It’s an open secret that in this country a man who wields power has got it made in the shade. So, even as the ‘second’ and ‘third class’ people are being compelled by cops to peel off the tint on their car windows — following a Supreme Court directive — and face the full glare of the sun and curious commuters, those who are first among equals continue to drive around in full ‘filmy’ style.

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