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Introspection has caught me. Week after week, I criticise our leaders. Is this right? After all, they are in power because they have the support of a majority of citizens. If I dislike them, it means I am in a minority. In the democracy that is India, the minority must yield to the majority. That is, I must swallow my minority view and submit to the majority view. But minority opinions also must have their place in the sun. That is why I feel good about Anandavalli, a sweeper who became president of the block panchayat in Pathanapuram, Kerala. Her official designation was “casual sweeper”. When a casual sweeper became president, local bureaucrats had difficulty accepting her. It didn’t take them long to realise that their stand was untenable and that Sweeper Anandavalli becoming President Anandavalli was a fact of life they simply had to accept. ....
Part-Time Sweeper At Kerala Panchayat Office Becomes Its President Symbolising empowerment of oppressed classes, the 46-year old CPI(M) member belonging to scheduled caste has become the president of the Panchayat after the recent local body elections. PTI 01 January 2021 outlookindia.com 2021-01-01T12:40:29+05:30 When A Anandavalli entered the Pathanapuram block Panchayat in Kerala nearly decade ago as a part-time sweeper, she would never have dreamt she would rise to head the local body one day. Symbolising empowerment of oppressed classes, the 46-year old CPI(M) member belonging to scheduled caste has become the president of the Panchayat after the recent local body elections. ....