When Imran first announced his political plans, there was generally a positive response here in India. A lot of us felt this would be a positive step in Indo-Pak relationships. But over the years, his significance seems to have vanished. Maybe it's as simple as the fact that he has hardly ever won anything which suggests he doesn't have the support we assumed he had.
So I'm really curious.
If I may be presumptuous and assume you initially were interested and positive about his politics, what caused the change? Was it a slow decline or some event that triggered a switch in the way you viewed him?
If you're sufficiently motivated, please share your experiences and thoughts on this. Think it would make for great reading, the perspective of a Pakistani who grew up alongside Imran's political aspirations. Thanks.
Imran was a ray of hope for the people. He was someone who did not come with any political baggage, and had proved his mettle in his career as a cricketer as well as a philanthropist. People believed in his motto and I was among them. I voted for him in 2013 because I was hopeful that he would bring change.
However, over the past five years, I have realized that Imran is not someone who wants to work for the people - he is a narcissist who suffers from the Messiah complex, a power hungry individual who always has to be in control of other people. For him, politics is little more than a game of cricket where he is going to bowl Nawaz Sharif and lift the Premiership trophy.
People compare him to Kejriwal, but I think he is a watered down version of Trump. His politics is not about the people and the country; it is about himself. You either side with him or you become his enemy, and this mentality has trickled down to his cult members as well. That is why whenever someone criticizes Imran and his party, he or she automatically becomes a PML-N supporter.
The members of his cult do not understand the fact that it is perfectly possible to criticize Imran and PTI from a neutral perspective.
In addition to his desire to be in power, Imran is also mentally unstable. He is impulsive and does not understand what it means to compromise. His ego and autocratic ways have served him well in cricket because he was a once in a lifetime cricketer who had the respect of his subjects who did not dare to question him, but these traits have not helped him in his politics and his personal life.
His desire for power is such that he would sleep with the devil to become the PM. He will shake hands with Nawaz tomorrow if it means he will become the PM. He will also establish a coalition with the PPP if they agree to nominate him as a candidate for PM ahead of Bilawal.
As a result of his self-devotion, he has been hypocritical with searing double-standards. He criticizes PML-N for family politics, but his own CM in KPK has installed various members of his family in key government positions. One of his key men, Jahangir Tareen was recently disqualified by the Supreme Court. However, he decides to give ticket to his son in his stead. What happened to the stance against family politics?
He sided with Sheikh Rasheed who is one of the most shameless politicians in history of Pakistan, a certified opportunist. Imran once stated on live TV that he will not even consider a man like him as his
chaprasi (peon). Today, he is his right hand.
He speaks against VIP culture, but he is happy to travel around the country in Jahangir Tareen's private jets and helicopters. A man who was disqualified because of perjury.
One of his main men, Shah Mehmood Qureshi who is well-known for his opportunism, recently razed down a university wall for his son's wedding reception. A reception that Imran himself attended. However, he did not say a word and it has brushed under the carpet.
He sacked his own judiciary council who exposed the intra-party rigging within PTI simply because he could not risk upsetting his friends. When his own members were named in Panama, he did not ask for their resignation, but he was relentless in his pursuit to make Nawaz resign.
In order to get into power, he has lowered his moral standing to an extent where there is no difference between his party and the others. The tried and tested failures who did nothing for the country with the other parties are not going to do anything under his stead either.
He has also licked the boots of Army, an institution that has done more harm to the country than any civilian government. Their intervention in politics and their tyranny is the single biggest reason for the political turmoil in Pakistan. On the contrary, the lack of intervention of the Indian Army is a major reason why India has been able to develop as a democratic nation.
The PPP government in 2008 and now the PML-N government in 2013 are the only two occasions where aa democratically elected governments in Pakistan has been able to complete its terms since 1947, and then we wonder why we have not been able to develop as a democracy.
He sacked his own judiciary council who exposed the intra-party rigging within PTI simply because he could not risk upsetting his friends. When his own members were named in Panama, he did not ask for their resignation, but he was relentless in his pursuit to make Nawaz resign.
I can go on and on, but I believe I have provided an in-depth summary of why I have lost faith in him. The fact that he is not financially corrupt himself is not enough. You need a lot more to be a successful politician. He is too volatile and immature to steer the country in the right direction.
He may not put a single penny in his pocket, but he has surrounded himself with wolves who are with him purely due to their self-interests. These people will not bring change. A lot of people have lost faith in him due to the said reasons. However, cult members will be cult members - they seem him as a divine figure who will make Pakistan a prosperous nation with a magic wand.
One was i think Indian national who was married to Pakistani woman and other was a company cheque issued by Pakistani but company is owned by white American.
