Call me whimsical

Call me whimsical, but this has been going on in my mind of late.
For reasons I am not really able to fathom, ever since I came to Canada, I have found myself deeply darwn into Indian politics, something I have always detested in my past. Perhaps it is my frustration at the unabated decadance of Indian polictical system; perhaps at the comparision I often tend to draw between the western society and our own; perhaps at the growing oblivion of the masses that still votes to power the ones who have continued to exploit them for decades; or perhaps at the vast lacunae in our constitution that allows goons like Abu Salem to dare to dream of becoming tomorrow's leaders . Whatever the reason be, it does raise a question in my mind: What can common perople like us do? Should we just watch as mute spectators the mockery of our democracy?
I didn't have any answer to this until I left my office tonight. On my way back home, something conjured up in my mind that made me realize I am not as helpless as the situation makes me appear. After all, if a goon like Abu Salem can think of becoming tomorrow's leader, why can't I? Can't I contest elections like him? I don't claim I can prove to be a better leader than them, but I can certainly claim to be a honest and a sincere leader. After all, isn't that something our country seriously needs today?