No system to groom political leaders in India; youth must enter public life with awareness: Governor Arlekar
Governor Rajendra Arlekar emphasized the absence of minimum educational qualifications for politicians in India during a speech at the National Youth Parliament. He called for the youth to prepare themselves with knowledge and awareness before entering public life. Arlekar highlighted the need for a system to groom political leaders, comparing it to the training required in other professions.
- ▪Governor Arlekar criticized the lack of educational qualifications for politicians in India.
- ▪He urged youth to equip themselves with knowledge before entering public life.
- ▪Arlekar noted that even basic jobs require educational criteria, unlike politics.
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Rajendra Arlekar, the Governor of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, on Saturday (May 23, 2026) rued the lack of minimum educational qualifications for politicians in the country, while urging the youth to equip themselves with knowledge and awareness before entering public life.Addressing the National Youth Parliament programme in Panaji, Mr. Arlekar called for serious introspection on the current system and lamented that the country lacks a mechanism to groom its political leaders.Mr. Arlekar, along with Goa Governor P. Ashok Ganapathi Raju, inaugurated the event.Drawing from an anecdote often shared by veteran leader L.K. Advani, and a satirical poem by Hindi poet Kaka Hathrasi, Mr.
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