Do you think it is politically justified for political leaders to violate the deepest constraints of morality for greater goods or avoid disasters for their communities? Justify your position with suitable examples.

Politics is duly ingrained with morality, and if one separated the two, they don't know what politics is - Gandhi. Political Leaders and Ethical Violations: A No: It is not justified to violate moral constraints for public goods because: 1) Violates human dignity Kant => treating some minorities as means to an end => Bulldozer justice 2) Diminishes trust and accountability from politics => vote bank politics 3) Most of the ethical violations

are rooted in serving personal interest (ethical egoism). Eg: Division on caste local => vote bank politics. c Yes, it is justified: 1) leads to public welfare and the greatest good for greatest number Utilitarianism Eg: Prabhas => distribution of books, cycles, cash etc. 2) Wide coverage of beneficiaries, which open up scope for development. Eg: Ambedkar invoked Dalit to convert to Buddhism to escape the discrimination thus, the best way to resolve eternal dilemma in politics is to prioritise stakeholder interest, public well-being and overall equality.

— Ritika