‘Emotions’ and politics
It is time that politicians stop playing with the emotions of people for their own gains. The “emotion card” is now being used as a “masterstroke” to divert attention from the real issues facing the common man, which include poverty, unemployment, inflation, income inequality and corruption. Raising irrelevant issues before an election to sway public opinion is nothing but a political gimmick. To quote Abraham Lincoln, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” Let wisdom guide the electorate on such issues.
Dr. Biju C. Mathew,
Thiruvananthapuram
Rail passengers face danger
Hundreds of travellers at Ankola railway station in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka are forced to risk their lives by climbing down from platform 1 and crossing multiple tracks to board their trains. What is alarming is the railway authorities’ apparent acceptance of this dangerous practice. Some even say that political intervention might be required to have an additional platform built.
On August 30, passengers, including elderly and disabled individuals, were directed to use a temporary ladder to descend from platform 1 and cross live tracks to reach their train, diverted to a non-existent “platform 2”.
Gurudatt Badageri,
Ankola, Karnataka
Published – September 04, 2025 12:24 am IST