Corrupt ministers
This is with reference to 'In Kodaland wealth of 37 MLAs grew 3454% since 2004 (DNA, December 17). Those 37 MLAs from Jharkhand has put investors, financial planners, investment bankers and managers to shame. In just five years these corrupt people's fortunes registered a growth of a whopping 3454 per cent. And it continued through out the period of recession. And some people claim that smaller states are better managed. This is what’s happening to Jharkhand.
—Deepak Chikramane, via email
Euthanasia is a crime
Apropos your edit, 'Mercy killing' (DNA, December 18), it is indeed true that the case of Aruna Shanbaug is painful and heart-breaking. Some social activists think that euthanasia is a chance for a terminally ill person to avoid humiliation at the end. The issue of mercy killing or euthanasia is a crime, and is similar to suicide because in both the cases it is the circumstances that compel him with this ultimate thought of death. The truth is no one has the right to die because no one is born by choice.
—Ashok K Nihalani, via email
Sachin can handle fame
Tiger Woods is a classic example of what happens when one can not handle stardom. He is definitely a great player but has failed miserably to prove himself as a good human being. After reaching to the top spot and being there for a while one tends to think that the world is at his feet and it becomes difficult to keep your feet on ground. This is where Sachin Tendulkar scores high. Even after being on the top spot for so much time, he has time and again proved that his feet are firmly on the ground. This not a simple thing. It's a Herculean task. I guess our Indian culture and its value system played a significant role in this. In that sense he is true Indian. Hats off to Sachin. He is the true role model for every Indian, rather every human being. The tragedy is our very own culture is being westernised under the pretext of being fashionable. It's high time now that we recognise this and make necessary changes in our lifestyle.
—Sandesh Vartak, via email.
BMC fooling people
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC ) is trying to fool the people of Mumbai by claiming that there is a shortage of water in the six lakes due to which a 15 per cent water-cut is necessary. If there is indeed a shortage of water then why is the building proposal department of BMC clearing the files of the private builders' lobby, Mhada and SRA. The star hotels, shopping malls, commercial undertakings have installed booster pumps and are drawing more than enough water and storing it in their huge water tanks. Water thefts and puncturing of pipelines by slum dwellers is common. Why is the BMC scared to take action against the illegal slum dwellers who have encroached land in broad daylight and are stealing water as well as electricity.
—Jorge D'souza, Mumbai
Taming the Maoists
This is with reference to the news item 'Centre begins its biggest offensive against Maoists' (DNA, December 18). All peace loving citizens in the country, with the exception of the pseudo civil-rights enthusiasts, will wholeheartedly welcome this initiative by the Centre. Had the government taken this landmark decision, even a couple of years back, hundreds of precious human lives and national wealth worth thousands of crores of rupees, could have been saved. Now the Centre and the Union home minister should be ruthless during the operations and give the armed and paramilitary forces a free hand. It has to be ensured that the Maoist thugs, who only know the language of armed struggle and brutal violence, are totally annihilated. These Maoists are much like the Khmer Rouge outfit, which made Cambodia their 'killing fields' in the late 1970s. The Centre should not dither or blink even once till the mission is accomplished.
—Chandramohan, via email
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