tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809414561174316144.post8896902933517857106..comments2024-03-13T16:51:19.256+05:30Comments on babus of india: Is GK Pillai heading for Goa as Governor?BoI Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245810347655135358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809414561174316144.post-86394826436522266762011-07-15T16:04:23.912+05:302011-07-15T16:04:23.912+05:30Looks like the esteemed Governorship has been redu...Looks like the esteemed Governorship has been reduced to post retirement rehabilitation of powerful Secretrary level babus. What new value add will G.K. Pillai bring to the state of Goa compared to when he was at Center at Secretary/Addl.Secretary level positions. For that matter what value add or contribution did SS Sidhu make to the NE states while serving there for two terms. Don't know why Nirupama Rao is being rehabilitated as an Amabassador to US on her retirement. Is an Ambassador to US for such purposes. If government looks around, there would be atleast ten more qualified minds/profiules than Ms.Rao who could be sent to Washington and who would have excelled in that position in these challenging times [akin to former Ambassadors like Abid Hussain or SS Ray or Karan Singh]. Why is Ms.Rao being rewarded when she had a very lacklustre 2 year stint as Foreign Secretary. And the outgoing Ambassador Ms.Meera Shankar is a batchmate of Ms.Nirupama Rao...strange...isn't it? Why would Ms.Rao accept a position which in many ways used to report to herself...very strange. Is our country running short of people of talent and stature beyond bureaucracy. Is there a dearth of talent amongst our professionals, academicians, scientists, writers, private sector executives, etc. Why do retired babus who enjoy unbridled power and privileges for years while in service do still want to keep it after their retirement also. They just want to cling on to it leaving no room for people from other sections of society to come up. And their erstwhile political masters collude with these babus in this process. The Governorship must not be made a rehabilitation place for disgruntled or semi-retired politicians or retired babus. Is anybody listening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com