Ethics in business

The Supreme Court judgment cancelling all 122 licences allotted during the tenure of the former communications minister A. Raja is historic. The verdict is an eye-opener for the UPA government, which is paralysed by inaction and graft. It is also a lesson for all business houses that there is no place for unethical people and one has to abide by certain rules while running a business.
Sagarika Kumar
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A collective failure
The cancellation of 122 2G licences exposes the chinks in our democratic system. Sadly, the government was not questioned enough by the Opposition on the floor of Parliament after the 2G spectrum scam broke out. Had the Opposition acted with maturity, the apex court would have never been required to intervene. This was a collective dereliction of duty by the entire elected polity, not just the loosely knit ruling coalition.
R. Narayanan
Ghaziabad

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PC: a man of integrity
The CBI special court giving a clean chit to Union home minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G scam case will provide a big relief to the UPA government. Mr Chidambaram is one of the most responsible leaders in the government and it is hard to imagine that a man of his integrity could be involved in a corruption case. Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy should not have attacked Mr Chidambaram without having enough proof in hand.
Richa Sarma
Guwahati, Assam

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Sachin’s role
Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan’s advice to Sachin Tendulkar that he should have retired after the 2011 World Cup victory is unwarranted. For any sportsperson, the decision to retire is a personal decision. Sachin was the second highest scorer from India in the Down Under series in Australia and his fitness level is satisfactory. I feel Sachin still has a lot of cricket left in him.
Rupam Mehra
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