It is a sad and troubling reflection of our times that there has been a series of cases of people being lynched in a socially progressive State such as Tamil Nadu. Such violence is also attributable to a gross neglect of constitutional values in our education system. Firoz Ahmad,New DelhiRecent incidents of lynching in Tamil Nadu have ripped the mask off its much-vaunted progressive face. An anti-lynching campaign needs to be organised by the State in collaboration with the mainstream media, film personalities, and religious and cultural leaders. MukundarajanThiruvananthapuramThree innocent lives were brutally cut short through mindless mob frenzy in Tamil Nadu, with the body of one of the victims hung from a bridge.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2018 17:41 UTC