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UP chief minister Mayawati's response to the query as to why such a huge sum was spent on statues of Kanshi Ram, Babasaheb Ambedkar and herself smacks of arrogance ('I am a living
goddess, says Mayawati', DNA, June 29). It is a disgrace to the nation to compare politicians like Kanshi Ram and Mayawati with someone as great as BR
Ambedkar.
--KRP Gupta, via email
A new battleground
It seems that we are back to the cold war days, though this time, not in the field of international politics ('Seeds sail', DNA, July 1). It is the most prestigious Grand Slam in the tennis world, the Wimbledon Championships of 2009, where the two American female players, Venus and Serena Williams, are set to clash with their counterparts from Russia, Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva, in the semi-finals slated for July 2, 2009.
--Arun Malankar, via email
Easing traffic woes
The Bandra-Worli sea link is a marvellous icon ('Rush to catch first ride on city's mega marvel', DNA, July 1). The link will make travel considerably hassle-free. A major part of the traffic from western suburb will be diverted to the sea link, with the result the arterial road along the sea-shore will have lesser traffic. The government's swift decision to construct the remaining phases of the sea link is laudable. In the already congested island city, the sea link is the best route to ease traffic bottlenecks.
--NV Unnithan, via email
CPM's problems
In 'Dangerous liaisons', (DNA, June 23) Shikha Mukherjee has rightly commented that when states fail to be sensitive to urgent needs of the people, Maoists seize political ground. Lalgarh, therefore, has become the testing ground for the Centre's policy on ending Maoist insurgency, described by prime minister Manmohan Singh as the greatest threat to India's internal security. The Left Government in West Bengal is in dilemma since it is neither feared nor loved in the state and this peculiarity has arisen out of the government's inability to act decisively on any issue of consequence. Last year's Singur fiasco is now followed by Lalgarh, which is a symptom of a larger problem created by the Left government's prolonged project of reshuffling the administration on the basis of loyalty to the party rather than competence. The administration makes a mockery of accountability when bureaucrats, policemen and administrators are deeply entrenched in party affiliations. The CPM government should start getting worried about the price it will have to pay in the elections.
--Dilbag Rai, Chandigarh
