[bluish29]

There are two scenarios here and neither looks good.

The first one is that it is really fighting corruption but mainly targeting corruption from outside the Ruling party. This sends a message that India is fine with corruption as long as you are in the right party with the right connections.

The second one is that this is not about real corruption but just accusations to take out the opposition which sends a clear message.

I think painting criticism about a corrupted Indian government and judicial system is not anti-indian sentiment for any reasonable person. At this point india is democracy by name only. Much closer to Russia than anything else.

[nokun7]

Actually, that's not quite the case. The Indian elections are fast approaching, and history has repeatedly demonstrated that attacking any opposition shortly before elections can inadvertently boost their standing through sympathy from the electorate.

It's also hard to accuse the ruling party of being politically naive; especially considering PM Modi's unbroken winning streak over the past 25 years or so. So, the question arises: why would the current administration take such a seemingly self-destructive step, essentially handing the opposition a narrative of victimhood? It's a thought worth considering.