Jiva Daya Mandal is an old and established humanitarian organization. Muralidharan, Social Welfare Minister, makes an appeal on behalf of the Mandal for donations. Some people criticized Muralidharan for impropriety.
How will you evaluate Muralidharan’s action?
1. He should not have appealed for donations for the Mandal.
2. No serious objection can be taken to Muralidharan’s action.
3. He should have told the Mandal not approach him in such matters.
4. He should have told the Mandal to approach some celebrity for making such appeal.
The first alternative will be needlessly harsh. The appeal is for a humanitarian cause on behalf of a reputed institution.
The second alternative is appropriate. Muralidharan has not violated any code of conduct. He has associated himself with a humanitarian cause. There is no impropriety involved in the matter. He should of course be extremely cautious in ensuring that he recommends only highly reputed institutions wedded to humanitarian causes.
He should not, however, handle the donations, but direct them to the Mandal.
The last two options presume that it is incorrect on the part of Muralidharan to have made the appeal. Since that position is without basis, these options are ruled out.