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Unwarranted

Sir, — The warning of the Chief Election Commissioner that adequate action will be taken if religious sentiments are used for political purposes is unwarranted.

The Commission did not seem to take serious note all these years when leaders of some communities used places of worship to issue diktats on the party to vote for.

M.N. Sundararaman,
Chennai

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Sir, — A century ago, Bal Gangadhar Tilak made successful use of the Ganapathi festival to mobilise the masses to participate in the freedom struggle. Leaders in Bengal utilised the Durga Pooja festivities for the same purpose. The move was hailed as a great tactical ploy. Now we have the directive barring politicians from exploiting such functions for election purposes. The wheel seems to have turned a full circle.

Anil K. Joshi,
Ranikhet, Uttaranchal

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