Dressed to kill: Patil's dress change angers people

[rahul_parab2006]

Shivraj Patil's dress change angers people



New Delhi: While the terror strikes in the national capital on Saturday September 13 have shocked the nation, the Home Minister Shivraj Patil finds himself in the eye of a storm.

Patil has so far failed to articulate what his ministry is doing to tackle this menace that has now touched nearly each of our metros.

That may be another reason why the fact that he took time to have a change of clothes more than a couple times, all while Delhi was burning, hasn't gone down too well.

At five pm, while at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Delhi had just ended. Home Minister Shivraj Patil was seen here in his impeccable cream coloured bandhgala.

This was just an hour before the first blast rocked the national capital.

The man responsible for nation's internal security almost three hours later was briefing the nation on these blasts and could be seen wearing a fresh bandhgala, this time a shade different than before.

When asked about the terror laws, all he could say was that this was not the place to discuss them.

"This is not the right forum, that should be discussed in a different forum," Patil said.

Yet again, a couple of hours later, Patil was seen accompanying Congress president Sonia Gandhi as she visited the blasts victims.

Once again, his dress change was noticeable as he was wearing a spotless white suit.

While Patil's wardrobe may be an array of bandhgalas and shirts to his tastes, what struck people is that his change of clothes at a crucial hour seemed in bad taste.

What added fuel to the fire is his refusal to take any strong steps to curb any further terror strikes while terrorists continue to strike with impunity.