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My govt is being termed most corrupt ever: PM NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that his government was described as the most corrupt-ever, adding that corruption has become a big issue and has caught the popular imagination. The stunningly frank remark about the huge image problem his government has came during an interaction Singh had with a select group of editors. ...in the situation that we are faced today, day in day out I think we are described as the most corrupt government, Singh told his select audience. Corruption which has been seized upon by the Opposition to torment the government and the Congress party took up a huge chunk of Prime Ministers inaugural remarks at the session with editors. It figured prominently also in the question-answer session that followed, with Singh admitting that the telecom scam and Commonwealth Games have taken a toll on his governments reputation and have anguished the middle classes. Some events –the telecom scam, the Commonwealth Games -- have caused genuine concern among large classes of middle class opinion that cannot be wished away, he said. He said that corruption has emerged as a big issue and has caught the imagination of people, although he cautioned against radical steps which could turn the country into a police state and lead to the return of the inspector raj. Back |
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