Unsteady Coalition

During every election year, there are talks about the so-called Third Front and their chances of forming government at the Centre (“Spoilers of the World Unite”, March 10). But as we have seen in the past, this formula has not been successful as regional parties forming the Third Front have conflict of interests. For instance, Mayawati doesn’t see eye-to-eye with Mulayam Singh Yadav; so how they would come under one umbrella is anyone’s guess. Most leaders of Third Front—be it Nitish Kumar, Mulayam Singh Yadav or J. Jayalalithaa— are driven by the single ambition of becoming the prime minister and so they will be more interested in pursuing their personal ambition rather than national good. BAL GOVIND, Noida Indians must be wary of power brokers who have looted the country and brought it down to a pathetic state. We must select honest leaders who have coherent goals as it’s not just about the five-year rule, but the difference they would make to the lives of the countrymen through clean and good governance. K.R. SRINIVASAN, Secunderabad