These Foreign service people have a very inappropriate sense of humour when it comes to commenting on the Indian political debates. Sen seems to have been carried away by the rhetoric he hears day in and dayout there in Washington DC than the Leftist Objections crying wolf at home. The sensible thing should have been to keep himself shut when the chips are down a bit for the Govt. he represents. It would not be a surprise if he pays for his so called off the record rubbish. Some sense is to be injected into these power-addict babus.