Don146;t forget

8226; Thanks to Sheela Barse for for having the courage to write 8216;The little boy with spiky hair who could not speak8217; IE, Octobe...

8226; Thanks to Sheela Barse for for having the courage to write 8216;The little boy with spiky hair who could not speak8217; IE, October 30. The anti-Sikh riots of 1984 are a very painful experience to reflect upon. But if people like Barse write, hopefully, this dark page of Indian history will not be lost without learning the lessons. I have given up any hope of justice for the victims after twenty long years of disappointment and despair.

8212; Nirvair Singh On e-mail

Bad start

8226; Apropos of your editorial 8216;Mantralaya drama8217; IE, October 30, the long drawn high drama for the post of the chief minister in Maharashtra is a question mark on the maturity of the Congress party as well as on its commitment towards the rules of the coalition politics. With such inherent conflict in the coalition, the new government doesn8217;t appear to be set for smooth sailing. No wonder, expecting good governance from it seems to be a daydream.

8212; M.C. Joshi Lucknow

Good riddance

8226; Kumar Ketkar8217;s 8216;Tiger8217;s whimper8217; IE, October 30, is an incisive article which only a Maharashtrian could have written. The Sena8217;s goondaism is something which the people of Mumbai, especially the migrants who came to the city to earn a peaceful living, have had to suffer for far too long.

8212; G.Sriniwasan Adelaide

Sena8217;s bounce

8226; The Shiv Sena was written off by all the mainstream newspapers, including Marathi newspapers such as Loksatta, in the late 8217;70s and the 8217;80s. They embraced Hindutva and bounced back. In a highly fragmented polity, parties will have their ups and downs. However, irrespective of who gains power after Bal Thackeray, if the party manages to hang on to most of its core constituency, it will continue to be attractive as a coalition partner. I would not be surprised if they bounce back.

8212; Arul New York

Off with Guvs!

8226; It is the habit of any political party that comes to power at the Centre to appoint, transfer, remove the governors, depending upon their political affiliation. We don8217;t think, then, that this type of post is necessary and the post of governor should be removed forthwith. The government should bring in the necessary amendement to the constitution.
If not, the governor8217;s post should be kept above political affiliations and leaders who have crossed a certain age.

8212; R.C. Pillai Nashik

Only Mumbai

8226; Thanks for focusing on a truly local view of Mumbai8217;s problems in Harsh Kabra8217;s 8216;Shanghai nightmares8217; IE, October 29. The problems of Mumbai are different and media spin and political and corporate rhetoric like 8216;8216;Shangaiing8217;8217; Mumbai or 8216;8216;Singaporing8217;8217; it sound amusing. I notice that even in the large Peking railway station there are not the surging crowds like in Mumbai8217;s VT or Churchgate. Our problems are daunting. Let us encourage those who give our own solutions at a far cheaper outlay.
Mumbai8217;s suburban rail system should be taken up as a priority. Let the elite provide some short term and medium term solutions for Mumbai8217;s transport nightmare rather than selling visions of utopia some 15 years hence.

8212; S. Subramanyan Mumbai