Opinion Hitting out
The assault on Sharad Pawar is a case of misplaced vigilante activism
Hitting out
* The assault on Sharad Pawar is a case of misplaced vigilante activism (Man calls Pawar corrupt,slaps him…,IE,November 25). Such attacks,if they are meant to teach politicians a lesson,serve no purpose. If one wants to send a message to politicians about the state of the country,then defeat them when the next election comes. Harvinder Singhs act should not be emulated by anybody,especially when we have a ballot.
Krishna Kumar,Ahmedabad
* One cannot but condemn the assault on a senior politician like Pawar by a man who is perhaps seeking publicity. Unfortunately,Anna Hazare makes fun of it first,only to condemn it later! The first was an uncharitable remark. Is Hazare losing his sheen?
S.R. Devaprakash,Tumkur
* There is no place for physical violence in a mature democracy. The attack on Pawar is condemnable but it will be naive to pretend that the entire nation was in a state of shock over the incident. The peoples predominant concerns are corruption and other related evils of politicians.
S. Rajagopalan,Chennai
* Many political leaders have condemned the attack on Pawar perhaps they fear that the act may be replicated elsewhere and that they may be the next victims. However,what was most disturbing was the reaction of the mayor of Pune who asked all citizens to observe a bandh. How can the first citizen of a city say so? Such calls should be strongly condemned.
S.V.S. Dattatreya,Pune
* Not many would condemn Harvinder Singh who slapped Pawar. It is the fallout of a general perception that politicians are corrupt. Hazares impromptu remark,Only one slap?,should be viewed against this backdrop. Nonetheless he should have been more careful with his words as he is a public figure.
Saroj Kumar Panigrahi,Mumbai
Successful succession
* Apropos the editorial OK,Tata (IE,November 25),the headhunt for Ratan Tatas successor has finally come to an end. And as the edit pointed out,in the way the Tata Group has managed to find its new head,after a long deliberation,there are lessons for our private sector. By choosing Cyrus Mistry,Ratan Tata has established that merit and calibre are supreme,not the surname.
Bal Govind,Noida
Back in Tahrir
* If the crowd on Cairos revolutionary Tahrir Square is anything to go by,the country may well be in the throes of a second revolution. The new wave of protests and violence has thrown the country into a state of political turmoil that even threatens to derail its parliamentary elections. It is a reminder that the transition from a state of anarchy to a duly elected government is never a smooth process.
Pachu Menon,Goa
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