Politicians are generally bad losers though there are honourable exceptions. The common refrain of those who have bitten the dust at the hustings is that the polls were rigged against their favour.
Author: T R Jawahar
For the Congressmen who expected the high voltage Sonia-mania to illuminate their lives and bring back the glorious days of absolute power, the outcome of Poll’99 must have come as a rude shock.
‘Tut, Tut, Tut’ … I can hear the Guru’s impatient voice, chastising this errant sishya. ‘Never deify anybody, whoever or whatever he or she is. Now, stop the archanas and get on with your work’.
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The smiles were in place, and the beaming leaders did put up a wonderful show a few days back. The loud banter and visual display of friendship that accompanied the signing of the poll pact- albeit
All Dals, particularly Janata Dals, are infectious diseases. So very contagious that the moment a third party or a politician gets in contact with it, he immediately shows symptoms of the split syndrome,
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