The first target of a hurled shoe was the former American president, George W. Bush. The attacker, a reporter, has been punished with three years in prison. Another chappal attack was targeted at Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The attacker was severely treated by the other comrades. A similar attack on the Chinese prime minister ended with the attacker being now under trial. Then a journalist lobbed a shoe at the Union home minister. As shoe attacks attract media coverage, these incidents tend to increase. But such an act is against the basic culture of India. No one has a right to pardon the offender. If he is not punished, his act will send out wrong signals to others.
K.A. Solaman, Alappuzha, Kerala
The Telegraph, Calcutta, Thursday , April 16 , 2009
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