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Vadodara violence

This refers to the eruption of fresh violence in Vadodara, following the demolition of a dargah by the municipal authorities. At this point of time, care should be taken not to politicise the issue. The Centre should not indulge in blame game and all political parties should help to restore communal harmony. The media should avoid sensationalism.

B.R. Haran,
Chennai

The man who was burnt alive on Tuesday was in no way related to the demolition of the dargah. The Government has demolished many illegal structures to widen roads. That the demolitions have taken an ugly turn and disturbed communal harmony is unfortunate.

Nagesh Belapure,
Secunderabad

The civic authorities could have been more careful in planning the demolition drive. They should have taken the people, including religious leaders, into confidence beforehand.

D.B.N. Murthy,
Bangalore

For the first time in 15 years, I was disappointed with The Hindu 's news coverage. I was disturbed on seeing the photograph of a dargah being brought down in Vadodara (May 2). The sight of a religious structure being pulled down by a bulldozer was painful. The newspaper could have avoided publishing the photo. It has everything in it to incite communal disturbances not only in Gujarat but elsewhere in the country. It can have a serious impact on youth and children.

V. Rajiv Kumar,
Bangalore

It was quite heartening to see Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal going round Vadodara consoling the victims of the disturbances. One wishes the same promptitude is displayed when disturbances of greater magnitude take place as they did at Doda three days ago.

A. Chandrasekar,
Chennai

The Centre has asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to find out how the situation slipped out of hand. Whenever there are terrorist strikes in Kashmir, including the recent Jammu massacre, the Centre just terms them unfortunate. The killing of Hindus in Kashmir is becoming a regular feature. What precautions has the Centre taken to protect them?

Harischandra Parasuram,
Mumbai

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