Why Antony should observe a vow of silence

May 30, 2012 10:50

May 31 should be the day that India's Defence Minister observes mauna-vrata -- the profound vow of silence. A day of deep introspection through which he could take stock of past life and realise where he may have gone wrong. But the incumbent Defence Minister A K Antony can't oblige, as he iscaught up in street-fighting for his party in a remote corner of India.

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