Plight of the poor
Are we a police state? In Tamil Nadu, the brutality unleashed by the police on Ajith Kumar, who was finished off on mere suspicion of being linked to an incident of some jewels missing, defies all imagination. He was just a poor man working as a security guard in a temple. The poor are undoubtedly worse off in this so-called welfare state. The brutal custodial death evokes a deep poignancy of the rights of the poor in India. One is reminded of Bernard Shaw’s quote, “The greatest evils and the worst of crimes is poverty….” One also remembers Somnath Chatterjee, a Marxist and a leading lawyer, saying “there is no respite for the poor in India”. It is not enough that the Ministers console the family which has been shattered.
N.G.R. Prasad,
Chennai
Musk vs Trump or more?
Elon Musk has caused more than a ripple in American politics. Yet, one must ask whether his political move is a fight for ideals or personal vendetta. We wait to see whether it will reshape politics or fizzle out as a fleeting tempest.
R.K Jain,
Barwani, Madhya Pradesh
Published – July 08, 2025 12:24 am IST