The old ghost has come back to haunt a section of the people of Tamil Nadu (“Spectator gored to death”, Jan. 16). Jallikattu is a primitive and crude sport. When hockey goalkeepers and cricket batsmen wear helmets, and when we wear safety jackets while going boating, the fact that bull-tamers have no safety gear is incomprehensible. If it is contended that jallikattu is a cultural sport, it must also be conceded that it is a dangerous sport. Last year’s experience will prevent the present government from interfering with the conduct of jallikattu. There will invariably be a loss of lives. But who will monetarily compensate the families of the affected?
V. Lakshmanan,
Tirupur
True colours
Now UIDAI says they’ll bring in facial recognition for validation of Aadhaar (“Enabling a form of supersurveillance,” and “Face recognition for Aadhaar validation”, Jan. 16). The cat is out of the bag. It is obvious that false claims were being made to defend the indefensible. Likewise, the fact that Aadhaar has progressed from a voluntary identity document for the uncovered to a universally mandatory enrolment requirement reveals the true colours of the project. The way the government has gone ahead to spread the Aadhaar net, without waiting for the judgment of the court, shows its own commitment to the rule of law and democracy.
Firoz Ahmad,
Delhi
