Newsweek has an interesting article describing Mayawati as the "anti-Obama". From a certain perspective she is a threat to the established order very much like Obama and comes from the long oppressed section of India and is the quintessential "outsider". I'm still unsure what to make of it, let me know what you think of it.
For starters though I seriously doubt that Mayawati will become PM. So all this comparison to Obama is extremely premature. Personally, I would *NOT* want to see her as PM, and would definitely change my mind on returning to India if she came to power. I have a number of rational reasons I could spout for this position (enunciated in the article), but I wonder if it's just the "established order" in me that's reacting to this remote possibility.
Nevertheless though, she is the poster child for affirmative action and a fascinating example of Indian democracy in action.
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