Let Me Say It Now by Rakesh Maria, IPS (retd.) : A Review
What do you do when you find yourself enmeshed by scores of spurious allegations pinpointing you? What do you do when you find yourself deep in a conspiratorial quagmire, where your own existence, integrity, morality is highly affected - taking a toll not only on you, but also on your near and dear ones? Do you keep mum, being a calm, composed and mature person - hoping ignorance will sew things up, or do you react to it? If you react, how do you do it? Do you vehemently oppose everything that had been thrown on you, or do you strike a balance between being polite and being firm? Do you write a book, or do you post on social media, or make a video about the whole fiasco that’s being untangled? What exactly do you do? These were the exact thoughts which have been bugging me since I finished reading the autobiographical memoir, ‘Let Me Say it Now’, of a venerated IPS (retd.) officer and the ex top-cop of Mumbai police, Rakesh Maria. I have always taken a keen interest in administration -...
