The North’s AL ‘high’ and the ‘gratitude’ factor
By Lynn Ockersz-January 2, 2014
May be, if Sri Lankans stop ‘honouring’ politicians and refrain from paying veritable ritual homage to them, politicians may get it into their heads not to expect the public to be beholden to them for whatever reason. An issue bedeviling the Lankan public is that they do not adequately exact accountability from those they vote into public office. May be due to a semi-feudal mindset, sections of our public hero-worship politicians who do not constantly remind them that they are public servants with the mandate to go the extra mile in serving the people. Politicians need to be judged on the basis of how effectively they carry out their duties and they must be seen as succeeding or failing purely on this foundation. None could be viewed even appreciatively merely because they hold public office.
