India's anger at its politicians over the Mumbai terrorist attacks claimed the scalps of two more senior members of its ruling elite yesterday.Vilasrao Deshmukh, the chief minister of Maharashtra state, offered to quit over alleged warnings about terrorist activities that were not acted on. He was also criticised for going on a tour of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the last site to be cleared, accompanied by a Bollywood filmmaker.His deputy, RR Patil, also submitted his resignation after being quoted as downplaying the seriousness of the attacks, which killed 172 ... (more)