Friday, July 11, 2008

Political Prostitution

Politics and Prostitution have more in common than meets the eye… although Prostitution is said to be the oldest profession, I tend to believe that politics does not trail far behind.

Political Prostitution is rampant; but in Indian politics, this is unabashedly open.

When leftists agreed to go to bed with Congress and form the government in Delhi, puritans in politics – the endangered species globally – gasped in disbelief.

Whilst they slept together in Delhi, interestingly, both parties parlayed on opposite sides of the fence and continued the battle in Kerala and Bengal.

Now, the ideological (?) haggling well past containment threshold, Leftists have pulled their support from Congress bringing India into a small political storm.

This no doubt will benefit a lot of smaller parties. Many crores of rupees will trade hands behind the scene for their support, when congress will be put to acid test on 22nd.

In all this, the casualty still remains the common man who is burdened with high inflation of 11.6%.

God Bless India.