[B][B][SIZE="3"](By Asharaf Chudhry)

Dear Imran Khan

Greetings!

Congratulations on creating a ‘politi-quake’ on a richter scale of 10 on Sunday. The mobilizing of genuine crowd particularly the youth of Lahore must have opened eyes of two established political gangsters the nation is facing today. But at the same time, this ginormous rally is neither the first nor the last rally of Pakistan. Your speech was revolutionary, but this was not the first revolutionary speech Pakistanis ever heard. Your speech may not be even one-tenth ‘revolutionary’ of what ZA Bhutto and his daughter has delivered in the past. No doubt, you have surfaced as a messiah in the heap of shit. No sane person will doubt your leadership qualities. You have delivered as a skipper as well as a social worker. Your charisma and competency are beyond question. Majority of the country has grown watching you what you are today. Your deliverance of results has even overshadowed your allegedly playboy past.

I have quick two observations or questions. So far Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Imran Khan are the same thing. You are building a charisma around your own personality and we the fans are tending to fall into the personality cult. You are aware of the security situation in the country. You must be in the sharp focus of internal and external enemies whose survival hinges on chaos. My crude and direct question is: What is your back up? You appeared on the stage without bullet proof security arrangements. This daring act is totally unacceptable. You are the nucleus of movement. If something happens to you, there will be no more PTI and nation will be deprived of hope. If you have to continue this daring act, it is your personal choice but at least there should be equally charismatic successor to continue the thread. The empires have crumbled without succession planning. This is total injustice to the nation running rallies and fanning emotions and giving the light of hope without strong back up. You must address to it immediately.

Secondly, you are facing two major political parties. PPP’s votes are never based on deliverance of results. Their voter is ‘ideological’. Never underestimate the street power of PPP. That is such a lethal dengue that even dictators failed to exterminate. Despite their poor performance, they have won bi-elections in Bahawalpur and Muzaffar Garh. PPP thrives on misery, poverty and disease. Your message is sounding sweet to urbanites middle class which is traditional vote bank of PML (N). In case this vote bank is divided between PTI and PML(N), nation will be under PPP for another five years. People still think PML(N) is lesser evil. If you make an alliance with PML(N), what will become of your ideology? How will you pull along with those who according to you ‘looted’ wealth of nation? What will be your credibility?

The nation wants change of system and wants it now. You are the beacon of hope. Plan immaculately.

My best regards

Ashraf Chaudhry.





(This Letter was written in 2011. Though I am deeply saddened over IK injuries caused after falling off lifter yet I think ; it is the need of the hour that there must be a back up. )

May IK attain longevity of Life ( Aameen )