This refers to the report “Isro shares part of report indicting Nair” (February 6). Over the past one year, we have seen several policy lapses and huge losses caused to the exchequer because of incorrect interpretations of policy and so on. In many cases, political spokespersons have defended wrongs by pointing fingers at those who talked about corruption or unethical practices. In the process, the purpose of audits, probes and reviews is being lost. Beyond punishing the guilty, learning from experience to avoid repeating mistakes and introducing necessary policy reforms should be the immediate concern when lapses come to light. The Isro debate brings to light the tendency of even organisations of repute to fall in line with the country’s political leadership that tries to defend wrongs by arguing and defending mistakes and witch-hunting rather than thinking about corrective measures.
M G Warrier Thiruvananthapuram
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