Nothing is uncaused. If corruption acquired this stature, we are to squarely blame for this. We did not do our duty. We grew selfish and allowed things to go as they went. Never after independence did we put pressure on our elected representatives to deliver. We solicited favours, most of them out of turn favours. Our slavish attitude made us servile to our representatives who instead of becoming our servants became our masters. We allowed them to become our masters. When Nehru first declared that he would tie the corrupt to the nearest lamp post and flog him publicly, we just lapped it up and forgot about it. We did not insist that such a thing should be done. When VK Krishna Menon the then defence minister was allowed to get away with the jeeps scandal, we did not protest. Now this has become a Frankenstein and we are complaining and blaming others instead of looking inwards to do some introspection. We all want comforts of life. They come at a cost and corruption is the cost we pay.

There is no irony at all. The simple truth is--you reap what you sow. We sowed corruption, we are reaping the fruits of corruption. We have allowed it to grow when we should have nipped it in the bud. It is now our duty to fell this tree of corruption. The tree of corruption is huge and gigantic. If you have seen a movie called Godzila, you will know what I mean. The fight will need sacrifices from each one of us, not just from a select few. We have no right to demand sacrifices only from a handful. It is not their country alone. It is our country too and we too owe it something. In addition to supporting Anna Hazare and his team, we must exert pressure on individual MPs to behave else....Already Andhra MPs are putting pressure on their government. DMK is sulking and is likely to withdraw support. Prevail on SP, BSP and TMC MPs to withdraw support and bring down this government. Tell the MPs of BSP and SP that it is not enough to condemn government action. They are part of the government, hence responsible for what happened the other night. Ask TMC MPs to introspect and act. So long as this government remains in power and so long as these corrupt, inept, indifferent and swollen headed ministers remain in power, the fight will be a long and bitter one. The level of frustration may grow and may cause incalculable loss to the nation. And for god's sake, stop finding fault with those spearheading the movement. We must not lose sight of the immediate objective. Once that is achieved, we can think of other things. Let us not open too many fronts in one go because we would not be able to control them and the fight will peter out. We must focus our energy on the issue at hand and the issue is corruption.