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Krishna Iyer writes to Manmohan

KOCHI: Former Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following reports of U.S. pressure on India to retract from its firm stand in Geneva against American business interests.

“I received an unhappy information from the weekly called Sunday Indian that President Bush had called you thrice to press you to withdraw from India’s firm stand in Geneva against the big business interest of U.S. and certain foreign countries,” Mr. Krishna Iyer said in his letter.

“I beseech you with the development of India in mind, not to bend under pressure from President Bush but to stand strong in Geneva to defend our people’s interests. My conviction is that you will,” Mr. Krishna Iyer said.

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