The ongoing spat between Amratya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati has degenerated into a slanging match. The differences widen when intellectuals allign themselves with political parties. Sen was ill-advised to condemn Gujarat model of development in favour of Bihar model. As a Nobel laureate and a Bharat Ratna awardee,he should not have made uncharitable comments on Modi’s candidature for Prime Ministership. Bhagwati’s diatribe against Sen was also degrading. Indian polity is already full of paradoxes. Why increase the confusion ?
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