My Letters To The Editor,the Hindu

I occasionally write letters to the Editor .The Hindu. As I would like to share with you,I furnish below some of my letters appeared in the Hindu on various dates. THE HINDU Date:15/10/2009 URL: http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/15/stories/2009101555040801.htm Opinion - Letters to the Editor China’s objection to Dr. Singh’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh is shocking. Its claim that his visit to the State for election campaign will stir up trouble in the disputed area is unacceptable. P. Sermuga Pandian, Madurai THE HINDU Date:21/04/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/04/21/stories/2009042156670803.htm Opinion - Letters to the Editor On teaching This refers to the editorial “Teaching without torture” (April 20). Acts of brutality and corporal punishment in the name of disciplining children are a curse on our education system. They add to the misery of children who are already suffering, thanks to heavy academic syllabus and loads of books. Teachers should be trained to handle children. It is not enough to have laws and rules banning corporal punishment in schools. They should be implemented strictly. Torture of children in schools is nothing new. The media are now in the forefront of exposing the social evil, which is why we are becoming aware of the issue. P. Sermuga Pandian, Madurai

THE HINDU Date:02/05/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050255030801.htm Opinion - Letters to the Editor There is a conspicuous absence of discussion on the postal savings bank (POSB) in the editorial. This is now an agency function of the post office performed on behalf of the Finance Ministry. It serves the rural people where banking facility is not available. With the advent of the new economic policy, corporate banks and other scheduled banks gave higher interest rates thus depriving the rural populace of the opportunity of getting better returns. Hope the new government will increase the interest rates on POSB schemes and thus protect the interests of rural depositors. P. Sermuga Pandian, Madurai

THE HINDU Date:23/04/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042352401001.htm Opinion - Letters to the Editor The LTTE is an organisation that has been waging a war against the Sinhala domination over the ethnic Tamil minority for decades. But the al-Qaeda is a terrorist organisation. The need of the hour is evacuation of the trapped Tamil civilians from the no-war zone. Only a temporary ceasefire can facilitate it. P. Sermuga Pandian, Madurai

THE HINDU Date:27/09/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/27/stories/2004092701940200.htm

P. Sermuga Pandian, Madurai-3. MADURAI IS already attracting a lot of inland and foreign tourists. Despite tremendous efforts by Department of Tourism and travel agents, Madurai is not particularly tourist friendly due to lack of infrastructure and basic amenities. To make Madurai tourist friendly, money exchange centres should be installed at the railway station and all popular tourist sites. People of Madurai should be more helpful nice to all visitors to the city and voluntarily act as guides by providing correct information about places, the city's culture and heritage. By keeping the city clean, removing all encroachments near tourist spots, we can make Madurai more tourist friendly. -P.Sermuga Pandian My letter appeared in the Hindu Metroplus, Madurai dated 5th November 2009 VOICE YOUR VIEWS: INVESTMENT OPTIONS Innumerable options In the liberalized economy, an investor has innumerable options before him. But it is a known fact that gullible investors yearning for rich returns for their investment are often hoodwinked by the greedy private finance companies. Hence investment of hard-earned money needs safe hands with moderate income. The Postal Savings Bank (POSB) of Postal Department, bank operations and savings mobilisation of the Central Government suits all, irrespective of their place of stay, urban or rural. The Central Government should take steps to improve infrastructure of postal banks to ensure better service to customers. P.Sermuga Pandian, Madurai.

Please click the following Link to see it in The Hindu Metroplus Madurai dated 5th November 2009 http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/11/05/stories/2009110551540200.htm

-P.Sermuga Pandian