Abstract

The anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Anna Hazare and his (at the time) four able lieutenants Arvind Kejrival, Prashant Bhushan, Ashutoshand Kiran Bedi had demonstrated that the Indian people expected the same from their elected leaders as well. It is a fact of life that values, ethics and integrity lay squarely on the one side and corruption, fraud and deceit occupied the other. The Janus-headed and shame faced politicians in power were exposed. Unfortunately once the movement lost its tempo these very politicians were up to their dirty tricks again as if to avenge their ignominy. However, the questions posed were: (a) Did these people behave in the same way as others when they came to power? (b) Did power go to their head and could there be an implosion? (c) Would they actually be able to give good governance with their present mind-sets of going on a dharna at the drop of a handkerchief? History vouchsafes that all these questions (doubts) have already been adequately answered.