Why would you want power if not for gain?

The Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International scores India at 38, the same level as 2 years ago. Transparency International is an NGO, based in Germany, which defines 'corruption' as " the abuse of entrusted power for private gain ". By that definition wealthy parents, occupying high posts, using their network of friends to give their children a higher start in life maybe deemed to be corruption. Real corruption comes from politicians and civil servants, who use the system to enrich themselves and pass laws to make themselves immune to prosecution. Like the CBI having to seek permission from the Governor of Maharashtra to charge a former chief minister in the Adarsh scam. Predictably Congress has accused the BJP government of using the CBI for political purpose. All this circus gives plenty of time for a fire to start 'accidentally', destroying all evidence, as it did in June 2012. Three people died in that fire but no one has been charged with arson. The 'honest' Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is withdrawing all cases against Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav and family. Nitish Kumar cannot claim to have no knowledge of Mr Yadav's friends as our former Prime Minister does about all the scams that looted trillions of rupees during his 10 years in office. There are enormous protests across India about the suicide of a student in Hyderabad, who had been expelled for protesting against the hanging of Afzal Guru, a filthy terrorist. Yet there is not a whimper about the suicide of 3 girls in Tamil Nadu who had paid hundreds of thousands of rupees as fees to a college, but were not being taught anything. Education is big business in India with desperate parents paying millions for their children to get admission to professional colleges. There are allegations that the limbs of the 3 girls were tied, which would make it a triple murder. This is where politicians earn their share of the spoils, by forcing the police to declare it as suicide and confuse evidence so that no one can be convicted. Where are all the howling liberals when you need them? For some reason outrage is very selective in India. Mystery. If the death of a high profile person like Sunanda Pushkar has been thoroughly muddied what hope 3 girls from poor families have of ever getting justice. Sandal wood smuggler Veerappan killed police officers at will and yet got away every time. Dawood Ibrahim wanted to surrender but no one apparently wanted to arrest him. When coated with so much mud it is no surprise that politicians spend taxpayer money on advertising themselves, like whitening creams. If no one believes you in India why not advertise in foreign papers. At least the corruption is transparent. We can see it.