Attn! PM of India: Letter of Appreciation for making Indian Democracy or "Indianism", more effective!

Attn: Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Hon. Prime Minister of India
Copy: Shri. Prithviraj Chavan,
Hon. Minister of State (PMO)
Copy: India Portal, Official Website Of India
Copy: My fellow Indian Brothers & Sisters
(All in BCC)

Dear Sir,

Not sure, what are the formalities to be followed, when I write to the head of the federal system in my country.

May God Bless You, the brave and visionary Prime Minister of India, whose statement (speech) today gone in to golden pages of History, with regard to the voting rights of NRIs / Pravasis. With this great step, you have touched the hearts of millions, who reside abroad, with a intense desire to be recognized and contribute back to home land in many ways! Hats off sir!

"Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some, it comes close to being the only formal religion they have", said E. B. White.

And we proud Indians have strong faith in Democracy, our key to success! Without democracy, India wouldn't have reached what it's today! Some says, we are slow in progress, but I would say, it doesn't matter we were slow, but what matter most is that we're steady in our progress! To us, the Democracy means a religion to follow, to which I call it "Indianism", (though not in the spiritual sense). I'm proud to be one of the followers of "Indianism", like any Indian.

And the democracy is complete and effective only when all the people concerned, irrespective of their cast, creed, religion, political ideology, language & place of residence and work, possess an equal opportunity to have their "SAY".

And the journey to make "Indianism" a perfect religion has began, with you announcing this great news in the Bharatiya Pravasi Divas today in Delhi. That's a new year gift to NRIs world wide! Cool and amazing!

Finally, the wings attached to the dreams of NRIs are getting new life. The fire and zest of each NRIs along with their concerns & burning issues will be echoed in the Parliament / Assembly! Ofcourse, this is just a beginning and lots of fine tuning and patch works need to be done, before NRIs start getting the real benefit of this milestone decision.

The people at the helm of affairs kept on saying NO to the voting rights of NRIs, be it any changing Govt, thanks to the complexity of the implementation and some vested interested leaders too! So, the announcement by your excellence itself is great hope! Only time will prove it to us, how far it would be implemented effectively.

And in the years to come, I wish to see the candidates representing NRIs! Why not???, it's possible once we successfully implement the voting rights for NRIs. Only thing is that, some bold and visionary leaders to come at the decision making body! I'm sure, it will happen.

Let me remind the Govt to be very careful and cautious in implementing this sensitive matter. The anti-social elements, those real terrorists, "media-made" terrorists, political terrorists in the Indian political systems, will surely make use of the loopholes, if any, for their worst objectives. And if the implementation/foundation collapses at its beginning stage, it could lead to have some vested people use it as a tool to deprive NRIs of this very fundamental right of NRI! Sir, that shouldn't happen at any cost.

Though mammoth task, my next humble suggestion is to involve those non-governmental organizations and intellectual individuals abroad while implementing this idea. What we need is an overall paradigm shift, in terms of implementing any govt projects. We need to have out of the box thinking approach while implementing it, so that it doesn't fail at all.

From the bottom of my heart, On behalf of NRIs world wide, allow me to put it in record the special appreciation note to the visionary leadership of yours and your name be written in the golden fonts in the history.

Dreaming of that day, when I go to Dubai Consulate to cast my vote along with my family. Probably it could be my first and final "vote casting" abroad, as I also have a dream to go back to India for good in few years, to serve my country as a full timer - a decision firmed up a year back!

Let's dream together!
May God Bless You!

With true spirit of Indianism!

Thanks & Warm Regards,

Shoukath Ali Eroth : Dreamer & Story Teller