Opinion Unpleasant truths
The authors points are valid nonetheless. Deb,for example,is right in saying that in his acceptance speech,Resul Pookutty shouldnt have invoked my country and my civilisation as India....
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Sandipan Debs It shouldnt have won (IE,February 24) has struck a discordant note when we were celebrating two Indians winning Oscars for the same film. The authors points are valid nonetheless. Deb,for example,is right in saying that in his acceptance speech,Resul Pookutty shouldnt have invoked my country and my civilisation as India was not up there… for approval. The real stars of the film were indeed the child actors. One also feels tempted to agree with Deb that the music was not even of Rahmans average quality.
M. Ratan New Delhi
Not their baby
This refers to Congress takes credit for Oscar success (IE,February 24). It is foolish on the part of the Congress or its government to take credit for the Oscars won by Slumdog Millionaire. It wasnt a state-produced or sponsored film,nor does it champion anybodys political agenda. It does slap India Shining on the face,but is not a triumph or endorsement of Achieving India,whatever that means. Its not an indictment of the UPAs predecessor either,although it gives the NDA scope for introspection. Ultra-nationalists who are suspicious of minorities and those who would rather deny the slumdog existence of many Indians should take note,and that includes ministers and bureaucrats.
N. Kunju New Delhi
Poetic justice
n Memories,it is proverbially said,are short and people may have forgotten the reaction of a section of our society when A.R. Rahman sang his version of Vande Mataram in Delhis Vijay Chowk. Politicians of a particular hue had raised a hue and cry saying that the musician now honoured with an Oscar and globally hailed had brought discredit to that national song. Rahman must now be congratulated also for the words in his acceptance speech at the Oscars.
Mukund B. Kunte
New Delhi
He can pay
P. Chidambaram has no business asking the finance ministry to exempt cash prizes won by A.R. Rahman from taxation. Theres no need to follow the precedent set in pampering our cricketers. Rahman can surely pay such taxes; besides,he is a professional who earns money. A country with widespread tax evasion can do without ministers being unduly charitable. None of this,however,is to take away from the films or Rahmans achievement.
Sunil Melwani Pune
Small fish,big fish
Narendra Modi calls Rahul Gandhi a small aquarium fish. The Congress retorts by calling Modi a piranha. Such name-calling sounds like the staged bickering on third-rate reality TV. Our leaders can only pull down their opponents. They never assure us about what their own capabilities are. The public is no longer taken in by inane rhetoric. Even the most naïve of the electorate cant be fooled by the lowly tactics of our elected representatives.
Anil P. Bagarka
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