Annexure-II

Reservations & Affirmative Actions: Do not punish the innocents of today for alleged discriminations by others in the Past.

Comments for Consideration:

1) Lee Kuan Yew’ view of Reservation:

“People must never be allowed to develop a dependency mindset. The world does not owe a living to you, you must depend on yourself.” – Lee Kuan Yew.

“Demanding retribution for historic wrongs (eg: Reservation) is not the answer… Talent is a Country’s most precious asset… A Great people, like in Britain, can reduce themselves to mediocrity by leveling down” – Lee Kuan Yew.

2) Nelson Mandela’s views on Reservations:

When South Africa got independence from white rulers in 1990 under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, his supporters, mainly African Tribes, demanded Reservations in the education sector, government sector and in the private sector!

Nelson Mandela replied that he will not allow any type of Reservations in any sector at any cost, because Reservations and the products of Reservations will destroy the whole Nation!

This famous statement of Nelson Mandela is displayed at the entrance of the University of South Africa thus:

“Destroying any Nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long range missiles. It only requires lowering the quality of education and allowing cheating in the examinations by the students.

• Patients die at the hands of such quack doctors.
• Buildings collapse at the hands of such dubious engineers.
• Money is lost in the hands of such bankers, economists and accountants.
• Humanity dies at the hands of such pseudo religious scholars.
• Justice is lost at the hands of such corrupt judges…
• The collapse of education is the collapse of a Nation.”…

How relevant is this in today’s India?

After all even Dr. B R Ambedkar had also only reluctantly agreed for reservations and that too only for a ten year period. Seventy plus years of Reservations have only entrenched the ‘creamy layer ‘and have not really been effective across the spectrum of the really disadvantaged. Perhaps it is time now to give proper education to the child from even the Play School level itself thus providing the opportunity to enable better economic and social mobility, not just in Government jobs but in every sphere. Government Jobs should not be a sinecure for life but must also be performance based. (See – ‘Bureaucrats-Selection & Development’).

3) Wipro Chairman, Mr. Azim Prem ji’s tongue-in-cheek views on Reservations:

“I think we should have job reservations in all the fields. I completely support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this. Let’s start the reservation with our cricket team. We should have 10 percent reservation for Muslims. 30 percent for OBC, SC /ST like that. Cricket rules should be modified accordingly. The boundary circle should be reduced for an SC/ST player. The four hit by an OBC player should be considered as a six and a six hit by an OBC player should be counted as 8 runs. An OBC player scoring 60 runs should be declared as a century. We should influence ICC and make rules so that the pace bowlers should not bowl fast balls to our OBC player. Bowlers should bowl maximum speed of 80 kilometer per hour to an OBC player. Any delivery above this speed should be made illegal.

We should also have reservations in the Olympics. In the 100 meters race, an OBC player should be given a gold medal if he runs 80 meters.

There can be reservations in Government jobs also. Let’s recruit SC/ST and OBC pilots for aircrafts which are carrying ministers and politicians (that can really help the Country..)

Ensure that only SC/ST and OBC doctors do the operations for the ministers and other politicians. (Another way of saving the Country?)

Alternately let’s be creative and think of ways and means to guide INDIA forward… Recognize and reward merit, because it is the only way to progress and achievement.

Let’s show the world that INDIA is a GREAT country. Let each of us beproud of being an INDIAN.”

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