Imran khan’s political gathering at Quaid’s monument gained popularity among the politicians and citizens alike mainly due to his revolutionary ideas to bring change in the current political system and bring solace to people and eradicate aggravation in the society as a whole. In order to gain inspiration from the endless endeavours of the legendary leader and reaffirm the political, social and structural foundation the way Quaid foresaw, the venue was symbolic for Imran Khan’s speech.
The word which has gained tremendous popularity among the news channels in particular is Imran Khan’s prophesy of the tsunami whose target will be both the cause and repercussion of corruption inherent at every level of the system and human life in our country will then commence in the twilight of peace and security. His speech, no doubt paints a rosy picture of our society, where virtue reigns over the vices; however, his method of gaining quantitative strength to his league is highly questionable.
Many influential politicians by being highly intimidated by his radical ideas to turn the face of Pakistani politics are gaining allegiance in his league in overwhelming amount, making the current situation very ironic.
Many of the influential leaders hold diametrically opposite views than that of Imran Khan and the irony is that Imran Khan will have to compromise his core message at the expense of quantitative strength.
The aftermath of the speech raises questions rather than answers and the major question lies on the nature of change advocated by him. Is the change merely superficial, an old illusion given a new face or the change will be as true as his words? We can only keep our fingers tight and anticipate where this tsunami would lead us to.
HADIA MUKHTAR SINGAPURI
Karachi
