The general election of 2019 will go down in history as one of the most acrimonious ever; the name calling, unwarranted and uncharitable references to the dead, gross violations of the Model Code of Conduct are some examples which have been glossed over by an ineffective EC (Page 1, “PM’s comments obscene: Cong.”, May 8t). The desperation to win a decisive mandate is clearly manifest in the low-level diatribes, lies and half-truths being uttered by lead campaigners, unmindful of their stature and position. The EC, which woke up from its slumber, has then proceeded to hand out “clean chits”. With their partisan coverage, large sections of the media too have covered themselves with shame by failing to portray the correct picture of the election.
C.V. Aravind,
Bengaluru