Reprehensible exploitation

#Reprehensible #exploitation

The Kerala Government’s persistent promotion of lottery schemes, such as the Thiruvonam bumper lottery, epitomizes a reprehensible exploitation of its citizens’ naivety. With over 23 lakh tickets sold, the state is not merely facilitating a game of chance but actively preying on the financial desperation of its people.

The improbability of winning, given the minuscule odds, is starkly contrasted by the government’s glossy promises of quick wealth. This strategy represents a calculated manipulation of hope, where the promise of an unrealistic financial windfall masks a grim reality of significant loss for the majority.

The state’s involvement in such lotteries can be viewed as a systematic form of exploitation, where it acts as an enabler of a form of societal begging. The government’s role in orchestrating and benefiting from this scheme is a grave moral failure. 

Instead of uplifting and supporting its people, the government is complicit in their financial peril, capitalizing on their ignorance and desperation. This practice not only undermines the ethical responsibilities of public institutions but also reinforces a cycle of false hope and economic vulnerability.

- K A  Solaman