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Nanavati report

Both the Nanavati-Mehta Commission, appointed by the Gujarat government to probe the Gujarat riots, and the U.C. Banerjee Committee, which probed the 2002 Sabarmati Express fire at Godhra, have achieved nothing. How can two high-level inquiry panels contradict each other so blatantly? Their reports have further widened the gulf between Hindus and Muslims. What happened in Godhra still remains a mystery. Was the S6 coach burnt by a Muslim mob or was it an accidental fire? The nation wants answers, not speculation.

Suresh Nandigam,

Hanuman Junction

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The Nanavati Commission’s finding that the fire in the S6 coach of the Sabarmati Express was a conspiracy has evoked instant criticism from many political parties and activists. This gives a new twist to the episode.

Whether the report is based on truth or it is a political tool in the hands of the ruling BJP no one knows, but the people’s faith in political parties is declining.

Chinmay Mukhi,

Bangalore

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Had the Nanavati Commission concluded that the burning of the S6 coach was an accident, as the Banerjee Committee did, those criticising it now would have hailed it. Politicians term the findings of a commission good or bad depending on whether or not they suit their agenda, regardless of the evidence. The Indian polity is highly polarised and it would be a great task to unite the people and to instil in them the much-needed mutual trust.

C.V. Subbaraman,

Ahmedabad

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As the reports of various inquiry commissions throw up more questions than answers, they should no longer be constituted. Commission reports are used as tools to score political points. The outcome of an inquiry depends entirely on who set up the commission. And the publication of the report is timed in such a way as to get the maximum political mileage.

Ashwani Sharma,

Ghaziabad

The whole world is aware of the blatant support Narendra Modi extended to the saffron forces after the Godhra incident. The Nanavati Commission report, which has said that the fire in Godhra was a conspiracy, is in total contradiction to the Banerjee Committee report which called it an accident. It is very difficult to accept the findings of Justice Nanavati.

Tharcius S. Fernando,

Chennai

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The Nanavati Commission report appears to be political propaganda. It is a matter of great concern for the people who have nothing to do with politics and suffer whenever there are communal riots.

Mazhar Wahab,

New Delhi

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The Indo-U.S. nuclear deal and the Nanavati Commission report prove that both the Congress and the BJP are anti-people. It is time we isolated both the parties. The Left parties can be voted to power at least to save the nation from these chauvinistic forces.

K.A. Mohamed Anis,

Chennai

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