Though he may sound and come across as apolitical, being a armchair politician he is more into managing headlines and needy for approval of newspaper editorials. Hence the numerous show-ups at media house conclaves/meets and general back-slapping events.
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Agree with 'Manmohan' simile.
Because hardly has any 'institutionalized corruption' like scrapping of coaches, tendering of many little things and general avenues of corruption related...
more... to railways stopped. Corruption goes on unabated.
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Whatever RB he inherited he has continued. Few powers have been disbursed to lower levels but small things like even extending a DEMU, the zones need RB approval.
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Not much change; just twittering away into a good-media-friendly image.
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You need a politician like Narasimha Rao behind you to orchestrate a major change.
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Only grass root politicians understand the need for change, the need to do away with the status-quo. Only they can kick the bureaucracy in the rear.