•The BJP apparently has become a party where a few individuals call all the shots, based on their whims and hardline stance on all issues. The machinations of these few and their uncompromising vindictiveness are destroying the BJP. The question is: who is fooling whom? Are the top BJP leaders doing the fooling or being fooled? In any case, strife within the party bodes ill for India. The BJP cannot abdicate its responsibility to the country as the main opposition party.

— Asheesh Shah

New Delhi

Be fearless

• This refers to ‘Tackle ‘big fish’ firmly...’ (IE, August 26). The PM deserves credit for speaking the truth. Law enforcers often tend to go easy on the rich and powerful. The CBI needs to act without fear as it is only through pinning down and eradicating corruption that the country can optimise its socio-economic performance.

— Harpreet Sandhu

Ludhiana

Capable FM

•In the midst of a severe drought and a global recession, the Union government has made the right choice as per its finance minister is concerned (‘Ambani’s must...’, IE, August 27). Pranab Mukherjee may be viewed as a Congress old timer and he may not have Manmohan Singh’s reformist credentials, but he has previous experience in the job and is a very able decision-maker. He had deftly managed the economy in the ’80s, and in the current context, has proved that he can think out of the box and is not bound by the old order.

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