1. Coalition = Corruption = Compromise

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    I am appalled by reports and analyses lauding Sonia Gandhi’s ability to checkmate Mamata Banerjee on the Presidential election. This is with specific reference to how the Congress president was extremely annoyed by Mamata’s announcement to the media about the two names discussed inside 10 Janpath and then deliver a...
  2. Race for President to change PM?

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    Sometime in May, when this important ally of the Congress in the UPA was called by Sonia Gandhi for discussions on the Presidential election, he decided to be candid. “Ma’m, we will support whoever you decide to nominate for the President. But I have a request to make. Please change...
  3. How Jagan’s stock nosedived at 10 Janpath

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    The last time I met Y S Jaganmohan Reddy was the day before he was arrested by the CBI. I remember asking him if anyone from the Congress in Delhi was in touch with him. He replied in the negative. My source had however told me some functionaries in the...
  4. My name is Aam aadmi and I am not a VIP

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    Dear Dr Manmohan Singh, Pranaam. No, I am not Shahrukh Khan, lest you associate this line only with the Wankhede boy. Yesterday evening, the moment I heard the news of the hike in price of petrol, I rushed to the nearest petrol bunk. Typical aam aadmi reaction, I hear u...
  5. India’s VRS season

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    The cacophony on Twitter and Facebook, and the media in general, would suggest India has nothing better to do than asking people to retire. The nation went into a collective orgasm as Rahul created a Dra-void in the Indian Test eleven. Strange are the ways of the fickle-minded Indian populace....

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