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Kathmandu Friday June 15, 2001 Ashadh 01, 2058.
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Symbolic detention Bitter pill
This refers to an article entitled "An
end of an era" published in the Opinion page of TKP, dated June 11, 2001. The article
seems to have been written by someone whose name is same as mine. But I have been
receiving congratulations for having written that article, which I do not deserve.
As you know, I am a regular contributor to
your newspaper, but my areas of interest are confined to trade policy and consumer
protection issues. Since these are the only two areas in which I could claim my expertise,
there is no question of myself venturing into a completely unknown area.
What surprises me the most is when one of my
acquaintances called up your office today he was told that the article was written by
Ratnakar Adhikari of Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public). This has put me
in further trouble as there is only one Ratnakar Adhikari at the Pro Public, and its me.
Earlier, I used to think that an esteemed newspaper like yours had a verification
mechanism to trace the source of the article, as and when required. But not anymore.
Therefore, I request you to kindly institute a system of verification of the source of
article and advise your staff to act accordingly. This may seem like a bitter criticism,
but taken constructively, these measures will only help enhance the prestige and
credibility of your newspaper.
Ratnakar Adhikari
Pro Public
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