The strange act of Union Minister Jayant Sinha in felicitating a group of people associated with a case of cow vigilantism speaks tomes about the gravity of the prevalent situation (Editorial, “No, Minister”, July 9). Though some members of the ruling party have spoken out against cow vigilantism, the not-so-clandestine act of the Minister makes it clear what one can expect from the ruling party if it retains power in 2019. Such brazen acts lend credibility to what critics of the ruling party accuse it of: polarising the country on religious lines.
G.B. Sivanandam,
Coimbatore
