Letters to The Editor — January 26, 2026

Poll speech successful the South

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advocacy successful caller rallies successful Kerala and Tamil Nadu to boost the NDA’s prospects up of the 2026 Assembly elections successful these States needs comment. That a “double engine” sarkar (same authorities astatine the Centre and State) volition bring much improvement is baseless and misleading. It is simply a information that the confederate States are mostly governed by non-BJP parties but fig successful the apical performing States successful the country. The conception of a treble motor authorities is unusual arsenic India is simply a national of States. The ‘double engine’ conception astir sounds similar a veiled menace — that States person to beryllium astatine the Centre’s mercy.

Kshirasagara Balaji Rao,

Hyderabad

The ‘single-engine’ DMK authorities has done acold amended than the ‘double-engine’ governments successful BJP-ruled States, arsenic is evident from the precocious quality improvement indices and maturation successful the confederate State. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s witty riposte, that Mr. Modi’s ‘double engine’ is simply a ‘dabba engine’, is 1 that volition resonate with the people.

G. David Milton,

Maruthancode, Tami Nadu