Chief Minister Sarkar: India's Icon of Honesty

About the job situation Sarkar holds the Center responsible for not creating policies to generate jobs majorly in the rural areas. And with the corruption acquisition imposed by the Opposition which he has asked them to produce evidence and names, and is adamant to take action if required. He agrees the ministers have been inefficient but not dishonest.

Sarkar has his ways to play politics, as revealed by an anonymous source, a professor from Tripura University, who said "He may be an honest person, but Sarkar is a ruthless politician. If he feels threatened by anyone, their wings are clipped. Yet, the Congress has little chance to dethrone him, thanks to its internal rivalries."

Explaining himself the Chief Minister said "Where is the power? It's with the Centre. Small states like Tripura suffer. We have to fight for everything that is rightfully ours."

He does make a remark at the end. He said "My spectacles cost Rs 1,800. My sandals are also cheap. I love to look neat, but that doesn't mean I buy expensive stuff”. Giving the details of the amount of decadence he is said to be indulged in, the Tripura Chief Minister has hopefully cleared certain doubts. But there will be those who will question his conscience as long as he is in the political game.

Is it a mindset that politicians can barely be as clean and neat as the white attire they don, or stay true to the motto they herald? Manik Sarkar has maintained the integrity and honesty which is hard to come by in politics and that’s the emblem the country salutes to, and aspires for. But will there be more like him or is he the last of his kind, let’s hope not.