Kapil Sibal’s article, “Connecting the dots after three years in the saddle” (May 29), advanced amusing arguments to deride the BJP government’s three-year performance. Ironically, he ended it with how the BJP is faring badly on the corruption index. Has Mr. Sibal forgotten the “zero loss” argument/theory in the 2G spectrum allocation case? Perhaps the Congress never expected the BJP government to prove to be popular and successful. The fact that the entire Opposition is now mulling political unity speaks of the growing stature of the BJP.
Sivamani Vasudevan,
Chennai
There have not only been hits but also misses these past three years. No government can achieve 100% progress and development in key spheres and exercise total control over price rise. In the run-up to the general election, the BJP almost promised the moon to voters. The promise of bringing back every paise of black money remains a dream. There is also a rise in vigilantism. Democracy has transformed itself into a mobocracy and most people live in fear.
M.Y. Shariff,
Chennai
The Readers’ Editor is absolutely right in saying that media coverage of three years of the BJP has been a complex task (“Perception and the reality”, May 29). Most in the national electronic media have no space for the Opposition and the Centre’s critics. Channels that attempt to swim against the tide only find themselves under attack and branded ‘anti-national’. In such circumstances, it requires courage to maintain a fine balance. After constantly listening to TV channels pursuing a line of thought, it is not surprising that some readers feel that the print media is taking the side of the Opposition.
N. Nagarajan,
Secunderabad
It is too early to judge how Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands in comparison to his predecessors. However some of his actions seem to have been prompted more by impulse than reasoning. Demonetisation proved to be a misadventure and neither rooted out black money nor silenced Maoists or terrorists as was repeatedly claimed then. Mr. Modi’s statement on the need for a review of the talaq issue was unwarranted when the case was before the Supreme Court. His silence on the activities of cow vigilantes has only made the minorities sceptical and insecure. The recent ordinance on restrictions on cow slaughter could have been made after consensus with the States. Even on Mr. Modi’s foreign tours, the role of the External Affairs Minister is hardly visible. The BJP is slowly inching towards a “Modi is India and India is Modi” situation, a development which is neither good for the party nor the country.
V. Subramanian,
Chennai
