23 August 2012

The sacred rats of India

Kartar Uppal is right there is a temple dedicated to rats  (letter, 22  August 2012 ) . However he has spiced up the story by saying that it is considered auspicious to eat food that been eaten by the rats first. Devotees go to feed the rats, not to eat rat food.

Hindus believe all life is sacred and we humans should not resort to violence towards other living beings that share this planet, whether they are rats or badgers. I am sorry to have to put a dent in Mr Uppal’s otherwise entertaining story.

NITIN MEHTA
Croydon