Noble gesture?

8226; A word of caution. Let us not presume that Sonia Gandhi will be all-powerful for all time. One may, there...

8226; A word of caution. Let us not presume that Sonia Gandhi will be all-powerful for all time. One may, therefore, go slow on Sonia eulogies. You are aware of what happened to AASU and AGP in Assam.
Let us not elevate Gandhi beyond her stature. Ordinary people like me understand the meaning of 8220;to renounce8221; as 8220;to give up8221; or 8220;to abandon8221;. Again, people like me fail to understand what Gandhi has given up. If she has given up the prime minister8217;s post, she has combined in her the posts of party chief, chairperson of her party8217;s parliamentary wing and leader of the Congress group in Parliament and in the process amended the constitution of the Congress party.
If this is renunciation, then the article 8216;Reality check for Sonia baiters8217; by Valson Thampu IE, May 25 is in order. One cannot nevertheless believe that Gandhi does not like to hear her own praises. We saw and heard it on television that fateful day when she made the 8220;supreme sacrifice8221;. You, however, must start a crusade to enlighten people like me to the new order because there are innumerable ignoramuses like me in India.

8212; S.C.N. Jatar Pune

Berth control

8226; This refers to your editorial 8216;The Chennai blackmail8217; May 26. A senior and seasoned politician like M. Karunanidhi ought to apologise for his and his MPs8217; behaviour. If the Congress8217;s allies continue to behave in such a disgraceful fashion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may be justified in seeking dissolution of the Lok Sabha and seeking fresh elections.

8212; Krishnaraj On e-mail

8226; For a party that has enjoyed power at the Centre for close to eight years with the United Front, the BJP-led NDA and now the Congress-led UPA, what is the DMK8217;s achievement? Not a single worthwhile Central government investment has come to Tamil Nadu. Compare this with Andhra Pradesh, which under Chandrababu Naidu got Central aid. The rest of India should be assured that while the DMK is not going to take away investment from them, the party might just monopolise the headlines.

8212; B. Gopalakrishnan On e-mail

Car mechanics

8226; Even if our upright prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, were able to overcome problems of left-hand drive with a rear prime mover, it appears that at least some of his fellow travellers are likely to create enough hurdles en route.
However, the United Progressive Alliance may keep in mind the sensitivity of the Indian voter, who would not take too kindly in having his verdict negated through loud criminal overtones in governance and public fighting over creamy ministries.

8212; Raghubir Singh On e-mail

Social supports

8226; The middle course is the most difficult passage 8216;No wants a rollback, no one: Chidambaram8217;, IE, May 27. We should welcome it. We need a spelt-out social policy in tune with the UPA8217;s common minimum programme on criteria and delivery modes of support to the poor, with phases for empowering them and withdrawing the assistance.

8212; S. Soundararajan On e-mail