The opposition

THE Cover Story “Gathering forces” ( July 1) was an in-depth field report on nonbjp political leaders. It is premature to come to definitive conclusions about them. But why did the Cover Story neglect the role of Karnataka and her political leaders?

MADHAVA PERAJE HAMPI, KARNATAKA SINCE I am from Mumbai, I was a little swept away by the praise for Uddhav Thackeray in the article “Gaining acceptance” (July 1). Then, a few days after the issue came out, the political drama unfolded in Maharashtra. A faction of the Shiv Sena broke away from Thackeray and skeletons started coming out of the cupboard, which completely undid your appraisal of him.

To be blunt, the magazine got it wrong. Readers need factual reporting and should be allowed to decide things for themselves on the basis of the facts. Frontline seems no different from other magazines.

SUMEET MISHRA MUMBAI