Don146;t exclude

This refers to the news report 8216;These kids told: you are Dalit, go eat elsewhere8217; IE, December 16. We are progress...

This refers to the news report 8216;These kids told: you are Dalit, go eat elsewhere8217; IE, December 16. We are progressing towards what? It is shameful to read of such uncivilised acts from the state where the great Mahatma was born. The chief minister of Gujarat should give his explanation for what has happened and arrest those involved in such incidents.

8212;Mahalingam On e-mail

Towering Wall

With his innings of control and temperament, Rahul Dravid has shown that he is not only most reliable, but can also bat as the situation demands 8216;I don8217;t have Sachin8217;s gifts, but I fight and do my best8217;, IE, December 15. He has proved that he is a keen student of the game. How one wishes that his example would be followed by many more Indian batsmen, especially the younger generation. Doordarshan should record the exploits of Dravid and Laxman for posterity and telecast the same off and on for all to view and learn from.

8212; Kallil Dilip Kumar On e-mail

8226; Kolkata-ki-kahani was repeated in Adelaide, Australia. The jugalbandi of Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman in Australia gave us a victory that will always be cherished. There was a time when Indian cricketers were reckoned to be 8220;tigers at home, but lambs abroad8221;. Now they have roared in the land of kangaroos.

8212;Bidyut K. Chatterjee On e-mail

Great writing

Is Rohit Brijnath a cricket commentator or a poet 8216;India hold the edge in zero-sum game8217;, IE, December 16! I immensely enjoy his writing.

8212;Nirmala Subramanian On e-mail

Joke8217;s on Ajit

Well, the world knows that India8217;s performance depends upon how badly the other team plays 8216;Mighty Aussie batting: It8217;s an Ajit joke. So what8217;s the big deal?8217;, IE, December 16.

8212;Devraj Karkera On e-mail

In real life too

The story of Alka Yadav, a deceased taxi driver8217;s daughter, being adopted by an affluent Italian couple and taken to Italy reads like a fairytale 8216;An Italian fairytale takes shape in a Neemrana village8217;, IE, December 15.

8212;Ram Charan Chennai

Pols and polls

This has reference to 8216;The Mandate and its pieces8217; by Neerja Chowdhury IE, December 15. It is a matter of irony that today corruption is not a major issue for any political party. It is absurd to say that the people give a clean chit to corrupt politicians by electing them. There are many factors which play a role in elections. In any case, the so-called public opinion can be manipulated with the help of money and muscle power.

8212;Malkangiri Ravi K. Hyderabad

Extend the net

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It8217;s time for Nepal to do that job too and arrest all top terrorists operating from its soil 8216;Bhutan fights in India8217;s war on terror8217;, IE, December 16. Bhutan should be given financial and economic support for its assistance.

8212;Ananth On e-mail