Why, then, is there suddenly so much political hype around a song that Indians already know and respect? On Independence Day, people expect much more from the Prime Minister at the Red Fort — ‘Janta Ki Baat’ addressing unemployment, inflation, corruption, farmers, jobs, education and public safety, rather than another “Mann Ki Baat”. T. Kailash Ditya,HyderabadA call for reformThe recent Gen Z protests, from Delhi to Jharkhand, over examination irregularities, expose a governance failure, not merely student anger (Page 1, August 11). Repeated breaches of merit-based systems erode public trust and deny a generation fair opportunity. Authorities must stop treating protests as law-and-order issues and urgently implement transparent test processes, independent audits and fix accountability for officials.