The entire country is gripped with anti-corruption fever.
Many are taking a personal pledge to neither give nor take bribes, which is wonderful.
But is that the only form of corruption in our society? If we expect our public life and public servants to be honourable, fair, just and honest what about other aspects of our lives?
What Anna stands for is the highest moral standard, applied to everything you do and say. To do what is right, versus what is convenient.
Because each individual’s actions and intentions create the goodness of society a as a whole.
It is in this spirit that I have formulated a series of pledges for people belonging to different professions. If you really feel strongly about ending corruption in this country, silently make your commitment. To create that brave new world.
Chartered Accountants
I pledge to truthfully and faithfully conduct audits, refusing to overlook and sign off on discrepancies.
I pledge to ask my clients to pay the correct amount of tax rather than asking them how much tax they want to pay and working backwards.
I pledge not to employ my young colleagues doing articleship for the sole purpose of generating fake expense vouchers.
Doctors
I pledge to truthfully and faithfully examine patients, refusing to send them for unnecessary tests and surgical procedures.
I pledge to prescribe the correct and lowest priced medicine required, not the brand of a pharmaceutical company which offers me junkets and incentives.
I pledge to give receipts to patients for fees paid to me instead of operating in ‘cash’.
Marketers & Advertisers
I pledge to truthfully and faithfully sell products which live up to their claims.
I pledge that I will not play on the fears and insecurities of people by bombarding them with messages which make them feel old, ugly, unhealthy or unloved.
I pledge that I will not digitally enhance the hair, face and bodies of film stars and models to my products look better
Stock market experts
I pledge to truthfully and faithfully state whether I have made money using my own tips given to various television business channels.
I pledge to be a true expert by asking tough questions to company management and promoters.
I pledge to disclose all my personal investments in the stock market, before offering my ‘unbiased’ advice.
Journalists
I pledge to truthfully and faithfully report the news, without fear or favour
I pledge to not publish or broadcast paid news, or advertisements disguised as news.
I pledge that I will not suppress news, on the request or behest of any person/ persons.
The list of professions is long, I leave it to the readers to formulate the pledge necessary for their own line of work. You are welcome to add such pledges in the comments section :)
But here is one final pledge for all corporate fatcats:
I pledge to truthfully and faithfully work towards not just the bottomline of my company, but the health and happiness of society as a whole.
