Faithful fans: People pouring milk in a holy ritual on an image of Rajinikanth after he announced his plans to form a political party in Mumbai last month. — AP
EVER since the perceived degeneration of politics into a virtual cesspool, as Amitabh Bachchan called the profession after a brief period of entry and exit, Indians in general have been fascinated by the idea of a knight in shining armour wielding a broom to cleanse the Augean stables.
Indeed, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chose the broom as its election symbol to denote its intention of sweeping away the accumulated crime and corruption in politics and society before realising that the task was beyond its capability.
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