<b>Letters:</b> Not inclined to change

In the article, “India’s idiot nationalism” (March 3), Aakar Patel has rightly pointed out that nationalism also resides in the Congress. It is, however, incomprehensible why he equates nationalism in India today with Hindutva. 

Rewind to 1962 when Communist leaders were arrested by the Jawaharlal Nehru government for supporting China’s aggression. Nehru was considered to be a champion of civil liberties. I do not recall that many advocates of free speech demanded an open debate on the issue then.

However, during the heyday of socialism, the Left could lose no debate. If nationalism is a religion, so was socialism and quite a