In Jian Sui, Kunming, China, I had the opportunity to visit a very old educational institution where the defunct ancient imperial examination used to be held. The examination to pick government officials was tough and one often had to study hard, burned the midnight oil even to prepare for it. Invigilators for the examination had to sit very high up in a specially built platform so that they could detect would be cheaters. Even before the examination started, the candidates were checked thoroughly, stripped and given a proper bath and have their ears checked for notes that could be smuggled into the examination hall. I suppose not every Tom, Dick or Harry could be a government official. To build a country, government officials must be carefully chosen based on merits and definitely not based on race, religion or creed.
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