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At the mercy of smaller parties

At a time when coalition culture is at its peak in India, the birth of new parties at regular intervals force even the popular national parties to seek the support from the smaller parties on their terms and conditions, even at the expense of the policies of the senior parties.

Among the new parties are a couple of highly principled parties whose leaders are bent upon introducing new bills to save the nation from the clutches of corruption and other evil practices with a view to empowering the people.

When there are plenty of rules and regulations, what matters is the implementation of such rules in an honest way.

In view of this, senior politician of the national parties must be honest and bold enough to tell the people as to why the nation has to face certain problems especially the frequent increase in the prices of certain essential commodities so that the smaller parties would not mislead the people.

Author: P U Krishnan

First things first. I am one of those retired chaps who are young at heart. I watch cricket matches and jump for joy when Tendulkar scores yet another century. I read newspapers and books too, though I am not crazy about them. I think I have a mind free from hatred and I owe it to the wonders of nature and music. I scribble something now and then and call myself a writer! Though I have settled in Ooty, a lovely hill station in Tamil Nadu—I must emphasize the fact that I was born and brought up in Tellicherry in North Kerala and studied in the good old Government Brennen College. Of and on, my mind goes back to my ancestral house at Tiruvangad in Tellicherry in front of an ancient Sri Ram temple. I am indebted to this wonderful place which inculcated in me a love for cricket and literature. But all said and done, I am an Indian first.

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