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The Scam Scroll of (Dis)honour

Posted on May 02, 2011

For every rule in India, there is an alternative provided to break it. For every regulation, there is a way found around it. We evidently love breaking the laws, thwarting the system, don’t we? For those who disagree here’s a list of the scams that made their way to the country’s headlines over the years. Call it shedding some light on `India shining’ or what you will. While we don’t have a quantitative comparison as to how we fare with respect to other countries, this comprehensive list of misdeeds and wrong doings is impressive enough for us to be nominated to the scam scroll of (dis)honour.On a serious note, it’s time to stop and wonder if this is what we fought so dearly for during the struggle for Independence. It’s time to mourn all those who gave their lives for freedom and died believing there was an India waiting in the wings that was worth the sacrifice. We owe them an apology. For not raising our voices. For being passive witnesses to corruption.

 

A

 

Adarsh Housing Society Scam Army Ration Pilferage Scam AICTE Scam Animal Fodder Scam

 

B

 

Bansali Scam Bulletproof Jackets Scam Bofors Scam Bangalore -Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Fraud Bitumen Scam Barak Missile Scandal

 

C

 

Cash for Questions in Parliament Scam Common Wealth Games (CWG) Scam Cobbler and Shoes Scam Churhat Lottery Scam Cash For Votes Scandal

 

D

 

Dalmia DSQ Software Scam

 

E

 

Emaar Scam

 

F

 

Flood Relief Scam Fertiliser Import Scam

 

G

 

Global Trust Bank Scam Gorshkov Scam

 

H

 

Global Trust Bank Scam Harshad Mehta Stock Market Scam Hawala Transaction Scams Haridas Mundhra Scandal Human Trafficking Scam

 

I

 

IPL Scam Initial Public Offer (IPO) Scam

 

J

 

J & K Milk Scam Jeep Scandal

 

K

 

Kashmir Sex Racket Scam Ketan Parek Stock Market Scam Krushi Cooperative Urban Bank (KCUB) Scam Kargil Coffin Scam

 

L

 

LIC Insurance Scam Letter of Credit (LOC) Scam

 

M

 

MCD Pension Scam Medical Council of India (MCI) Scam MPLAD Scam

 

N

 

NREGA Scam Nagarjuna Finance Scam Nagarwala Scandal

 

O

 

Oil for Food Programme Scam

 

P

 

Housing Loan Scam Public Distribution System (PDS) Scam Profident Fund Scam Palmolein Oil Scam

 

R

 

Rail Recruitment Scam Rajya Sabha Vote Scam Rice Export Scam RBG Resources Scam

 

S

 

Sanjay Agrawal Home Trade Scam SNC LavalinPower Project Scam Scorpene Submarine Scam State Bank of Saurashtra Scam Sugar Import Scam St Kitts Forgery Satyam Software Services Scam

 

T

 

Taj Corridor Scam Telecom Scandal (2G spectrum) Telgi Stamp Papers Scam Tansi Land Scam

 

U

 

UTI Scam Uday Goyal Arrow Global Agrotech Plantation Scam Urea Scam

 

Y

 

Yugoslav Dinar Scam

 

This list gave us quite a surprise. Put down in alphabetical order, it seems quite extensive for a country with such a young contemporary history. Barely sixty odd years after Independence and we seem to have clocked up quite a few numbers.

 

Which is the scandal that affected you the most? Which one did you think was the most disgusting? Which one according to you was the most elaborate contortion of the system? Would you like to add a scam to this listing? We would love to hear what you have to say!