Asian Age October 10 ,2008 Opinion
The troubles of Shivraj Patil
P.C. Alexander
Home minister Shivraj Patil must have been taken aback by the vehemence of the attacks on him from all sides — the Opposition parties, the media and even a section of his own party — during the last few weeks. Epithets like "inefficient", "inadequate", "incompetent", "inept" etc. are being hurled at him and demands are being made that he be sacked. The latest to join in demanding his scalp is the Samajwadi Party, the new UPA ally.
Let us examine how an otherwise endearing personality like Shivraj Patil could fall so steeply in the esteem of so many people in the fifth year of his tenure as the home minister. I can mention three reasons which I believe contributed the most towards his present uncomfortable position. They are... read
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