This refers to the special investigation by the Business Line and The Hindu (Feb. 7-8). The latest in the series of scams, the spectrum deal between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Bangalore-based Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. — struck in a department right under the nose of the Prime Minister — is shocking. It only shows that there is a lackadaisical approach to things and a lack of vision to check corruption.
B. Seetharam,
Warangal
When the former Telecommunications Minister, A. Raja, was asked to step down for his alleged involvement in the 2G scam, why should Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not be asked to do the same? The Department of Space is directly in his charge. Dr. Singh lost some of his image when he became party to the appointment of P.J. Thomas as CVC. Now comes the ISRO deal. Corruption seems to have been institutionalised in UPA-II.
S. Kannaki Nathan,
Sullurpeta
With a litany of scams surfacing under UPA-II, it is time for Dr. Singh to be true to his conscience and speak out to clear the strong clouds of suspicion and doubts. If he is absolutely clean, why should he sacrifice his political and personal integrity for the sake of the perpetrators of the scams?
T.V. Balakrishnan,
Chennai
Congratulations to The Hindu on breaking the story of the ISRO spectrum deal. How could such a deal have been struck in an organisation with multiple levels of hierarchy and management?
R. Lenin,
Chennai
No amount of media hype, Opposition noise or political pressure can undo the damage caused by the mega scams. Are there no audits and checks in the system? Why doesn't a high-power team evaluate every deal before it is accepted?
S. Rajkumar,
Chennai
Let me narrate a story I heard as a child. Akbar once drew a line on the ground and asked his men to make it smaller without disturbing it. When most of them failed, Birbal stepped in and drew a parallel, longer line. This story applies to the series of scams — a new scam is bigger than the preceding one, making it appear smaller. If 2G is supposed to involve a loss of Rs.1.76 lakh crore, the ISRO spectrum deal is supposed to have cost the exchequer over Rs.2 lakh crore.
R.C. Mehta,
Thiruvananthapuram
