Letters: Truth and logic

This refers to T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan's column "Arvind Kejriwal's Padosan moment" (Marginal Utility, January 25). By simultaneously donning the double hats of a hyper activist and an administrator, Arvind Kejriwal has set a precedent which could prompt his government's employees to do the same with him. If a chief minister can stage a dharna against the government for not meeting his demands, his staff can also stage a dharna and demand immediate acceptance of their demands. By his own logic Kejriwal should yield to them. The chinks in Kejriwal's armour, in using the "propositional logic" to his advantage, have also surfaced. If his party member Somnath Bharti alleges that some foreigners are guilty, then everyone must accept it as the truth, and the police must arrest the culprits. Going by the same logic, when another party member, Vinod Binny, alleges that the Aam Aadmi Party is not implementing its manifesto, it should also be treated as the truth. By expelling Binny from the party and retaining Bharti, Kejriwal has dented his high moral ground.

Y G Chouksey Pune

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