One particular memory etched into my mind from the moral science class in primary school is the story of King Bruce and the spider. The king got his ass kicked in multiple battles and sought refuge in a dark cave to let the weather clear. In that damp dim den he spent time watching a spider weaving its web. This non radioactive spider was unable to make one particularly difficult jump to latch his thread to the wall. He tried unsuccessfully for nine times (according to Sister Mary) and fourteen (according to Sister Janet) until in that one superhero leap he managed to reach the wall and finish his web. That was dinner time for the spidey and revelation time for His Highness Bruce. Fired up Bruce gathered his men and attacked with wit and war hammer until his foes bent their knee or lost their heads. The moral was perseverance is the key to victory.
I was always a fan of medieval stories of war and warlocks and found this tale very interesting though none of the morals rubbed on me. Around twenty years later when I saw the election result of Nemom where the first lotus bloomed in Kerala, Bruce and his spider came to my mind. I must confess the story of O Rajagopal and his victory after fifteen defeats trumps Bruce and his dumb spider any day and I insists that all moral science classes to have a chapter on him.
Sri Rajgopal fondly called as Rajettan is a veteran BJP leader who served in various party positions from the days of Jana Sangh to the present day saffron alliance. He had held the office of state president, All India secretary and was a two time Rajya sabha member and minister for state during NDA rule under Prime Minister Vajpayee.
What puts him apart is not that he broke the glass ceiling for BJP in Kerala which was so far a forbidden territory but his continued will to fight until victory. I am not a history nor political buff, but I am fairly certain that is no man who kept his chin up for half a century to taste victory. Rajettan's electoral debut was at Palakkad in 1965, fifty years and sixteen elections (Malayala Manorama May 20, 2016) later he soundly defeated LDF strongman V Sivankutty and some random dude put forward by the UDF to ensure that the lotus bloomed.
You may now throw away Bruce and his cobwebs for we now have a new hero to look up for inspiration. Even if you against BJP, dislikes Rajettan or is just a dumb rock in secret you can admire the man and look up to him for that bit of inspiration to nudge you to success in life.
Psssss..... This is not a political essay applauding the rise of BJP, that will come later. So chill and enjoy the read. Kudos !
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