• Apropos of ‘Return of the JP movement?’ (IE, January 19), we need to fight this corruption. But who is going to bell the cat. It’s surprising at present there is a lot of finger-pointing going on. But the fact remains, how can the letter written to the PMO be exposed? Is it not the PMO’s responsibility to check on this leak and put its house in order? It’s little wonder that the security of our VIPs is sometimes breached. If a document, which is supposed to be confidential leaks out to anti-social elements, it means there is something wrong at the PMO. — Raghuvir D. Prabhu On e-mail Jhabua terror • The report,‘Police are silent watchers as terror returns to Jhabua’ (IE, January 19) is a well-investigated one about the incidents in this region and the surrounding areas, present a true and objective picture about things that are happening in this trouble-torn district. The general public requires to be informed about the sinister designs of some of these fundamentalist groups who seem to be hand in glove with the government of the state. — Fr Anto Poruthur On e-mail Mahajan’s pride • I completely agree with Pramod Mahajan’s opinion that any thought of Sonia Gandhi becoming India’s next prime minister hurts my personal pride too (‘Sonia becoming PM hurts my national pride’, IE, January 20). It is a pity and it saddens me that the Congress cannot find a political leader of Indian origin from one billion people. The BJP has a charismatic leader in Vajpayee. Why cannot the Congress find a decent Indian to represent it? — G.R. Nair On e-mail • Let us put Pramod Mahajan’s remark on the Congress president in perspective. As far as bruised national pride is concerned, I have nothing to say because every individual has a right to his own beliefs no matter how pedantic and insular they may appear to others. However, his sweeping statement regarding Sonia Gandhi’s eligibility for the post of prime minister for which he cites reasons of acceptability is empty oratory. Mahajan would be well advised to remember that Sonia Gandhi is far more acceptable to the people than he is, going by election performance. She won both her seats from the north and the south quite comfortably. As against that Mahajan, the most visible and vocal “Indian”, was unable to win a parliamentary election from his own state! So let the people decide who is acceptable to them and let the winning party/coalition decide who shall be prime minister. — Archana Dalmia New Delhi • It's disgusting to hear politicians use the foreigner tag on Sonia Gandhi when the going gets tough. I think that she is a fine lady worthy of prime ministership. She stood by her husband when he was PM. She is an Indian citizen with every right to become PM if her political party wins. Indian politicians have a lot of growing up to do. — Kerisnaji Rao On e-mail • Sonia Gandhi will do more than hurt Indian pride. She will create a regime worse and more violent than any we have seen so far in India. Indira Gandhi’s emergency will look like a picnic compared to the fate that awaits India should she come to power. — V. Mohan On e-mail • Please refer to Mahajan’s comment on Sonia becoming the “ruler” of India. I would point out to the minister that the PM is not the ruler of India but the highest elected servant of its people. — Atinder Singh On e-mail
