The elite's on trial

Some of the lines from the recent 2G judgement denying bail to Kanimozhi and others are telling. “Kanimozhi belongs to the upper echelons of society and is also an MP,” wrote trial court judge OP Saini, “By no stretch of imagination can she be suffering any discrimination on the grounds of being a woman.” A court order on 2G also says: “If a person knows that after misappropriating huge public funds, he can come out on bail…it will only encourage many others to commit similar crimes in the belief that even if they have to spend a few months in jail, they can lead a comfortable and lavish life thereafter...”

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