The Coupists

The Coupists Romesh Thapar THE other day, the annual elections to the executive committee of the Gymkhana Club in New Delhi became the focus of alarums and tensions, and also interventions by the ruling family in favour of Foreign Secretary Natwar Singh and his bunch of friends. Orders were issued to civil and military officers, who are members of the Club, to turn up to cast their votes for the 'approved' list.