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Nand Dynasty was finished. Maurya Dynasty had taken a bright start. Chandragupta Maurya ascended the throne. The job of unifying the nation was almost over. Peace and normalcy was restored in the kingdom. Chanakya wanted to see everything secure. Though he was efficiently looking after everything, he was also feeling badly the need of a Prime Minister. He was looking for one.
One man from the enemy camp had impressed him as wise, sincere, honest and truthful to the king. He was the famous, rather notorious Amatya Rakshasa, who had earned the nickname of Rakshasa, because of his tough stands. One thing in him that Chanakya appreciated most was the fact that Amatya did not desert the losing king. He remained true to him and fought for him tooth and nail till the end. He decided to make him the Prime Minister to serve the Mauryan Empire.
On the other hand, Amatya Rakshasa did not like Chanakya. He hated him for ruining the king that he was faithful to. Chanakya met him and asked him to be the Prime Minister. Amatya Rakshasa blatantly refused.
Intermittently, he kept on persuading him to accept the post. Once Amatya was to attend a function at the residence of a businessman. Chanakya reached there and invited him to become the Prime Minister. He told, "A Prime Minister is not responsible to a king or to a government or to the board of ministers, he is responsible to the land and the people. The people have a right to see the best person at that high pedestal. You have the ability. People have faith in you. You must accept this challenging job." Amatya Rakshasa was in a fix. After a lot of discussions, he accepted the post.
It is a rare example when the right hand man of the defeated king was made the Prime Minister.
Anupamaa
