I was disappointed to read the piece by Raghu Dayal (“Who will guard the guardians?”, April 24). Such lazy writing is offensive to the reader. The problem is the use of clichés and stock phrases. This is how most Indians write, because it is a substitute for thinking, but newspapers must hold higher standards. I reproduce the opening paragraph of the piece: “Who will guard the guardians? The need for this rhetorical question arises because the custodians of our nation’s integrity are themselves found wanting. The answer, to a substantial extent, is, of course, the Lokpal. Clearing the Augean stables is literally a Herculean task and requires an out-of-the-box solution. Anna Hazare’s cameo effort has focused the nation’s attention on the menace.”
Aakar Patel, on email
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