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Journalism of Courage
8226;As a long-time reader of your paper, I was delighted to find you publishing three handsome tributes to
J.L. Sinha, following his death, by Shanti Bhushan who argued for Raj Narain, Ravi Kiran Jain a senior advocate of Allahabad high court and social scientist Yogendra Yadav.
8212; M.K.D. Prasada Rao
Ghaziabad
8226;Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha, who passed away at 87 a couple of days ago, was known for his courage of conviction and ranks among the most upright judges of India. In his historic judgment, Justice Sinha gave the verdict that unseated Indira Gandhi on charges of corrupt poll practices. He maintained strict court decorum through his order that no one should rise from his seat when the accused prime minister entered the courtroom. Even her security personnel were asked to wait outside, and her security was handled by bar members. Angered by this, Indira Gandhi ordered the Emergency on June 25, 1975, suspending fundamental rights, arresting opposition leaders across the country and gagging the press.
Perhaps it is the only case where a prime minister was unseated for unfair poll practices. Justice Sinha will live forever in the minds of people who value probity.
8212; A.R.K. Pillai
Hyde and deal
8226; This refers to 8216;Advani brings it back on table8230; Hyde Act8217;, . The BJP8217;s opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal is actually its reluctance to concede the credit for clinching the agreement to the Congress. It would have been ready to sign a tougher deal if it were in power.
Nevertheless, Manmohan Singh should have considered Advani8217;s demand for amending the Atomic Energy Act so that India is insulated from the implications of the Hyde Act. At least, by getting the BJP8217;s approval to the deal by amending the Atomic Energy Act, the government could have given the lie to the communist contention that the majority in Parliament was against the deal. However, only Advani can explain quite how amending our law would insulate us.
8212; N. Kunju
Patriot wife
8226; I salute Sukhpreet Kaur, Sarabjit Singh8217;s wife, for saying that she does not want her husband in exchange for hardcore Pakistani terrorists lodged in Indian jails. It is patriotism at its best.
8212; Hansraj Bhat
Mumbai
Giddy Dhoni
8226; The comments of the Indian ODI skipper M.S. Dhoni about senior players are deplorable and a sign of his immaturity 8216;Dhoni8217;s comments will not create bad blood: BCCI.. He has clearly indicated that there is no utility of senior players in his team. Obviously, he was justifying the ouster of Dravid and Ganguly from the ODI team. Does he forget that India could not have won the CB series finals without Tendulkar8217;s unbeaten century in the first match and 91 in the second? A victory or two hardly make a case for writing off seasoned and consistent senior players. Team India needs both the youngsters and the seniors. Victory should not go to one8217;s head.
8212; M.C. Joshi
