He held the offices of Solicitor-General and Attorney General, and was later called upon to advise Presidents and Prime Ministers. Among the earliest PILs was the Bombay Backbay reclamation scam and the allotment of cement by A.R. Among these were the fodder scam involving Lalu Prasad and the arming of private militia Salwa Judum by the State of Chhattisgarh. I once asked him if his optimism was misplaced. “Sriram, optimism is not an option; it is a duty.”Sriram Panchu is a senior advocate at the Madras High Court

Source: The Hindu April 16, 2020 18:35 UTC