“Maruti 800: Such a long journey” by Chandrahas Choudhury (February 28) is sure to have made readers nostalgic. The Maruti 800 revolutionised the car industry in India. Those who owned it, especially in the 1990s, must have fond and lingering memories.

I used it for 15 long years with rare visits to the mechanic. Undoubtedly, users would have enjoyed the benefits of innovative Japanese technology.

CG Kuriakose

Kothamangalam

Immature comments

Rahul Gandhi’s dispproval of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s comment (“Rahul frowns on ‘impotent’ comment”, February 28) shows the Congress vice-president’s maturity. Khurshid wants to hog the limelight by issuing controversial statements without a second thought. Sometime ago, he remarked that uninterrupted power supply in rural areas at night would encouragecouples to watch late night TV programmes, and that would help effectively control the population!

HP Murali

Bangalore

Bringing in sense

This is with reference to “Political funding kept out of CSR ambit” (February 28). Any initiative to bring transparency in CSR spending and to curb the use of black money for fighting elections should be welcomed. Even the long list of ‘eligible’ activities that can be funded with CSR allocations has not satisfied the corporates that crave for more flexibility in this regard.

MG Warrier

Thiruvananthapuram

Why this violence?

Yes, the TRS chief is a hero thanks to his efforts towards creating a new State (“Telangana leader returns to a hero’s welcome in Hyderabad”, February 27). But the State has come to be through violent means.

In contrast, look at the US where the demand to split California sees no violence or legislative bedlam. The reasons for splitting California are the same — some regions are feeling neglected. The US Constitution allows the bifurcation of states if it is approved by the affected state and the US Congress.

Deendayal M Lulla

Mumbai

Basically flawed

The CERC ruling allowing for compensatory tariff when projects were awarded through a competitive bidding process is fundamentally flawed and legally untenable. Reckless bidding should not get the dignified cover of ‘pragmatism’.

The regulator’s role is not to regularise the irregular. Such a ruling in any other developed country would have been struck out with the contempt it deserves. The Supreme Court recently observed that scale of loss cannot lend immunity to wrong-doing and punitive measures need to be taken regardless of the financial fallout.

Serious bidders who lost out to rogue bidders as also power purchasers and consumers should stand up to this injustice and raise their voices.

G Venkataraman

New Delhi

Give it a bit of time

This is with reference to the editorial, “Bit of a problem” (February 28). There is going to be a hacker as long as there is internet. When fully automated screen-based trading was introduced, many had doubts about its security.

We still have concerns but don’t feel threatened by it. It takes time to overcome the fear. Similarly, bitcoins too need time to mature.

Shree Sakthi S

Madurai

Unless such virtual currencies are subject to regulation and governance, they will become the subject of speculation, fraud and money-laundring. Even the RBI has expressed apprehensions about the bitcoin and the uncertainty surrounding its regulation.

Namasivayam K

e-mail

Ill-timed move

This is with reference to “Govt gives green signal for field trials of GM crops” (Febaury 27). Leaving aside the issue of the science of GM crops, what is worse about this decision is that it has come on the heels of the elections. Such an important decision should rightly have been for the next government to decide.

Chirag Maroke

Jalandhar

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