Yes, Mr Calleja, this is the impression one gets from your interview with Dr Jason Azzopardi. (TMIS, 8 November).

I ask, why was the Magic Kiosk in Sliema broken into at 5 o’clock in the morning, ransacked, bulldozed and wiped out completely, Gaza style.

Why weren’t residents, shop owners, employers and workers consulted about St Anne’s Square on how to re-distribute the open space? I am sure the parliament secretary would have received the same cooperation, if not better, that he did with Piazza Regina in Valletta.

One thing is for sure regarding the outcome of the Magic Kiosk saga. The whole Maltese nation, red, blue, green or purple, and even regular tourists who frequented the place regularly, know deep down in their hearts that this was an act of pure old political vengeance.

Louis Scicluna

SLIEMA