Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 9 Oct 18Low-skilled governance is all too prevalent today

I refer to your article Politicians could learn a lesson from ancient Rome and know when to quit (October 8). Gavin Esler’s article was meaningful and extremely accurate. He offers an excellent run down of governance failures in many places and sheds light on some of history’s most talented leaders, such as Cincinnatus of Rome, who is still being talked about to this day. It is, indeed, very possible that the legendary Roman leader of 2,000 years ago inspired the likes of George Washington of the US and Charles de Gaulle of France. Mr Esler is correct that low-skilled governance is all too prevalent today and those incapable of running modern nations should know when to stop.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru