"Flat Chahiye?"

Few weeks ago, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan was supporting the good ol' Thuggerays when they called to ban Rohintan Mistry's book, which was "offensive" to the good ol' Shiv Sena.

Soon after, it was revealed that Chavan had given apartments ("flats") from the Adarsh Society to his relatives. Adarsh Society apartments were built for living war veterans and war widows. But three of his relatives (who fall into neither category) had apartments in the housing society. Moreover, another flat was in the name of his mother-in-law, who, by the way, is deceased and by virtue of being deceased is surely not a living war veteran or war widow. Chavan, of course, promptly, almost by protocol, reacted to the scandal by submitting his resignation. Soniya kept it aside, as Obama was to visit (and Chavan was to greet him, wearing dark glasses!). And now finally, Soniya has accepted the resignation. But what does that even mean? Chavan can now retire as CM but go back to his 3 Adarsh Society flats (in the lovely Cuffe Parade) and other wealth he accumulated during his tenure as CM, or will actual court proceedings be carried out against his corrupt self?

Oh well, I am tired today, so I will not attempt to answer that question and leave you with something funny I found somewhere.