Top leaders from political parties of all colors including sitting
chief ministers of three different states (Gujarat, Utter Pradesh and
Andhra Pradesh) attended a lavish marriage ceremony of Dr. Desai’s
daughter held in Ahmedabad on Saturday (Nov. 29). Top medical leaders
of MCI including members of the Ethics Committee and leaders of IMA also
joined this party to celebrate the marriage of the daughter of the
biggest medical mafia in Indian medicine (see news below). This
shameless public display of celebration by India’s top political and
medical leaders is clearly aimed to express their solidarity and support
for the condemned ex-MCI president.
Dr. Desai perhaps played the most heinous role in spreading medical
corruption during his long tenure as the head of MCI and IMA. Dr. Desai
was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2010 for
taking bribe from a private medical college allegedly in exchange of
granting MCI recognition. While Dr. Desai is still free on bail waiting
for his criminal trial to begin, it was recently reported that he had
several private meetings with the CBI Director, Mr. Ranjit Sinha. Dr.
Desai also managed to put his cronies to the top positions in MCI
through a botched election last year. However, in response to a recent
PIL filed by our organization (W.P. No. 890/2014), Hon’ble Supreme Court
issued notice against MCI and Dr. Desai for their role in the allegedly
rigged MCI election. The highly publicized, long and sordid saga of
Dr. Desai has created a deep distrust for the ordinary people across
India against the entire medical community.
Dr. Desai is not only facing serious criminal charges from CBI for
bribery and corruption, he is also facing cases for allegedly rigging
the MCI election. We are deeply concerned with this recent development
because of the shameless patronage shown by top leaders from different
political parties in support of Dr. Desai. This raises serious question
about extraneous influences trying to shield Dr. Desai and it also
sends a wrong signal for the public at large. PBT has submitted an
urgent memorandum to the Prime Minister seeking his immediate
intervention in this matter to assure equitable justice for tainted Dr.
Desai (see below).
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