Spot the odd one out

Gandhi's glasses, like success, have many fathers. I don't know which one is more hilarious - The fight between the Government and the dashy millionaire over who would take credit for rescuing Gandhi's memorabilia for a not small sum of $1.8 million, or the owner Otis' solemn pledge that he would stop Gandhi's auction if India spends more on health care than on defense.

If Gandhi's items were acquired by legitimate means by the owner and auctioned through a legal contract, India has no right to waste precious taxpayer money going for it or use other means to coerce the owner to give up his right. The diminutive man must be turning in his grave that his memorabilia went to someone who is an antithesis of austerity.

Consider the problems India faces. The country is plunging to its worst slowdown in recent memory. It is painful to see India in international news for all the wrong reasons (latest one here) The pace of infrastructure projects implementation is debilitating, when the west is trying to manufacture growth using public spending on not too dilapidated highways and Broadband services. Justice system is in a state of decrepitude - By Delhi high court's own admission, it would take 466 years to clear its backlog, while the lawyers in southern city of Chennai strike work for issues like violence on Sri Lankan Tamils. Not even the ignominy of Mumbai attacks has galvanised the Government to come up with a concrete plan on internal security. Oh, and the Government or Vijay Mallya, rescued Gandhi's glasses in a major show of diplomatic victory. Spot the odd one out.