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The Scam Scroll of (Dis)honour

For every rule in India, there is an alternative provided to break it. For every regulation, there is a way found around it. We evidently love breaking the laws, thwarting the system, don’t we? For those who disagree here’s a list of the scams that made their way to the country’s headlines over the years. Call it shedding some light on `India shining’ or what you will. While we don’t have a quantitative comparison as to how we fare with respect to other countries, this comprehensive list of misdeeds and wrong doings is impressive enough for us to be nominated to the scam scroll of (dis)honour.On a serious note, it’s time to stop and wonder if this is what we fought so dearly for during the struggle for Independence. It’s time to mourn all those who gave their lives for freedom and died believing there was an India waiting in the wings that was worth the sacrifice. We owe them an apology. For not raising our voices. For being passive witnesses to corruption.