Though Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy is well within his right to highlight wrong goings-on in any department, the path he has chosen, of washing dirty linen in public and by criticising senior government functionaries, is inappropriate. It has the effect of sending out the wrong signals to the Opposition that all is not well within the government and the party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is right in saying that nobody should consider himself or herself to be above the system (“ >Modi raps Swamy, says none above the system ”, June 28). Mr. Swamy must realise that he was nominated to the Upper House by the government to put forth sound suggestions for the larger good of the nation instead of courting controversy by making allegations.
K.R. Srinivasan,
Secunderabad
Now that the BJP has given Mr. Swamy an opportunity to be a force to reckon with in the Rajya Sabha, his speeches and actions have to be in consonance with that of the party’s views. As an experienced politician, he should understand that if he still indulges in criticism of high-profile officials it will only send out the wrong signal. Though Mr. Modi’s remarks have come a bit too late, it is hoped that they will have a sobering effect on Mr. Swamy.
S. Nallasivan,
Tirunelveli
