British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned today. He was abandoned by his own ministers and his own party’s parliament members. He was involved in a series of scandals.
I personally think Boris Johnson is an honorable man. When he came to know he did not have the confidence of his party, he chose to resign. Will this happen in other countries? Here are my thoughts:
In USA, it will take an act of God for a sitting President to resign. Some will not accept defeat in the elections and encourage supporters to riot in the Capitol building to stop the official announcement.
In some other countries, the ousted Prime Minister will cry foreign conspiracy.
In India, a party member does not even dare to criticize the leadership. In the rare circumstances of a revolt within the party, there will be urgent court case after court case until the Supreme Court decides in somebody’s favor. That decision depends upon who is in charge of the central government.
He never used Ukraine emergency as an excuse.
Boris Johnson resigned without blaming anyone. How strange!
Britain is in the process of electing a new Prime Minister. One of the favorites is former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak. He is of Indian Origin and son in law of Infosys founder N, R. Narayana Murthy. Mr. Sunak has his own problems like his wife not paying U.K. income tax and him holding a U.S. Green Card while being a member of the British Parliament.
Let us see who becomes the next British Prime Minister.
If by chance Mr. Sunak becomes the next British Prime Minister, it will be Karma’s biggest revenge for the British ruling India for 190 years.
The last line is slam dunk.... mic drop ....Now I really hope he does become the Prime Minister
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Dee. I hope it happens. But I am not sure.
DeleteI liked the last para. You have an interesting way of presenting
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Thank you Mr. KP. Hope this happens.
DeleteHow can someone have a US Green Card and be elected in another country's parliament? Is it dual citizenship?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Rajesh. Having a U.S. Green Card does not make you a citizen You still hold your country’s passport and are a citizen of your country. Holding a U.S. Green Card means you intend to become a U.S. citizen. In Mr. Sunak’s case by holding a U.S. Green Card, his intention was to become a U.S. citizen. But he ran for elections in England.
DeleteKarma wins at the end; if not now, sometime in the future for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Anita.
DeleteI too feel Boris is an honest man. The punch line (last paragraph) stole the show. I really want this to happen
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Gowri. I hope so too. But doubtful.
Deleteof Indian origin but how much of an Indian or pro-Indian in thought and deed would be something to look out for
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Sujatha. You are correct. Will wait and see.
DeleteSorry, I got held up with some work, and I am coming to this post very late. ... I agree with you. In fact, I was telling my friends, something very similar to what you have written.
ReplyDeleteNot that Boris Johnson is a paragon of virtues. He has his failings. But if a similar thing had happened in India, there would have been so much trouble on the streets, and probably violence as well.
And look at the way how they are now going about picking his successor.
Regarding, Rishi Sunak, he will have to go that extra mile to dispel notions that he is not partial to India, which in turn might be to India's disadvantage. That way, an original Brit might be better for India.
Thanks for your comments Pradeep. I see your point that an original Brit might be better for India. Let us see how it turns out.
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