My life if like an open book claimed the distressed Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Be it as Finance Minister, or in the Rajya Sabha, or [as] Leader of the Opposition, or Prime Minister, if anything is proved, he ascertained that he would be ready to quit from public life. Dr Singh clarified his stands on his way back from Myamnar on Tuesday to the media reporters. Initially it was a scripted statement, but later PM went nostalgic in Hindi over the allegations of issuance of cold blocks while he was the Minister for Coal.

There is not an iota of doubt on the integrity and sincerity of the PM even by his contemporaries like the anti corruption crusader Anna Hazare. However Anna’ s team differed on this and leveled charges of corruption against Dr. Singh and 13 Ministers, issuing a “charge sheet” against them, and demanding the setting up of a special investigation team to probe the charges.

The PM relentlessly claimed, "If anyone makes an allegation, he must prove it. If there is even an iota of truth in the allegations, I am willing to give up my public career…the country can give me any punishment…but to use such harsh words, without rhyme or reason, I think the public in India should decide whether this sort of politics is the politics that should rule the roost in this country."

An interesting cartoon from a leading daily is given above for reader enrichment. Though the country has confidence on Dr Singh in all his endeavors, critics feel otherwise over his accomplices.  (With Inputs from Internet- Aarkay)