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Singhvi ‘sex video’: Why the last word may not have been said - Venky Vembu, First Post
Abhishek Manu Singhvi may have resigned as chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee and as Congress spokesperson following the controversy over a ‘sex video’ that allegedly features him, but there’s reason to believe that the last word on this episode hasn’t yet been said. On the face of it, and purely from a legal point of view, there is as yet no evidence to establish that even if the ‘sex video’ that’s gone viral on social media platforms despite a court injunction against its dissemination did in fact feature Singhvi (which he denies), there was any further wrongdoing.

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There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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