I was very pleased to read “Team Anna's myopic attitude” ( Business Line , August 3). Indeed it is heartening to note that the article has come from someone who was very supportive in the initial days of the movement, through his columns. The points raised by him have been on my mind.

Another question that has been on my mind is as to who has appointed / selected them for this role and to whom are they accountable.

The members of the Government and the Parliamentarians are accountable to the Parliament and to the people, and they can be at least hauled before the law. Can these members of the civil society get a similar treatment, if their experiment fails?

No doubt, corruption is a major issue that is creating chaos in India. How do we rectify this? Is punishment the only key? Obviously, no, because we have a lot of anti-corruption laws. In my opinion, Hazare can do a better job by creating a mass movement amongst youngsters to shun corrupt practices.

Abraham Varghese

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Economic reforms

The editorial, “Awaiting the reform push” ( Business Line , August 4) brings out the growing concerns on the current policy of the govt in pushing through the next set of reforms, when there are clear symptoms of economic slowdown.

As the opposition puts it, if growth means inflation, nobody may opt for growth. So, the govt needs to address the core issue of mounting inflation, rather than arriving at a consensus on debates in the Parliament.

The political instability is a farce at this juncture as every partner of UPA may prefer to rally around the Congress for now, for fear of mid-term elections. The Finance Minister has hence sought the support of the BJP on economic reforms. C. P. Velayudhan Nair

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