Un directed blog for week 3: Artists as Leaders

Artists, particularly actors, getting into politics is something that has been happening for a while around the world, particularly in India. But in India this trend is increasing in the past 15 years or so. Many people I have grown up seeing in movies are now being seen in Indian politics. It makes me wonder how they got into politics? I am always thinking, what in the world might have inspired these actors to suddenly get into politics for serving the people and the nation? Is it the money or is it the power or is it because they are at the tail end of their on-screen careers? Or are they really into serving and leading the people? Whatever be their motive, the question that concerns me most is why do people elect their on-screen idols as their leaders? Why don’t they understand that the person on the screen is not the reflection of the actor? In my opinion, a leader should have a good track record of serving the community, leading good developmental initiatives that benefit everyone and a good vision of the progress he/she wants to see in the community. Just because a person is a famous artist people should not vote and elect that person and hand him/her an important position in the society. I feel people should look at a persons’ background, understand the skills and motives of that person and then vote. Things like Art and Politics should not be overlapped. An artist should be voted to power based on his/her leadership skills and not any other skills.