Turns out I had nothing to be worried about. The man endorsed by Ram Sene was a sweet looking man hanging out with his two grandsons.

Ram Bhat was a two time BJP MLA who was upset with his party for denying him a Lok Sabha ticket. So he has decided to be a lone warrior with women-bashing Pramod Muthalik by his side.

We had travelled to one of the most remote villages in Mangalore to attend his public meeting. There were women there but they were never going to be anywhere close to a pub. Maybe, they didn't even know that their kind had been dragged by their hair because Bhat's backers felt that going to a lounge bar went against their Indianness.

Do you not feel bad being backed by such people? "I have to win, no?"
When a sweet looking old man says that to you, you tend to agree. But it just showed me how politics is corrupted by compromise. The politician may be sincere or honest as an individual but they find it tough to hang on to their values and still keep winning.

Pramod Muthalik was not in town today so we were denied the pleasure of meeting him. Maybe, I'll bump into him when I return to town for pleasure and am patronising the local pub.