I was shocked the other day to hear Mani Shankar Aiyar of the Congress describe Anna Hazare as a Frankenstein’s monster. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, December 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Bal Thakeray, bjp, bombay high court, Congress, hindustan times, India Against Corruption, Lokpal bill, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, news, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena, Singly political, Sujata Anandan, Team Anna, UPA
I wish I could see the smile on the face of Vilasrao Deshmukh. He had wanted to be Maharashtra’s Chief Minister for the third time desperately but I am sure he is now counting his job as Union Minister in charge of Public Enterprises as a blessing in disguise. For it now, finally, gives him the chance to get even – with Suresh Kalmadi. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Filed under India · Tagged boots, Commonwealth Games scam, hindustan times, Mani Shankar Aiyar, marathi, protégé, PSUs, Sharad Pawar, shenanigans, Suresh Kalmadi, tea party, Vilasrao Deshmukh
As the Commonwealth Games scene gets murkier every hour and Suresh Kalmadi sinks himself deeper into the quagmire by the day, I cannot but help recall Sunil Dutt, UPA 1’s first Minister for Sports and a man so honest that it was almost painful to watch his integrity. Read more

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Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, August 13, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Filed under India · Tagged 2004 Olympics, Bal Thackeray, blackmail, Bollywood, Bombay bomb blasts, Commonwealth Games, hindustan times, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister for Sports, MS Gill, news, Sanjay Dutt, scam, Sunil Dutt, Suresh Kalmadi, TADA, UPA 1