Vell Paari in Samy-land: Another Brilliant Move

There’s a fabulous illustration of how to foster a non-coercive climate for free and open deliberation when you have a situation clearly fraught with conflict of interest. The father still chairs the meeting – and presumably may have overseen the debate – if there was one – and then recused himself on the vote. Now, what would make you think this might not have been a non-coercive setting when the president himself is presiding over a meeting where his son is being considered for an appointment?

I say we Indians should express our deepest gratitude to Vell Paari and the truly wise, transparent, and highly thoughtful Central Working Committee (CWC) of the MIC. With Vell Paari now selected by the renowned CWC to be head of the MIC’s so-called “community goodwill and unity relations committee,” everything for us Indians will only keep getting better. Oh, mind you, not that they weren't good before – just that evrything will only be much better henceforth.

Fantastic! Now we can just sit back and see how the MIC gets off the ground at lightning speed. This is of course the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Vell Paari to the rescue! I’m just thoroughly annoyed, and frankly on the verge of being upset, that we’ve wasted so much time in getting this appointment through. I mean what exactly were some of these jokers at the MIC thinking? Why did it take so long to make this happen?  >  Read more >>