Oh Marcus, Marcus

Now India is a nation that has never been poor in monetary terms. Just ask the Swiss, and jog your memory about the crores of rupees that is found off and on under politicians’ beds. Here, we are talking about the poor suckers, aka the voting public, who are taking part in the elections as we speak. They can only choose the least of myriad evils as they long for a Marcus Aurelius to stand so that they can vote with their hearts and minds, not just exercise their franchise because they must. It is in India’s constitution that no one with a criminal record can stand for elections. If you go to the excellent smartvote.in, you will see that that hasn’t stopped almost every contestant from standing proud and without blinking asking for the change they have no intention of being. Talk about Cry, the Beloved Country.