Had Jyoti Basu been a politician of the countries like China or earstwhile USSR,he wud have been shot like a dog if he had supported a foregn aggression like he and his comrades did during china aggression.It is an Irony that communists r occupying an important position by virtue of their 60 seats in todays politics.Our countrymen should give them a fitting reply in 2009 elections.For me the only person that deserves Bharat Ratna is Mr. Ratan Tata,who kept a promise unlike our uncouth ,corrupt and dirty politicians and changed the face of the car manufacturing industry .