Opinion Back to the front
With typical irreverence and caustic turn of phrase,Paul Zacharia has shown the election result in Kerala for what it really is.
Back to the front
* With typical irreverence and caustic turn of phrase,Paul Zacharia has shown the election result in Kerala for what it really is (Unpredictable front,IE,May 16). As he notes,the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government with a majority of one seat is likely to be as wobbly as Humpty Dumpty teetering on the edge of the wall.
The cacophony of the UDFs celebration may be drowned in the raucous slogans of the Left Democratic Front.
R.P. Subramanian,Delhi
Work over words
* This refers to Losing face,finding some faces (IE,May 18). The Congress should do a realistic and dispassionate analysis of the results of the assembly elections. The merit of a leader must take precedence over sycophancy and dynastic politics. The Congress should note that people are now more interested in a solution to their problems than who represents it.
Tarsem Singh,New Delhi
Jaya in demand
* This refers to Friends with benefits (IE,May 18). It was not for nothing that many big politicians made a beeline for Jayalalithaas swearing-in ceremony. The RLDs Ajit Singh skipped Mahendra Singh Tikaits funeral and went to Chennai. Even Sonia Gandhi did not miss an opportunity to congratulate her. Jaya also knows that with each passing day,the DMK is becoming a burden for Sonia and she might need the AIADMK any time.
Bal Govind,Noida
Be discreet
* The statements given by Rahul Gandhi about the land riots in Greater Noida do not add to his stature. When talking about the dead bodies and rapes in Greater Noida,he should have gone about it in a proper manner with enough substantiation rather than showing some photographs. This is not the first time that he has shown political immaturity and a tendency to shoot from the hip. He also said that he was ashamed to call himself an Indian. We are witnessing the learning pains of yet another Gandhi.
S. Kamat,Goa
CPMs scapegoat?
* The defeat of the CPM in West Bengal after 34 years demands an inquiry into what went wrong. The blame has been put on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee,but in reality,the fault lies with the CPM. Buddhas only mistake was that he tried to introduce transparency in government activities which eventually exposed the partys errors. He brought industries to the state. He will be remembered as an honest and straight-forward leader of Bengal who tried to promote change in the communist territory but failed and suffered for it. He should not be made a scapegoat.
Aditya Anshu,New Delhi
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