The Indian Express -- Expressions

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Monday, July 14 1997

Letters to the Editor

Avoidable tragedy

The tragic sequence of events that led to 10 deaths in Friday's police firing in Mumbai and a bandh in the city on Saturday runs true to a pre-determined pattern that has been played out time after time. The incident revealed the deep and abiding rift between Dalits and the Shiv Sena in the State, one that has expressed itself in numerous street battles, murders and riots.

An unfeeling system

The tragedy at the Uphaar cinema hall in Delhi evoked the predictable reaction -- shock and amazement at how susceptible Indian buildings are to fire. But behind that susceptibility there lies reason for even greater disquiet.

BJP takes up task of neutralising Muslim hostility

The political opinion is now veering around to the view that elections are on the cards before the calendar year is out. The two major parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, are preparing themselves for it.

Virus seduces grandmother

The curious tautology of Punjab