The Tragic Fall of a Politician: A Cautionary Tale for Indian Democracy The recent suicide note of Asish Banerjee, a former MLA and deputy speaker of the West Bengal assembly, has left many in India reeling.
The contents of the note are tragic and disturbing, raising important questions about the state of politics in one of India's most populous states.
Banerjee's note is a stark indictment of corruption and cronyism that have come to define Indian politics.