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Tuesday, Jan 11, 2005

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Bail for Acharya

Sir, — The grant of bail by the Supreme Court to the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Jayendra Saraswathi, in the Sankararaman murder case comes as a relief. I wonder how a government could arrest a respected religious leader without having proper evidence to establish in court. The judicial system too should use the principle of natural justice before acting upon reasonable doubt.

Venkat Manthripragada,
Hyderabad

Sir, — The arguments in the Supreme Court showed that the case against the seer is extremely weak. This should open up the debate once again on whether governments should arrest important persons in public life without sufficient evidence.

G. Kamakshi,
Hyderabad

Sir, — The observation by the Supreme Court that no prima facie evidence against the Acharya had been brought before it, apart from the alleged confessions, should serve as an eye-opener to all governments.

H.P. Murali,
Bangalore

Sir, — The Acharya's release on the ground that the prosecution is yet to establish a strong case is significant. But the media have already done the damage by handing down the verdict of `guilty' to him. Unfortunately, they are not accountable to anyone.

P.R. Ramakrishnan,
Bangalore

Sir, — Despite all negative publicity, weak and untenable arguments by the prosecution, the apex court has granted bail to the Acharya. What surprises me is the manner in which a case of such sensitive nature was handled by the Tamil Nadu police.

T.V. Suresh,
Coimbatore, T.N.

Sir, — While bail to the Acharya is good news, one flinches at the thought of the mudslinging that awaits him. The least the media can do is exercise restraint. The law should be allowed to take its due course, should it not?

Sujatha Natrajan,
Neyveli, T.N.

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