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N K Singh's inference that Kerala is not yet God’s own country is absolutely correct. The state continues to lag behind in economic dev...

N K Singh’s inference that Kerala is not yet God’s own country is absolutely correct. The state continues to lag behind in economic development, while strikes are common. The government, as well as the parties, have paid no attention to the State’s development, despite the vast natural resources available. Kerala’s claim of having the highest literacy rate is also questionable, considering that not many of its youths qualify for jobs with multinationals and Indian corporate firms.
V P Damodar, Pune

Congratulations for making public the ‘‘secret’’ report of Afzal Amanullah on Left parties rigging polls in West Bengal.ÿA similar report should be prepared for Tripura also. Those of us who have spent some time in West Bengal always knew that the elections were rigged but had no proof.
Maj Gen S C N Jatar, Pune

In her column, ‘‘Red flag, so no economic progress’’, Tavleen Singh may be partly right, but it would be wrong to blame the Leftists alone. According to the Left government in West Bengal, the reason for the appalling economic conditions in the state is the discriminatory policies of the central government. Still, Bengal’s current economic growth is higher than the national average. And while the Leftists are opposing FDI in aviation, insurance and telecom sectors, their chief minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, is trying hard to woo foreign investors to Bengal.
Amit V Sengupta, Kolkata

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I would like to differ from Tavleen Singh’s views regarding Nehru socialism. At a time when our entrepreneurs did not have the wherewithal to invest in new industries, Nehru used State machinery to set up heavvy industries. He also introduced government subsidies in various fields to enable poorer people to participate in development. He gave generous subsidies to flying and gliding clubs so that youngsters with limited financial means could become pilots. Many such youths became commercial pilots, thanks to Nehru. Today, it costs Rs 9 lakhs to obtain a commercial licence. Only sons of the rich can afford to become airlines pilots.
Natranjan A Wala

Sudheendra Kulkarni’s column, ‘‘Imagine… a world without nuclear weapons’’, provides a rather optimistic approach, encouraging us to imagine such a world and believe in it. Cheers toÿhim for daring to express such positive thoughts.
Richa Vij, New Delhi

With reference to Soli Sorabjee’s column, ‘‘Soliloquies’’, on the cash-for-question scam, while 11 MPs have been caught red-handed there are many others who are guilty of the same offence but have been lucky enough not to get caught. However, public memory is short and the 11 MPs will soon be forgotten.
Subhash C Agrawal, Delhi

The cash-for-question scam once again exposes how corrupt our system is. Corruption has become a way of life. It is yet another case on the long list of scams like the fodder scam, coffin scam, oil-for-food scam, stock scam and so on. All the government departments are corrupt. The police department is corrupt. Corruption has even spread to the courts, particularly the lower courts. And while everyone talks about eradicating corruption, few really do something about it.
Amjad K Maruf, Mumbai

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