Everyone seems to like Sach ka Samna, but politicians as a class are opposed to it. Can there be a reason?
All of us like to hear the truth and secrets of other people but few among us would like to be answering those probing questions truthfully. All truths cannot be told. In statecraft, information is shared among power-players on a need-to-know basis. Talking too much can only bring you peril. Perhaps the same applies in all human interactions.
Those who are higher up in the social ladder have more to hide. The falsehoods that the higher-ups sit on can range from the harmless act of pretending friendships to scheming outright frauds. The higher up you move, the more people you manage, the more falsehoods you rely upon. I and you can express feelings more or less truthfully, inviting limited damages, but a minister who said what he felt about an opposition member last week in parliament cut a sorry figure.
The reason why those in power love secrecy and even develop a phobia for truth. Sach ka Samna rudely reminded them of the risks of truth. And of the chances of seeking truth becoming a trend.
Truth can wreck marriages. And much more.
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