Arvind Kejriwal burst into Indian politics four years ago by organizing a high-decibel anticorruption movement that promised to clean up public life. But even though he was elected in a landslide victory last February to lead the Delhi city government, in many ways the 47-year-old activist-turned-politician has already lost his sheen.
Since his election, Mr. Kejriwal’s most credible comrades in the anticorruption movement—which morphed into a political party back in 2012—have become his biggest critics. He shows no talent for the drudgery of administration. His frequent accusations of graft against whomever he chooses don’t end in prosecution, let alone conviction. This makes Mr. Kejriwal look like a drive-by character assassin rather than a serious politician with a plan to tackle the corruption still plaguing the city.
In choosing his latest target, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Mr. Kejriwal may have overstepped. He accuses Mr. Jaitley of presiding over massive corruption in an earlier role as the president of Delhi’s state cricket association, a private body.
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