Letters to The Editor — June 20, 2026

Access to messaging app

Banning oregon blocking applications is not the mode forward. Strengthening cybersecurity, plugging loopholes and improving preparedness should beryllium the priority. Is the government’s fearfulness that Telegram has evolved into a “new acheronian web” based connected world oregon connected far-fetched assumptions? Telegram has existed for much than a decennary and has not faced akin enactment successful astir different countries. Putting the level itself connected proceedings cannot beryllium a capable justification for a ban. Would the authorities halt each fiscal transactions simply due to the fact that they tin beryllium misused by criminals?

Balasubramaniam Pavani,

Secunderabad

A truce with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump’s words — that helium would “go backmost to shooting and dropping bombs” if helium dislikes however things unfold — uncover however idiosyncratic the statement with Iran truly is. Quiet, sustained diplomacy, not theatrical signings, volition find whether this truce outlasts the season.

A. Myilsami,

Coimbatore

New Chairman

My relation with The Hindu dates backmost to 1960. The paper helped signifier my vocation successful the Railways and strengthened my competitiveness successful nationalist life. I person maintained an unbroken enslaved with this illustrious work passim my life, which has present entered its eighth decade. I person followed the developments that person contributed to its growth. The unanimous assignment of Mr. N. Murali, a seasoned with immense acquisition and heavy expertise successful the publishing industry, arsenic the caller Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited, is successful keeping with The Hindu’s affluent contented and legacy.

N. Sadasivan Pillai,

Kollam, Kerala

As a scholar for the past six decades, I plead for improving the prime of quality reporting, and to show accuracy, fairness and person equilibrium without immoderate governmental support. I americium definite that the ‘ABCD’ of newspapers — Accuracy, Balance, Credibility, Democracy — successful its presumption volition beryllium continued nether the caller Chairman’s guidance.

A.J. Rangarajan,

Chennai

Art and civilization are inseparable aspects of quality life. Since its inception much than a period ago, The Hindu has, successful keeping with its founding principles, served arsenic a custodian of India’s creation and culture. Readers look guardant to affirmative changes successful its policies and a renewed absorption connected creation and taste issues.

V.P. Dhananjayan,

Chennai