00:00and welcome to truth and trends sonia tell me honestly why do so many of our netas the political
00:15leaders still follow superstitions i mean black cats lucky days avoiding number 13 these things
00:22sound more like village tales than matters of governance deepak oh you'd be surprised
00:27many politicians genuinely believe in these things some won't take an oath on a bad day some shift
00:33offices based on vastu and others even wear rings for planetary energy in politics power is uncertain
00:41so they cling to rituals for a sense of control so are these leaders really scared or are they just
00:47doing it for show like maybe to connect with religious voters good question it's actually
00:53both some truly believe while others know that showing respect to rituals helps them look one
00:59of us to the public remember politics is also about optics a garland here a temple visit there
01:07people often read it as sincerity not strategy that makes sense but wait don't you think astrology and
01:14democracy don't really go together imagine national policies depending on mercury retrograde oops
01:20that sounds dangerous exactly deepak when leaders delay decisions waiting for auspicious times
01:26governance slows down democracy should run on reason and evidence not horoscopes of course cultural
01:34rituals have their place but when belief dictates policy that's a problem hmm i remember hearing that
01:40some big projects were delayed just because the date was inauspicious is that true absolutely from
01:47inaugurations to budget announcements you'll often see muhurat timings leaders don't want to be blamed
01:52later if something fails so they think better safe than sorry but ironically this fear shows lack of
01:59scientific temper you know sonia part of me wonders maybe superstition in politics is less about faith
02:06and more about keeping people under control if the public believes then leaders can use it too
02:11hmm i partly agree superstitions can become political tools a leader can appear wholly or protected by
02:19destiny and people follow blindly but in a democracy leaders should be transparent not mystical gurus
02:26blind belief creates blind followers not responsible citizens so if india wants to move forward we need
02:32leaders who rely on reason not rings and rituals precisely deepak a progressive india needs rationalism
02:39leaders who embrace data logic and scientific temper rituals may give comfort but governance must rest
02:46on evidence and truth viewers what do you think should political decisions depend on stars or on science
02:52tell us in the comments and if you like this discussion subscribe to truth and trends until next time
02:58keep questioning keep reasoning and never follow blindly
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