Mrs Kothiwala
U R BA N I T E AND S O C I A L I T E
What she says: Why do they have to do it in the open. It’s so embarrassing.!

What she means: Forgive me if my flush and forget WC toilet guzzles precious water and contaminates water supplies.

Reality: A quarter of Delhi residents don’t have access to corporation water. 40% of the supply is wasted — State of Governance, Delhi Citizen Handbook, 2003 (Centre for Civil Society) Mr Kothiwala

Mr Kothiwala
C O N V E N O R ME,MY C I T Y CAMPA I G N

What he says: MY CITY is under great strain because of unchecked influx of thousands of migrants. From now on we will stop entry of all others from coming and working in MY city. Enough is Enough. No more encroachments by slum dwellers.

What he means: Please overlook the fact that ME and MY family were also migrants and usurped all land from its original inhabitants who now live in the same slums I complain about and get domestic help to slave for me. And I care two hoots about what you think about my conspicuous consumption and unsustainable lavish lifestyle in MY CITY that is responsible for migration from deprived rural areas. I know M P Singh II very well and I don’t know what Enough means.

Reality: Slums are home to around 1 billion people in the world.