Maharashtra in turmoil as Chavan slips

In the wake of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder in Pune and a photojournalist's gang-rape in Mumbai, a regional language news channel in Maharashtra carried the pictures of chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and home minister R R Patil with the caption 'Murda' (dead). It was a strong statement but one that aptly summed up the general sentiment against the government - in fact, the entire political class - across the state.

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