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Scam Scam Scam!!!!

A few days ago I woke up and as usual reached for the newspaper. There was the front page. Prime Minister Singh was talking about how corruption is impacting our country, there was an article about Adarsh, a piece about the 2G scam and finally a small snippet about the CWG. Exhausted at the thought of reading any of these stories I turned to the sports section only to read about the Pakistan players and match fixing and whether Eden gardens would be ready in time. I put the paper down. Its been one of the most tiring few months that I can remember. CWG, Adarsh, 2G and lord knows how many more. Most people probably assumed that there are scams like this going on but when you see it unveil itself and understand the magnitude of the scams it hits you hard. An estimated $38 billion was stolen from the country in the 2G scam. $38 billion. Sorry just had to type that twice. In terms of what happened with the CWG no one really knows the hidden truth, because once the games started the story c