The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the CBI seeking to restore harsher charges against accused in the Bhopal tragedy which took place in 1984. In recent months we have seen a succession of people of Indian origin being sentenced to long prison terms in the US for offences such as sexual harassment and excess billing of Medicare but when Union Carbide slaughtered thousands Andersen was escorted to the airport by senior Congress politicians and the company escaped with a token compensation. Filing such petitions now is a cynical attempt by the ruling Congress to pretend it wants justice and an insult to the dead and dying. Meanwhile crown prince Mr Rahul Gandhi courted arrest in UP by sneaking into Bhatta Parsaul to join farmers agitating against the UP government on the back of a motorbike. He has since been released on bail. Trouble with Mr Gandhi is that he is squeaky clean which makes everyone suspicious about his ability to survive in the slime of Indian politics. Even though he is seen as royalty by invertebrate Congress footlickers, lives in a bungalow worth at least Rs 3 billion, gets Z class security, and has dimples there is not one iota of scandal regarding him. No case of land grabbing, no violation of foreign exchange regulation, not even a little orgy with minor Bollywood bimbos. Contrast this with veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari who starred in a video with 3, yes 3, naked ladies at the age of 80 years and is having to provide DNA sample in a paternity claim. Getting politely arrested and bailed out is wimpy. To succeed Mr Gandhi must get a reputation. Take lessons from senior Congress fellows. Good luck.