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ARATI R. JERATH

IT was a bizarre tale but sadly, one that most journalists half-believed. The story surfaced during the Gujarat assembly elections with allegations that Congress leaders were distributing envelopes of money to correspondents to have their public meetings covered.

There was a twist in the tale too. The envelopes were said to have contained one hundred rupees less than the sanctioned amount because middlemen had siphoned off a cut for themselves!

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It doesn’t matter that the story was never proved. It gained currency (it was actually published in a leading daily) as a cruel affirmation of the images that have come to be associated with the grand old party of Indian politics.

Corruption, arrogance and the misplaced belief that favourable publicity, like votes, can be bought.

Tragically for the Congress, it continues to be haunted by the credibility crisis that dogged it in its dealings with the media through its long stint in government.

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