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To: jlallen who wrote (64515)	1/6/2000 9:55:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Voters turn to eunuchs; Clinton and Congress concerned: South China Morning Post Wednesday, January 5, 2000 INDIA Disgusted voters turn to eunuchs S. N. M. ABDI in Calcutta Cynical voters have elected a eunuch as mayor in a central Indian town in the hope of improving civic services. Besides the mayor, Kamala Jaan, three other eunuchs have been elected as councillors of Katni town in Madhya Pradesh. Voters said that as male councillors had been useless, they had given eunuchs a chance to run the municipality. During campaigning in Katni, the four eunuchs promised better roads, drainage and sewerage and clean drinking water. The eunuchs, who joined the electoral fray for the first time, trounced candidates of the mainstream Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress party in last week's municipal poll. "Their astounding victories reveal the ordinary people's disgust with politics and politicians of all hues", said Prabhat Jha, senior Madhya Pradesh BJP leader in charge of publicity. "We are perceived as corrupt and inefficient. "Things have come to such a pass that frustrated voters chose to experiment with eunuchs who were earlier looked down upon by most people." Some defeated candidates have, however, questioned the constitutional validity of eunuchs contesting elections and occupying public office. scmp.com