independence Day is here – and our hearts grow with innocent pride about being Indian and all that jazz. Let us throw some cold water of introspection this time around – and see how far these politicians have taken us ahead.
1. Lalu Prasad Yadav
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Lalu’s obsession for power and limelight is known to all. He also has a huge liking for ‘fodder’, so much so that he is the supposed mastermind of the 9.5 billion rupees worth fodder scam that hit Bihar under his regime. From pushing Bihar to the dark zone to using an Osama lookalike for his election campaign, Lalu has done all that and much more to reign alone in politics.
2. B.S. Yeddyurappa
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The man who ushered in the first BJP government in the South is also the face of many blatant corruption cases that hit Karnataka. Accused of having aided his sons in raking up huge land deals, BSY had to go to prison and also subsequently lost his chief minister position in the state.
3. Rahul Gandhi
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The scion of the Congress government, Rahul Gandhi is all talk, no … well, you get our drift. If it weren’t for our country’s political nepotism, a figure like him would not stand a chance. He has made quite a show of visiting poor farmers and listening to their woes, but there has been absolutely nothing to show for it. To say “Poverty is a state of mind” is not being philosophical, Rahul baba, it is being ignorant.
4. M. Karunanidhi
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One of the biggest scams in recent times worth crores was the 2G scam – and M Karunanidhi’s pivotal role has been discussed to death. Probably the most corrupt chief minister down south, Karunanidhi is well aided by his family in his multiple exploits. Don’t be fooled by his disarming smile or the temple being erected in Tamil Nadu in his honor.
5. Mayawati
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Talking of monuments, how can we forget our very own Mayawati? The meteoric rise in her and her party’s fortune reeks of corruption. And then she goes ahead puts up her own statues across Uttar Pradesh. Her only redeeming action was the crackdown on the police recruitment scam under the previous Mulayam Singh government.
6. Digvijay Singh
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One of the most hated poster boys of the Congress government, Digvijay Singh runs his mouth almost always – putting himself and his party in an awkward situation. After the Mumbai blasts, Singh said, “India is better than Pakistan where blasts take place every day, every week.” He is regularly called by the media as the most faithful dog of Congress. We rest our case.
7. Suresh Kalmadi
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While other politicians stew in their bubbling pots of corruption unseen by world media, overachievers like Kalmadi reach for the stars. The entire Commonwealth Games was a farce that lined the pockets of this former politician with thousands of crores. In the rarest of events, the man was sent to jail after being tried for his crime, only to be out after nine months.
8. Madhu Koda
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Painting another grandiose picture in the corrupt and criminal Indian politics is former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. Koda and his buddies collected over 4000 crore rupees by allotting mining contracts across Jharkhand. This scam, although of huge proportions, was not enough to keep him in jail, and he was recently granted bail.
9. Narendra Modi
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One of the biggest prime ministerial candidates in the upcoming elections, NaMo is hated as much as he is apparently loved. From the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002 to the farce about his development model in Gujarat, despite thousands of poverty-stricken people – Narendra Modi is controversy’s child. Like others, we too wonder how he recognized the 15,000 Gujaratis he rescued from the Uttarakhand floods this year.
10. C.C. Patil
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Our politicians set new records for the world. CC Patil here was caught watching porn on his mobile phone while the state legislative assembly was in session. If that is how attentive our leaders are when apparently important decisions are being taken, well – is it any wonder that the country is going to the dogs?
And these are only the top 10 – the Indian political system is thick with more pests than you can count on your fingers. This Independence Day, let’s get our country in perspective and once again, realize how important each of our votes is.
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