Former Karnataka Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde was instrumental in giving shape to the Janata Dal (JD). It is another matter that he was expelled from the party when H.D. Deve Gowda became the Prime Minister (“ >Janata Dal 2.0 to take on Modi ,” Nov.16). The egos and personality clashes of its leaders led to a split in the parent JD into a half-a-dozen splinter units. It is difficult to comprehend how these leaders who assume a larger than life image will now form a cohesive unit. A sum may be larger than its parts but in the case of the splinter units of the JD, even if they merge, the leader of each splinter unit will try to assume the role of a leader.
C.G. Kuriakose,
Kothamangalam, Kerala
