New Delhi: Mayawati is one of the shrewdest figures of Indian politics. Like Mahabharata's Arjun, her eyes are always set on the target and in her case, the target is ‘power at any cost –
She is also known for collecting huge amount of money from her party workers and bureaucrats (whenever she is in power) on her birthday i.e. Jan 15 that her party observe as ‘ Self Respect Day'.