Journalists are often in a hurry to report to their editors about the latest news developments. Last week, after the Calcutta High Court barred The Chatterjee Group from moving the Paris International Court of Arbitration on Haldia Petrochemicals, a journalist asked West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee to give his reaction right away.
The minister's reply was telling: Instead of complying with the request, he said, "I also have to report to Madam first. Let me do that or else my job will be at stake." His boss, of course, is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is known to demand absolute loyalty from her party men. With Chatterjee, at least, she won't be disappointed.
