The increasingly intolerant actions of AAP have dashed the hopes of Arvind Kejriwal s ardent supporters. In the 1920s, many great intellectuals embraced communism. Disillusioned with the exploitation by the new capitalists and horrified with the working-class ghettos that sprang up in the wake of the industrial revolution, they flirted with Marxism and Leninism in search of the Promised Land and many became card-carrying members. Among them, six extraordinary individuals, led by Arthur Koestler, disenchanted after their short love affair with communism, described their experience in a celebrated book, The God That Failed . The Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, in a similar fashion, has drawn support and admiration from many prominent individuals: intellectuals like Lord Meghnad Desai and Amartya Sen, bureaucrats and diplomats, military generals, people from media and Bollywood celebrities. They publicly endorsed the AAP and a few joined the party. Many of whom now are disenchanted with th
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