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Karnataka crisis

Opportunism is the hallmark of every major political move. The political crisis in Karnataka is yet another example of `poly tricks.'

A. Saratchandran Menon,
Chennai

By endorsing and glorifying the drama enacted by his son, H.D. Kumaraswamy, Deve Gowda has thrown ideology to the winds.

R. Rajamanickam,
Chennai

Gowda senior's saddest-day hangover seems to have lasted just five days. For the former Prime Minister, it is back to business. The eternal truth that blood is thicker than water has prevailed yet again. But in the process, has the JD (S) become less secular or the BJP less communal? When coming to power is the be-all and end-all of politics, of what use is ideology?

Seshagiri Row Karry,
Hyderabad

If the JD (S)-Congress coalition in Karnataka survives, the JD (S) will continue to be in power with improved clout. If the coalition collapses, which seems more probable, again the JD (S) will stand to benefit. For the Gowdas it is a heads-I-win-tails-you-lose situation. An enviable development indeed!

G. Jagannathan,
Dharmapuri, T.N.

Sports lovers must thank Karnataka politicians for the interesting games they play! We witnessed a saga complete with emotions, melodrama, and father-son sentiment. To make it more interesting, the story was interspersed with exchanges on value-based politics, secularism, etc.

B.P. Baliga,
Bangalore

The whole episode looks like a stage-managed drama to oust Dharam Singh and install Mr. Kumaraswamy in power.

U.S. Iyer,
Bangalore

The fall of the JD (S)-Congress coalition seems imminent. It is an anomaly of democracy that the single largest party, BJP, is not part of an elected Government. That anomaly seems all set to be corrected.

Subrahman T. Velu,
Bangalore

The latest developments show that secularism, communalism, democracy, etc., are just words used by various political parties to justify the alliances they forge to get power. The `S' in JD (S) can hereafter stand for son.

K.J. Rao,
Secunderabad

The political scene in which elected representatives are unavailable to their people and are hiding elsewhere is shameful and unethical. Once the representatives fall prey to horse-trading for short-term gains, they no longer enjoy the confidence of the people who voted for them.

T. Chelladurai,
Tirunelveli, T.N.

To prevent such situations from recurring in States, only pre-poll alliances should be recognised. A mutually agreed upon and pre-determined formula should be applied in situations where a party or a pre-poll alliance fails to win a majority.

S. Natarajan,
Nashik, Maharashtra

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