Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Scarlett Murder: Cong MP Bames Family

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cong_MP_blames_family_for_crime_against_Scarlett/articleshow/2860108.cms

Trust a politician to blame the ghastly rape and murder of 15-year-old Scarlett, a British national, in Goa, on the victim’s family. To add insult to injury, another politician, this time a woman, who saw nothing amiss in MP Shantaram Laxman Naik’s heartless statement on the latest in a series of crimes against tourists in India. Shantaram Laxman Naik is the same Congress MP who had voiced his concern about possibility of scrapping the MPLAD funds when gross misuse of the funds by MPs had come to light. His concern did not reflect any worry about further misuse of public money, for reasons that are very obvious. Extending willing support to Shantaram Laxman Naik is Minister of tourism, Ambika Soni, whose department had filed an affidavit questioning the existence of Lord Rama in the recent row over the Sethusamudram. The affidavit reflects her total disregard for public sentiment. These two politicians of dubious public standing have once again laid bare the callous attitude of the Indian politicians by making statements that reflect on the character of the Indians. Hats of to our democracy that throws up the worst among Indians. Fortunately the duo were correctly checked by Vrinda Karat from bringing further disgrace to our great country.

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