Full context here. Devithe, a legislator in the Indian state of Bihar, probably had her heart in the right place, since massive, endemic corruption can be tough to tolerate. But it’s rarely advisable to take a page from the Taiwanese parliamentary playbook.
Dan Morrison // Aug 5, 2010 at 5:34 am
It’s the end of an era in Bihar where Rabri Devi, the leader of the opposition and former accidental chief minister is retreating from politics. The wife of Bihar’s political kingpin, Laloo Prasad Yadav, she was summoned to take the oath of office in her rubber bathroom slippers after her husband was indicted.
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