To think that the punishments that politicians, officials and suppliers mean to bring justice in this matter would be absolutely wrong. The fact remains that the lost money was never recovered. Families who found themselves poor and hungry never had a chance to succeed. Even after so many years – while Bihar is a much better place, it lags behind states of similar or even lesser capacity. The fodder scam was not a disease, it was a mere symptom of the deep and chronic cancer that is corruption plaguing India. Since it was discovered, the scam has taught some lessons to the people of India. This has exposed bureaucratic corruption and the criminalization of politics and governance. Parliament quickly recognized the extent of control the mafia exercised over governance. The “fodder” had even made a country hungry