Refer to JMM case

Sir, - In the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha case, the former Prime Minister, Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, and the former Union Minister, Mr. Buta Singh, were convicted on charges of inducing JMM MPs to accept bribes. On the basis of that judgment, tehelka.com can be prosecuted for inducing the former BJP president, Mr. Bangaru Laxman, and the Samata Party leader, Ms. Jaya Jaitly, to accept bribes. With the tapes providing clear-cut evidence, will the Government move for their prosecution?

K. A. Sundararajan

Chennai

Sir, - The Editorial `NDA's Hour of Shame' (March 15) admirably sums up the view of every citizen when it asserts that ``the moral and political responsibility of the state of affairs alone would make Mr. George Fernandes's continuance in office untenable.''

The power of the media and pressure from the NDA's allies such as the TDP and the Trinamool Congress finally forced the resignation of Mr. Fernandes. This has raised doubts whether the BJP is also just another party which places its own interest above that of the nation.

T. V. Gnanavelu,

Chennai

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