Dear Srikar, U re sadly mistaken. First of all the Commies do not THINK people are fools, they KNOW for certain that the people of this country are fools. Otherwise, there is no reason why despite bombings, bandhs, power cuts, low per capita and lack of employment, they would go on voting for them for decades in WB and Kerala. It is the same commies who have always betrayed the country and tried to keep it weak vis-a-vis against their Chinese parents. If the people are not fools, they would never permit people like Harkishen Singh Surjeet who has never contested a single election in his life let alone win, to become kingmaker as he often has played this role in the past. Lastly, people are indeed fools to give a fragmented verdict in every election after which two-bit politicians like Shibu Soren and Subodh Kant Sahay manage to get Central Ministeries of their choice on the strenmgth of one or two MPS that they have. Cheers to a nation of idiots.
