Letters: Childish anarchy

Arvind Kejriwal's unprecedented agitation is unbecoming for the status of a chief minister. Kejriwal should realise that he is not only the leader of a political party, but also the chief minister of Delhi who is expected to look to the interest of not only his party members but also the captial's population. His confession to being an "anarchist" is childish to say the least. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders should know that mobilising people is easy but controlling a crowd is difficult. Who will be responsible if the frenzied mob goes unruly and indulges in arson, stone throwing and so on? The traffic in the capital has been thrown out of gear and the "aam aadmi" are the utmost sufferers. In a democracy, one cannot enforce the whims and fancies of few people on a vast majority of common men, and hold the entire state to ransom. If creating chaos and inconvenience for the common man is the yardstick of success, then AAP can be proud of its struggle.

E M Adithyan Edapal

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