Yogendra Yadav talks about what went wrong with the Lokpal movement and why he left AAP

Yogendra Yadav discusses politics, virtue, his ambition for his party, Swaraj Abhiyan, and the cost he had to pay after entering politics, in this brutally honest interview with Shoma Chaudhury at Algebra, The Arts & Ideas Club, Gurgaon on 16 October 2016.

“The entire political administration of this country including the opposition is unable to defend the idea of India and that’s why we need a new force,” says Yogendra Yadav on being asked why he formed his party. He also talks about how Rahul Gandhi sunk the Congress, his views on being called a Leftist and much more.

Calm, sensible and dignified, Yogendra Yadav is not your typical politician. From being an academic and authoring school text books, to starting his own political party Yogendra Yadav has come a long way. He started his political career by supporting the Lokpal movement and then later joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012. He served as a member of the National Executive of the party but matters took a sharp turn in 2015, when he was expelled from the party. A year later he formed Swaraj Abhiyan along with other former AAP members.
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[tanugaur]

Mr Yogendra Yadav, U inspire millions

[luharannahk]

I don't understand why people hate such a polite and intelligent person?

[rakeshranjan]

After listening his speech and observing his struggle I can assure that definitely one day he will get the superior post in Indian politics

[vijabhinav]

What a great man. Good questions as well...

[monikagarg]

Wonderful thoughts... for leadership definition to evolve, we need leaders like YY

[aulakh]

A gentle intellectual being alternately a diplomat/politician and at other times brutally straightforward (e.g. Rahul Gandhi has sunk his party).
A very good interview.
Mr. Yadav, you have my respect. More power to people like you!!

[mohammedbaik]

Great show. The host of the show deserves great applause for conducting such a brilliant show .

[tiraandaz]

He is too soft. Too nice. Poetic. Is he leadership material ?

[rat]

Answer to why social movements fail in politics can be found in pyschology. Social movements tends to be categorical about many issues. It takes a while to change mindset. Hence these movements when enter politics also have to face sharp opposition among poeple. Politics unfortunately is very much about perception.

[rahulray]

I don't understand this obsession of the Secular Intellectuals with the "Idea of
Indian society is not based on an idea as some of the other Western countries

Indians are secular by nature and this comes from pragmatism not a fancy idea (as it is in the is so much diversity in our society that the only way to co-exist is by being secular and going beyond tolerance to the level of

[prees]

Pl go with AAP again ...we hv see ur efforts how u led AAP which it is now though along with everybody...but still u wr remarkable...if they call u bk, pl go with them. ..they need ur persona

[asifahmad]

YY is a great leader.
True public leader

[Ranjit]

He said in his interview why doesn't country think beyond 3 .5 years? He forgets during Congress era people thought for 60 years by bringing them to power. People forgot their misrule, corruption. He is an idealist, he needs to ground himself to reality.

[Abcdegdydydydyyd]

One of the best intellectuals India has produced ever

[ParasKumar-rbbc]

he is like classical physics-too simple to answer the intricacies of this vast cosmos

[nir]

What he is saying is true! But is it applicable? I find it really difficult to incorporate!

[sumitp]

I don't blame myself. I did & will support Mr AK

[KomalpreetSidhu]

tears in my eyes when he talked about his kids and how he misses teaching his daughter the same books he wrote

[raghuyadav]

Very good conversation, great personality YG sir, but honesty always takes back seat in dirty politics.

[abhishekscm]

psephologist with most credibility 2nd -Dr Prannoy Roy