Selective Outrage and the Politics of Morality in Maharashtra
Political morality was compromised the day the MVA was formed. Everything that followed was a consequence of that turning point. Suddenly, after the news of six UBTSS MPs defecting to Shiv Sena, political discourse in Maharashtra has once again turned to questions of morality and ethics. Yet, the sudden outrage of self-proclaimed intellectuals, left-liberals, and purogami voices has started its vidhva vilap once again over these defections. During the 30-month tenure of the Maha Vikas Aghadi...
