In return, Johna wants every public service at his beck and call, without his participation ofcourse. He wants the road in front of his house to be cleaned every day, by ‘those’ people, who he argues, are paid by his generous charity. He demands for the removal of caste-divide, yet considers ‘manual scavenging’ suitable for only ‘those’ people. He fervidly bats for equality, while keeping separate utensils for his servant.
johno wants an instant gas connection. He also wants the subsidy with it, which he is not supposed to take. But Leo corrects his moral compass by telling himself, that if not for him, then another Leo will take the subsidy. So why not him only? Fair point, albeit, in a distorted way. Leo then comments on how successive governments have failed to effectively reduce poverty. This is the hypocrisy of the Indian Elite.
to be comtinued
