TORONTO: True leaders are like 
gem are very rare whereas hypocrites like pests are everywhere. It is definitely 
not in the people and national interests to choose, vote, support, promote and 
follow hypocrites and any person, leader and party not loyal to the people.
People of good character, conscience and credibility can sacrifice their lives 
and everything but will never compromise on the issue of loyalty with the people 
and country. They are patriots and not hypocrites.
DIFFERENCE: There is a vast difference between hypocrisy and democracy. Mostly 
in the name of democracy hypocrisy is being promoted and practiced. The word 
democracy is used as a shield to hide hypocrisy and hypocrites. The world can 
never be a safe place with such hypocrisy democracy run by hypocrites.
They are responsible for the worst type of destruction, sufferings and poverty 
in the world and merciless and brutal killing of millions of helpless and 
innocent people in the name of peace and danger to national interests. All such 
cruel, gruesome and beastly acts are committed solely for their vested 
interests.
Through proper awareness and understanding, people must be educated to recognize 
the hypocrites and their cunningness and warned not to commit the grave mistake 
of trusting the hypocrites and exploiters again and again and being easily 
trapped.
HIDE AND SEEK: After elections and being voted, the hypocrites and exploiters 
are hardly seen and hard to catch. For four years they live in their own world 
of fantasy and keep playing hide and seek with the naïve, innocent or helpless 
people. 
Unfortunately, most of the leaders and parties worldwide are not loyal to the 
people and if they are not loyal to the people then understandably they are not 
loyal to the country as well. 
The importance of trust and confidence, commitment and promises are all 
meaningless for them and only tools to fool the people. With such character, 
attitude, approach and policies of leaders and parties, people can never become 
and remain happy. Only they will keep becoming poorer and their lives miserable. 
The graphs and statistics of progress and prosperity are all restricted to paper 
work. A fair survey will definitely reveal how painful the lives of most people 
are. Their miseries are increasing and multiplying rapidly resulting in increase 
of all sorts of crimes, serious illnesses and mental sickness of all types 
leading to even suicides.
HARMFUL GIFTS: All these are harmful gifts of wrong policies, leaders and 
parties. We keep getting lollypops laced with sweet poison. There are many 
catches, which must be exposed and removed.
Many basic facilities and necessities including grocery, housing and rents are 
becoming beyond their reach. Along with other issues, non-affordability of many 
things is an important issue. The fact is that issues continue to pile up and 
remain unattended. They can only be solved if the leaders and parties become 
loyal to the people and country. Unfortunately, this is not happening for long 
and resulting in suffering of people. The challenges are becoming tougher. 
BAD PRACTICE: If we understand and stop the bad practice of voting for, 
supporting, protecting, promoting and following blindly the wrong people, 
leaders and parties and only go for the right ones then believe me there will be 
tremendous real changes.
Both the people and country would benefit tremendously through stability, great 
progress and prosperity. This is an important reality and a great service to the 
people, country, community and humanity.
Lollypops and lip service must always be rejected. This will not only put great 
pressure on the leaders and parties but put them on the right track and also 
compel them to act positively and practically serve the people and country. 
The vote has tremendous power and is the foundation of success. Progress, 
prosperity and stability of the people and
country. The important thing is the right use of vote in order to make the 
parliament and institutions really strong and powerful with a team of good 
leaders, advisers and policymakers.
The parties must give freedom to their leaders and team members instead of 
making them just robots, puppets and helpless. Those trying to become voice and 
strength of the people face punishment in many ways and fear losing nomination 
and support of the party in future. No good system can work properly and 
effectively in this way. This will always remain hypocrisy and can never be 
called real democracy.
The parties badly treating and punishing good leaders and policymakers must face 
severe punishment and that is NO VOTE for them. It is important to make them 
realize that people and voters are not pests. They deserve full loyalty and 
respect.
HUMAN TERMITES: Hypocrites are human termites and making the country hollow. 
They can only cause damage. For real democracy, we need good leaders and parties 
who are truly loyal to the people and the country. They do not fear the 
consequences and do not compromise even with their party and leaders.
We need leaders who understand the people and respect them, their votes, issues, 
problems and needs. Who live, fight and die for the people and country. There 
are such leaders but we need to encourage, support and promote them. 
Yes, we need good people and leaders with a mindset to practically unite, 
through assurances, trust and confidence, people of different mindsets and 
priorities on a common platform and same page. Only they can do this.
CONTRIBUTION: Active participation of the people is seen in social, cultural, 
religious and political activities and gatherings. This is good and healthy and 
should be encouraged in order to have good society.
Along with active participation, the people must be educated and encouraged to 
focus on active contribution in order to build good families, communities, 
society and system, essentially needed to establish real democracy.
One very successful person said: “My priorities are 1)My health 2)My family 3) 
My friends and employees and 4) Money. Greedy people start with money, end with 
money and end as losers. This is what they get. As losers, how can they help the 
people country and even their families?” Hypocrites too fall in the greedy group 
as they become richer and make people poorer.
Critic role is very important in ensuring good policies for good working of 
parliament and leaders. This way the system could be improved and strengthened.
We must encourage the people and groups to become voice and strength of the 
people in order to fight hypocrites and exploiters and to meet expectations of 
the people. The mafia involved in hurting and harming the country, people, 
society and system must be exposed. Only by becoming powerful voice and strength 
of the people, we can help bring real change and real democracy.
CORRUPTION: I keep meeting people of different mindsets, communities, countries 
and religions. We listen to each other and engage in very good discussions and 
dialogues in a very friendly manner. Most of them without any second thought say 
that corruption is the main cause of poverty and destruction of institutions in 
their respective countries.
BENGALIS: My highly educated Bengali friend from Bangladesh, who is a Canadian 
citizen, says: “Brother, over ninety (90) per cent of Bangladeshis like and love 
Pakistan so much that they are prepared to fight and die for Pakistan if there 
is war between India and Pakistan.
“Whatever happened in the past is history and now we are with Pakistan and 
Pakistanis. They are our Muslim brothers and we can never leave them alone. 
There is lot of protests going on in Bangladesh. People are being killed, 
arrested and tortured. Pakistanis and Muslims worldwide must know about it and 
speak out against the corrupt and cruel Bangladesh Government.”
SIKHS: Similarly, most of the Sikhs in Canada are fed up with corruption and 
worst kind of discrimination in India. They say: “Corrupt politicians, leaders 
and rulers have made lives of non-Hindus and even low-caste Hindus miserable. 
They are so powerful that it is hard to get rid of them.
“This is why we moved to Canada, one of the best places on earth. We have 
nothing against the Muslims. The Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir Sahab of Pakpattan, 
Pakistan, was invited by one of our Guru and laid the foundation stone of the 
Golden Temple.
“When we go to Pakistan, we get very warm welcome, great respect and best 
hospitality. How can we then dislike and hate them. It is the corrupt 
politicians are rulers who divide and create hatred.”
This is the tale of almost every person I meet in Canada from developing or poor 
country, particularly Africa and Asia. All say in one voice: “Corruption is 
destroying our people, society, system and country. In Canada we and our 
children are getting best facilities and opportunities.”
CHOOSE OPTIONS: Without true leaders, good policies and practical action for 
implementation all efforts including for electoral reforms or changes of laws or 
the propagated real change would go waste. Parliaments and institutions without 
true leaders and good people would prove garbage bins full of dirt and pests.
They are all sacred institutions but our votes for the wrong leaders and parties 
are turning them into garbage bins. We are directly responsible for such wrong 
and dirty practices by acting senselessly and irresponsibly. There is always 
option for us: VOTE OR NO VOTE.
Before asking for and expecting real changes we must first change ourselves. 
True leaders never beg for votes. Instead people run after them and vote for 
them without asking. It is the people who become winners by electing true 
leaders.
We can only win by helping, supporting and promoting each other with positive 
and constructive approach. Good people and great leaders show great patience and 
never try to exploit, cheat, harm and hurt anyone. This is the spiritual 
guidance given in the holy books including the Holy Quran.
This is the real test for deserving paradise where one will find no vice. So 
rise and choose the right option: The right path as mentioned in the first 
chapter (Al-Fateha) of the holy Quran.
REMINDER: Shahid Hashmi, Chairman, Canpak Chamber of Commerce, accountant and a 
distinguished community leader, keeps saying and reminding the Muslim community 
members: “Most Muslims don’t follow the religion in realty. They don’t act and 
implement what they say, teach and preach. This is why the community is 
suffering. We must learn to like, love and respect each other and live and work 
together.”
As founder of SHIR International Network, this is what part of my message is. My 
mission and vision is Serve Humanity In Reality (SHIR). Most people keep asking 
me senselessly: “How do you serve or we can serve humanity in reality. We don’t 
understand your motto?” I can understand their taunts and sick mentality.
This does not bother me but instead makes me stronger and more determined to 
meet the tough challenges. They act as a fuel for the fire burning in me and the 
desire to serve humanity.