Lobbyist : Nobody tells me What to Do or Say?
I had lunch at Luytens’, played golf at the exclusive greens of Delhi Golf Club and had a private party at Minister’s official residence and dozen other places. Who am I? Currently, in India I am termed as an ambiguous phenomenon. People scream from rooftops to curb me, dismantle me, and regulate me, etc. I belong to a super-exclusive group which have members like Niira Radia,Tony Jesudasan, Deepak Talwar, Suhel Seth, V. Balasubramaniun, Dilip Cherian etc.. I am a Lobbyist. According to Wiki’s description, “A lobbyist is a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest or a member of a lobby. Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential”. Hail the world of the influence-rs who fit in to a small breed of men and women. The clan who understands that to generate more money out of money, you must k...