son stroke

n. nepotism or favoritism benefiting one’s male child. Subjects: English, India, Politics, Relationships

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Citations: 1997 Harinder Baweja @ Bangalore India Today (Jan. 31) “The Gowdas: The Taste Of Power” p. 28: One fallout of all this is that Deve Gowda, like his predecessors, is now suffering from what is known as “son stroke.” If Narasimha Rao’s sons were dubbed brokers, Indira Gandhi was criticised for Sanjay Gandhi’s brusque and dictatorial style, Morarji Desai’s son Kanti Desai slammed for his wheeling-dealing and V.P. Singh’s son Ajeya framed in the St Kitts affair, Deve Gowda is running the risk of losing his carefully crafted “humble farmer” image. 1998 The Hunger Project-India (Nov. 16) “Breakthrough in Jaipur”: It is this structure that must be transformed—a structure that gets expressed through a wide-range of behaviors, such as dowry and a preference for sons over daughters, which the activists refer to as “son stroke.” 2001 Indira Jaisingh Rediff (India) (Mar. 16) “If this is what happens in fictitious deals, what could be happening in the real ones?”: One has heard of the “son stroke” syndrome, many a politician has fallen victim to it. One has seen the “son stroke” extend to daughters. A few years ago, this writer had raised the issue of the impropriety of a daughter of a sitting Chief Justice living in the same home with her father and carrying on her professional practice from there. 2004 Indian Express (Jan. 5) “Son shine in Cong: Punjab’s shadow cabinet”: Son stroke is not new to the Congress, but in Punjab, where the shadow of a split continues to lengthen everyday, it’s more like a son flare.…Last month, virtually every corridor of Punjab Bhawan and Kapurthala House was swarming with offsprings of leaders fighting their battle. 2006 V.V. Subrahmanyam @ Hyderabad The Hindu (India) (Feb. 16) “This son rise’ eclipses merit; Son stroke’ hits Hyderabad cricket”: Even before summer has arrived, Hyderabad cricket is suffering from a peculiar “son stroke.” Certainly, it’s not a crime to see one’s son play cricket at any level. But, what happens is when it comes to picking the team on sheer merit; some of the more deserving get the kick.…None of these “sons” had any stand-out performance this season to merit special treatment to make their selection a mere formality as Hyderabad cricket has hit a new low this season. 2006 The Hindu (India) (May 29) “Third front is a distant possibility, says Ajit Singh”: His action in sidelining senior leaders, including Siddaramaiah, to ensure that his son H.D. Kumaraswamy became the Chief Minister, was “diabolical.” “I have heard about people getting sun stroke during summer due to excessive heat. But in the case of Mr. Deve Gowda, it was son stroke, which has blinded his secular ideals,” Mr. Singh added. 2007 Ajmer Singh NDTV.com (New Delhi, India) (Apr. 11) “Judicial nepotism rampant in India”: However, it appears to have ignored the wider problem of what is called Son Stroke or Uncle Judge, where judges have close relatives practising in the same court.

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