P C George MLA: Hero Becomes Zero! The fall of the archangel?

'Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall'! These versus from the Holy Bible (Proverbs 16:18) are used, known and seen being fulfilled throughout the world. Pride and haughtiness has caused to the fall of all people in the world who have patted them. If not immediately pride will surely see that the person who possesses it will have a severe, sometimes fatal fall one day.

Now coming to the topic, P C George is the sitting MLA of Poonjar legislative assembly in Kerala's Kottayam District. He is the uncrowned king of Poonjar. He had been elected by the people of Poonjar five times earlier. But his victory as the current MLA in 2016 was very remarkable and shining. In 2016 George who contested alone (without having any alliance with any fronts or parties) won with a huge majority of over 27,000 votes proving his mettle and acceptance among the people of Poonjar. George's victory in 2016 was the most stunning in the entire state as he fought alone with three powerful fronts namely the UDF, the LDF and the NDA and won with a thumping margin. This grant victory was the result of the love, affection and trust of the people belonging to all communities (particularly the minorities) who thought that he was a strong leader who would stand by them in their needs even though he was a rough, uncouth and untameable person. 

P C George MLA is also known as a political chameleon. He had been with the LDF early and then in the previous UDF government as the government chief whip. He became a burden to the government and front when he started abusing the government of which he was a part. Then the people saw him criticizing the leadership of the Kerala Congress (M) party in which he was a member and tolerated him with surprise and fun believing that he is fair and trustworthy even though he is outspoken and harsh.

But his true color was revealed in the recently concluded parliament elections which made him a 'zero' instantly. Before the elections he apparently approached the LDF and the UDF for an alliance but having previous experience both the fronts were not interested to admit him and this made him to bargain for making an alliance with the BJP. In April 2019 he joined the NDA to help the victory of BJP candidates in Kerala particularly in Pathanamthitta. The BJP which wants to open an account in Kerala state (where religious fanaticism does not work) by hook or crook thought strongly that it could easily get its dream materialized with the help of leaders like P C George. But the people of Kerala gave a fitting response in the concluded elections to the BJP in general and P C George in particular. This has distanced him not only from most of his loyal supporters in the constituency but also from the BJP for which he worked. In the present circumstances, it will be very difficult for him to win again as an MLA from any constituencies in Kerala.

There are some other political chameleons in Kerala too like Vellapally Nateshan, Alphons Kannanthanam, Tom Vadakkan, A. P. Abdullakutty etc who pledge their policies for power and positions. P C George's case must be a lesson for the so called leaders who switch political loyalties for selfish gains if they have some cadre and goodwill in the society...! It is also good if one realizes that Modi-Amit shah BJP which has no concern even for their own senior gurus like Advani and Joshi will never have any regards for people like Alphons!