White Paper on Rafale needed

Frankly if anything was out of step in the Rafale deal, it was that the Prime Minister Modi short-circuited the long-winded processes involved to clinch the deal with the manufacturers head of his State visit to France. There was not an iota of corruption involved. Much is being made out of the publication of an extract from a Defence Ministry which indicates the uneasiness in the ministry due to the involvement of the PMO in the decision-making process.

As for Rahul Gandhi, his chanting chor, chor only reflects the image he finds in the mirror without in anyway denting the PM’s image. Yes, PM would benefit by issuing a white paper on the Rafale deal to put the record straight. We urge him to do that.

Padmini Raghavendra, Secunderabad