Opinion Reassessing Rao
It is indeed a fact that very few colleagues within his own party,and even fewer in the media,appreciated the political maturity and depth of...
• It is indeed a fact that very few colleagues within his own party,and even fewer in the media,appreciated the political maturity and depth of Narasimha Rao. The Congresss response to the Babri Masjid demolition was a calculated inner-party move to humiliate the then PM that resulted in the partys loss of the Muslim vote. Had the Congress stood behind Rao and explained its position to the masses particularly the Muslims it would not have lost UP. Whatever his lapses,Rao kept the Congress kicking at a time when certain over-ambitious leaders were determined to extract their pound of flesh at whatever cost to the party and the country.
Ved Guliani
Hisar
• Tearing down Narasimha Rao made for interesting reading. I had known Narasimha Rao in the early 60s and my reading was that Rao was not prone to rash utterances or action. When he became PM,he was underestimated by then Congress leaders just as Indira Gandhi was by the Syndicate. In Raos case,what interested me most was that he was not used to handing out favours. This may be how he alienated some colleagues. Not only was he denied a ticket in 1998 but even his death afforded his detractors the opportunity to humiliate his memory. If Indias economy is doing well today,credit goes to Rao just as it does for his picking of Manmohan Singh.
M.K.D. Prasada Rao
Ghaziabad
The reason why
• Shekhar Gupta deserves credit for his perceptive analysis of the Congresss attitude towards Narasimha Rao in the light of Justice Liberhan exonerating him from the guilt of the Babri demolition. It is pertinent to ask why the Congress believed that he was a bigot and complicit in the destruction of the Masjid,instead of defending him,and why he became a persona non grata for the party. The answer is not difficult to find. Perhaps his detractors in the party could never accept anyone outside the Gandhi-Nehru family to be prime minister.
S. Venkataraman
After Dubai
• Dubai was the epitome of the cheap-credit property boom,with developers using inexpensive loans to finance grandiose projects. Its plan to become a centre of finance and tourism pulled in millionaires. Prospects of a quick evaporation of Dubais economic might have revived concerns about the vulnerabilities of markets in countries like Indonesia,Brazil and China.
Dilbag Rai
• Dubai Worlds default has shaken investors confidence across the world. But India shouldnt press the panic button. For Indians in the Gulf,the matter is of concern,but experts suggest that a massive employment cut is unlikely.
The worst that India could face would be the delay of future projects of the troubled multinational.
Adarsh Ladda
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