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if there is any State where the supernatural aids the Government in power, it is Haryana. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda can only thank the Almighty for removing any obstacles that hinder his governance. One normally goes to a temple to seek divine blessings, Hooda does not even have to that; the Gods appear to be showering him with their blessings right at home. Thus, it was only natural that Hooda was blessed with the leakage of a video of his 80-year-old competitor in party politics. The 1.32 minute-long video of this senior party leader, who is the father of a handsome young minister in Hooda’s cabinet, is in circulation on every social media site, including Youtube. If one carefully watches the video, one can only say that age is no barrier when it comes to this particular type of performance. It is a video that has got tongues wagging in the corridors of power, but nobody, including the media, is willing to take names for lack of tangible proof though some websites have published photographs. When gfiles contacted top leaders of Haryana, they pretended ignorance even as they wanted to know the details of the video. They were also clear that any action against this leader could be taken only by the Chief Minister or the party high command. The video has come as a blessing in disguise for Hooda, as the son of this 80-year-old party leader is considered to be the political rival of his son, Deepender Singh Hooda, an MP from Rohtak. This Jasmine revolution is the first of a three-part series and was uploaded in Egypt as per sources. Earlier this year, Om Prakash Chautala, former Chief Minister, and his son were sent to jail in the teachers’ recruitment scandal...Read More