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The hypocrisy of Narendra Modi's detractors
Jagannathan •It's not Modi who is controversial or arrogant or divisive. It is us. And the difference separates people with old attitudes and new ones, the young and the old.
Dear Kamal Haasan: Here's how to make a 100% ban-proof film
Vivek •Our hero went looking for a script that is impossible to ban in India.
Satyameva Jayate is passe; Let's try 'Chori Karo, Dakaiti Nahin'
Fp Archives •Chori Karo, Dakaiti Nahin may not have quite the ring of Satyameva Jayate, but it does give ordinary citizens a practical way to live better with a reasonably clean conscience.
Blackout: UPA rewards loyalty and penalises competence
Jagannathan •The power blackouts remind us of our repeated failure to recognise the importance of competence over loyalty. UPA has taken this malaise to new depths.
Why the UP MLA needs a Rs 20 lakh car
Vivek •For an MLA a car is much more than mobility. It is a signal of “power”. It is a signal of the fact that he is an “important” person. Akhilesh's attempted bonanza to his MLAs could find explanation in this fact.
Why Andhra tipplers are willing to pay more than MRP for booze
Mahesh •Rules on not charging more than the MRP for alcoholic drinks are broken with immunity. Booze, it seems, is big business for everyone.
Pranab-da, you can pack off the Baba, but what about NAC?
Jagannathan •The Finance Minister has sought to reclaim lost ground in law-making that has been usurped by civil society activists. But as several opinion-makers are discovering, the original sin is that of the Congress for outsourcing its powers to Sonia Gandhi's NAC.