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Thursday, May 26, 2005

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What was the hurry?

The speed with which the developments took place when the President was out of the country showed the desperation of the UPA Government to prevent the JD (U)-BJP combine from forming a government.

Saurav Pratap Singh,
Jaipur

That India is a functional anarchy has been proved yet again by getting the approval of a touring President for keeping democratic values in abeyance. This reinforces the obsession of the Congress party with instruments of influence for enthroning itself and its allies. The ruling coterie is so powerful that we, the people, are silent witnesses to the helplessness of a ceremonial President and an accidental Prime Minister.

Mythili Sitaramaiyer,
Chennai

The UPA could have waited till the President was back from Moscow.

K.S. Narasimhan,
Chennai

When President V.V. Giri signed a proclamation in Kiev (in the USSR), imposing President's rule in Uttar Pradesh, C. Rajagopalachari wondered what was the need to do so from a foreign soil and whether Giri could not have observed the minimum protocol of signing the proclamation from the Indian Embassy!

K. Vedamurthy,
Chennai

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