New Delhi, Apr 22: India has witnessed a number of political scandals in recent times but a closer look at the history of Independent India reveals that scams and political scandals have been part and parcel of Indian political discourse since independence.
The first scam took place in 1948, just one year after independence. A fierce Feroz Gandhi, the son-in-law of the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru, set an example by opening a front against his own father-in-law in Mundhra case of 1958 that led to the resignation of the then finance minister.
But times have changed now. Political resignations on moral grounds have become a thing of the past. The politicians of this country have become so thick-skinned that they no longer care for public outrage over embezzlement of public money.
They believe that Indian public have very short memory and they will forget everything in due course of time.
The fragmentation of Indian polity has often proved them right as the public voted the same corrupt leaders to power.
Let's have a look at some of the major political scandals of independent India:
