Issues with Left

The Left seems to be in a fix. While it seems committed to support the Congress-led alliance, it also cannot bring itself to support a government that has tainted ministers in its cabinet. Plus, there is the little issue about privatisation. It is dead against the selling of PSUs, but it is lending support to a government which, in its own words, it committed to privatisation. So we have Sitaram Yechuri leading a protest against the privatisation of the airports. On NDTV, it was tragi-comic to hear the CPI(M) spokesman Nilopat Basu justify his party's flip-flop on the issue of tainted ministers. The Left has lost it (supposed) moral superiority.
This blogger seems to make a point here.
Moving on, it now emerges that Sonia has not completey given up on her position (I may have written about it in an earlier post). Whats more, even the BJP now has teo centers of power in the Parliament, what withe Mr. Advani being the leadder of the opposition, and Mr. Vajpayee being the chairperson of the BJP's parliamentary party. Must look forward to interesting times in Indian politics, what with there being four power centers in the Center. If two is company and three is a crowd, then what is four?
The FM seems to have had his first brush with obstacles today, with the meetings with the trade union leaders not going too well. But being hte tough politician that he is, I am sure that he will come out tops. Here is an in-depth piece on this issue. In the meantime, here is an interesting piece on the businessmen in politics