Rest in Peace George Fernandez, You will be missed!

                            India's best Defence minister & socialist leader George Fernandes dies at 88.

I wanted to pay my tributes to the George and share some great moments of his life which really made him true leader and a man of true character.

We all know that he was the Defence minister in NDA 1 and during his tenure we won the Kargil war. But not many of us know that he once took on the mighty Coca cola and IBM in 1977 he kicked them out of India? Yes true, He was also once Industries Minister!! Can you believe it? an staunch socialist getting Industries ministry? Obviously sparks had to fly and it did. True to his socialist ideology he should best be remembered for his speeches in Lok Sabha which lasted for 2 hrs arguably the best one, after the famous Vajpayees and Pramod Mahajans no confidence motion speech in 1998.

Do read this long article which I bridged it for you all, it’s the best speech you would ever get to hear again in this lifetime. So the year was 1998, BJP was single largest party and NDA was the strongest alliance in Loksabha. Vajpayee was elected as the PM. Confidence motion was put before the house. Congress and CPM had joined hands to vote against NDA government. Leaders of both parties were sitting together and attacking BJP NDA . Whenever Congress leader spoke, the CPM leaders were thumping the desks and vice-versa. Whenever a leader from NDA was attacking Congress, leaders from CPM would counter attack very fiercely. All 'secular' forces were united to dethrone the Vajpayee government. Veteran leader George Fernandez was defending the government.

He said “Speaker sir, I want to inform you what a strong organisation has to say something on Congress party". He took out a book while speaking

"Congress party is the fountainhead of corruption...(big shouting from congress benches)...The British left and the Congress party replaced them. Over the past 50 years, Congress has established ever new records in corruption. (Again big shouting from congress)

Congress ministers have often been found embroiled in several scams, including Mundra scam, Churhat Lottery scam, Bofors scam, Sukhram scam, Harshad Mehta scam, JMM Bribery scam and Hawala, that took place during its regime.

Congress has corrupted and misused every institution of the Indian democracy." At point, both Congress and CPM got charged up and said "Speaker sir! Please ask the honourable member to name the source, We can't allow him to read from any unnamed document. Please restrain him

George Fernandez said "Please don't get impatient. I'll definitely name the source. But first let me complete what it says. It says, "The Congress party's record on Secularism too has been chequered. At various times in history, Congressi goondas took active part in riotsand killed people. 3000 Sikhs were butchered by them on streets of Delhi and prime minister Rajiv Gandhi watched it silently." Big shouting and noise again from benches of Congress and CPM. George Fernandez, "Just give me two minutes...and then I'll reveal the source”

He continued to read from book "Speaker sir, it says, "No country in history has ever progressed with bad governance and excessive corruption as partners. None! The Congress suffers from this twin ailment since decades. Its survival is detrimental to the progress of India.

Therefore, in the interest this nation, it's important that Congress party is wiped out from this land for ever." Big shouting and noise again from benches of Congress and CPM.

"Speaker sir! It cannot go on like this. We will not allow him to speak any further if he doesn't give the source he is quoting from." "Ok, Ok" said George , "There is more to read. But since our friends from Congress and CPM are so desperate to know the source, let me tell you what I am reading from... ...I'm reading from the Manifesto of CPI(M) issued just before these Lok Sabha elections." Pin drop silence in the house. Leaders from Congress and CPM were starring each other..

George , "What happened, why silent ? You were shouting we want to know the source, we want to know the source. Once you heard the name of the source, your voices were mute. Shame on your selves ! Definitely you should be ashamed ..

My friends from the Left! Either you don't read your own manifesto or you don't mean a word of it. In either case, you should be ashamed of yourselves. In the name of secularism, you have joined hands with Congress that has broken all records in corruption.

I urge you to introspect to determine your future course of action. And if you do not mend your ways, your party will become history, sooner rather than later."

Rest in Peace George Fernandez, You will be missed!