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Journalism of Courage
You could say it8217;s the gender argument against mid-term polls. Politicians across party lines believe that the only beneficiaries of a possible general elections at this time would be four women8212;Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Jayalalithaa and Sonia Gandhi. A Congress MP volunteered to present this byte of information to CPIM leader Basudeb Acharia in Parliament last Thursday. The Marxist was apparently not impressed as he walked away without responding, leaving the Congressman wondering, 8220;Did he expect Brinda Karat8217;s name in that list?8221;
