Mend ways or face wrath of delhites
In response to Rajesh Singh’s ‘Kejriwal’s maiden century: Hit or missIJ’ published on May 24:
Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP are the creation of media, and now having created them, the media finds it difficult to disown the demon. There used to be story in Kerala that one Mr Nair unfortunately mounted on a tiger and was holding its tail in his hand to keep it under control, and he knew fully well that he will loose his life once he looses the grip of the tail. So he was holding it on not knowing what to do. Similarly, the media is forced to praise now and then Mr AK and his friends. But if the present situation continues, Mr AK will face the wrath of Delhites. If he thinks that by creating a rift between the Centre and the State he can survive, he is sadly mistaken and will be exposed badly. The UPA would have shown him his correct place but unfortunately they lost their breadth and left it to the NDA to show him his place. Once the civil servants revolt against his lunatic way of humiliating them, then Mr AK and his ministers had it and that will be the end of AAP. — Venkataraman Jagadesan
Pak civilians seem equally aggressive
In response to Rajesh Singh’s ‘listen to the borders’published on May 31:
The author (Rajiv Dogra) has worked in Pakistan, I have not. But from what I could glean in social encounters with civilian Pakistanis, even if the military went back to the barracks forever, attitudes are not likely to change. Military personnel come from among the people, and the creators of Pakistan were politicians. The first Kashmir adventure was ordered and overseen by a civilian Government. Pakistani civilians come across as equally aggressive.— JS
I hope all Indian politicians read Where Borders Bleed for the sake of our country.— Preety Sabharwal
An eye opener of a book. Where Borders Bleed is the kind of book that comes once in a generation. I feel it must be made compulsory reading in all Indian colleges so that at least the next generation of Indian leaders are better equipped on foreign policy. I truly enjoyed the book for its brilliance and language; that’s why my sincere comments.— Raminder Chadha
I have also read Where Borders Bleed recently. As the reviewer has so aptly pointed out this is a superb book. I think it should be made compulsory reading for all Indians, and if possible across South Asian universities. It will help avoid future bleeding of borders.— Selja Kumari
Conflict has nothing to do with god
In response to Surendra Kumar Gupta’s ‘The long, violent history of Shia-Sunni conflict published on May 31:
“(Clerics should play) a major role in resolving the issues and animosity between them”. Has this ever happened in Koranic historyIJ And it won’t happen because this is not really about ‘God’ in the next world but about power in this world.— Bharati
STOP PUTTING KEJRIWAl
ON A PEDESTAl daily
In response to Rajesh Singh’s ‘Kejriwal’s maiden century: Hit or missIJ’ published on May 24:
Read 100 lies of Fekariwal (here are more, but no space). Hope our media reads these comments coming out from all over world; people know the facts. Media should learn instead of putting him (Kejriwal) on a pedestal every day by twisting the facts. Shameful!— Premolal
Vatican a den of vice and crime for ages
In response to Kumar Chellappan’s ‘Trail of Blood Money’ published on May 3:
This is not the first book on the subject. Investigative journalist David Yallop wrote In God’s Name that was a bestseller nearly 20 years ago. The Vatican has long been known as a den of vice and crime as Petrarch wrote nearly a thousand years ago.
Only in Third World countries does it command any respect — even that because it is controlled by white men. It is worth noting that there is no death certificate of Albino luciani aka Pope John Paul I because no doctor in Italy was prepared to sign one without an autopsy. — Navaratna Rajaram