Time to prove your worth
Y ou have a sea of fans and you have decided to plunge into politics (“Rajinikanth launches app for political party”, Gulf News, January 3). Okay, plunge, but plunge well with at least two essential floats. Only these floats can ensure your political survival, otherwise current Indian politics is too turbid to let you shine for long. The first float is that of secularism. The one that stands for complete negation of one and all religious colours and communal flavours in public life but safeguards their full freedom in personal life. The second is honesty. This float is not limited to anti-corruption drives against financial misappropriations only, but compels you also to hammer out ideological and legal unfairness as well. Believe me, despite the recent electoral successes of the party that fans religious emotions and does not abhor corrupt practices, the major of the population still favours no turmoil and longs to see an India that is strifefree, peaceful and conducive to all-round progress and development for one and all. You are not dear to me until and unless you prove your potential to pull me out of my present worrisome situation, and prove to me that you can achieve the desired alternative. I am not a Tamilian but I am an Indian, representing a part of India. From Mr K.M. Furqan UAE
Caste war spreads
T he caste wars in Mumbai are due to those that erupted in Pune on the anniversary of late politician, B. R. Ambedkar’s (“Caste war spreads from Pune to Mumbai”, Gulf News, January 3). This celebration happens every year, peacefully, yet this time the violent incident that took place was condemned. Precautionary measures have
not been taken by the administration, which is one of the reason for the damages. Looting public property and disturbing the normal life of the people is unacceptable. The guilty should be booked and punished severely. In India caste clashes are still continuing despite so many developments. This is a sad state of affairs. From Mr K. Ragavan India
Praise in order
C ongratulations to the young Vidarbha cricket team, ably lead by captain Faiz Fazal, who is leading from the front (“Vidarbha surprise Delhi to land first Ranji crown”, Gulf News, January 2). The side was not only able to reach the finals, but took a mammoth first-innings lead and went on to lift the coveted trophy for the first time. The entire team has played well. They had better batsmen in cricketer RR Sanjay, Ganesh Satish and above all, the old warhorse, Wasim Jaffar. The bowling too had bite. Though they were considered to be rookies, Rajneesh Gurbani, Aksha Wakhare and Aditya Sarwate proved to be a handful. We were confident that they would be able to defeat the Delhi team to lift the trophy. Well done Vidarbha. From Ms Kavitha Srikanth India
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