The land of the freebies
Free power
Electricity is a sop politicians absolutely love. God alone knows how they think they will pull this off but don't they all dangle this promise in election after election in state after state?
And it's one promise that's landed many a state in deep, dark trouble.
Agreed that the power situation in Tamil Nadu along with the three other South Indian states is much better than states in North India (the image alongside is a scene from the national capital) where severe power shortage has brought the people to the streets to protest. But Tamil Nadu has power problems and this promise is not going to make it any better.
Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images. This photograph is used only for illustrative purposes. Individuals in this image have no relationship to the issue being discussed.
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