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Sir, — Mani Shankar Aiyar has stirred a hornets' nest by making unsavoury remarks about V.D. Savarkar. While speaking ill of the dead is indecent in itself, Mr. Aiyar has done much more than that. He has transgressed the limits of civility by questioning the deeds of a freedom fighter.
Samuel Ilayaraja,
Sir, — Freedom fighters, irrespective of the ideology they espoused, faced numerous hardships. Gandhiji undoubtedly played a significant role in the freedom movement, but Savarkar had every right to disagree with him. While Savarkar is being accused of influencing the Mahatma's assassins, is it not true that the Mahatma's soul is being murdered everyday by today's politicians, including Congressmen?
Y.P. Joshi,
Sir, — Was it really the chappal-wielding politicians and the like (courting arrest in the name of the National Flag and stalling Parliament) to whom we entrusted the governance of our country? What are they trying to prove? That democracy does not work in our country? The Government too should get its priorities right. With so many living below the poverty line, plagued by floods and drought, was it necessary to rake up a 10-year-old case or remove the plaque of a person who is a hero to many?
Vani Murthy,
Sir, — The slanging match between the Congress and the BJP has crossed all limits of decency and decorum expected of them as responsible political parties. Is there a way out of this ugly situation that is threatening our democracy?
V. Padmanabhan,
Sir, — The politics of aarop (allegation) and pratyarop (counter-allegation) of the Congress and the BJP on Savarkar, and the use of unparliamentary language against the nation's Prime Minister show the rapid deterioration of Indian politics. No doubt, matters have touched a new low.
Apurba Bikash Sharma,
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