An Educated Electorate || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: OneIndia Interview at IIT Delhi || Acharya Prashant (2024)

Transcript

00:00We must remember that the election manifesto of a particular political party is not just

00:06a reflection of the particular party's ideology.

00:10It is more of a reflection of the audience, the electorate, to whom this manifesto is

00:16being served.

00:17If I serve a particularly illuminated manifesto to a very dark audience, how much support

00:24am I going to elicit?

00:25And how many votes am I going to garner?

00:27So my manifesto does not just represent who I am, my manifesto represents who you are.

00:33If parties do not come up with great manifestos, it is because we, the voters, are not yet

00:41ready for greatness.

00:43And if we are ready for greatness, parties will be forced to come up with something more

00:48decent.

00:49First thing is education of the electorate.