Waiting to be led

Bapurao is a follower of Dalit movement started by the Maharashtrian trinity of Shahu-Ambedkar-Phule. Nursing a subtle contempt for the political class, he supports Lyndgoh8217;s recent opinion about politicians. 8216;8216;What he said was correct,8217;8217; he says with a smile.

Educated up to seventh standard, Bapurao bitterly recalls the Janpad days when he lost a teacher8217;s job to an upper caste. 8216;8216;I am a supporter of the ST-ST-OBC cause,8217;8217; he says.

8216;8216;Vajpayee is a good individual, but his partymen raising Sonia8217;s foreign origin is wrong,8217;8217; he says. He describes Advani8217;s rath yatra as a political stunt. 8216;8216;Compare it with Baba Amte8217;s Bharat Jodo and decide.8217;8217;

Bapurao alleges that the BJP-Sena nominee, Haribhau Rathod, is too Mumbai-centric. Rathod, like Patil, is also accused of not visiting the constituency he dreams of leading.

Bapurao gets cynical when asked what he thinks of the Telgi scandal. 8216;8216;This is a country of scandals. So, what8217;s the surprise?8217;