Word: chandrashekhar
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...movie terms, the bandit had pulled off a casting coup. Rajkumar is beloved by millions. "This is not just any kidnapping," said state information minister B.K. Chandrashekhar. Some of Rajkumar's fans demanded that the government hunt down Veerappan and rescue their hero. Others prayed for a happy ending. Said S.R. Govindu, president of the actor's fan club: "As in his films, I hope Rajkumar can reform Veerappan and bring him back to Bangalore...
Ever since elections in 1989 produced no clear parliamentary majority, the world's largest democracy has been vying for the title of most unmanageable. Last week India's third Prime Minister in two years, Chandrashekhar, resigned, annulling his minority government's four-month marriage of convenience with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's dominant Congress Party. Immediate cause of the downfall: accusations that Chandrashekhar allies set spies on Gandhi...
...latest row culminates an ongoing feud between the two men. Among other things, Gandhi has objected to Chandrashekhar's efforts to open talks with insurgents in Punjab and Kashmir, his fiscal-austerity proposals and his decision to let U.S. warplanes bound for the Persian Gulf refuel in India...
Singh's government fell after only 11 months when issues of caste and religion erupted into violence over rival Hindu-Muslim claims to the site of a mosque at Ayodhya. Winning the support of less than half of the 140 Janata Dal members, Chandrashekhar will be dependent upon the opposition Congress (I) Party and its allies...
Many wonder how long such a fragile arrangement can last. The new government faces a growing economic crisis and the same divisive issues that brought down Singh. Chandrashekhar will somehow have to cool down tempers raised by Singh's plan to set aside government jobs for lower castes, but he will not find it any easier to settle the future of the disputed holy site at Ayodhya...