Politicians, especially the Indian type seem to be the scum of this earth. Nothing is holy or sacrosanct for these people crazed with electoral politics and electoral brownie points.

When Karnataka has suffered greater calamity due to unprecedented floods, the Central Government releases emergency funds which is barely a third of the money released to the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

The Congress leaders in the State of Karnataka, instead of working for the cause of the people of the State act like the agents of the Central Government and gang up against the State Government. They accuse the State Government of not utilising some other grant given by the Central Government, though they know that funds allocated for one purpose cannot be diverted for other purpose, even for flood relief.

The Central Government is playing typical disaster politics just as Indira Gandhi used to play. Starve and harass the States ruled by the opposition Government. She perfected this technique during the Seventies and the Eighties. It has become the ingrained work culture of Congress - to place politics above people.

It is because of this petty mindedness that Congress has become all but extinct in Karnataka. But, this party with only leaders does not seem to have learnt its lessons.

In between there are stories that such of those calamity hit districts, which has influential leaders, or which are pro-ruling party are getting better and faster aid and relief than other districts which are in the opposition camp. What can be more despicable than this?

It seems that the electoral system in this country is designed to bring to power only the enemies of the public. These leaders deserve to be lynched by the public.