revelation to all. Now that daddy Yadav enlightened us about the possibility of political background having some effect over the success or failure of a rookie in politics, it occurs to us that this phenomenon, is not restricted to Bihar or UP.

In most states, the dominant and emerging leaders of the ruling or opposition party, for some unkown reason come from political families. Be it Tamil Nadu or Kashmir, Orrisa or Haryana, Andhra or Rajasthan, Maharashtra or Karnataka. Even in the list of Yahoo’s top 10 young politicians of India, it is quite inexplicable that all the ten, with such unknown surnames like Gandhi, Abdullah, Pilot, Scindia, Sangma and Deora, had/have parents in active politics.

Of course all the "Young Turks" who made their mark in politics, did it by their individual efforts alone. We believe it when they say that their family name made it more difficult for them. The fact that all prominent leaders below 40 in India’s national and state politics come from political dynasties is of course, a mere coincidence.