Rubbing salt on the wound

Sir, - It is quite depressing to note that Mr. Vajpayee has stooped to the level of inducting a tainted individual as Defence Minister. If Mr. Vajpayee felt that Mr. Fernandes's ``competence'' was so indispensable in the country's interests, he could have appointed him in some advisory capacity to the Defence Minister. The Prime Minister's argument that nothing concrete has come out against Mr. Fernandes so far in the Venkataswamy Commission is like rubbing salt on the wound. A dubious precedence of sorts has been set for which the Prime Minister will be accountable to the country and future.

N.S. Sankararaman,

Chennai

Sir, - What is common between Mullah Mohammad Omar and Mr. George Fernandes? Mullah Omar asks the U.S. to provide evidence about Osama bin Laden's involvement in the attacks in New York and Washington, Mr. Fernandes challenges the Opposition to produce evidence to prove he is guilty of corruption instead of ``shouting in the streets and Parliament''.

A.K. Dasgupta,

Hyderabad

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