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8226; I agree with most part of Tavleen Singh8217;s piece 8216;Communal or Communist: Same Difference8217; November 14. Communal forces pretend to be pro-Hindu and Communists pretend to be pro-poor, but both are just the opposite of it. Communist and quasi-Communist a more dangerous breed actually have not solved the poor man8217;s problems. As regards to communal forces, the Muslim League was supposed to protect the interest of Muslims but they are still suffering because of the success of the League. The day the RSS-BJP becomes successful, Hindus will suffer the most. But I don8217;t agree with her on one account, that they are equally bad. Communalism is a more serious problem. I would prefer my India to be like Communist West Bengal rather than the BJP-RSS-VHP8217;s Gujarat.
Pranav Sachdeva

8226; I don8217;t know the reason behind the grudge that Tavleen Singh nurses against the Communists, but I am sure that whatever be their economic policies, they can never be equated with what the BBC calls 8216;Hindu nationalist parties8217;. The Communist response to the economic policy was known much before they won the elections. It is deep-rooted in the Communist ideology and if China is turning itself into a new economic powerhouse, so is our very own Bengal. If one takes a closer look, everytime the Communists protest a policy, there are logical grounds for that. The issue of privatisation is one. The protest was not against the process as such but the 8216;indiscriminate8217; way in which it was being pursued by the previous NDA government and the huge corruption involved. Also, it is only the Communist parties which raised the question of the expenditure of this money for public good.
Ali Yasir

8226; Monica Bedi8217;s letter 8216;Sir, I beg you for a second chance in life8217;, November 7 was touching. It is evident that she is the innocent victim of guile. In no way can she be linked to the 1993 explosions in Bombay. She was caught in Portugal for travelling on a fake passport, and has been punished by a Portuguese court. Why does India want her extradition now? For police harassment? The man she married cannot help; her parents are too old and ailing to come to her rescue. Who else but her parent country? I appeal to our President, PM and the Home Minister to save an innocent.
Brigadier retd J S Bawa

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