Dera chief Ram Rahim, the self-styled spiritual guru for millions of a multitude who often fall prey to antics that apparently converge to holy thoughts and practices but that in reality constitute a well-designed plot to befool the gullible, has been booked. He is now languishing in the company of his agonies rooted in his past misdeeds – and we emphasize here the fact that his misdeeds were politically glossed over, because, after all, this is how our politics works. To take you straight to the issue, we say here that many a guru have been found to be very convenient political species. How can, then, the Dera chief be any exception? But the larger issue – which is societal – is the following.