THE OTHER VIRUS

This refers to Karan Thapar’s “The other virus that has infected India” (May 3). The author has rightly termed prejudice as the greatest sin, and this holds true now more than ever. As EB White said, “Prejudice is a great time-saver, you can form opinion without having to get the facts.”

NARESH JOHAR, AMRITSAR

II

In times as grim as now, we should have extended our support to the vulnerable and the downtrodden. Instead, we chose this time to legitimise hatred, and allowed bigotry and xenophobia to flourish.

MOHIT SWAMI,BIKANER