Updated On: 05 May, 2018 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Lindsay Pereira
Clean chits are just a small part of the quid pro quo on the way to becoming a politician. Will we ever have decent folk representing us?


Of India's 31 chief ministers at this point, 11 have criminal cases against them, and eight have 'serious' cases that include rioting and murder. Illustration/Ravi Jadhav
I urge you to spend a few minutes on Google and look for Indian politicians convicted of crimes. I don't recommend you search for politicians 'accused' of crimes, because that may leave you with very little time to do anything else for the rest of the week. I also warn you against looking for politicians convicted of corruption, or politicians disqualified from office, because both those lists are incredibly short and may depress you.