The Prime Minister and the central government are accused—by a reader in The Hindu—of failing to ensure tamper-proof examinations. The reader links alleged ongoing examination paper leaks with the politicalisation of student protests and claims that student protests were handled brutally, including allegations of harm from pellet guns. The governance concern is not only exam integrity, but also the rule-of-law manner in which authorities respond to unrest.
What happened (as alleged in the reader letter)
A reader letter alleges that examination paper tampering is ongoing and has become a political issue. The same letter alleges that student protestors were brutally crushed and that pellet guns were used on unarmed students, leaving deep scars. The reader contrasts the Prime Minister’s expressed forgiveness with an apology and treats forgiveness as inadequate in the context of alleged culpability and government failure.
Background and earlier position
The letter presents a continuing pattern: the government is criticised for not ensuring tamper-proof examinations. It also frames the protest response as part of governance failure—rather than treating protests as isolated incidents. The letter implies that students’ grievances about paper leaks and exam integrity did not receive a credible resolution through accountability mechanisms.