We hear that Akhilesh Yadav is fighting shy of visiting Noida even for the most important state functions like inaugurating Yamuna Expressway. There is a jinx attached to Noida that a Chief Minister of UP who visits Noida loses his chair soon after such a visit. Now, Akhilesh is the alumnus of a military school and holds a Master’s degree from Australia in Environmental Engineering. One does not feel very proud of a young dynamic highly educated man not to be spunky enough to defy such superstitions. Mayawati had shown better courage than Akhilesh did. She did go to Noida to break the jinx in 2011 to inaugurate Dalit Smarak Sthal. The fact that Mayawati soon lost power should not deter Akhilesh from gathering courage to visit Noida and demolish the jinx.
Dr Mookhi Amir Ali,
Santacruz, Mumbai, MS