Monday, March 07, 2005

Gandhi's expirements with Extraconstitutionality

I think there is something in the surname Gandhi that makes all types of people behave in an unconstitutional manner.
First there was the saintly Mahatma Gandhi, who used his fasting skills to the hilt in order to get things done as he wished ( e.g. appointment of Nehru as Congress President inspite of the election of Subhash Chandra Bose)
Then there was the villanous Indira Gandhi who severely deroded all institutions of democracy in India and even went to the extent of grabbing complete power by force.
Now, there is the self sacrificing Italian bahu of the great Gandhi parivar, who is resorting to cheap tricks to grab power in states (Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand.... )