Unseemly war of words

As an old saying goes, self-praise is no recommendation

With reference to the snippet under Chinese Whispers, “Battle of words” (September 11), it begins with the remarks that “when an election approaches, politicians make headlines for their skill with words”. In fact, our self-centred politicians are more concerned about “capturing” the most coveted space in the national media through their unending “skirmishes” involving the use of tantalising words whenever they are in any election mode. However, the latest unhealthy and unconvincing wordy duel between the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) chief Amit Shah (pictured) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha does not augur well for both of them