Taint spreads in Kerala

The charges that are being levelled against the three-month-old Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala are powerful enough to make anyone think that corruption is endemic to that party and its allies, particularly in the context of the nation-wide protests the UPA is facing at the moment. In Kerala, the captain of the ship, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy of the Congress, is facing a court-ordered probe by the Vigilance Department in the palm oil import scam of 1992 which has cost PJ Thomas his job as Chief Vigilance Commissioner.

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