Don't politicise

Published on:

17 Oct 2013, 12:00 am

Sir — This refers to the editorial, “learning from the past’ (October 16). The unabated incidents of stampede in the country, culminating in the loss of hundreds of precious lives, arguably point to the inefficient crowd management system at religious sites.

It saddens that we fail to learn from past tragedies. Worse, after every stampede, a ritualised blame-game begins. The real issue of addressing the core problem is put on the back-burner. We must look to the managements of the Tirupati and the Vaishno Devi temples and to the efficient organisation of Kumbh Mela, and take hints from them.