Letters to The Editor — January 6, 2026

The U.S.’s move

The arrogance by the Donald Trump administration, in utter violation of established laws, by taking the law into its own hands and arresting the Venezuelan President, calls for popular condemnation. It is a shame and a pity that the Indian government is playing safe with its diplomatic card, in a distinct departure from India’s anti-imperialist stand.

S.V. Venugopalan,

Chennai

Cricket and politics

The release of Mustafizur Rahman by KKR, reportedly under the BCCI’s direction, is a disgraceful attempt to appease communal sentiments. Violence by extremist elements in Bangladesh, arising from failures of law and order, cannot be projected onto an individual cricketer with no role in it.

Aluru Venkat Revanth,

Roorkee, Uttarakhand