Mr
Hussain said that being a worker of a Movement, one performs his or her duties
without giving consideration to hunger, thirst or the weather and does not feel
ashamed in laborious work. However, normally it is witnessed that when based on
his or her hard work and skills, the same worker is promoted to a higher
position then he or she forgets that they will ever be required to become a
worker again. It has been witnessed that when new office bearers are selected as
a result of organisational elections then normally the outgoing office bearers
are not prepared to work as simply a “worker”.
This is despite the fact that in the past these outgoing office bearers
(when they were simply workers) were prepared to do any laborious or hard work.
When one reaches higher positions then one’s ego also starts to grow and
reaches to the limit where they feel ashamed, embarrassed and dishonoured when
asked to work as a “worker”. Such a person completely forgets about the
ideology, mission and cause of the Movement and only remembers how to acquire
high position. However, if ideology
is overriding the minds of those on the high positions – then on becoming a
worker he or she will accept that ranks and positions are temporary and ideology
is supreme. Therefore, if the Movement has decided to make sit with other
workers then to accept this as the decision of the Movement.
Citing
the example of early days, Mr Hussain said, “a few people who started working
with him since 1978 are aware that normally all the organisation work was
performed in my home. We used to work throughout the night and I (Mr Hussain)
used to make meals and tea for all the workers. At that moment of time no one
knew about Altaf Hussain. Today, by the Grace of Almighty Allah, Altaf Hussain
is known national and internationally. But despite 27 years have gone by, Altaf
Hussain continues to make meals for the workers at the International Secretariat
in London and does not feel ashamed in performing any laborious task or hard
work.” He said, “Altaf Hussain
is also a common person – ideology remains the overriding factor not only in
the past when I started the Movement but also today.
The Allah Almighty has blessed me with honour, position, fame, repute and
status – but ideology remains the overriding factor in my mind and that is the
reason why I do not feel ashamed in performing any laborious task or hard work
and also do not consider my companions as my slaves.”
Mr
Hussain further stated that to gain political support various presidents and
prime ministers of Pakistan met with him – however, he never felt egoistic
because his thoughts and soul has been overridden by the ideology not only in
the past but in the present as well. He reminded those office bearers who adopt
monarchic attitude means that their ideological cover was very weak and by
reaching a higher position their ideological cover is ruined. He stressed upon
all the office bearers and workers to held themselves accountable in front of
their conscience and strengthen their ideological cover to become the hands and
arms of the Movement in testing times with a view to defeat any conspiracy.