This refers to the editorial, “UPA forced to eat crow” (September 28). You have been generous enough to say that “Mr Gandhi must be complimented for being brutally honest”. We must remember that Mr Rahul Gandhi did not speak at the right time. He has also deeply embarrassed the Prime Minister and the Union Cabinet which cleared the ordinance. Pitiable was the position of the spokespersons of the Government and the Congress who were till recently speaking in support of the ordinance.
Mr Gandhi's action raises several questions. If the ordinance is “nonsense”, do the Prime Minister, the Union Cabinet and Congress make any senseIJ Why did Mr Gandhi remain silent all these daysIJ Where was his voice when the Cabinet cleared the ordinanceIJ Was it right on his part to hit out at the Prime Minister when the latter is outside the countryIJ Can Mr Manmohan Singh reveal that he only implemented his party’s decisionIJ Can Mr Gandhi be expected to be forthright on other issues as wellIJ