There are two tiers of citizens in this country:
The first tier is politicians , party people, judges, civil ‘servants’, government employees and the really rich entertainment industry chaps, business people etc.
Then there’s everyone else
There’s nothing more moral, ethical or incorruptible about the second tier of folks. If you gave me Shah’s clout and/or Ambani’s bank balance, i am sure I would be vicious, self-negating, fat goon who insists everyone think and speak like him too while building really ugly buildings.
I’ve always understood that the rule book be it laws or constitution or code of conduct is more flexible guidelines rather than any rigid play book to run a country and control or constrain it’s citizens .
Depending on who you are, things can be manipulated or massaged to suit one’s convenience or requirement.
Trying to acquire this clout is a favourite Indian past time.
Having an uncle, aunt, friend, neighbour, knowing someone who knows someone or just having a certain phone number can give you the clout to be able to run over foxes and snakes on the way to having a drink with your buddies in your mansion in the middle of a protected forest.
I guess the opposite of that is not having a mansion in the middle of a forest reserve to drive to.
The indignity that most tier-2 Indians will know is being stuck at a check post for hours as you snake your way to some silly guest house in a town on the outskirts of a forest with bad food and terrible bed linen.
