Forbes magazine has ranked Ms Sonia Gandhi at number 11 on a list of most powerful people in the world. She maybe no. 11 in the world but in India her power is unlimited. The Congress has been in power for 56 out of 64 years of independence and is ruling now. The Congress is the most successful syndicate in the world because they control all institutions and the most of the media. The Congress consists of spineless invertebrates whose survival is linked to the power of this one family and they will happily kill for her. So dangerous is her power that the BJP dared not investigate the BOFORS scam when they formed the central government for 4 years. Now Ms Gandhi has decreed that 4% of all governments must go to people in the reserved category. Cabinet members were hesitant but no one had the guts to oppose the move. Meanwhile Mr Amar Singh, an accused in the cash for vote scam, is to go abroad for treatment of some kidney ailment. Earlier another politician spent over a month in the US for some " medical reasons ". We have not been told what these " medical reasons " are for the luxury trip which included the son in law, who is said to be a very successful businessman. These are the same people who are responsible for quotas in higher education and government jobs for unfit people because they happen to belong to certain caste or tribe. If they had any self respect surely they would seek out " reservation " doctors for treatment and not run off to white skinned super brahmins in the west. It is possible that Berlusconi is finished and Italy's economy may collapse. That may be a good day for India. We can only hope.