Jayalalithaa case

The judgment convicting Ms. Jayalalithaa and her aides in the disproportionate assets case should be an eye-opener to all politicians in India (“3,000 acres marked for seizure,” Sept. 30). Though the adage “justice delayed is justice denied” is appropriate in this case, everyone has to agree that the judgment should have come much earlier — people largely forgot about the case while Ms. Jayalalithaa appeared to have realised her mistakes. However, the fact is that zero corruption is an impossible task to achieve in India. This is also the time to expedite cases against everyone in the political spectrum accused of graft.

T. Radhakrishna,

Bangalore

The verdict has come after 18 years and the judiciary is equally to blame for the delay. In these years, the people had twice punished Ms. Jayalalithaa electorally. She appeared to have learnt her lessons and was quick to roll out good governance by initiating many welfare measures in Tamil Nadu. She has faced double punishment — in the hands of the public and by the judiciary. There are several political leaders who have gone scot-free as far as corruption is concerned. We need to know what really happens to them now.

D.V. Raghavan,

Bangalore