It has become a fashion to berate the corporate world for political gains without examining the role they can play in the development of the country (Page 1, “Anil Ambani firm got tax relief after Rafale deal: French paper”, April 14).
No doubt there are procedural lapses in the Rafale deal which definitely warrant a probe. However, the revelations have not progressed beyond that phase to the level of evidence of corruption. No middlemen were involved in the exercise. In this context, the ‘continued assault’ on the business house connected with the Rafale deal, on the basis of conjecture largely based on media reports, is nothing but a tactic especially by the Opposition to gain political mileage in the general election. For argument’s sake, if the government was favouring the business group, would its owner be in such dire straits today and faced with a crumbling empire? In this entire saga, one only wishes that the NDA government had yielded to a probe instead of stonewalling as soon as reports of alleged transgressions surfaced earlier. This would have not only helped clear the air but also avoided a court intervention and prevented uneasiness in the corporate world.
V. Subramanian,
Chennai