Besides enjoying huge public support at the peak of their popularity and staying unmarried, there is one more common thread that binds them - Narcissism. Our protagonists are in love with themselves and intolerant of any views to the contrary.
So what is Narcissism? The dictionary definition is: "Extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one's own talents and a craving for admiration". I came across this beautiful video which brings out this well known trait in our beloved Sherlock Holmes (this is the BBC version of Holmes, portraying the detective in modern age):
- Grandiose sense of self-importance
- Belief of being special
- Requires excessive admiration
- Sense of entitlement
- Interpersonally exploitive
- Lacks empathy
- Shows arrogant, haughty behaviours and attitudes
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| Mayawati and Elephant Statues |
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| Does this cartoon outrage a woman's modesty?? |
Jaya came out with full page ads in leading national dailies just a few days back, to celebrate her one year in office at the cost of...you guessed it - the poor taxpayer.
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| Full page ad of Jaya in leading national dailies |
Perhaps narcissism really is a pre-requisite for effective leadership. Personally, I find it obscene. But then my vote is just one among a billion others.
2 comments:
Self obsession of the kind seen in these leaders is also a manifestation of the general psyche of Indian masses, which has a adored grandness against simplicity. However Uttar Pradesh has already shown the door to Mayawati and preferred a simpler alternative.
As it is said "nothing is forever". narcissist leaders also give way to the other types.
Any power creates narcissism in leaders by giving a environment of invincibility.These women leaders are example to those who say that women in India are depressed, another striking similarity among these three narcissistic women leaders is that all of them are single with no marriage.
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