More democracies in action. In Malaysia a coalition of civic groups called Bersih organised a peaceful protest demanding free and fair elections. The government responded with the familiar mixture of violence and brutality that we are accustomed to. The administration of the Prime Minister, Najib Razak declared the rally illegal and allowed the police to use water canons and tear gas and arrested 1667 protesters. One would think that in a so called democracy the government would enthusiastically support a call for free and fair elections. In Delhi, police beat up sleeping people at 2 am, who were protesting against corruption in government, and then accused them of intending to riot. Criminal politicians and police thugs have become mind readers. One woman is still in hospital with serious spine injuries. Meanwhile in Thailand, another bastion of democracy, the Election Commission is investigating he newly elected Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, for buying votes because she allegedly cooked and distributed noodles free of charge. That anyone with the slightest intelligence or dignity can make such weird allegations is beyond belief. It was the Constitutional Court of Thailand which dismissed 2 elected governments allowing Abhisit Vejjajiva to sneak in as Prime Minister and kill 90 Red Shirt protesters. Clearly feeding noodles to people is a much more serious crime in Thailand than killing unarmed citizens. In India, the Congress spent trillions or rupees giving huge pay rises to useless, thieving civil servants, forgiving loans of farmers and distributing cash through MNREGA scheme to win. Now we are bankrupt. No noodles.