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Ramar Sethu issue

The UPA government has done everything possible to tarnish the history of Ramar Sethu. First, it said there was no proof of the Ramayana or Rama’s existence; it then said Ramar Sethu was not a manmade structure; it now says that Lord Rama himself destroyed the Sethu. The government, which crossed all limits to win the trust vote, is once again hurting the sentiments of Hindus and creating a religious divide.

Sanjay Singh,

Valencia, Spain

The Centre’s submission in the Supreme Court reveals contradictions that none can miss. Contrary to its earlier averments it now admits that there was a Ram who built a sethu which he himself destroyed, perhaps to ensure that it would not be able to satisfy the parameters of being declared a monument in a later era.

K.V. Krishnan,

Chennai

Earlier, the government argued that there was no scientific evidence to prove the existence of Lord Rama and, therefore, the Ramar Sethu. Its latest submission in the court that Rama himself destroyed the bridge sounds strange. A bridge could not have been destroyed by a non-existent person.

V.N. Ramachandran,

Boise,Idaho

Every development project has economic, technical and sociological dimensions to it. The Sethusamudram canal project may satisfy the economic and technical objectives of the project. But it has evidently ignored that the chosen alignment will affect the religious sentiments of large sections of people. One hopes better sense will prevail and there will be a reappraisal of the project design.

K. Vijayakumar,

Bangalore

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