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School students being made to take out rally for some or other social cause has become common in the city. They carry placards, banners and walk for a few kilometres in the hot sun. It is pathetic to see poor students walking barefoot on hot tar roads. One fails to understand the purpose it will serve — forcing students to go in procession for several hours, leaving aside their studies. Some students may have health problems but they are also not spared. By the way, the practice of asking children to stand and wait for long hours to honour VIPs must also be stopped. What we need is a humane approach in all these matters, as students cannot raise their voice for fear of punishment or retribution. T. Srinivasa Rengan, Madurai NRI’s woe
The recent government directive to cooking gas suppliers to supply refill cylinders only on production of valid ration card and not passport is causing inconvenience to non-resident Indians. Away from the country for long, I was not able to renew my ration card. I was using my passport, driving licence or PAN Card as a proof of identity and permanent residence. May I request the authorities to instruct gas suppliers to accept passport as a proof of identity. M.A. Mohamed Yakub, Madurai Change format
The game of cricket is peculiar since pitch conditions and winning of the toss also determine the result of a match. Maybe to minimise the imbalances, two innings are there in test matches. This is not the case with one-day matches. Hence, why not change the format of one-day matches also on the lines of a test match by having two innings of 25 overs for each side. C. Poosaikannu, Madurai Train to Tirupati
Train service between the pilgrim centres of Rameswaram and Tirupati must be introduced. It is to be remembered that there was a train service between these two places when metre gauge track was in existence. It will be helpful to pilgrims. J. Srinivasan, Madurai Helmet rule
The Chief Minister announced sometime back that the rule of wearing helmets will be kept in abeyance and instructions will be given on implementation after analysing views of riders. Reacting to this, most of the two-wheeler riders stopped wearing helmets and the general assumption is that they are not required to wear the head gear. The authorities are also aware of the problems in wearing helmets. We read news appearing in dailies and television channels of people travelling in cars, vans and buses succumbing to head injuries when their vehicles get involved in accidents. Helmet may save one from head injury but what if multiple fractures are caused. Hence, instead of insisting on use of helmets, quality roads may be laid and maintained, and traffic regulation system overhauled, and above all strict adherence to guidelines is followed while issuing driving licence. K.R. Rajendran, Madurai
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