The hapless home minister had to make way for his handling of the security situation. Completely ignoring the concept of collective responsibility, the PM let the home minister go, as if the man had made some policies on his own. When it came to reallocating the tough portfolio, the PM chose to hand it to Chidambaram.
The key ability of a leader is to be able to lead from the front. At the current moment, the most important need was to provide the country and the security apparatus, a clear and focused direction, with authority flowing from the highest political office - that of the PM. Instead, the PM, yet again, elected to hide behind his colleagues and revert to a job which he is comfortable with - that of the FM !
Just goes to show that there is a difference between a leader and a bureaucrat !
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