"Joining us is Kiran Bedi to shed light on the black money".
"Kiran Bedi is here to change the diapers"
OK. That last one is yet to happen. But, every time i switch on the news, Kiran Bedi is all i see. Any topic, any channel, she seems to be the go-to person of the media. She echoes the channels' style of shouting it loud and using drama. "A drought of humanity and compassion.. and this and that"; how come she represents what Indian women stand for? She certainly doesn't go in a saree, has a pension and government land in her name. Karan Thapar, in his unique and often irritating style, had almost managed to grill her. Rumor is, when she saw the list of questions that were to be put to her, she backed out. So much for crying out loud.
Yes, she modified the prison system and did something brave, very brave. She took charge of Tihar and modified the convicts with Yoga. Hey, she even towed away Indira Gandhi's car for a parking violation. Check out Wikipedia for a crashcourse on her life. 'Yes Madam, Sir' is a documentary on her life and is apparently sweeping awards at film festivals around the world. Hats off to the woman who made the film and to Kiran Bedi.
But this happened when she was working for the government and drew her salary from the babus. Now, the ex-officer is accused of draining money from NGOs for her travel. Her flag waiving antics certainly did not help the cause of the Lokpal.
If we want a real opinion, i believe it would be better to ask those cute faces on TV who read the news. We forget that they are women, and have to maintain composure, from switching to movies from rape. They are more than the face of the channel, and even they have opinions, which they cannot voice.
As for Kiran Bedi, it would be a welcome break not to see her howling or even better, to see less of her. We understand English and we can grasp news. Period.
Pic courtesy:Indian Express
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