Power rarely falls in a moment. It corrodes first – quietly, almost invisibly – until one day the people withdraw their consent all at once. The latest verdict against Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala’s Assembly elections is not just an electoral defeat; it is a moral and political repudiation. Kerala has long prided itself on political literacy, never political idolatry. Yet Vijayan dared to become an idol! Quite strange given the rad...