Rahul gets SPG + SWAT security!!

Now this has really pissed me off: not because of Rahul Gandhi's publicity seeking visit to a martyr's home but because of the people being used to protect him.

A good couple months ago on the occasion of the Independence Day I had seen pictures of these commandos of the newly formed elite SWAT team in their full camouflage guarding the red fort. I loved the sight they offered and took a lot of self-deceiving pride in the way they looked: 'ready to protect you kind of look'.

(picture courtesy: The Hindu)


Today watching the SWAT form a ring of security around Rahul Gandhi, who is an SPG protectee, really really pissed me off. What the heck man. He and other SPG protectees already have the best guys protecting them in the form of the SPG. Why the heck do they need to have a Special Weapons and Tactics team also with them. This is ridiculous. I thought they were to be used for special circumstances and cases and not to form a freaking ring of security around a freaked out guy facing a middle age crisis.