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Right decision

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made the right decision in appointing a special envoy to verify the Volcker report's charges. This shows that he is not willing to blindly believe allegations made by a foreigner.

Smita Shenoy,
Chennai

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The probe must look into all aspects of the deal and the details must be submitted within the stipulated period of three months without any extension of time.

M.N. Srinivasan,
Vellore, T.N.

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Now that a "special envoy" has been appointed to look into the matter the Opposition should call off its agitation, which, in any case, had more to do with politics than ethics or moral uprightness.

Shahabuddin Nadeem,
Bangalore

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This refers to the news report that the NDA has written to the U.N. seeking the details of the Volcker Committee's findings. Has the NDA forgotten its sermons on "nationalism" while in power? Now, it has chosen to bypass the Government of India, which has also sought the details from the U.N. on the same issue. A case of double standards?

K.S.K. Prasad,
Hyderabad

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There is nothing novel in the present controversy triggered by the Volcker report. Corruption charges of a diverse nature have been levelled against our politicians since Independence. Various investigations have gone into them. But our system is so strongly corrupted that no VVIP is ever convicted. This points to the style of enquiries being conducted and the follow-up action. But the truth is that people have never disbelieved the charges against the leaders.

P.R.V. Raja,
Pandalam, Kerala

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British Secretary for Works and Pensions David Blunkett recently resigned in the face of a charge of ministerial impropriety. The charge was that he violated the Ministerial code, a package of ethics and procedural guidelines for members of the British Cabinet, in joining the board of a company without telling a designated committee that advises outgoing Ministers on taking up paid appointments. Mr. Blunkett had to leave because as a person in public life, he ought to have shown better judgment in his conduct. A lesson for our politicians?

Thanjavur S.Nagarajan,
Villupuram, T.N.

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