When 42-year-old Divya Mittal resigned from Indian Administrative Service yesterday, India got yet another case study on the venality of its politicians. Ms Mittal didn’t blame anyone for her resignation. Instead she acknowledged the affection she received from the poor people whose welfare was her chief concern. In her farewell note on X, she wrote, “Today my eyes are moist with gratitude. Just one scene lingers in them. That elderly mother from the hill of Lahu...