Sarabhai had started as a film artiste, but later branched out into many streams. She is one of the few Gujaratis who is not happy with Narendra Modi's Gujarat. Sarabhai is a socialist and has even contested in an election against LK Advani. ther are many who do not like her, but nobody can deny her steadfast commitment to what she does. And we like the way she makes no bones about she means.
Here is what she write to Anna hazare, for whose anti-corruption-movement she has no sympathy. Here however she is speaking about Anna's shocking endorsement of Narendra Modi's development plans.
Dear Annaji,
We are deeply shocked by your endorsement of Narendra Modi's rural development. There has been little or no rural development in this state. In fact, gauchar lands and irrigated farmlands have been stealthily taken by the government and sold off at ridiculous prices to a small club of industrialists. There has been no Lokayukta in Gujarat for nearly seven years so hundreds of complaints against corruption are lying unheard. From the Sujalam Sufalam scam of 1700 crores to the NREGS boribund scam of 109 crores, the fisheries scam of 600 crores, every department is involved in thousands of crores of scams.
The poor and rural people are being sold to Modi's friends the industrialists. The state is in terrible debt because of his largess to industry while 21 lakh farmers wait for compensation. Your endorsement is appalling and we will be forced to distance ourselves from the Lokpal movement unless it is irrevocably retracted.
Sincerely
Mallika Sarabhai
Is Annaji listening?
