Mr Ali is an avid researcher

Dear Editor,
I refer to a letter captioned “This article contains unattributed passages from other sources” by Vishnu Singh. I must state from the outset that I have known Mr Irfaan Ali for many years and can confirm he is an avid researcher and am happy that he has competently corrected the misconceptions of Mr Vishnu Singh. I have read previous pieces he did, both for public and internal consumption and never found an instance where he failed to cite the competent sources. I am absolutely convinced that at the end of the series all the respective sources will be cited.