Reactions, ranging from shocked to cynical, have been pouring in response to this paper's front-page report about politicians who entered an SSC examination centre. Mobile phones are banned for both students and invigilators entering the Board examination centre, and no one but they can enter the exam halls.

And yet, with utter disregard for the rules, Malabar Hill politicians Arun Dudhwadkar and his son Hemant took pictures with the students right before their first SSC paper was to begin.