The issue of a plethora of fake degrees is being given a Machiavellian twist by the politicians who take the naïve voters for a ride by saying that a usurper had introduced this clause with the malafides intention of keeping the seasoned politician out of the assemblies. Some of them even justify such forging by the affected MNAs and MPAs on one pretext or the other. This is strange to say the least. The question is not of the qualification (graduation) but of the character of the persons involved, who acquired such fake degrees by illegal means, by deceitfully forging the documents! Does it behove a law maker to be a cheat, a forger, a fraud, a swindler or an imposter?! It strikes at the very roots of his personal conduct and character. There is an old saying, “If wealth is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, something is lost. But if character is lost, everything is lost”. Should such characterless forgers be trusted with the sacred task of framing the laws for the nation? Incidentally, issuing of party tickets to such charlatans speaks volumes about the concerned party leadership also.