Subject: tehelka at wired


Tehelka.com shook the foundations of the Indian government in early March, mounting a sting operation that showed -- on camera -- Bangaru Laxman, then-president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, accepting a bribe.


Other highly placed people were caught by the spycams, too, accepting money to push a bogus defense deal through. As a consequence, heads rolled, including that of Defense Minister George Fernandes. Since then, the embarrassed government has been trying to twist Tehelka's ...www.wired.com for the rest and exellent politech infotainment.