Yes India, you need to vote!
We all know that USA goes for polls this year. BUT… How many of us really know that we have elections in Tamil Nadu this May? A guy in my office was planning for a long vacation as he gets an extended weekend. Oh yeah. Election is on a Monday. Voting in India is a Constitutional right if one is a citizen over 18 years of age. However, that also makes it optional. It has been a tendency among voters, especially in the urban areas, to treat the voting day as a day of rest. Our forefathers believed that we are the king makers and gave us the voting rights. India is the first country which gave voting rights to all its citizens irrespective of age, sex, caste, creed, education and economical status on the dawn of its independence. It is an honor they had so much trust in us. By exercising our right to vote, we would demonstrate our respect for the history of the country. Are we really worthy of that right? Voting is too mainstream for many of us. We look for free mixer, free grinder, f...