Your centre-page cartoon of November 14 was not in good taste. Ayodhya was a contentious issue and required some out of the box thinking to arrive at a fair decision. It was a unanimous verdict and welcomed by all political parties. Even the aggrieved parties reconciled to the situation and decided to move forward. But the newspaper is trying to pick holes in the decision and put the clock back. The Court may not have applied the rule of law in toto to arrive at its verdict. But it has struck a good balance between the legal validity and faith. Let us not squander away the peaceful atmosphere that prevails by blowing up matters out of proportion and making a mountain of a molehill. India has plenty of other issues on hand. It is wise to leave the matter as it stands today and desist from provocative analysis. Life is to go ahead and not to run after some already settled issues.
V. Subramanian,
Chennai
