The dismissal of the case against Bal Thackeray brings home a point that India is worse than it's neighbours, i.e Pakistan or Bangladesh where leaders are taken to task for their misdoings. Instead of setting a good example in the subcontinent it's time for the country to follow its neighbours, at least in the judicial department. 

The scrapping of the case by a Mumbai magistrate (was he under some kind of a threat?) as it was time barred makes a mockery of the Indian judicial system. Whatever reason, there is meat in the case for
a Bollywood blockbuster. 

Does it also mean if a person kills somebody and is caught after, say, eight years they will be let off on grounds of the law of limitation? If so, then it's high time all the Tada detainees accused of bomb blasts
are released. What about the shiv-sainiks demolishing a thousands years old mosque and killing thousands of Muslims in the mayhem as if, it was those Muslims who were responsible for the cooked-up actions of their so called 'Mughal predecessors'. Was it not 'TIME BARRED'?

Paki admirers : Mr. M Balan - Dubai

I refer to the feedback "Justice denied" . It seems the reader is an admirer of military rule in Pakistan. According to unofficial reports there are more than 100 million Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in India. We don't need them to be dictating us as to how to treat our politicians.

If the complainant finds the other side of the fence greener he/she should migrate to his promised land. The Indian Government doesn't prevent anyone from migrating to neighboring countries. 

The Bal Thackeray case was time bound and the so-called cardinal crime, all he did was to write communal editorials in a magazine. 

Ninety-nine per cent of the members of the majority community do not approve of Thackeray's actions. However with an eye on the minority vote bank if some upstarts like Chagan Bhujbal support anti-Indian individuals settled in Mumbai, the people of the country will give a befitting reply, as was made evident after the Thackeray arrest fiasco.

Anti-national From Mr. B. Choudhury, Dubai.

I refer to the letter "Time barred" from Mr. Balan . Everybody knows Thackeray was responsible for the riots yet the case became time barred. Thackeray's release has sent a dangerous signal to politicians on how to misuse power and avoid punishment. 

Is seeking justice for the 1500 innocent victims of communal riots, an anti-national agenda? Thackeray's disrespect for the Constitution, instigation to kill fellow citizens, beating of journalists by his party activists, threatening artists, creating disharmony, communalism and regionalism are definitely not the acts of a nationalist. 

India is for all Indians. He is living in a fools paradise if he wishes India to ONLY belong to people who fall into his dictated lines. It is fortunate that 99 per cent of the community do not approve of Thackeray's action. It seems Mr. Balan is of the one per cent who support Thackeray. 

I am a Muslim who, like many other Muslims, suffered during the riots. I pray for justice for all the victims of Bombay riots. I wish for a prosperous and peaceful India and am willing to sacrifice my life to achieve these goals, unlike a so-called nationalist who threatened to burn India if he was arrested for his crime against the citizens of the country. 

Anti - Indian : A Reader
In response to my earlier opinion on the dismissal of the Bal Thackeray case, Mr. Balan brands me pro-Pakistani and advises me to migrate to Pakistan. Now this is a point of contention. Whenever you raise an issue you are immediately branded pro-Pakistani and asked to leave the country. 

This is Thackeray-speak and Mr. Balan is not being any different. 

He lives in the UAE and knows how different communities co-exist happily. We can achieve the same in India if we are more honest about the whole thing. But with people like him around, it seems a far-fetched dream. Anyway, he should get his facts correct about an issue before speaking about it. 

He gives a clean chit to Thackeray saying all he did was write communal editorials. What about the slaughter of more than 2,000 Muslims in the five days of mayhem? 

The most amusing part of Mr. Balan's letter is his reference to unofficial estimates of Bangladeshis and Pakistanis living in India. He believes the number is more than 100 million. The combined population of Bangladesh and Pakistan is 240 million and according to Mr. Balan more than 40 per cent people of these two countries live in India. 

On July 29, Zee Television had a detailed report on the number of aliens in India and it estimated 0.5 million Bangladeshis with no mention of Pakistanis. 
By the way, he is contradicting himself by saying 99 per cent of the community don't approve of Thackeray's actions, then he goes on to celebrate his release. Make up your mind, Mr. Balan!
* Name withheld by request. 

Just and fair - Mr. Rohit A Delhi.
I refer to the article "Delhi 'should know nobody is above the state'" by Kuldip Nayar. He is absolutely correct that the Indian Constitution states everyone is equal. Unfortunately, lately justice has been upstaged and law is of the elite, by the elite for the common people. 

Just take the corruption cases. Despite appointing a number of committees no one has been charged because the accused are known to the powers that be. The latest to benefit in that class is Thackeray
who has made a mockery of the law. 

If the National Democratic Alliance government wants to prove its impartiality it should enforce the law without political or religious bias.