FREEBIES – LURKING DANGER FOR KERALA
It is election time in Kerala. The politically proactive proletariat in this southern state of India is looking forward eagerly for the state assembly elections. It is still one of the few places in the world where a democratic communist party still has a chance. After the 1976 elections in which Kerala saw a congress led government come into power, the common man has never preferred the same front twice in a row. The Left Democratic Front or famously the LDF has been enjoying the power in Kerala for the last five years, after being elected in 2006 with a huge majority. As usual, after 5 years of mixed rule – doing much for the poor and the needy, but unnecessarily dragging itself into scams and allegations – has much to fear from the intrinsic strife, the common man’s reluctance and frustration. Instead of going for the jugular, the congress led front, is busy fending off scandals (involving the farer of the two genders), answering the involvement of its leaders in huge scams and d...