The God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. Now, we have been seeing that there is a constant and continuous attempt being made to replace the word "God" by the word "corruption".

2. Day-in and day-out there is a preaching of sermons listing out the evils of corruption and raising slogans with catch-words against the corruption. Similarly, we have been seeing that there are positive and constructive remedial measures and steps taken for its eradication by the agency concerned. We have also been seeing that there is a constant debate throughout the globe regarding the magnitude and multi-dimensional causes of corruption. But even then. "omnipresent" corruption with its tentacles poses a great threat to the welfare of society and grows in menacing proportion.

3. An impression is also created by and large that corruption is an inevitable evil. However, the persons who are at the helm of affairs do forget the popular saying :

"Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshithaha"

If we protect "Dharma', Dharma will protect us. If we protect "law", law will protect us. To put it differently, if we do not protect law, law will not protect us.

4. In our democratic set up based on the concept o