Shashi Tharoor is at it again. He has an irrepressible urge to get into one controversy after another. This serial misdemeanour may be ignored if it is not at the cost of governance.
Unfortunately the Lakshman rekha has now been crossed and if published reports are correct, he has misused his ministerial position to help a close associate obtain IPL franchise. Aristocratic behaviour, experience at UN and proficiency in arcane usage of English words do not entitle a person to sidestep norms of governance. One would have expected that he would benchmark his conduct to much higher standards than what applies to other politicians. He has only delivered disappointments with disgusting regularity.
It is very likely that he would cease to be a minister anytime soon. In that case, his relations with the close associate would sour with celerity. That in turn would trigger another low point in his conduct. His inevitable fall is an object lesson for the rest of us.
Unfortunately the Lakshman rekha has now been crossed and if published reports are correct, he has misused his ministerial position to help a close associate obtain IPL franchise. Aristocratic behaviour, experience at UN and proficiency in arcane usage of English words do not entitle a person to sidestep norms of governance. One would have expected that he would benchmark his conduct to much higher standards than what applies to other politicians. He has only delivered disappointments with disgusting regularity.
It is very likely that he would cease to be a minister anytime soon. In that case, his relations with the close associate would sour with celerity. That in turn would trigger another low point in his conduct. His inevitable fall is an object lesson for the rest of us.
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