Govern and elections would take care of themselves: Eric Garcetti's advice to politicians
Eric Garcetti believes that the politicians need to focus on leadership and governance and the elections would take care of them. «I love elections, and maybe it's because I've been in many of them. But it's a moment where the people get to prove that they're in control, that it's not the top down, it's the bottom up in our countries; a moment to listen to candidates, hear what they're going to say, and make a decision based on what's in your own best interest,» US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told PTI in an interview.
Garcetti is currently in the US for consultations with Biden administration officials, a month after the historic State visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and before the upcoming presidential trip to India for the G20 Summit. Both India and the United States are headed into an election cycle. While the parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in April-May, the presidential polls in the US are scheduled to hit in January with the primaries.
Garcetti, said to be a rising star in the ruling Democratic party, was elected as the Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. At 42 years of age, he was elected as the youngest mayor in more than 100 years. In just three and half months since being in New Delhi as America's top diplomat in India, Garcetti has travelled to about a dozen Indian states.
His Twitter account shows he loves vibrant Indian culture and cuisines. «I love the vibrancy of the Indian democracy. Democracies are difficult.
They're not always perfect, but they're worth fighting for. And my advice to any leader running is don't be a politician, be a leader. Govern and elections take care of themselves,» Garcetti told PTI.
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