A zero rupee note to fight corruption in India
Discreetly slipping a bill into the hands of an official to get an application advanced is a common, even recommended, practice in many countries. This is particularly the case in India which, according to Transparency International, is even worse than countries like Georgia or Swaziland as far as corruption is concerned.
Pour remédier à ce problème presistant, l'ONG 5th Pillar (cinquième pilier), basée à Chennai, a mis en place une opération originale qui s'inscrit dans la digne lignée de la philosophie gandhienne, afin de protester contre les pots-de-vins: un billet de zéro roupie à offrir à toute personne cherchant à se faire graisser la patte. Il y a même fort à parier que c'est l'unique billet sur lequel le Mahatma aurait été fier de voir imprimer son portrait.
To remedy this persistant problem the NGO '5th Pillar' (Fifth Pillar) based in Chennai has developed an original idea worthy of the tradition of Gandhian philosophy in order to protest against bribes: a zero-rupee note to deliver to any person seeking to have his palm geased. It is even likely that it is the only ticket on which the Mahatma would have been proud to see his portrait printed.
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Fantastic idea!
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