A Vote For '49 O' Poem by Samanyan Lakshminarayanan
A Vote For '49 O'
[I thank Mr. Gnani who had given an excellent write up
of this 49 O in his column in kumudam[a tamil weekly]]
The elections have started with a bang
the results is sure to be a 'hang'
along with.... many others would 'hang'
The economy...the market....progress...a few of the sure to hang
Why am i so negative?
The start of it all gives me a pang in my heart
a whopping 10c is the rate of a seat
WHAT?
an innocent voter would ask
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
was there any tender published in any paper
IS IT LEGAL?
NO..I DON'T KNOW...that would be an answer and a statement
A candidate investing 10c on a seat...
where will he recover it from
he thinks corruption is legitimate
once he has paid for his seat
that seals the cover
from such a plaque 'good governance'
would never recover
DOES IT SEEM LIKE A RECESSION
no not for them...
the whole lot of them
There is really no difference..
whoever comes
the system is bad
even the good would turn bad
that's why
MY VOTE IS FOR '49 O'
Instead of boycotting
instead of sitting at home
i go to the booth
verify my name in the list
get marked for casting my vote...and
prefer not to vote
as per the '49 O' rule
and...that's legal
a political satirical...my vote goes to you in this rational campaign
Excellent satire. In a democracy, everyone must be allowed to speak. And you definately have a right to your opinion.10, for you. Kind regards, Sandra
My dear friend, I can understand your disenchantment, but invalidating or giving up your vote is not legitimate, desirable or democratic, thought it is certainly not illegal. Until a better form of government evolves, democracy is the best; and until you have another mode of electing your government, we will be wise to abide by the present system. Conveniently trying to score out and eliminate each and everyone leads to a paranoid and cynical mind in every aspect. Make the best out of the bargain available. The socalled intellectuals and intelligentsia simply delight in rubbishing the evils and persons, but they don't care themselves to plunge into action to better the scenario. Outright defamation sans acceptance of responsibility and constructive attitude carries us nowhere. The world keeps on moving, despite us, and we will, ultimately, be left out. So I will be happy if you duly exercise your franchise, just as I will be doing mine. When my name was missing, I laboured through the formalities and have got it back. I sincerely feel, our vote is invaluable, for all the faults in the system. And if given to introspection, we will know how imperfect are we ourselves in many aspects. Every cloud has a silver lining. Best regards.
Really a stunning work on elections. I have no words to utter. Rule 49o, let every one evoke. But here in A.P. one party (Lok Satta) established by an IAS officer(Dr.Jayaprakash Narayana) is vigourously propegating not to accept alcohol and money from contestants and vote. But his party may hardly get one seat in the elections. Once Moraji Desai commented that 'Jaise janta vaise sarkaar' People want a corrupt Govt. How can a Samanyan or a Sathyanarayanan can can help? ? ?
a timely write up. by 49 O will there be any effects? shan
The same comment for the other poem applies. One point- if the entire world cries that the world has gone bad and mad, where is the solution for any recovery? What we all need is a prayer for a better tomorrow. The world will be like this with ups and downs but let us not curse it to go to depths out of our distress. This can only induce more negativism. We all can pray from our heart of hearts. It will definitely have a say. Remember, it is our 'Samkalpas' which actually shape this world and our destiny. Let our 'Samkalpas' be pure and light. Otherwise, our next generation will be growing without receiving any good thought from us. That is still dangerous. Let us not damage our future.
Good knowledge from samanyan...............you can vote 49 0............good write, , , , , , , , , , ,
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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11/12/2025 3:21:37 PM # 1.0.0
I very well understand the problem! In the electronic voting machine itself an empty slot should be provided to cast our negative votes too! Nice to read your 49 o!