The Hindu : Right on paper

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2002

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Right on paper

Sir, — Recently, I went to a tea stall in the Tagore town area of Allahabad. I had a Frontline with a photograph of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the cover, which I placed on the table before asking for a cup of tea.

A 13-year old boy, who came to serve me, was prompted to ask me the who-about of the person with intriguing whiteness of hair and eyebrow. I said ``would-be President.''

I then asked him whether he knew ``what a President is.'' He said ``no.'' I clarified to him in layman's language that the President is the "highest person." On hearing this, his query was whether he was higher than Mulayam Singh.

Are you hearing Murli Manohar Joshijee, HRD Minister? This incident took place not only in your country and constituency but also in your locality. The tea stall is a stone's throw from your house.

Your responsibility does not end with merely getting the 93rd Amendment Act (right to education) passed. To serve the real purpose behind the enactment, you will have to deliver.

Raghavendra Deo,

Allahabad

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