So the Supreme Court of India has thrown a big spanner in the works of M/S Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh, by ruling out Sanjay Dutt from the electoral fray. Sanjay Dutt, might be a popular filmstar but in the eyes of the law he is a convicted criminal (Munna Bhai not withstanding). The decision to disqualify him from the elections appears to be consistent with the laws of the land. Sanjay Dutt normally a resident of Mumbai has been convicted of heinous crimes going back to the infamous Mumbai bomb blasts of 1993.
To make matters infinitely more interesting Sanjay Dutt now claims that he has stealthily recorded a conversation with Hansraj Bhardwaj, the law minister of India wherein the minister apparently threatened him to withdraw from the electoral race, failing which he would face the wrath of the government! I am not sure if Sanjay Dutt understands the difference between the executive and the judiciary. Assuming the law minister of India is naive enough to threaten Sanjay, equating his utterances with the pronouncements of the Supreme Court of India would be taking things too far.
Sanjay Dutt, unlike his illustrious father is a a politician of convenience, a mere puppet in the hands of the wily Amar Singh. He is best advised to go back to Mumbai, put on the grease paint and maybe play a politician in a movie. I am sure he will fare a lot better.
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