Poodle Singh gets an F from German media

An editorial in the highly circulated German national newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine screamed:

“India has never had it so bad. Stealing in government has never been this brazen. Government officials are now so audacious in their corrupt practices that they do not give a damn about who is watching”.
 “Supreme Court directives are routinely flouted. Crime rates are up and security of life including women’s safety, which is the first responsibility of every government, is at its lowest ebb. India must then be more than qualified to be called a failed state.”

In the Manager magazine, one of Germany’s leading glossy business journals, an article said:

“Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has a natural inclination to be a follower, not a leader. India is a country where merit and integrity have no value and the country continues to sink beneath the suffocating weight of mediocrity and unrestrained, rampant greed. The majority of citizens feel excluded and disrespected at all levels of their daily lives. The youth of the country that make majority of the populace clearly feel helpless and many are pushed to take to misdemeanour and crime.”

The German business newspaper Handelsblatt wrote:

“For India, it seems clear that the hope of becoming one of the best twenty economies in the world will only remain a daydream. Corruption is the bane of the society. The Government knows this and the crusade against corruption is being handled with kid gloves.”

 

BusinessLine: India’s never had it so bad