Too many Red faces

The moon has set as I write, marking the formal end of Gurpurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. I hope Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seized the opportunity to visit the nearest Gurdwara. Not only does he need all the blessings he can get, it may be a long time till he again hears massed [...]

Look who’s communal

This is with reference to T.V.R. Shenoy’s article, ‘Too many Red faces’ (IE, November 17). I am rather disappointed that he has chosen to attack the Samajwadi Party-Left Front stand on the US-Iran standoff on fallacious grounds. His observations are astounding and obliterates the finer differences between a seasoned journalist and a politician with a [...]

Don’t politicize crime in UP

Of late, certain political leaders and some sections of the media have been commenting adversely about the state of governance and the criminalisation of politics in Uttar Pradesh. While I agree with the concerns raised about criminalisation of politics, it is preposterous to see these politicians, who themselves had tacitly promoted the cult of desperadoes, [...]

Look who’s communal

This is with reference to T.V.R. Shenoy’s article, ‘Too many Red faces’ (IE, November 17). I am rather disappointed that he has chosen to attack the Samajwadi Party-Left Front stand on the US-Iran standoff on fallacious grounds. His observations are astounding and obliterates the finer differences between a seasoned journalist and a politician with a [...]