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Letter Published in The National UAE on 18April18Politics can be a dirty businessI refer to Gavin Esler’s op-ed article Who would want to join politics when it is so riven with nasty factions?(16 April): Mr Esler’s analysis of today’s political world was elaborate and his argument that too few administrators care for ordinary people was persuasive.Most politicians, sadly, are embroiled in scandal. The Italian voter quoted by Mr Esler illuminates the state we are in. The rot Mr Esler identifies is true not only of the West but also the rest of the world. Today politics is considered a lucrative business in many places and there are so few clean and honest politicians serving the people. A good read.K Ragavan, Bangalore