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Rajiv remembered

The moving article "Rajiv Gandhi — an appreciation" by V.R. Krishna Iyer (June 24) reminded me of my brief interaction with the Prime Minister when the document Challenge to Education was released in 1985. I questioned the statement in the document repeated by Rajiv that teachers needed community watch. He said: "I'll give you a free pass. You can visit any village in Bihar and if you find a teacher in a school, inform me. I'll come and honour the teacher." I responded saying that was not so in Tamil Nadu. Mr. Iyer is right in saying that but for the coterie around him, Rajiv would have been a great Prime Minister.

S.S. Rajagopalan,
Chennai

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