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Opinion Hurray Murray

Hurray Murray * This refers to ‘All new Murray’ (IE,July 9). By winning at Wimbledon,Andy Murray has shown us he is destined for great things. He has ended a 77-year dry spell for Britain. The crowds went wild after his victory,to show their appreciation for this unique moment. Not to downplay Murray’s achievement,but one does […]

July 10, 2013 05:53 AM IST First published on: Jul 10, 2013 at 05:53 AM IST

Hurray Murray

* This refers to ‘All new Murray’ (IE,July 9). By winning at Wimbledon,Andy Murray has shown us he is destined for great things. He has ended a 77-year dry spell for Britain. The crowds went wild after his victory,to show their appreciation for this unique moment. Not to downplay Murray’s achievement,but one does wonder whether the result would have been different had his opponent in the final been Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. Murray came tantalisingly close to achieving his dream last year but fell to Federer. Now that Murray has become the first British man in 77 years to win at Wimbledon,there is every possibility that world tennis will witness the era of a new rivalry,between Murray and Novak Djokovic. Federer appears to be past his prime and Nadal is increasingly injury prone. Murray seems here to stay.

— Ganpathi Bhat

Akola

Setting an example

* This refers to ‘China’s

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ex-minister gets suspended death sentence’ (IE,July 9). It has been reported that a Chinese court awarded a suspended death sentence to a former railway minister,on grounds of corruption and abuse of power.

This episode is in stark contrast to the recent corruption scandal in our railway ministry. Our

former railway minister has not even been chargesheeted yet for his alleged misdemeanours.

— Vijay D. Patil

Pune

Food for thought

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*This refers to ‘Food ordinance: Impact only after six months’ (IE,July 6). There has been a hue and cry over the “hasty” passing of the food ordinance. A Delhi-based lawyer has even challenged its constitutional validity,asserting that there was no urgency to bypass Parliament. However,there is no denying the fact that India has now joined a select and distinguished club of countries that recognises the right to food. We will now require a massive programme to enhance foodgrain output,which will entail huge investments in irrigation,power and fertilisers. One hopes these issues will be solved in

good time.

— Surinder Marwaha

New Delhi

Power and the VIP

* This refers to ‘VVIP power’ (IE,July 9). One wonders about the uninterrupted power supply to VVIP homes. If we all are equal in a democracy,why are the rulers and the ruled treated so differently? While an ordinary citizen experiences long power cuts,our so-called VVIPs get an uninterrupted supply at the expense of the taxpayer. How can they call themselves representatives of the people when they are not ready to experience and share the people’s difficulties

and woes?

— Satwant Kaur

Mahilpur