Opinion Politically correct
This refers to the editorial Attention: Delhi
Politically correct
This refers to the editorial Attention: Delhi (IE,October 12). For the politician in general and the Indian politician in particular,self-preservation is paramount and that self is the political one. Till the politician is convinced the reforms proposed by the eminent people are in the interest of his political future too,s/he will not act on them. Until then,at best populist actions and at worst decision paralysis will continue.
Kishor Kulkarni
Land of the law
THE Supreme Courts decision to hear the appeal of Ajmal Kasab (Many dont want but we will hear Kasab: SC,IE,October 11) upholds the rule of law over the law of the jungle. The SC wisely maintained that whoever the criminal and whatever the crime,the due process of law must be followed for justice. To make an exception would be to open a can of worms in the judicial system as well as open our system to criticism. While the trial may be hastened,India cannot be seen to be subverting justice and resorting to lynch-mob tactics.
Suren Abreu
Mumbai
Rocks,hard places
ANIL SHASTRI has posed a thoughtful question in If not Cong,whom should people vote for: Anil to Anna (IE,October 11). This question has always confounded the Indian voter. The only choice s/he is left with is to vote for the least corrupt or abstain. Either alternative is worse than the other. True democracy is where we are able to elect the most honest and most capable and not the least corrupt and mediocre.
Satwant Kalkat
Short-sighted
HAD any other partys government been corrupt and inefficient,Anna Hazares campaign would have been equally strong. Time and again,he has repeated he hasnt sought support from any political party. Yet Congresss Digvijaya Singh keeps harping on a letter sent to him by the RSS implying their support (Why dont you target BJP too: Digvijaya to Anna,IE,October 12). Singh is sidetracking the main issue of corruption by involving Hazare in needless verbal duels.
V.H. Karmarkar
And now,silence
THE demise of Jagjit Singh is indeed an irreparable loss to connoisseurs of the ghazal. Singhs voice had a wide range and he had an admirable diction. Singhs soulful singing reminded me of Aldous Huxleys immortal words: After silence,that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Kelath G. Menon
Pune
UNDENIABLY,Jagjit Singh made the ghazal popular among the masses,which did great service to the Urdu language and its glory by immortalising its poetry. Besides the ghazal,Singh had a great contribution to Gurbani and bhajans.
Hemendra Joshi
Palanpur
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