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Sir, — It is surprising that the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has termed the Congress-DMK ties "unprincipled". This amounts to the pot calling the kettle black since the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP is trying to woo the AIADMK, its one-time `enemy.' We can expect more such alliances.

D.B.N. Murthy,
Bangalore

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Sir, — Mr. Vajpayee's observation is interesting. Such an alliance of convenience is not new to either the Congress or the DMK. If the assassination of a key figure is a factor for electoral alliance, then most parties that respect Gandhi should have nothing to do with the BJP whose social arm is the RSS. The DMK's alliance with the BJP for the past five years was certainly a lot more opportunistic than the one it seeks with the Congress now.

S. Charuhasan,
Chennai

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Sir, — It is better for the BJP to talk less of unholy alliances. Nothing but politics is supreme for all the political parties even at the expense of development.

K.M. Lakshmana Rao,
Visakhapatnam, A.P.

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Sir, — In this era of coalition politics, even splinter parties with no significant mass support can bargain for a berth in the government thus making a sham of our democracy. To eliminate this menace, why do the Congress and the BJP not form an alliance?

V. Venkatasubramanian,
Mumbai

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Sir, — So, early elections have been imposed on the nation again. They are going to play havoc with millions of students. They will also disturb the people of Punjab at harvest time. But who cares?

Michael G.,
Bangalore

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Sir, — Venkaiah Naidu has said that the elections will see a Vajpayee vs question mark (Jan. 11) contest. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP did not project anyone as its chief ministerial candidate. In the aftermath of Bofors, the entire Opposition, including the BJP, rallied behind the Jan Morcha of V.P. Singh and contested the parliamentary election, though he was not projected as Prime Minister and the choice was left to the elected MPs.

Krishnan,
Kinassery, Kerala

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