Opinion Paint the town blue
There is no space for symbolism when there are mammoth issues to be sorted
Paint the town blue
Apropos Mamata gives Kolkata the blues: orders buildings,railing,taxis to be re-painted in colour of the sky (IE,February 17),the motto of Mamatas government may be the sky is the limit but in terms of the states economy and social welfare it is still six feet under. There is no space for symbolism when there are mammoth issues to be sorted. Spend the money,not inanely on paint,but on effective policies which might see a greener and brighter tomorrow.
Rini Aich,New Delhi
For gods sake
APROPOS No law says homosexuality is unnatural… society has changed,says apex court (IE,February 17),the Bible says in Leviticus 20:13 that a man lying with a man is an abomination. The woman was created to be the helpmeet of man and marriage is a sacred institution. Allowing homosexuality is transgressing the laws of god.
Vijayakumar
Kanpur
Poll dance
THE way Union minister Beni Prasad Verma challenged the Election Commission with his minority quota comments is shocking. His remarks show that the Congress does not hesitate in targeting constitutional authorities. Priyanka Gandhi too defended Salman Khurshids remarks on sub-quota. The EC failed to act against Khurshid for the violation of the Code of Conduct. Now it should salvage its image.
Manoj Parashar
Ghaziabad
Old ties
THOUGH its not yet clear who was behind the attack on Israel in India,it has resulted in a spate of accusations against Iran. This,once again,has given an opportunity to the US-Israel combine to target Irans uranium-enrichment programme. If oil supply from Iran to the world stops for some reason,prices will shoot up. Now,Israel wants India to back its UN resolution on the Iran attacks. Without evidence,India rightly doesnt want Iran named. It should persuade the US to try the diplomatic route to defuse tension and remind them that Indias interests in Iran extend much beyond oil.
Bidyut K. Chatterjee
Faridabad
No Anna effect
THERE were no Anna Hazare supporters at the polling booths in the Maharashtra municipal elections. Does that mean that we may have to live with corruption for a long time?
S.K. Balasubramanian
Snip,snip
Apropos We need Salander (IE,February 17),the censor board shows its double standards by allowing sex as an inherent element of comedy and melodrama in films like Delhi Belly and Dirty Picture and by barring it from being used as a serious topic in a movie like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Aman Singhania
Karnal
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