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Journalism of Courage
When will Mani Shakar Aiyar and his brand of spin doctors learn their lessons and stop belittling the intelligence of Indian voters 8216;Defeat and its consequences8217;, IE, December 9? As the assembly elections have shown, Indian voters are coming of age, voting on issues, demanding development and rewarding those who have delivered 8212; a case in point being the Congress retaining Delhi. When will people like Aiyar realise that they cannot continue to flog their hackneyed, make-believe creations and fantasies of Indian versions of 8220;Hitler8221;, 8220;Nazis8221;, 8220;Gujarat lab8221;, etc? Some people can be fooled some times, but all people cannot be fooled all the time.
8212; Vinod Varapravan On e-mail
8226; ManiI Shankar Aiyar8217;s article sounded like the minutes of the seven-hour-long Congress Working Committee meeting.
8212; Mazhar Khan On e-mail
8226; Cribbing won8217;t get you or your party anywhere, Mr Aiyar. Start re-inventing your party and induct some young leaders instead of seventysomethings who stab each other in the back.
8212; Vijay On e-mail
Dual incrimination
After Dilip Singh Judeo8217;s video episode, the BJP8217;s target was former Chhattishgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi. By hook or by crook the BJP has now trapped power-hungry Ajit Jogi on an audio-tape. After that the naked fight between the BJP and the Congress has opened a can of worms. Neither did the BJP emerge in a good light in the Tehelka and Judeo episodes, nor has the Congress come out with flying colours. Both parties will have a tough time refurbishing their tarnished image.
8212; Bidyut K. Chatterjee Faridabad
Jogi8217;s timetable
The Congress should have got rid of Ajit Jogi before the assembly elections; then the composition of Chhattisgarh8217;s new assembly would have been different 8216;Jogi admits he goofed, but Cong8217;s cold: don8217;t even call8217;, IE, December 9.
8212; Ramdas On e-mail
Winning the draw
The first Test between India and Australia may have ended in a tame draw, thanks to the weather, but we can comfortably state that our team has achieved a moral victory in this match. Most of us would not have even considered this Test worth watching for we were sure that it would be a very dull, one-sided affair. What actually transpired was something pleasantly different! Putting up a tremendous all-round performance, our cricketers not only bowled out the Aussies for a modest score but even surpassed their total, with the Indian captain playing a stupendous knock. This only shows that if our boys believe in their capabilities and have the right attitude, they can subdue any team in the world, no matter how mighty.
8212; V. Rajesh On e-mail
A few special men
8216;A Tale of two Uday Singhs8217; by Saikat Datta IE, December 8 was very topical. The Indian Army8217;s top brass needs to come up with solutions and prepare a special forces cadre.
8212; Arvind Sharma On e-mail
