-By Sanjay Jha When I read the news item about former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya distributing scotch whiskey bottles to MPs ( both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), frankly, it did not surprise me. Austerity is a word singularly absent from the dictionary of this flamboyant character whose passion for fast cars, horse-racing, wild parties and instant cricket far overshadow his other more serious business pursuits. In a country where the poverty line might just escalate to 38% if new measurement … [Read more...]






