Stupid. There’s no other word to describe Varun Gandhi’s communal tirade that is now the talk of the capital—and indeed the rest of India. Why, even the hard-core saffron brigade is now looking positively genial by comparison. Did he really stop thinking for a minute and say those incendiary things as the media reports or was it all doctored, as he insists? Unless he can conclusively prove it’s a frame-up, Varun—and the party bosses who have given him a ticket—have been left with egg on their face. 10 Janpath must be pleased.