Wanted: Fraudsters and criminals!!!

The drum beats are getting louder for the next general elections in India, and so is the search for suitable candidates. As always, one would expect more film stars and cricketers to take the plunge. Still, I am dismayed by the level to which the saviours of Indian masses could plunge to. It seems that being infamous, notorious, corrupt, criminal is a pre-requisite and being a convict is an added qualification.

 We are used to the spectacle of bandits and hardcore criminals going on to become MPs and MLAs, and the vice versa. So may I should not be surprised to see the likes of Sanjay Dutt and Mohammad Azharuddeen preaching samaj seva and gandhigiri. After all, more would follow....