Thousands march against corruption in India

Political corruption is rampant in just about every country on Earth. And quite frankly, the United States may lead the world in this category; our politicians just go about it differently. Here in the U.S., we start wars, then at some point during the latter part of these wars we send billions of dollars to the war-ravaged country in order to build it back up. The politicians, major corporations and banks make a killing (no pun intended) in the process, while the American people sit idly by and watch with apathy.

The difference between the United States and a country like India is that in the U.S. the people are entertained with material goods and there is generally a higher standard of living, in part  due to the fact that India has about four time the population of the United States. But corruption is still prevalent here in the good ol’ USA, and substantially so. TGO

Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press

NEW DELHI – Thousands of people holding placards and shouting slogans have protested in India’s capital against what they called widespread corruption and poor governance.

At least 5,000 people marched Sunday through central New Delhi to show their anger over recent scandals that hit Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government.

A telecommunications scandal cost the country billions of dollars and paralyzed Parliament’s four-week session in December.

India’s image was also sullied by allegations of corruption, construction delays and cost overruns during last October’s Commonwealth Games.

The government had no immediate comment.

Sunday is the anniversary of the death of independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, who was known for his scrupulous honesty.