26 May 2016 - QA 15

You have often said, "Good people should enter politics". Could you tell us when this will happen?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Whenever you decide. I am just waiting for you to jump into it. I think young people should participate.

1. Exercising your franchise. Everyone should go and vote whenever there is an election. You must take it as your sacred duty.

2. Be in touch with the elected members and make them accountable for what they need to do. If things are not working or not happening well in your area, don't shy away from contacting the particular representative, member of assembly, or parliament, or village panchayats. Connect with the politician, make them accountable. If things are not happening, ask them.

If 10-15 of you go together and approach the concerned person who is supposed to make the roads, make water available, or make electricity available, then they will definitely do it. You must take the lead in social transformation.

3. When you yourself feel that you can contribute better to the society by getting into an elected membership, just jump into it and do that.

4. You can just be an inspirational leader. Go and inspire people, youth and women. Go across the cross-sections of society, approach them, inspire them, and express your care for them. In these many ways you can be active.