Politicians especially Cabinet Ministers are supposed to possess the most imaginative and visionary Leadership qualities.
That is the image of many of us have of the clean politics.
In reality, the act of favoring and promoting relatives or paramours, more normally known as nepotism, is generally practiced in politics.
The nepotism is often at work when Political Parties recruit candidates for public office.
Here is a very brand new case where you can witness in Andhra Pradesh, a Southern state of India.
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu took his son Nara Lokesh Naidu into his cabinet.
Political Analysts and people of Andhra Pradesh are now speaking about the brazen nature of Chandrababu Naidu’s appointment of Lokesh to a cabinet role in his administration.
People are going back to the previous statements of Lokesh, saying he wouldn’t show any interest to take a cabinet role if his father got to the Chief Minister’s office. But, those statements are now proved entirely wrong.
So what is the problem?
The appearance of favoritism weakens morale in government service, not to mention public faith in the integrity of government.
This is why People want a real alternative:
Common man always differs about the appointments of friends and family in high-level political positions, but this is the responsibility of the leader of certain political party because he/she should be aware that such choices can give the appearance of unfairness.
However, Telugu people have been experiencing political games played by politicians over several years on the favoritism. A renowned politician and Lok Satta pary founder Nagabhairava Jayaprakash Narayana, widely known as JP had several times raised the danger of favoritism and nepotism in politics.
Now, in recent times, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan also started talking against favoritism in politics, and people too seem agreed with his statements.
Since Pawan Kalyan is very well received by people, the latest developments in Andhra Pradesh cabinet reshuffle process and the level of favoritism and nepotism involved in it, are the added advantages for his future political achievements, political pundits say.
