A Message to the Aam Aadmi Party

The Aam Aadmi Party's victory lends credence to the belief that idealism can triumph over established political parties like the Congress and the BJP and shows that violent and unscrupulous means are not the only way to gain electoral success. AAP's move to be transparent about their donations comes at a time when the established parties ganged up to legislate against a ruling by the Central Information Commission that parties and their affairs ought to be treated as public information, thanks to the Right to Information Act. At a time when the Congress was sure to lose Delhi elections, such a campaign in the media with TV anchors driving the point that the AAP is certain to emerge as a spoiler, was indeed a conspiracy on the part of these anchors.