A prominent politico known to
be a scholar had received a vitriolic tongue-lashing from a gabby
colleague when he tried to explain the damage that could result from
passing the 20A. Commenting
on the possible repercussions that could follow the enactment of 20A,
the scholar-politico had appealed to his colleagues at least not to
speak in defence of the amendment.
At this stage, the gabby politico had intervened and barked at the
scholar-politico not to ‘exhibit his so-called erudition’ and warned him
saying: “If you don’t like it, you had better keep your mouth shut.”
The scholar-politico had just kept quiet without making any response to this vituperative attack, they say.