NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- As I hear about the chief minister of Manipur finally resigning, a sad picture comes to my mind, of a thin fellow leading a woman who is scantily clad, along the road somewhere in Manipur.

We hear that he finally raped and killed her.

A skinny fellow, as thin as a toothpick!

Now look behind the Toothpick; you'll see four others with bigger builds, more muscular Tarzan types. They stand leering while Toothpick leads the poor girl on and assaults her.

Here's what I want you to do: take an eraser, slowly cut them off, erase them - remove them from the scene.

Now watch as, in your imagination, Toothpick looks back and notices the four aren't there anymore. Toothpick's expression changes, uncertainty replaces con...