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Politics and administration of the worst kind

In the last couple of days our Parliament and the Congress party has been faced with the Antulay problem of which I have already written. It is sad to see Mr. Antulay getting support from other marginal political parties. This is the worst kind of religion based politics one can indulge in. The smile on Mr. Antulay's face says it all - he thinks he has set the cat amongst the pegions. Instead of uniting as a Nation to face a common enemy, we have our brain dead politicians indulging in parochial politics for short term gains. Historically, when we had various kingdoms across the length and breadth of the country, we had kings stabbing other kings in the back for short term territorial gains, which was subsequently exploited by the Mughals and then the British to establish rule over us. We have still not changed - instead of learning from history we just keep repeating the follies ad infintum ad nauseum. We have been after Pakistan to send us our ten most wanted. Lets just talk abo...