India never had the merit system. People belonging to certain caste were only allowed to become teachers, the literacy rate in India is for everyone to see. People from only a certain caste were allowed to become rulers, the slavery of India is for all to see. People from only a certain caste were allowed to be businessmen, the poverty and corruption is for everyone to see. Majority of IAS and IPS officers are corrupt, what merit are we talking about here? Merit to mug up books and utterly lack character. I will anyday take a good strong character and ethics over the so called merit in India.
