Adarsh Society scam: Mumbai’s latest tourist stop is ‘Corruption Tower’

It’s a 31-storey-tower, a taller controversy that seems to be growing bigger by the day and a news story which is steadfastly making top headlines.
And currently, it’s a favourite of Mumbaikars. Some just want to know about it from newspapers or TV. But there are some really curious ones who would accept nothing short of a real thing.
On a Sunday, many flocked to the city’s most infamous address as of today: Adarsh Housing Society, Colaba.
Dinesh Ghuge, a resident of Bombay Central, who visited the spot with his friends on Sunday, said: “We are curious about this building. We hear about illegal squatters, encroachers, among chawls and slum colonies. It is fun to see the rich in the same mess. First, it was just another news item, but now that the chief minister has offered to resign, it is becoming great fun to follow its developments.”
Shailesh Phanse, a bank employee, said, “We should get this building vacated and call it Corruption Tower and use it to lure tourists. We finally have a physical symbol of our filthy corruption. We should thank the government for this.”
Rohit Ugale, a software engineer from Tardeo, said: “It is unbelievable that a scam so big can unfold so close to Mantralaya and that too so close to sensitive defence buildings. This can happen only in India.”