Apropos of your cover story, Float Like a Butterfly (Oct 14), Rahul Gandhi’s ‘outburst’ over the UPA’s ordinance granting leeway to convicted MPs has worked well for the Congress. National interest has been evoked and if he plays his cards well, the party can take some of the BJP’s tailwind.
Subrata Nandy, on e-mail
If Rahul can get the party to withdraw the RTI amendment bill too, Narendra Modi’s sails may just tear up. Then it’s basically ‘dissolve Parliament and go for immediate polls’.
K.R. Narasimhan, Chennai
The Congress V-P’s parliamentary record, according to DNA, is fairly thin—“barring a single question on the UID number scheme in March 2012, the last time Rahul asked a question in Parliament was in 2005”. Which again reinforces the point—his heart may be in the right place but he is not engaged. And then they talk about him as future PM. The bar has really been set so low for him.
Ram, Halifax, US
This is the limit of sycophancy—Congressmen who were vehemently defending the ordinance till the other day now speak in favour of it.
Mahesh Kumar, Delhi
The headline is a misnomer, the original “float like a butterfly” man, Muhammad Ali, was principled, genuine, a champion. Nothing about Rahul Gandhi is earned or authentic.
Priya Madhavan, Rochester, US
This is why Indian elections are so colourful, the banners, posters, pamphlets. So what’s the going rate for publishing this kind of pamphlet?
Santosh Gairola, Taiwan
If Rahul is really serious about fighting corruption, he should revolt against his family, including his mother and the most corrupt brother-in-law on planet earth. And then he should join the BJP and fight under Modi’s leadership, like his cousin is doing.
Senthil Selvan, Chennai
With Rahul’s ‘nonsense’ act, the Congress has made its first decisive move on the 2014 elections chessboard. Over to Modi.
R.V. Subramanian, Gurgaon
People demand the highest levels of propriety from Rahul, but for a street-wise demagogue like Modi, neither they nor the media have any demands. Why such double standards?
Kishore Dasmunshi, Calcutta
Rahul’s a no-hoper. Just listen to his nonsense on YouTube and you’ll know why.
Krishna Vimal, Munich
The public rebuke of the PM is reminiscent of the royalty of pre-independent India. The dynasty instructs the PM or dewan and everyone dances to the tune of the prince.
Bahu Virupaksha, Pondicherry
One “complete nonsense” is enough for you to proclaim Rahul a great leader—and in the mould of Che, same stubble, guess the beret will come later.
S.S. Nagaraj, Bangalore
This sort of paid journalism is the bane of our country.
Ramesh Raghuvanshi, Pune
A rambling, meandering, garbled pointless article.
Ramesh Ramachandra, Bangalore
You’re kidding. A new RaGa, that too from mama’s boy?
Dinesh Kumar, Chandigarh
