Aruna Roy vs Keir Starmer

Roy resigned from the IAS to work with rural communities in Rajasthan. This decision allowed her to engage in grassroots activism and eventually lead the RTI movement.

Aruna Roy co-founded MKSS in Rajasthan to organize rural workers and peasants for rights to minimum wages and social security. The organization pioneered the use of public hearings to expose corruption.

Roy was a key leader of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI), which successfully pushed for the passage of the RTI Act in 2005. The law gave citizens access to government documents.

Keir Starmer was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and head of the Crown Prosecution Service. He served until 2013, overseeing major cases including the prosecution of MPs over expenses fraud and the London riots.

Starmer was elected Labour leader after Jeremy Corbyn's resignation, winning 56.2% of the vote. He pledged to unite the party and rebuild trust after the 2019 election defeat. His leadership focused on competence and electability.

Starmer suspended Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour Party after Corbyn's response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on antisemitism. The move deepened internal party divisions and was seen as a break from Corbyn's leadership.

Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, winning 411 seats. He became Prime Minister, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. His government focused on economic growth, public services, and green energy.