Not the worst of times!
I am reluctant to question an educated reader who writes a letter to the editor but Dr. Ujjwal recently wrote: "Prof. Yunus is looking for honest men. The truth is that we are passing through the worst times in our history. The truth is that this time is not to be compared with any other time. The truth is that the powers that be are involved in activities that violate all democratic norms and ideas."
While it may be true these are not the best times, Dr. Ujjwal's comments that these are the worst times in our history and that this time is not to be compared with any other time means that he is not doing justice to history. To make his comments have ANY validity, Dr. Ujjwal should provide some basis for his comments other than "The truth is that the powers that be are involved in activities that violate all democratic norms and ideas."
That last statement isn't necessarily THE truth; it's simply an unexplained statement.
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