When society loses its sense of shame!

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The release of A Raja, the erstwhile telecom minister accused of corruption on bail and the related news, revealed the depth to which we have descended. He was given a heros welcome befitting someone who won an Olympic gold and in the evening of his release, the report suggests that there was gala party with lots of fanfare at his house where hundreds participated. Couple of years before, when the Chairman of Indian Bank was arrested and taken to jail he waved to the crowd as if he is a freedom fighter taken in by the Britishers. Kalmadi has his posters all over Pune and other accused in several scams are given coverage on television and in print media as if they are icons including their eating habits/ reading habits etc. Read more at: https://www.freepressjournal.in/ujjain/when-society-loses-its-sense-of-shame

Publication Date

25-5-2012

Publication Title

The Free Press Journal

Publisher

Indian National Press

Keywords

Social science, Social culture, Gender equality, Corruption

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https://www.freepressjournal.in/ujjain/when-society-loses-its-sense-of-shame

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