Faux pas by politicians have become most common these days. The latest gaffe was by none other that the minister of minority welfare AR Antulay. Citing reasons for the death of Mumbai’s ATS chief Hemant Karkare, in the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike he stated that it was “terrorism plus something”. His huge blunder caused embarrassment to the Congress party, while it gave the opposition enough reasons to rankle knives. Newspaper reports pointed out that Antulay borrowed a leaf from Pakistan TV hosts, who claimed that Mumbai terror attacks were the handiwork of Hindu fanatics. Why should the minister demand a probe into Karkare’s death, when there are ample evidences that point fingers at Pakistan? The most interesting thing to be noted is that immediately after the terror attack on Mumbai, we had quite a few politicians, cutting across party lines, who put their feet in their mouths. Has the people’s anger and their hitherto unheard of unity frightened our politicians, at least some of them? Are their utterances a reflection of their deep seated fear? If politicians, who are meant to lead the masses, suffer from such delinquency, are they our true representatives? The million dollar question is, ein netao ko gussa kyu ata hai? (why do these politicians get angry?) Their slip of tongues are too often, too frequent. This, feel some, is reflection of de-link of these politicians with the masses. Fed and fattened by our fragile democracy, they have taken almost everything, including senseless words, for granted. Thoughts lead to words and actions. Some politicians can’t speak (read think) properly and responsibly. What is your take on the subject? The debate here is: Should we banish irresponsible politicians from the body polity?