India, May 25 -- The month of May is often associated with excessive heatwaves, leading to dehydration and resultant heatstroke. But due to the heat, one may also lose one's sanity, if we go by the "Midsummer madness," the 2018 song by musical collective 88rising. The heatwave across the country also seems to be testing the sanity of many high and mighty, leading to the emergence of bulldozers and cockroaches, both with serious consequences.

The recent days have seen a series of instances in which the initial enthusiasm of first-time rulers (as in the newly elected chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Keralam, and West Bengal) seems to go out of the board, drilling a hole in their boats. Indeed, the chief ministers do not want to waste any ti...