As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has categorically stated that he had not received any summons from the Special Investigation Team to appear before it on March 21 and that there was no truth in the media reports, it would have been fair on the part of the media to mention the source from which they got the information. It is, however, in the fitness of things that The Hindu gave prominence to the denial statement by publishing it on the front page.
K.D. Viswanaathan,
Coimbatore
One was indeed taken aback by Mr. Modi's claim of not having received summons to appear on March 21. His claim that the date was invented by some “vested interests” to malign his fair name and that of the State too, thereby interfering in the process of law, is intriguing, However, it is reassuring to know that he is willing to cooperate with the government.
Jaya Venkitachalam,
Chennai
Mr. Modi's detractors, including those in his own party, are getting desperate with each passing day over his rising popularity because of the socio-economic transformation he has brought about in Gujarat. Hence, they have started indulging in a sustained vilification campaign against him. The news of his refusal to appear before the SIT in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots is deliberately floated by vested interests to show that he has scant regard for judiciary. It is time to let the law do its job.
V.M. Swaraj,
Chennai
