It would appear that Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid is a Law unto himself. When he defends alleged immoral acts of a Congress colleague with the argument that Singhvi’s private life should be treated separately from his public life, he chooses to ignore the fact that a politician’s private life is as important to the public as his private life. In a democracy, where people have to judge politicians on their character in toto, his private life itself becomes his public life. After all nobody can stand for election without people becoming fully aware of his past and present in all spheres of life. It is a pity that Congress, led by people who are wedded to Indian culture and ethos and value family life, should not only appear to be shielding an alleged sexual predator who happens to be their spokesman, but allow another Congressman, who should know better than his career as lawyer has taught him, that our society is fortunately not so debased that we can so easily stomach such abhorrent acts. There are rumours that similar sex CDs of other ministers, including our stone-face Home Minister, too are lined up for public exposure. Congress should move fast and get all such dubious characters out of its fold, so that people may not be forced to brand it as immoral and shameless, after their estimation of Congress as communal and corrupt.
Ghulam Muhammed
Mumbai