The BJP should learn a lesson from the outcome of the present parliamentary elections. The people are mature enough now. They cannot be fooled by slogans and emotions on communal lines. People like Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. Varun Gandhi are a liability to it – not an asset. If these leaders were not there in the election limelight, one feels that its position would have been better. There is an urgent need for the parties like the BJP to understand this mindset of the people and work accordingly without hurting the feelings of any community. India is great and incredible. The well-conducted parliamentary elections have proved it once again beyond any doubt.
Every Indian feels proud of his or her Indianness as the people have exercised their franchise in favour of democracy and secularism – the sheet anchor of the Constitution of India.
V.M. Khaleelur Rahman
Ambur, T.N.