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TANSI verdict

Sir, — I refer to the editorial, "Curtains on a legal saga" ( Nov. 26 ). It was well-balanced and beautifully worded. It should be framed and hung at the office room of each politician, belonging to the ruling party or the Opposition.

N. Srinivasan,

Chennai

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Sir, — The Supreme Court verdict in the TANSI cases has left many questions unanswered. While concluding that the TANSI land is not a government property and does not attract Section 169 of the IPC, the court has asked the accused to return the property, and seek atonement. One wonders how the court could ask for the property to be returned when no offence was committed.

A. Mohamed Ayub,

Thanjavur, T.N.

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Sir, — If the TANSI deal was above board, I fail to understand why the learned judges should direct Ms. Jayalalithaa to return the land unconditionally and exhort her to atone.

K. Ramachandran,

Madurai, T.N.

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Sir, — It is true that Ms. Jayalalithaa has been given a new lease of life by the verdict. But is the acquittal a moral victory for her? One should not ignore the fact that the two judges dealing with the TANSI cases have passed strictures on her. The judgment has rightly pointed out that Ms. Jayalalithaa, in her anxiety to save her skin, even denied her signature on the documents. Jayalalithaa the politician has won the battle for now.

R.J. Ravi Balan,

Via Degli Aldobrandeschi, Rome

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Sir, — The TANSI verdict is rather vague and confusing. It was said that the code of conduct does not have statutory backing and hence could not be challenged. However, one has to admit that the code is framed only for the purpose of enforcement. Rules and codes are formulated only for adherence rather than breaching and circumventing.

Dalmiapuram Ganesan,

Srirangam, T.N.

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Sir, — In view of the strictures passed against Ms. Jayalalithaa, she should resign. When the Bombay High Court made adverse remarks against A.R. Antulay who was involved in a cement allotment controversy, the Congress high command made him resign.

M.A. Rane,

Mumbai

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Sir, — The Opposition has demanded Ms. Jayalalithaa's resignation on moral grounds. The days of resigning on moral grounds have gone, never to return. No Chief Minister, or for that matter any incumbent in political office, would step down unless a verdict makes his or her continuance in office legally untenable.

A.O. Balasundaram,

Tenkasi, T.N.

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