If a citizen applies to the government for security cover, is the latter bound to oblige him even if he is the country's most wealthy individual? The short answer is yes, provided the government finds the threat credible.

Why then has the decision to accord Mukesh Ambani 'Z' category security -- which is second only to the 'Z-plus' protection accorded to such VVIPs as the Prime Minister, the President, the Congress chief and her children and a few hand-picked Chief Ministers -- generated such a controversy? Read