This refers to A V Rajwade’s article ‘The politicians we deserve’, December 8. Indian masses are not as crooked as our politicians are! I appreciate the way Rajwade has spoken of the “divide and rule” game followed by our political establishments. The British divided us on the basis of religion (not dharma) — mainly Hindus and Muslims, even Aryan and Dravidian. Our politicians have gone a few steps further and have divided us on the basis of gender (33 per cent reservation in Parliament), caste (22 per cent reservation for SC/ST and 27 per cent reservation for OBC), language (state formation), water (fights over river water), location (rural and urban), class (rich and poor) and many more such attributes.
Sharad Shah, via email
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