Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi (IIM-R) students who graduated this year and were given their degrees by India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie at Ram Dayal Munda Kala Bhawan here on Friday urges for an Indian leader who is innovative in every aspect and is able to make a mark in the political scenario for the next five years.
They were referring this ‘leader’ for the upcoming Prime Minister selection of India.
“We have enough corrupt ministers. It is time to have a national leader who is capable to solve a problem under any circumstances and will not rely on long term thinking process for a serious problem,” Abhijeet Kumar Yadav, a student of PGDM 2012-14 batch said.
Supporting Yadav, his batchmates Phaneendra and Shubhobrata said, “Irrespective of age, we need a dynamic leader working for the sake of public with a visionary thought like JRD Tata. It is time for innovation in politics.” PGDHRM 2012-14
session students highlighted this ‘innovative leader’ opinion with honesty and dedication. “In India, all schemes are good but on papers. Education and Health sectors are the main areas wherein our next PM should focus on as a priority,” Vikas and
V Varghese of this batch said.
Another student of this batch Pallavi Srivastava said that India needs a leader who would be able to put the nation on global platform. “This effort will certainly help our nation in making a history,” she added.
However, the students of PGEXP, the batch which comprises working executives referred this ‘innovative leader’ concept with the three I‘s of management. “We need a leader possessing knowledge on Integrity, Intelligence and Innovation,” SN Gupta, a student of PGEXP passing out batch said.
Kumar Devashish, the topper of this batch felt the need of PM having the characteristics of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a reputed corporate organisation.
He said, “Today we need a CEO in politics who can create and sustain ideas. Such a CEO should be able to deal with stakeholders and
earn benefits to the country’s economy.”
Similar to Devashish, his batch mate Pradeep Hazari stressed on infrastructural hurdles faced by renowned educational institutions which should be tackled by a
mutual understanding between centre and state governments. “The leader representing our nation and states should be perfect manager not only by designation but also by his or her work,” he said.