For a government that has shown signs of hypersensitivity to its carefully curated image, the forced quarantining of trade union leaders has proven to be an unmitigated public relations disaster. The very same trade union leaders find themselves thrown from the frying pan into the fire. Given the mess it finds itself in, the Government must surely be ruing the day it decided to storm the peaceful protests and send the union leaders in to hibernation. The authorities must keep in mind that no government has ever won a battle against an education sector trade union collective. As for the administration, given the intellectual resources at its disposal, saving the day is fast becoming the order of the day.

Source: The Nation July 17, 2021 21:22 UTC