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You know something is wrong with the polity when the executive is treated like a doormat. And when even the judiciary is thrown out at whims and fancies, then things go really really wrong!<\/p>\n

But what can you say when the Chief Justice<\/a> of land\u2019s Supreme Court is thrown into a jail WITH family including an 8 year old kid!<\/p>\n

When the President of a country fears the independence of an 8 year old, you know his days are numbered. What is really sad in all this is that he is one of the best Army officers that the country has had! If this is how fearful the country\u2019s soldiers are when \u201csh*t hits the fan\u201d; you know it needs a LOT of help!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know something is wrong with the polity when the executive is treated like a doormat. And when even the judiciary is thrown out at whims and fancies, then things go really really wrong!<\/p>\n

But what can you say when the Chief Justice<\/a> of land’s Supreme Court is thrown into a jail WITH family including an 8 year old kid!<\/p>\n