UPA is a disorganized cluster of Political Dynasties

UPA's campaign for 2014 is on pro-poor and "left to the center" theme. However, a quick scan of the profiles of various ministries clearly reveal that UPA is nothing but a feudal cluster of political dynasties.

The following table shows the list of UPA ministers who have family members in active politics. Please note that we cant name the Gandhi family here as they don't hold any "formal" role in the government.

Some of them have resigned or are in the process of doing so (mostly Andhra members), however we may still consider them as part of the UPA.

Cabinet Ministers
1	Minister of Agriculture	Sharad Pawar	His nephew and daughter are in politics and are part of the NCP. Younger brother, Pratap runs the influential Marathi daily, Sakal. Sharad Pawar has been in and out of Congress since long. Had left congress in 1978 and became a CM in alliance with Janata Party, joined congress back in 1987, to leave it again in 1999 citing Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin. Has been linked to Sahid Balwa, Telgi, Dawood, Lavasa and many other controversies by the media.
	Minister of Food Processing Industries
2	Minister of Finance	P. Chidambaram	His son Karti (an AICC member and vice-president of All India Tennis Association (AITA) ) is slowly gaining prominence in the TN congress.   http://www.karti.in/index.aspx His maternal grandfather was Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar, a wealthy merchant and banker from Chettinad. His grand uncles and grand father were the Co-founders of Indian Overseas Bank, Indian Bank, United India Insurance and Annamalai University Chidambram had broken away from congress to join Tamil Manila Congress. Chidambram has been linked to controversies like 2G scam, accused of benefiting Sterlite group, Aircel-Maxis deal etc. His wife was alleged to have links with the Chit fund scam in Kolkata.
3	Minister of External Affairs	Salman Khurshid	He is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan, the former Union Minister of External affairs, Government of India, and maternal grandson of Dr. Zakir Hussain, the third President of India. Educated at St. Stephen's College, Delhi and St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K. His wife Louis is also in Politics.
4	Minister of Home Affairs	Sushilkumar Shinde	His daughter Praniti Shinde is MLA in Maharashtra. Is known more of his goof ups even while reading written statements. Has been a lose canon even on important issues related to terrorism and women rights.
5	Minister of Human Resource Development	Pallam Raju	His father (Shri M.S. Sanjeevi Rao) was a Union Minister (1982–1984). Raju is an MBA from Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
6	Minister of Law and Justice	Ashwani Kumar	He is the son of Prabodh Chandra -- a former speaker of Punjab Assembly. He had to resign for "informally" influencing the CBI probe in Coalgate.
7	Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers	M. K. Alagiri	Represented DMK. He is the second son of the head of DMK, Karunanidhi. Has been accused of murder, however acquitted by the courts. Recently, his son was absconding from Police for a long time.
8	Minister of Civil Aviation	Ajit Singh	He is the son of former prime minister of India and Jat leader Choudhary Charan Singh. His son Jayant Chaudhary is also a Lok Sabha member.
9	Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation	Ajay Maken	His uncle, Lalit Maken was a member of parliament from South Delhi. Lalit Maken himself was the son-in-law of late President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma.
10	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas	Veerappa Moily	His son Harsha Moily has not joined politics yet (although was rumoured to join before Karnataka elections). He currently runs a family controlled trust, which was under a controversy for getting funds from a leading corporate house. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-19/news/37844109_1_mya-harsha-corporate-affairs-minister
11	Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises	Praful Patel	His father, Manoharbhai Patel was a congress politician and a successful businessman. Apart from his political activities, Praful Patel runs the $5 billion CeeJay Group, the largest beedi (or bidi) maker in India’s western Maharashtra state. Allegation of bribery in an investigation in Canada.
12	Minister of Water Resources	Harish Rawat	His son Anand Rawat is in active Politics (Is President of the Uttrakhand Youth Congress). Harish rawat was ignored in the Uttrakhand politics, however had been compensated with a cabinet berth. There is a Pending case against Harish rawat, albeit charges are not very serious.
13	Minister of Urban Development	Kamal Nath	His wife Alka Nath has also been introduced into Politics. Has close ties with the Nehru–Gandhi family, was a friend and schoolmate of Sanjay Gandhi at the Doon School. Was accused of Anti-Sikh riots,  fined for flouting norms in his Hotel Business, one of the richest ministers
	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
14	Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs	Vayalar Ravi	He is a grass root leader. However, his son Ravi Krishna has a company, Ziqitza with P Chidambram's son Karthi. They have been accused of corruption in execution of NHRM projects in Rajasthan called as "Ambulance Scam" by some sections of the media. http://tehelka.com/the-new-ambulance-chasers/
15	Minister of Labour and Employment	Mallikarjun Kharge	His son Priyank Kharge is an active leader of the Congress Party. He had fought election after Mallikarjun Kharge had vacated his seat for Lok Sabha. Though he had lost the by election then, he is now an MLA from Chitapur in Karnataka.
16	Minister of New and Renewable Energy	Farooq Abdullah	Son of Sheikh Abdullah and father of Omar Abdullah, both chief ministers of J&K. His daughter is married to Sachin Pilot. Has been subjected to hot/cold relationship with the Congress. Was ousted by Congress through dismissal by the governor in 1984. Then won the election of 1987 in alliance with Congress (an established trigger for upsurge of terrorism in the valley). Known for being mute on Kashmiri pandits.
17	Minister of Railways	Pawan Kumar Bansal	His lawyer son Manish Bansal is in active politics, manages his father's constituency and is an important leader of the Congress Party.  Pawan Bansal had to resign for being accused in Railway Bribery Scam. His other relatives are also influential in politics including his nephew involved in the Railways bribery scam.
18	Minister of Labour and Employment	Sis Ram Ola	His son Bijendar Ola is an MLA and a minister in Rajasthan,
19	Minister of Shipping	G. K. Vasan	He is the son of a G. K. Moopanar, who was a senior congress member from Tamil Nadu. Was part of Tamil Manila Congress. Also, it was rumoured that he would break away from Congress on Sri Lanka issue.
20	Social Justice and Empowerment	Selja Kumari	She is the daughter of Chaudhary Dalbir Singh, a congress leader from Haryana.
21	Minister of Steel	Beni Prasad Verma	An import from Samajwadi Party. His son Rakesh verma has fought an election on Congress ticket from Dariyabad seat in UP.
Min of State Independent Charge
22	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	Manish Tewari	His grandfather, Sardar Tirath Singh , was a minister in the congress government in Punjab. His father Vishwanath Tewary was a Rajya Sabha member.   Manish Tewari is known to make aggressive comments. His "head to toe" remark against Anna Hazare had raised a huge controversy.
23	Ministry of Power	Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia	Son of Madhavrao Scindia, belongs to the royal family of Gwalior. Is being projected as the CM candidate by Congress in the upcoming MP elections.
24	Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation	Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki	Son of Madhavsinh Solanki, a Congress leader from Gujrat. His maternal grandfather Ishwarsinh Chavda was four time MP from the same constituency which he represents now.
25	Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports	Jitendra Singh	Belongs to the royal family, is the grandson of Maharaja of Alwar. His mother Mahendra Kumari was also an MP from Alwar. Jitendra Singh is seemingly part of the core team of Rahul Gandhi.
26	Ministry of Corporate Affairs	Sachin Pilot	Son of the congress leader Rajesh Pilot. His mother was also an MP. He is also the son in law of Farooq Abdullah, an union minister and ex-CM of J&K(leading political dynasty in Kashmir). Interesting to note that his father Rajesh Pilot had fought for congress presidency against Sonia Gandhi.
27	Ministry of Ministry of Women and Child Development	Krishna Tirath	Her daughter Yashvi has found a place in the list of member delegates of delhi Congress, a stepping stone to larger role within Congress. Tirath has also been accused of promoting her daughter for an anchor's job in Doordarshan.
28	Ministry of Environment and Forests	Jayanthi Natarajan	Her grandfather was M. Bakthavatsalam, a prominent Congress politician and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu between 1963 and 1967. She had left congress to join Tamil manila Congress during late 90s.
29	Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Parliamentary Affairs	Paban Singh Ghatowar	His wife Jibontara Ghotwar is also an MLA from Moran (Dibrugarh) in Assam.
Ministers of State
30	Ministry of Agriculture	Tariq Anwar	Anwar's father Shah Mustaq Ahmed was elected to state assembly from Sikandra (Lakhisarai) in Bihar. His grandfather was President of Bihar-Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee. Tariq Anwar had to leave Congress after Sitaram kesari was pushed out. Once a dynamic youth leader from Bihar Congress, is currently a RS member from Maharashtra. Had left congress against Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin issue.
31	Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Daggubati Purandeswari	She is the daughter of Andhra Pradesh's former chief minister N. T. Rama Rao and wife of Venkateswara Rao, an ex-Minister of Andhra Pradesh
32	Ministry of Textiles	Lakshmi Panabaka	Panabaka Krishnaiah, husband of Lakshmi Panabaka is also active in politics. However, had lost the assembly elections in 2009.
33	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Defence	Jitin Prasada	son of Jeten Prasada, congress leader from UP. Interesting to note that Jeetan Prasada fought for congress presidency against Sonia Gandhi and thereafter was shunted within the party. Jitin Prasada is an active member of Rahul Gandhi's team.
34	Ministry of External Affairs	Preneet Kaur	She is wife of Amarinder Singh, ex- CM of Punjab and belongs to the royal family of Patiala.
35	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	D. Napoleon	A DMK member, an actor by profession. His uncle KN Nehru,  is a senior DMK leader and a minister in tamil Nadu. Has founded Jeevan Technologies, an IT company.
36	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary	He is son of former Chief Minister of Gujarat, Amarsinh Chaudhary.
37	Ministry of Coal	Pratik Patil	Son of former Loksabha member Prakashbapu Patil. He is the grandson of former chief minister of Maharashtra Padmabhushan Vasantraodada Patil
38	Ministry of Home Affairs	Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh	A royalty from east India (the prince of Padrauna state in Kushinagar). His father, CPN Singh was a Congress leader and was also a central minister. RPN Singh's wife is NDTV anchor,Sonia Singh.
39	Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industry	Charan Das Mahant	An MP from Korba, Chattisgarh. His father Dr. Bisahu Das Mahant was also a Congress MLA  from Champa and was also a state minister.
40	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Milind Murli Deora	Son of Murali Deora, an ex-minister and MP from Mumbai.  It is open secret that Murali deora and Dhirubhai Ambani were close friends.
41	Ministry of Railways	K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy	Son of the former chief minister K Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.
42	Ministry of Tribal Affairs	Ranee Narah	Wife of Assam Congress politician Bharat Narah. She is active in politics since 1996 through Youth Congress.
43	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Killi Kruparani	Is related to a senior congress leader, Botsa Satyanarayana. Authored a book "Hundred Year Saga of Nehru’s Family". Her sons have been charged in cases like Ragging and eve teasing.
44	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	A.H. Khan Choudhury	Brother of Gani Khan Choudhury. His niece Mausem Noor is also a member of parliament. Brother Abu Naser Khan is also an influential local Congress leader.
45	Ministry of Minority Affairs	Ninong Ering	His father Daying Ering was a Union Minister in the Jawaharlal Nehru’s Cabinet. Had referred to Baba Ramdev as a "bloody Indian dog".
46	Ministry of Urban Development	Deepa Dasmunsi	Wife of Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi. A theatre personality, was not allowed entry in the ministry till Mamta was strong within UPA.
47	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Porika Balram Naik	His son Porika Sai Shankar is also in Politics. Has been part of the youth congress.
48	Ministry of Rural Development	Lalchand Kataria	Kataria is the son of former MLA from Amber on the outskirts of Jaipur, Ram Pratap Kataria. He has also been charged for shielding the accused in a murder case .

Please feel free to point out any mistakes, it will be corrected at the earliest. The intention is merely to make a point and not to tarnish anybody.

Let us make democracy really inclusive by removing barriers for the common man to join politics.

Why Muslims can vote for Modi in 2014 Lok sabha elections

There seems to be a widespread consensus that Muslims can never vote for Modi. This is based on the historical electoral behaviour of the Muslim community. It is believed that Muslims have seldom shown any innovation in their voting pattern and are very predictable in their choice.

However, as a contrarian I feel that 2014 elections will be different. Muslims will certainly discover some novelty. I am providing a few reasons why they can and many will vote for Modi in 2014.

It is better to be a dynamic voting group rather than a stale "taken for granted" vote bank. I am providing a few compelling pointers for the Muslims to take note of.

1. We learn to move on for our own sake

You should not hate a politician or a political party forever. We need to move on in the journey of Indian democracy. Let us discuss the cases of Sikhs in Punjab, Brahmins of UP and Bhumihars of Bihar. I have taken thse cases because these communities have continued to grow politically and socially even when the entire political landscape was against them.

 

It is a common knowledge that the Sikhs have mostly been at the receiving end of the Congress politics culminating with the brutal killing of Sikhs across the country  in 1984. However, Punjab still has voted for many Congress governments after 1984. Even Shiela Dikhshit hopes to win key Delhi constituencies with Sikh support.

Brahmins in UP faced a pathetic political situation under the BSP's Dalit politics. Everyone remembers the Tilak Tarazu slogan. They were not only at the butt of BSP's extremist agenda, but also denied a political space by the party any level. Still Brahmins heavily contributed in Mayawati's last win.

Bhumihars were the worst affected caste groups under Lalu's regime. We may recall the "Bhurabaal Saaf Kero" slogan, spearheaded against the community. Rabri Devi (as the CM of Bihar) had even reportedly declined to visit a village after 50 Bhumihars were massacred in caste violence, citing that they never voted for her party. However, Lalu's recent resurgence from Maharajganj Lok sabha election came from their support.

There are many similar examples e.g. Tamil Nadu Brahmins voting for the party founded by Periyar, UP migrants voting for Shiv Sena/BJP in Mumbai et al.

 

To be fair to these communities, it must have been a very difficult decision to vote for their tormentors. However, their ability to show flexibility and innovate their voting pattern has kept these communities active in the power equation. We had a lot of Brahmin ministers under Mayawati and not to miss, ultimately a Sikh PM from the Congress staple.

Therefore, if Muslims vote for Modi, even without assuming him to be innocent in 2002, they will ultimately be doing something in their own interest. 

2. Politicians deserve another chance, more so if they carry a promise

Every leader, from Nehru to Sanjay Gandhi, has a rough patch in dealing with the situations related to communities and their aspirations. let us take the most pious of all, Nehru. Hordes of Muslims left the secular Nehru before independence, in favour of the Muslim League . He was the PM when thousands of Muslims were killed in Hyderabad. Even his Pandit community holds a grudge for he betrayed them by agreeing for a plebicite in Kashmir. There are similar examples for Patel, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Morajee Desai (recall his anti-Maharashtra stand) and many other great leaders.

 

We may just imagine the consequences if these leaders would have to bear the burnt of the aggrieved sections forever. Therefore, dragging Modi down for 2002 is not normal.  

3. A community may learn to own up

Old saying, we can't clap with a single hand. Every community has to own up a few things. Most Sikhs regret terrorism, most upper caste groups agree and feel a sense of remorse for the discrimination of Dalits. Therefore Muslims may also share some blame for 2002 as it all started after 58 Hindus were burnt alive by the raging mobs in Godhra.

 

Therefore, accusing only Modi for the 2002 carnage is also not entirely correct. Such introspection helps a community to empathize the otehr side.

4. Political flexibility is not promiscuity

Politics has an evolution cycle, even for the identity based politics. Till the time we remain identity focused and are keen to utilize democracy to assert our identities, we will vote in herds. However, nothing stops us from reforming it a bit and making it more outcome oriented. Modi promises an outcome oriented plan for the muslim community and it is prudent to lap it up.

 

Politics is like a river, has many courses during its life. If we don't accept a normal change, the river will not survive.

 

Therefore, trying Modi for five years from 2014 might not be a bad idea.

 

 

UPA celebrates its anniversary leaving the Indian Society in Doldrums

Pawan Bansal, Ashwani Kumar, IPL, Srinivasan… There is a subtle message in the trail . Indian society has lost its ethical framework and value system has degraded to an abyss.
 

It is merely the legal framework which exists and guides our society today. This is an extremely dangerous situation. Any legal system, however strong, is open to manipulation. Legal manipulations are not necessarily achieved through corrupt practices but also through a web of bureaucratic procedures. Moreover, the legal framework of a country works to ensure application of law. It is not expected to control the unethical misconduct of its citizens.

 

The congress government has worked with two simple dictums; you are innocent and are qualified to lead a normal political career till you are convicted by a court. Till the time either Law enforcement agencies or the judiciary don’t intervene, you may go unabated.

 

PM says he didn’t know about 2G and neither was he having sordid details on coal allocation. Other senior minister P Chidambaram has similar opinion on his responsibility. Sonia Gandhi is not aware of Robert Vadra’s business acumen. All of them have been proven correct by the courts. However, many important questions remain unanswered.

Has the Country’s current leadership not killed the ethical framework of our society by setting examples? Have they not created a culture where “only legal scrutiny” matters and moral fabric made meaningless? Have they not dealt a body blow to our civilization and its future by shunning their ownership?

 Let us take the case of IPL. It is a classic case study for unethical business practices. IPL was started as a reaction to ICL (ZEE group), so on a stolen idea.  I am providing a few key observations below:

• BCCI had banned all the players associated with ICL and didn’t allow ICL to use any of its stadiums across the country, a brazen case of killing competition using its clout and creating a monopoly. ZEE went to the courts, but lost. However, ethical issues remain unanswered.
• BCCI president, Mr. Srinivasan was allowed to own CSK, which was a clear case of “conflict of interest”.  He gave senior level employment to MS Dhoni in his company, India cements. Thus Dhoni was paid through the back door. This simply flouted the norm of a fixed “player kitty” for all the teams. This is again not illegal and therefore it was considered okay.
• IPL post match parties have been talk of the town, even in tier two towns like Jaipur and Hyderabad. Page 3 are splashed with pictures and stories, which may best be politely described as sleazy. However, converting a sporting event into a sleazy affair is hardly illegal and therefore continued unabated.

We were silently watching this sordid saga till the betting racket was busted. BCCI president’s son-in-law and the Team Chennai’s principal has come under the betting cloud. It is a matter of time when Mr. Srinivasan will resign albeit claiming innocence. He may be proved so in the courts of law because the courts are guardians of law and not the ethical framework of a society.

Coming back to the political class, Pawan Bansal may claim innocence by acting ignorant about the acts of his nephew. Mr. Bansal has not done anything “legally” wrong by allowing his nephew to operate from the office and official bungalow. This is so very common in the Indian middle class where relatives flock around a successful person.

Ashwani Kumar had "merely" invited the law officials, CBI, PMO and coal ministry officials in his office. Supreme Court has not convicted the ex-minister yet albeit the SC may have shared its observations. Therefore, the congress party and the minister still maintain that they have not done anything “legally” wrong. Also, professional  conduct related to conflict of interest, flouting of norms, breach of professional independence etc. are seldom indicted by the courts.

 

Any society builds its own checks and controls to regulate the conduct its citizens. Laws are augmented with a comprehensive social value system to build a prosperous civilization. However, we seem to be fast losing our value system. UPA is celebrating its anniversary whereas the Indian society is transcending into doldrums.

A quick tribute to the dichotomy of the Indian Liberals

Calling yourself a liberal doesn’t mean that you are truly liberated. Just see the Contradictions mentioned below. Dedicating this to the cheering crowds of JLF:

1.       Everyone is talking about women rights more so after the infamous Delhi gang rape. We acknowledge that law should be made harsh. Even smallest of the crime against women should be punished. Also, to acknowledge these crimes, Police and judiciary should be trained and made sensitized. However, nobody talks about adaption of a gender friendly  uniform civil code. Family is the smallest constituent of any society. Our current civil laws (by way of medieval era civil codes) however allow discrimination at the very foundation of the society. Liberals are silent. They passionately talk about women rights and mock the statements of Hindu rightists mentioning “Bhartiya Sabhyata” and “Lakshmana Rekha”. Still, no liberal is crossing the “Lakshman Rekha” of discussing civil codes in the public domain.  It is indeed intellectually brave (less likely to be termed as Savyata) to exist with such a brazen contradiction of thoughts. Liberals in India certainly have a huge cognitive ability.

 

2.       Passion runs high on Gujarat and migration of a few hundred Muslims from there. However, there is an established stand of “indifference” on Kashmir's Hindus. Liberals have almost advocated a “Forget and Forgive” for Kashmir's Hindus but a “force and focus” for Gujarati Muslims. We should learn from our liberals to think from brain and heart at the same time.

3.       Modi reached out to Muslims through an Urdu daily “Nai Duniya” by giving an interview. There was a Tsunami of intellectual disdain against the poor editor and he was thrown out of all “secular” parties. Same fate was meted out to the vice chancellor of Deoband when he had spoken his mind on Modi rule. The poor academician tried his level best to retract/distract, but it didn’t work. He was thrown out of deoband for permanent oblivion. Compare this with Rajiv Gandhi’s brave move to reach out to the Sikhs and ink the Longowala pact. The entire intellectual Junta of this country rose up to the occasion. With one stroke of pen while signing the accord, Rajiv Gandhi was absolved of any omission of duty as a PM in 1984 and commission of crime through many “inflammatory" statements e.g. large tree/small tree being one of them. Question remains unanswered, why our liberals allowed Rajiv Gandhi a space to reconcile and move on while Modi has been denied any kind of dialog with the Muslim community. Is this due to the fact that Modi doesn’t carry a pedigree equivalent to the blue-blooded Gandhis?

 

4.       When Modi was fighting at the behest of the VHP, RSS and their affiliates, he was termed as communal and the liberals cited these reasons to denounce him. When Modi fought against the same forces (who supported Keshu Bhai Patel and even Congress on a few seats), the liberals were liberally providing loads of sympathies for Keshu Bhai. Therefore, it was not the VHP/RSS hatred; the hatred comes from the class divide between a Modi and the liberals. How can an individual who doesn’t belong to an eminent (elite) family and can’t even speak good English and who used to sell Bhajiyas at a railway station, may be hailed for developing a development model.

5.       Development model of Modi has been questioned on human development indices. It was a desperate attempt to malign an established fact that Gujrat has ideed done better than most parts of our country. Nobody talks about the human capital indices of Rae Bareli and Amethi which has been ruled by the Gandhis since ages. Amethi and Rae Bareli are poor (both economically and as per Human capital indices) due to them being in UP NOT due to the inefficiency of the Gandhi clan. Liberals of our country can keep their cognitive balance even if they carry such a loaded sense of contradiction. Hilarious!!!

 

6.       Liberals have perpetually been class/caste/community conscious but have been able to carry a façade. However, sometimes the reality comes out of the closet due to a few motor mouths like Tarun Tejpal (Chinese/Punjabis) and Ashish Nandi (corruption breeds from Dalit and OBCs).

7.       Liberals have hailed the Supreme Court on forcing seat delimitation of Lok sabha constituencies. This certainly would realign the changes in the population mix and facilitate better representation. However, the same was shamelessly not applied in J&K. People in Jammu and Laddakh elect lesser “per capita” number of representatives compared to Kashmir valley. Liberals justify this by acknowledging the state of J&K as a disputed area whose Indianization is still in process. Interlocutors have not even discussed this in their report. Amazing is the sense of justice, applied with a different wavelength under different situations.

 

8.     Our liberals were outraged when Modi used the term “50 crore girlfriend”. The minister concerned went public from the rooftop saying that his wife was priceless. However, nobody questions the minister on why 50 crore sweat equity was offered to his girlfriend at the first place. Why doesn’t he reply to this question even from his drawing room, if not from the rooftop? Is his love for honesty and ethics in public life, so less compared to his love for his wife. Society is anxious on corruption and our liberals have successfully spun a corruption saga into an issue of gender bias and orthodox thing. Innovative marketing indeed!!

 

9.  we have assumed that there indeed exits a "Hindu terror" when the matter is still sub-judice. However, we are still not sure of "Batla House" encounter where one of our brave policemen was killed. If Rahul gandhi visits Azamgarh, it is is to propogate peace. when Rajnath Singh travels to Pune, it is conspire against peace.

10. A noted liberal (probably he is a professional liberal) had publicly called himself an atheist. However, if you probe a bit, you may find that he had adopted very religious methods on personal matters. E.g. Named his children as per norms of a particular religion e.g. Farhan and Zoya. His marriage and conduct in his personal life complies with the civil code of a particular religion. Most Indian liberals need space for similar dichotomy and our current elite class willingly provides the same.

The list is endless but limiting myself to save some electronic space on this website.