Sudesh Verma

Rahul Gandhi apparently appreciates the style of Kejriwal of lying and making false and baseless allegations. He tried that with his concocted takes on the deal for Rafale fighter planes. Scared of inviting the ire of the Supreme Court, he grudgingly tendered an apology for having attributed to the court what was a figment of his imagination. That was not a genuine apology. The apex court must come up with a stricter approach to deal with politicians who defame rivals wantonly with falsehoods and then say 'sorry' out of fear.

This is also the biggest slap for those who tried to weave the history of modern India around one family - the Nehru dynasty. The murmurs became louder when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the iconic statue on the 143nd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. While India celebrated, many in the Congress cried foul. For the rest of the country, this was the resurrection of a hero that India had failed to give the respect he deserved