The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena?s outbursts against ?North Indians? living in Mumbai (?Identity insularity?, Feb 5) are discordant and disruptive. In India, the Constitution gives all citizens the right to live wherever they want and make a living through honest means. Spewing discriminatory remarks against others in order to create a political base shows the moral and ideological bankruptcy of the breakaway Shiv Sena outfit. If Raj Thackeray and his partymen continue to stir this sort of parochial sentiments that run against the letter and spirit of the Constitution, it should be banned from politics.
?P Senthil Saravana Durai, Hyderabad
Modi mystery
One reason for Gujarat?s success and reelection of Narendra Modi?s government, as outlined by TCA Ramanujam (?Varied state experiences?, Feb 7) is possibly an administration that is less corrupt and less affected by political interference. However, we need further investigation. If that logic actually holds good on a pan-India basis, as the author suggests it might, why did AK Antony?s government (2001-04) in Kerala not succeed in terms of development?
?Jacob Sahayam, Thiruvananthapuram
Sarovar effect
The key challenge for Gujarat, really, is to sustain its double-digit agricultural growth rate. For how long will the bounty of the Sardar Sarovar Dam last?
?Upen Parikh
