I'm surprised that it took someone so long to realize this fact. Hypocrisy is just one of the bane of our society and a minor one at that. I guess this observation becomes more obivious if someone gets a chance to compare our society with any other evolved society, as in this case. Generalization of a population as diverse as ours is not a good idea however for lack of exceptions to this behavior and apparent reluctance of citizens to take responsibilty for upholding the moral tenents we boast of. One will have to agree with Mr. Ramanathan that indeed hypocrisy is built in the fabric of our society. Another thing that is essence of our nation is Optimisim, so we move on.