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Message for June 2004

A VOTE FOR ELECTION MANAGEMENT

As Masons we are enjoined strictly to avoid any subject of political discussion, and it is certainly not my intention to flout this perfectly sensible admonition.

However, any student of management cannot but be astounded by the fact of 600 million enrolled voters, exercising their democratic franchise, and being closely monitored in these exertions with verdicts being handed down in a matter of days. Although for reasons of providing adequate security to the various processes of vote-casting the exercise was spread over a few weeks, the collation and declaration of results was done over a mere two days.

To the administration, and the Election Commission of India we should offer our congratulations in carrying out so efficiently the magnificent exercise over a whole sub-continent involving such a large number of constituents.

Someone had suggested in the media that the Election Commissioner should be nominated for the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE which would not be a less than worthwhile recommendation.

It shows that as Managers of events involving crisis proportion there are few that can beat our Indian administrators or Managers!

The organization by small host-lodges of our Masonic District level gatherings is, of course, another shining example of this skill.