The base of an Indian Politicians is the group of sycophants around them who earn bad name for their leaders.

Answer: Option C

submissive : ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive.
foppish : (of a man) concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way.
flatterers : a person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant.
harbor : a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.
sycophants : a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

Synonym of sycophants is flatterers