Mudslinging by politicians.

Personal attack or rather insult is against the election code of conduct. However, even reputable politicians like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani are attacking each other more harshly. It all happened with the Advani continually describing Manmohan Singh as a weak Prime Minister. Manmohan Singh who kept mum against Advanis insult all the time but finally reciprocated in the same coin

And when the war of words between the two top leaders continued unabated, the mid-level leaders too contributed their might in mutual mudslinging and the Election Commission which is bound to control all this rubbish remained a mute spectator. The voters of India still feel the absence of a person like T N Seshan on the top of Election Commission of India. Why leaders blame each other, the candidates too caught up in mutual mudslinging and personal attacks but no candidature was seen cancelled by the Election Commission for their condemnable act.

One thing the politicians obviously discarded is when surprise occurs on May 16, that is when votes are counted they have to swallow all the abuses for a possible coalition. The most shamed will be those from Kerala when the Congress and the CPI(M) would unite at New Delhi for a possible coalition.

K A Solaman