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Kleptocracy and kakistocracy do not flourish when strong institutions act effectively and accountably to curb injustice and abuse.

Anti-Corruption Commission: Abstaining or voting against the adoption will indicate a willingness to tolerate serious corruption.

Voters should be careful to check the anti-corruption position of their chosen party. Only vote for a party that is willing to effect reforms.

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist De Havilland died at Beauvoir, Guernsey, in 1866 at the age of 90. His wife Elizabeth died in 1816 at the early age of 35 and she was buried in St. George’s Cathedral Cemetery, Madras, which was conceived and built by De Havilland himself. Ironically, his wife was among the first to be buried there. I am happy that my book ‘Colonial Landmarks in Mysuru’ has prompted Star of Mysore columnist Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem to write about the Webb’s monument and the De...