Opinion Lull before storm?
In Is anybody out there? Shekhar Gupta rightly stresses the import of the open letter from corporate leaders.
Lull before storm?
In Is anybody out there? (IE,January 22) Shekhar Gupta rightly stresses the import of the open letter from corporate leaders. Normally,business heads avoid confronting the government. But when many of them,and the intelligentsia,go beyond their chosen jurisdiction,it must make everyone take notice. The opposition is silent because the indictment does not spare them either. The government has no good answer for its poor governance. But why are the people silent? Are they enveloped by a deep ennui,a resignation to status quo with no hope for redemption? If so,ennui is
not the culmination of inaction but a long pause before explosive action.
Y.G. Chouksey
Missing points
The editorial BSY vs HRB (IE,January 24) is objective and balanced in castigating the BJP for its obfuscation and Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj for his partisan approach on the issue of a probe into corruption charges against Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. If Bhardwajs showing of undue haste in issuing a sanction to prosecute Yeddyurappa is politically motivated,the BJP is fobbing off the public; describing the CMs actions as immoral but not illegal is self-serving and diversionary. Both the Congress and the BJP are matching each other stride for stride in covering their tracks. In a mature and just society,truth,probity and public interest should be the frame of reference for judging a contentious issue. Unfortunately,our political parties are not ready for it because of the fear of skeletons lying in their closely guarded closets.
Satwant Kaur
Mahilpur
Getting it wrong
The article How to murder for peace (IE,January 22) justifiably expresses shock at the response of main Muslim sects in India and Pakistan to the murder of Salman Taseer. He has sharply assailed the unprecedented unholy alliance between the Jammat-ud-Dawa and the Barelvis and Deobandis for the upsurge
of religious radicalism,culminating in the murder of Taseer for opposing the blasphemy law. The writer rightly believes that if Islam means peace and projects Allah as most compassionate and merciful as emphasised in the Koran,then these cannot coexist with the cult of murder.
M. Ratan
New Delhi
Apropos How to murder for peace,I wonder why Salman Taseers assassin got praise instead of criticism from some sections in Pakistan. Even leaders have shown a cowardly silence. This will only make the situation further messy for Pakistan and incite the youth to indulge in similar acts. Radical forces in Pakistan are using Islam as a weapon to fight their own selfish and hateful war. They are misinterpreting the message of Islam. The youth are being misled into believing that adopting violent means will open the doors of heaven to them. The truth is miles away.
Mohammed Umar Khan
Bahraich
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