Indian politicians expect civil servants to suck up to them. Ireland envoy Akhilesh Mishra's hit-job on Congress and his admiration of PM Modi will undoubtedly be noted by his political masters.
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Boring that the writer is himself sucking upto the congress for years and pointing fingers at others…55 years what was so shining in India under congress that no one in India can’t even criticize it…sad these people call themselves intellectuals..sucking up to the Gandhi was theirs hobby…And a IFS officer also has freedom of speech as the writer has the same sucking upto..hypocrite
Whether the Ambassador’s letter was vetted and approved before it was written.
Boring that the writer is himself sucking upto the congress for years and pointing fingers at others…55 years what was so shining in India under congress that no one in India can’t even criticize it…sad these people call themselves intellectuals..sucking up to the Gandhi was theirs hobby…And a IFS officer also has freedom of speech as the writer has the same sucking upto..hypocrite
Anything will be better than Indira’s brain-dead socialism.
Out of business political pimp on hit job (Remember Radia tapes?)