In one movie,
actor Shaharukh Khan says, “don’t underestimate the power of common man.” However
in reality common man was always underestimated till common man find
extraordinary in him. One extra-ordinary common man come forward and made other
common people joined him uncommon by throwing the ruling party out from the
power. Yes, I am speaking about, the down to earth leader, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal.
The story of
Mr. Arvind Kejriwal is really inspiring. His story is not different from the
action and thrilling movie story. Few years
back Anil Kapoor starrer movie “Nayak” was a big hit. Mr. Kejriwal’s story is
similar to the “Nayak”. People had lost the trust on political parties and they
were hopeless from corrupt and bullied political parties till Mr. Kejriwal gave
them hope & trust.
Ruling party
and opposition party were so arrogant that time, that they were making the fun
of Mr. Kejariwal. His way of working is also criticized by them, but common man
have the trust on him and there is huge flow of people joining him. People are leaving their
job and joining him. Aaam Adami Party (AAP) is growing by every day. This is an
example how common man can make the difference.
But the
question is how common man becomes uncommon. What are their unique characteristics
which makes them uncommon? Everybody knows that Mr. Kejriwal is IIT graduate
and left is high earning job from IRS. What makes him to leave the job? And what
makes Mr. Kejriwal successful.
Vision and systematic goals to reach at
Vision: Mr. Kejriwal has a clear vision, “Corruption free India”. He
formed the NGO, “India Against Corruption”. However he had clear goals in his
mind. He knew that for reaching to the vision, he need to work on short term
goals and he worked. Initially he worked on “Right of Information Act.” He was
also awarded “Ramon Magsaysay awards for his work in Right of Information.
From the amount he received as an award, he formed the NGO, India Against Corruptions.
Planning & Connect: Anna Hazare
is a mentor of Mr. Kejriwal. He persuaded Anna for going on hunger strike. What
we witnessed in 2012 was the huge success at Ramlila Maidan. Mr. Kejriwal was
the brain behind every move at that time and we know how Congress government came
on knees. Kejriwal and his team did the huge planning and connected with the
people through multiple media. Anna and Kejriwal actually were speaking the
language of common man. Even during recent Delhi elections, he was on ground
and was speaking the language of common man. People elected him because they
found that Mr, Kejriwal have something for them.
Use of technology: He used the
technology very wisely. Web, mobile, social networking site, everything available
is used effectively. He marketed his brand very well.
Democratic way of working: When he had to take the decision to
form the government, he went back to the people. His style is truly democratic.
Whenever possible he went to the people, get consensus and he delivered.
Mr. Kejarwal
is a wise man. Congress initially thought that AAP will refuse their support and
hence they extended their support to save their skin. But Mr. Kejriwal form the
government. Now Congress can’t withdraw the support. If they do so, Congress will
lose their (remaining) credibility.
I personally feel that clear vision, speaking
common man language, connect, his democratic style and branding made him successful.
