“Halo lost in the acche din” (July 1) was a realistic and balanced picture of the dilemmas that confront the BJP-led government and the party. What is surprising is that despite the situation being not totally irredeemable, the Prime Minister is neither acting nor making any public statement on the issue. Under the circumstances, the Opposition cannot be blamed if it administers the same medicine which the NDA was prescribing when it was in the Opposition — obstructing parliamentary proceedings, session after session and without rhyme or reason. Let’s hope taxpayers’ money is not wasted again.
Peter Mundackal,New Delhi
The writer has chosen not to make any mention of the Congress leaders who have been named by Lalit Modi, but merely choosing to see them as insignificant players in this episode. Also, he has failed to highlight, even in passing, the problems that plague Indian cricket, choosing instead to see them as a political problem alone when it is much more than that.
The point is that every political leader worth his/her salt is sorely lacking in probity in public life. While it would have been appropriate for the Ministers concerned to resign, the harsh truth is that we will never see that happening because of complex factors at play and the intense desire to stay in power. One can only surmise that Lalit Modi is not going to go down without a fight and is only waiting to reveal more.
Akshay Viswanathan,Thiruvananthapuram
It is a known fact that Narendra Modi’s success and upward trajectory, especially in the beginning, was built on his oratorical skills and that people were ready to believe anything that he uttered. After a decade of experiencing deeply corrupt practices of the Congress and its associates, people yearned for a change. It is odd that they have now failed to understand that all our politicians are the result of a culture which considers the prime achievement of becoming a politician as being directly proportional to how much he or she is able to feather his or her own nest. Given this, one wonders who India can ever aspire to become a corruption free nation. It is up to the younger generation to think about the India it wants. Until then, ‘ acche din ’ will only be a set of empty words.
Rajakumar Arulanandam,Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu
Acche din is a halo every political party in India creates when not in power. Before it came to power, the BJP promised to put an end to the black money economy. Now there is a deafening silence. In ‘Lalitgate’, had only local leaders been involved, many heads would have rolled by now. The inaction so far only makes it clear that there are only big fish and deep corruption.
Sukumaran C.V.,Palakkad
