Shashi Tharoor, a former junior minister of foreign affairs and past U.N. diplomat, submitted his resignation to the Indian National Congress Party after the governing party decided in an emergency meeting that he would no longer be able to hold his position. The opposition party made accusations against Tharoor claiming that he used his position of power to get his female friend, Sunada Pushkar, stakes in a cricket franchise that was worth $15 million. The cricket league commissioner, Lalit Modi, despite being investigated for tax crimes, brought the scandal to officials. News reports in India also claim that Tharoor was having an extramarital affair with Pushkar. Tharoor tried to run for U.N. secretary in 2006, was a favorite of the Congress Party's president, and was viewed as the hope for the middle class in India, gained mostly through the younger generation following him on Twitter. This development is simply another disappointment, not only to the Indians that believed in Tharoor, but everyone who believes in democracy, since this is yet another example of power corrupting.
Submitted by: Albie Braun
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