The Indian administrative service has turned out some spectacular administrators.
It has also provided a fair share of intellectually and morally dishonest administrators.
With the NDA government usurping power at the Centre the grouse was that the administrative machinery was anti- NDA and beholden to the Congress and it called for a purge ! And purge they did !!!
BJP led government at the Centre and in Gujarat showed the power of infiltration and of having lackey's in the administrative and police service.
Compliant officials were rewarded and those not compliant enuff were hounded and harassed.
If the diaries of an Sreekumar are anything to go by the Gujarat government was entirely responsible for tieing the hands of the administrators.
A few brave ones like Harsh Mander were unwilling to be cowed and stuck to the call of duty, with sterling sucess.
In this milieu should not a crass political class that provides a perverse political leadership be called to give account as well for thier messing around with the administration or are there holy cows and they are beyond reproach ?
A fish rots at the head.. no use blaming people lower down.
