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Mysterious `mole'

The former External Affairs Minister, Jaswant Singh, should be tried under the relevant law for keeping silent for so long on the presence of a mole in P.V. Narasimha Rao's PMO. He has to come clean on why he kept such a serious matter close to his chest. He has no moral authority to continue as Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

T. Radhakrishna Menon,
Palakkad, Kerala

If his revelation is not a gimmick as he claims, Mr. Singh has the moral responsibility to divulge the name of the mole whatever his or her present status. One wonders why as a Cabinet Minister in the NDA regime, he did not pursue an inquiry into a matter of such serious national import.

P. Krishna Kumar,
New Delhi

It is not a matter to be settled between Mr. Singh and the Prime Minister in a private meeting but one that affects national security. It is the urgent and legitimate concern of the whole nation.

By not disclosing the mole's identity, Mr. Singh is not only frightening the people of India at a vulnerable time but is also giving rise to speculation over the loyalty of many civil servants who served in the PMO under Narasimha Rao.

K.R. Venugopal,
Hyderabad

The disclosure as made was certainly not expected of a former army officer. Why does he talk of the mole in the PMO office when the PM concerned is no more? Mr. Singh should have exposed the mole the moment he came to know of it. It is the duty of every citizen to do so.

Madhu R.D. Singh,
Ambala, Haryana

By declining to divulge the name of the mole, Mr. Singh has done a great disservice to the nation. One cannot help concluding that he is either afraid of the consequences of naming the mole or he wishes to hog the media limelight.

Mani Natarajan,
Chennai

Mr. Singh's reasoning that he did not think it worthwhile to bring a spy to book because he had already flown out of India is unacceptable. Don't we bring culprits to book long after they commit the crime if evidence surfaces?

C.K. Mohammed Asif,
Malappuram, Kerala

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