Rs 12 Meal

Pila Bungalow, Dharavi, Mumbai. Asia's largest slum. This is where some of India's poorest of the poor live. Without exception, the air here always smells of sewage. After all, Dharavi was right next to the Mithi river, which had long turned into a gutter. The monsoon had only worsened the situation as the sewers freely overflowed on to the roads.

The Congress's effort at limiting the damage wrought by its spokesperson Raj Babbar professing that Rs. 12 can buy a complete meal in Mumbai, was two-pronged today. While Mr Babbar recanted, expressing regret, another spokesperson Ajay Maken went on the offensive.

Pila Bungalow, Dharavi, Mumbai. Asia's largest slum. This is where some of India's poorest of the poor live. Without exception, the air here always smells of sewage. After all, Dharavi was right next to the Mithi river, which had long turned into a gutter. The monsoon had only worsened the situation as the sewers freely overflowed on to the roads.

The Congress's effort at limiting the damage wrought by its spokesperson Raj Babbar professing that Rs. 12 can buy a complete meal in Mumbai, was two-pronged today. While Mr Babbar recanted, expressing regret, another spokesperson Ajay Maken went on the offensive.