Arvind Elangovan on Tensions Within the Indian Constitution
Ideas of India
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What Is Legitimacy in a Constitutional Making Process?
Rau's position was unique because his legitimacy, to a great extent, derived from the legitimacy of the colonial state. So that takes us to an interesting question: What does legitimacy look like in the post colonial period? Is legitimacy to be tied only to elections and elected officials? Can somebody like row exist to day? I mean, maybe there are people like row but they will not have the same status," he says.
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