BJP’s IT Vision Document
The highlights of the 30-page IT Vision document are:
• Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) with unique Citizen Identification Number (CIN) for every Indian citizen in 3 years; to replace all other identification systems.
• 1.2 crore (12 million) new IT-enabled jobs in rural areas.
• 1 crore (10 million) students to get laptop computers at Rs 10,000. Interest-free loan for anyone unable to afford it.
• National Digital Highway Development Project to create India's Internet backbone, and Pradhan Mantri Digital Gram Sadak Yojana for last-mile access even in the remotest of villages. • Broadband Internet (2 Mbps) in every town and village, at cable TV prices (less than Rs 200/month).
• All schools and colleges to have Internet-enabled education.
• 100% financial inclusion through bank accounts, with e-Banking facilities, for all Indian citizens. Direct transfer of welfare funds, preferably to the woman of the house.
• Every BPL family to be given a free smart mobile phone, which can be used by even illiterate users for accessing their bank accounts.
• Number of mobile subscribers to be increased from 40 crore at present to 100 crore in five years. Internet users to equal mobile subscribers. India to equal China in every IT parameter in five years.
• Video conferencing to be made affordable and universally accessible.
• Primary Health Centre in every village to be linked to the National Telemedicine Service Network. Basic health insurance scheme for every citizen, using the IT platform. Cashless hospitalisation.
• India’s ranking in the United Nations’ Human Development Index, which is currently 128, to be improved to 50 in five years, with the long-term objective of bringing India within Top Twenty by 2020.
• Massive expansion in the use of IT in agriculture, rural development, SMEs, retail trade, and informal and unorganised sectors of the economy.
• National e-Governance Plan to cover every Government office from the Centre to the Panchayats. The ‘E Gram Vishwa Gram’ scheme, launched by Shri Narendra Modi in Gujarat, to be implemented nationwide.
• Government spending to be made corruption-free. A former Prime Minister had once said, “If I put Rs. 100 in the pipeline in Delhi, only Rs. 15 reach the end beneficiary.” In contrast to Congress governments’ Leaky Pipeline, the BJP’s IT Pipeline will ensure 100% benefit to people. Those who misappropriate public funds will be punished.
• All post offices to be converted into IT-enabled Multi-Service Outlets. All telephone booths to be upgraded to Internet kiosks.
• Citizens will have a simple 1-800 BSNL Toll Free Number, which will be accessible 24x7x 365 days of the year, to contact their Member of Parliament.
• Unlimited VoIP access to all
• e-Bhasha: National Mission for Promotion of IT in Indian Languages.
• Special focus to bring women, SC/STs, OBCs and other weaker sections of society within the ambit of IT-enabled development.
• Use of IT for the protection of India’s priceless cultural and artistic heritage.
• Government to standardise on ‘open standard’ and ‘open source’ software.
• Domestic IT hardware industry to be aggressively promoted to minimise dependence on imports.
• Domestic hosting industry to be promoted to minimise international bandwith charges.
• An independent body, Digital Security Agency (DSA), to be set up for cyber warfare, cyber counter-terrorism, and cyber security of national digital assets.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Security problems in the PMs office?
PMO's email system infected for three months
The matter came to light during one of the hearings of the Central Information Commission where the PMO submitted that "there was virus problem during the months of Feb-Mar-Apr that was finally diagnosed only late in April".
And we call ourselves an IT power??!! How is this even possible that such problems be allowed to occur at the highest public offfice in the worlds largest democracy? The "virus" was around for 3 months!!!! Is there nobody in charge? And this is PM who is supposed to provide leadership to the country.
The matter came to light during one of the hearings of the Central Information Commission where the PMO submitted that "there was virus problem during the months of Feb-Mar-Apr that was finally diagnosed only late in April".
And we call ourselves an IT power??!! How is this even possible that such problems be allowed to occur at the highest public offfice in the worlds largest democracy? The "virus" was around for 3 months!!!! Is there nobody in charge? And this is PM who is supposed to provide leadership to the country.
Status of Hindus in Pakistani
Organised conspiracy’ against Hindus in Sindh: Mirza
“It was a well-thought conspiracy against Hindus to occupy their property and compel them to flee,” he said
Hindu boy kidnapped and killed, 2 others missing
Taliban terror forces Hindus to flee Pakistan
500 years ago there were large number of Hindus in Afghanistan, 100 years ago there were Hindus in Pakistan, 50 years ago there were Hindus in Kashmir. Now in each of these places there are hardly andy and those who stayted behind are facing an uphill battle everyday. If this progresses what will be the state of Bharat in the next 100 years? Its time for people to realise the full danger of teh situation and fight the barbarians who are at the gate.
“It was a well-thought conspiracy against Hindus to occupy their property and compel them to flee,” he said
Hindu boy kidnapped and killed, 2 others missing
Taliban terror forces Hindus to flee Pakistan
500 years ago there were large number of Hindus in Afghanistan, 100 years ago there were Hindus in Pakistan, 50 years ago there were Hindus in Kashmir. Now in each of these places there are hardly andy and those who stayted behind are facing an uphill battle everyday. If this progresses what will be the state of Bharat in the next 100 years? Its time for people to realise the full danger of teh situation and fight the barbarians who are at the gate.
BJP's plan for India's development
BJPs poll promises
Strong Leader, decisive government
A quick summary -
1. Talking about security concerns, he said over two crore illegal Bangladeshis were estimated to be in India.
2. it will make Multi-purpose National Identity Cards mandatory.
3. provide laptops to students at Rs 10,000 Interest-free loans will be provided for those who cannot afford it.
4. Specifically, this will mean a radical shift of emphasis in favour of agriculture, rural economy, infrastructure development, SMEs, informal sector of the economy, affordable health care for all, meaningful education for all...and last but not the least national security, both internal and external," Advani said
Strong Leader, decisive government
A quick summary -
1. Talking about security concerns, he said over two crore illegal Bangladeshis were estimated to be in India.
2. it will make Multi-purpose National Identity Cards mandatory.
3. provide laptops to students at Rs 10,000 Interest-free loans will be provided for those who cannot afford it.
4. Specifically, this will mean a radical shift of emphasis in favour of agriculture, rural economy, infrastructure development, SMEs, informal sector of the economy, affordable health care for all, meaningful education for all...and last but not the least national security, both internal and external," Advani said
Friday, March 13, 2009
Congress should win for Slumdog success
Really, Congress deserves all ‘credit’ for Slumdog’s Oscars—Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi says the “real credit” for Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar glory should go to the Congress suggesting that but for the party’s rule for several decades there would not be any slums to be made into a movie. The Congress quickly hit back at the senior BJP leader’s fresh offensive against the party alleging he has a “perverted mindset” which has become so much a part of his thinking.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi says the “real credit” for Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar glory should go to the Congress suggesting that but for the party’s rule for several decades there would not be any slums to be made into a movie. The Congress quickly hit back at the senior BJP leader’s fresh offensive against the party alleging he has a “perverted mindset” which has become so much a part of his thinking.
Global power clash update
China is worried about its US assets
Washington needs to continue selling treasury notes to fund its $787bn stimulus package. Last month, the secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, urged Beijing to maintain its stock as she visited China.
"They are worried about forever-rising deficits, which may devalue treasuries by pushing interest rates higher," Frank Gong, a JP Morgan economist, told Reuters. "Inside China there has been a lot of debate about whether they should continue to buy treasuries."
The reasons for this statements are not hard to see -
1. Nancy Pelosi sermonising to China about Tibet.
2. Tim Geithner talking about China manipulating its currency.
3. The clash between US naval intelligence ships and Chinese patrol vessels.
Here is the catch, Chinese options limited on treasury bonds.
Washington needs to continue selling treasury notes to fund its $787bn stimulus package. Last month, the secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, urged Beijing to maintain its stock as she visited China.
"They are worried about forever-rising deficits, which may devalue treasuries by pushing interest rates higher," Frank Gong, a JP Morgan economist, told Reuters. "Inside China there has been a lot of debate about whether they should continue to buy treasuries."
The reasons for this statements are not hard to see -
1. Nancy Pelosi sermonising to China about Tibet.
2. Tim Geithner talking about China manipulating its currency.
3. The clash between US naval intelligence ships and Chinese patrol vessels.
Here is the catch, Chinese options limited on treasury bonds.
The Church’s first big step
Tamil Nadu Lawyers’ mutiny – the Church’s first big step
The drama unfolding in the Tamil Nadu Bar and judiciary is uncannily likethe drama which is even now unfolding in Pakistan and India after the Mumbaiterror attacks on 26 November, 2008; the serial rapist is successfullyplaying virgin victim. The US has given the world another new phrase forparroting obediently – ‘good Taliban/bad Taliban’ which is a bold andoriginal departure from good cop/bad cop. From good Taliban it is only asmall step to good jihad, good church, good rapist and good genocide. Nowpermit me to coin a new word - good lawyers.
The irony of the ‘good’ will be better understood if we grant the Tamil NaduBar to be part cut-throat and part craven, albeit in unequal parts while thejudiciary, and this includes the Supreme Court, is almost wholly craven. Thecraven lot in the Bar comprises of the so-called ‘decent’ lawyers who havenot summoned the courage to take a stand against the rowdies, goondas,hooligans and thugs in the Bar; these are lawyers funded by knownanti-social and anti-national groups at home and abroad while deriving theirimpunity from dravidian anti-national polity and Tamil-chauvinist (readcrypto-Christian) political parties. The Tamil Nadu judiciary has been asometimes silent, sometimes benign and even indulgent spectator of this longhistory of rampant goondaism bordering on terror tactics by a section ofTamil Nadu lawyers. It is a history going back to over a decade. As JusticeSrikrishna put it in his report, “Suffice it to say that a number ofcriminal cases were registered by the police against several advocates forindulging in activities that amounted to criminal offences”.
This section of goonda lawyers emboldened by the political clout of thePresidents of the Madras High Court Advocates Association and the Tamil NaduAdvocates Association, RC Paul Kanagaraj and S Prabakaran respectively, havenot only publicly affirmed the cause of Velupillai Prabhakaran who is anotified fugitive Sri Lankan Tamil terrorist wanted in India for theassassination of Rajiv Gandhi, they have gone so far as to celebrate theterrorist’s birthday within the High Court premises. Dravidian (byconnotation secessionist) politics has equated the extremely complex andcivilisationally troubling Sri Lankan Tamil issue with the LTTE; thissimplistic diminution of the issue has however exposed the Church in TamilNadu and also exposed in the process the cold and calculating ways of theWhite western church of all denominations.
It is not simply coincidence that all processions and demonstrations insupport of the LTTE and Velupillai Prabhakaran, in the guise of support forSri Lankan Tamils have a Christian padri leading from the front. Roadsidemeetings addressed by politicians belonging to the ‘Viduthalai Chiruthai’(Leopards for Freedom, a name closely resembling the Tamil appellation forthe LTTE, ‘Viduthalai Puli’ or Tigers for Freedom or simply Tamil Tigers)are also organized near churches; the flock in these churches constitute theaudience at these meetings. A few years ago a Christian nun was arrested inSouth Tamil Nadu for distributing inflammatory pamphlets in support of theLTTE and Tamil Eelam (the secessionist Tamil state). Velupillai Prabhakaran,and his son who has been anointed terrorist-heir apparent, are bothChristian; the LTTE’s verbose supporter in Tamil Nadu, the notorious Vaikoor Vai. Gopalaswamy is also allegedly Christian. Vaiko, chief of MDMK, yetanother secessionist dravidian Tamil political party was incarcerated byJayalalithaa under the NSA for sedition. He is now her devoted WalterRaleigh.
The most striking tell-tale sign of the hand of the church in the cause ofthe Tamil secessionist movement is Jayalalithaa’s endorsement last week ofTamil Eelam; she had been vehemently opposed to the idea of Tamil Eelam andhad staunchly maintained that she was as committed to the territorialintegrity of Sri Lanka as she was to the resolution of the civil war withjustice for the Sri Lankan Tamil people. This radical departure onJayalalithaa’s part of endorsing Eelam is only a continuum of the radicaldeparture she made in December 2008 when several Christian padris, whichincluded one Bishop, conducted special Christian prayers on Christmas dayfollowed by special service in her home at Poe’s Garden. This went farbeyond the usual Christmas festivities in which Hindu political leadersparticipate for their Christian cadre and for secularism. Needless to say itwas Vaiko who offered Jayalalithaa lemon juice after her day of fasting forthe well-being of the LTTE.
If we take into account the fact that south of Chennai, almost every singlefishing hamlet on the Tamil Nadu coast is wholly Christian and/or Muslim andthat the Muslims of Sri Lanka are almost wholly Tamil speaking, and if aftertaking into account the fact that Jayalalithaa allowed World Vision,ActionAid and other rabid Christian NGOs to run amok in Tamil Nadu after thetsunami, were it to be said that Tamil Nadu is sitting on a politicalvolcano waiting to erupt, it would not be overstating the situation. Wellorganized fishermen’s organizations and unions in Tamil Nadu have nowstepped forward publicly to demand Tamil Eelam.
Pope John Paul II abusing the hospitality of the Indian state and Indianpeople declared on Hindu-majority Indian soil, on the sacred Hindu day ofDeepavalli that he intended to plant the church in Asia in the thirdmillennium. China, India, Nepal, South Korea and Sri Lanka, stubbornlyHindu, Buddhist and Confucian, are top on the agenda of the Catholic,Protestant and other primitive, uncivilized denominations like the AmericanBaptist, New Life and other freewheeling churches belonging to no knowndenomination but flush with dubious money. Tamil Nadu is the largestrecipient of foreign funds and this money, coming from White ChristianAmerican and European government and non-government donors is being investedwith great foresight and calculation by local Churches and Christianagencies in several sectors ranging from real estate, banks, televisionchannels, TV soaps and other serials on television, penetrating the Tamilfilm world with growing numbers of Christian actors, musicians and technicalsupport staff, giant jewelry outlets, religious conversion throughallurement, buying hugely expensive time for tele-evangelising in severalTamil satellite channels, starting more and more educational institutions,funding political parties, creating NGOs, the list is endless and theirdetermination to penetrate and influence all aspects of public life,alarming. (http://www.vigilonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1073&Itemid=1)
Church activity and investment in Tamil Nadu is directly linked to thecontinuing civil strife (I refuse to call it ethnic conflict because it ispalpably false and misleading) in Sri Lanka. The church is working towardsthe creation of a pan-Tamil nation out of the territories of Tamil Nadu inIndia and the North and East of Sri Lanka; and the useful idiots in TamilNadu and Sri Lanka, facilitating the diabolic objective, must wake up to thetruth that the pan-Tamil nation they are working for is a Christian statelike East Timor. (Give url of monograph) The church penetrated the Maoistsof Nepal and Kandhamal in Orissa, the church’s creepy fingers have touchedChandrababu Naidu, Jayalalithaa and now Navin Patnaik; if the communists arePatnaik’s new bed-fellow, the Christian Maoists of Kandhamal probably playedpimps. It is time the so-called decent elements in the Tamil Nadu Bar andjudiciary realized that their reputation has been held hostage and theirstrings pulled by the invisible hand of the church in India and foreignchurches.
A sizeable segment of the well-educated, social and political Sinhala elitein Sri Lanka is also Christian but the Christian segment, while visible andpowerful, is still in a minority vis a vis the Sinhala Buddhists; theSinhala Christian political ruling class is tamed by its dependence on thepowerful Buddhist clergy for its legitimacy. The invisible church behind theSinhala Christian ruling elite seeks to control the state apparatus even asthe visible and assertive church seeks to control the voting populace amongthe Tamils. The church, with Machiavellian intent, is thus playing both endsof the game. The civil war in Sri Lanka while seemingly between the Sinhalaand Tamil speaking people, now being given the brazenly false Hindu-Buddhistconflict colour, is actually the Church manipulating the people of Sri Lankathrough well-directed and choreographed civil strife aimed ultimately atcreating a separate and secessionist Christian Tamil state.
The ruling Sinhala Buddhist and Christian elite has thus fallen into thediabolic Christian trap of seeking Pakistan’s aid to break the LTTEbackbone, something which India ought to have done had the Congress PrimeMinister not been pulled by his strings by the hand of Italian ChristianSonia Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi’s UPA abandoned Sri Lanka to Pakistan (read Chinaand USA) just as it had abandoned Nepal to the Maoists (read China and USAagain). The Sinhala Sri Lankan government is playing the foolish game ofpitting the potentially secessionist Tamil Muslims of the Muslim-majorityAmparai district in the East against the other Tamils of the region hopingto keep Amparai as a thorn in the flesh of the Tamil-majority region. Abeginning was made when the North was separated from the East for the firsttime in any calculation towards a political settlement of the issue. This isa foolish hope because ultimately, the Muslims, like the Christians owetheir allegiance not to their native country but to their religion.
No political commentator or terrorism expert has pointed to the significanceof an LTTE suicide bomber killing 15 people and wounding several others,including Sri Lankan Postal Services Minister Mahinda Wijesekara, on the 12th of this month outside a mosque in Akuressa in southern Sri Lanka. Theoccasion was Milad-un-Nabi, - the birthday of Prophet Mohammedi. The LTTEwas targeting both Sinhala politicians who were present in large numbers atthe mosque and also the Muslims.
The Sri Lankan Tamil issue is therefore not simply ‘spilling over’ intoTamil Nadu in India but has always been inextricably linked with Tamil Nadu.Tamil politics, unless the caste Hindus of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil (Saiva)Hindus of Sri Lanka wake up, is all about intra-Christian political tusslebetween the Sinhala ruling Christian elite and the Tamil commoner Christian.It is also the Asian theater in the never-ending Christian-Muslim cosmicwar. It bears repetition that Tamil Nadu is being increasingly, visibly andaggressively Islamised and Christianised with astronomical amounts offoreign money pouring into the state legally through foreign donors and NGOsand illegally through Hawala and other routes. A similar scenario hasalready unfolded in Kerala.
The violence let loose with impunity by the Christian and dravidian Tamilchauvinist section of the Madras High Court lawyers is Christian investmentin education yielding political interest. Fewer than a hundred lawyers, thehistory-sheeters with a long history of crime were let loose in the state bytheir handlers and this murderous, criminal gang brought the Tamil Nadu Barand judiciary to its knees. The Supreme Court fared no better. The Church iswell-organized and well connected. Having triggered the sequence of violenceon the 17th of February, this group provoked the volatile CJI to put hisfoot in the mouth when he committed the ultimate impropriety of lashing outat the police without allowing the police to present their version of theevents of February 19. The CJI, like most of the country was intentionallykept in the dark about February 17.
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Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, heading a three-Judge Bench, told SolicitorGeneral G.E. Vahanvati, appearing for the State: “The police entering thecourt halls, attacking judges, lawyers, staff and causing damage is a veryserious matter. We are serious about it. Even if the police wanted to arrestsome lawyers, in all fairness they should have informed the acting ChiefJustice or at least the Registrar-General. We want to know under whoseinstance the police entered the premises. Give us the names of the officerswho asked helmet wearing policemen wielding lathis to enter the court hallsand we will deal with them firmly.”’
“We will ascertain from the government who is responsible for this mess. Ifit is not possible for the government to tell us at whose instance thepolice entered the HC premises and used force against the lawyers, then wewill find it out. We don’t want any cooperation from the police. We know howto handle such situations.”
(In)famous last words! The incumbent Chief Justice of India, KG Balakrishnanlike another of his colleagues in the Supreme Court is given to emotionaloutbursts and indiscreet, even intemperate statements.
http://www.vigilonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1038&Itemid=71Not stopping with playing to the gallery with this highly improper outburstagainst the police, the CJI took a leaf from out of Alice in Wonderland andoff-ed with the heads of five highly respected police officers of the rankof Joint Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner and had them summarilytransferred out of Chennai. Thus did the highest officer of the country’sjudiciary dispense justice; by listening to just one side of the story, thecriminal lawyers’ side. The scumbag lawyers indicted by a Division Bench ofthe Madras High Court for physical and verbal violence against Dr.Subramaniam Swamy and other litigants in Court hall 3, and indicted byJustice Srikrishna in the interim report, are still unpunished. They havenot even been found guilty because for the Madras High Court and the SupremeCourt, notwithstanding the Srikrishna report which has described the eventsof February 17 in great detail, February 2009 never had the 17th day.
“My view, albeit prima facie, is that the soft-pedaling policy followed bythe Madras High Court Judges has led to the present piquant situation.The lawyersappear to have been encouraged by the wrong 'signals sent out andseemed to thinkthat they could do anything and get away within the Court premises.Regretfully, far from being the upholders of the rule of law, the lawyersseem to have behaved as hooligans and miscreants. The incidents that transpiredover a last month or so make it clear that the lawyers seemed to be underthe impression that, because they are officers of the Court, they are immunefrom the process of law and that they could get away with any unlawful actwithout being answerable to the law enforcing agency. It is most unfortunatethat the soft policy adopted by the Acting Chief Justice of Madras HighCourt and its administration sent out clearly a wrong message thatencouraged and emboldened the lawyers into becoming law breakers”. (Excerptfrom Justice Srikrishna’s interim report)
The Supreme Court by abusing the police through punitive transfers has thusfacilitated the transformation of the rapist into victim.
Pandering to the hysterical demand by the lawyers for a judicial commissionto go into the events of February 19 in the Madras High Court, the CJIconstituted the one-man Justice Srikrishna Commission. Mandated by theSupreme Court to submit an interim report within ten days of commissioning,Justice Srikrishna submitted his interim report on the 4th of March, 2009.The findings of the Srikrishna Commission shocked the nation. The blatantlyone-sided anti-police version peddled by the lawyers and a section ofcomplicit print and electronic media was beginning to tilt rapidly toachieve a state of relative balance.
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Notwithstanding the damning indictment of the conduct of the lawyers byJustice Srikrishna, the Tamil Nadu Bar and the judiciary remained craven anddid not summon the courage or the will to bring the criminal lawyers tojustice. Confronted by the extremely hostile reception to his findings,Justice Srikrishna withdrew from the commission and the CJI, just as cravenas the Tamil Nadu judiciary, instead of holding the Tamil Nadu Barresponsible for Justice Srikrishna’s withdrawal, and instead of constitutinganother Commission with two or three retired judges, abdicated hisresponsibility and threw the case back into the lap of the Madras HighCourt.
For its part, both the Madras High Court and the state government have nowcommitted themselves to act as per the findings and recommendations of theSrikrishna Report to probe police action in the court premises on February19. Both have chosen to remain ignominiously craven and have not brought theevents of February 17 into the ambit of the probe. If the CJI was going topass the buck to the Madras High Court to probe the events of February 19,then he ought not to have transferred senior police officers punitively outof Chennai with unseemly haste. If the responsibility for pinning blame forFebruary 19 was going to be left to the local judiciary, then the SupremeCourt ought to have restrained itself from needless activism, encroachinginto the Executive domain. Investigating police action and dealingappropriately with the results of the probe ought to have been left to thestate government.
The Church has succeeded on all fronts – penetrated law colleges usingadmission norms in its favour, getting these students, irrespective of theirmerit, into enrolling themselves as practicing lawyers in the Bar, usingsuch members to gain control of the city and state Advocates Associations,using these associations and Dravidian, Tamil chauvinist, secessionistpolitical parties beholden to the church for its munificence to paralyze thesystem, sowing discord between different pillars of democracy, and finallyto bring the judiciary to its knees. This is just the first step – testingthe waters, so to speak, before taking the plunge to set events in rapidmotion to culminate in the Christian Tamil state called Eelam. Unless theuseful idiots mindlessly serving church interests wake up now, they willwake up one day to find that Eelam is a fait accompli like East Timor.
Radha Rajan,
The drama unfolding in the Tamil Nadu Bar and judiciary is uncannily likethe drama which is even now unfolding in Pakistan and India after the Mumbaiterror attacks on 26 November, 2008; the serial rapist is successfullyplaying virgin victim. The US has given the world another new phrase forparroting obediently – ‘good Taliban/bad Taliban’ which is a bold andoriginal departure from good cop/bad cop. From good Taliban it is only asmall step to good jihad, good church, good rapist and good genocide. Nowpermit me to coin a new word - good lawyers.
The irony of the ‘good’ will be better understood if we grant the Tamil NaduBar to be part cut-throat and part craven, albeit in unequal parts while thejudiciary, and this includes the Supreme Court, is almost wholly craven. Thecraven lot in the Bar comprises of the so-called ‘decent’ lawyers who havenot summoned the courage to take a stand against the rowdies, goondas,hooligans and thugs in the Bar; these are lawyers funded by knownanti-social and anti-national groups at home and abroad while deriving theirimpunity from dravidian anti-national polity and Tamil-chauvinist (readcrypto-Christian) political parties. The Tamil Nadu judiciary has been asometimes silent, sometimes benign and even indulgent spectator of this longhistory of rampant goondaism bordering on terror tactics by a section ofTamil Nadu lawyers. It is a history going back to over a decade. As JusticeSrikrishna put it in his report, “Suffice it to say that a number ofcriminal cases were registered by the police against several advocates forindulging in activities that amounted to criminal offences”.
This section of goonda lawyers emboldened by the political clout of thePresidents of the Madras High Court Advocates Association and the Tamil NaduAdvocates Association, RC Paul Kanagaraj and S Prabakaran respectively, havenot only publicly affirmed the cause of Velupillai Prabhakaran who is anotified fugitive Sri Lankan Tamil terrorist wanted in India for theassassination of Rajiv Gandhi, they have gone so far as to celebrate theterrorist’s birthday within the High Court premises. Dravidian (byconnotation secessionist) politics has equated the extremely complex andcivilisationally troubling Sri Lankan Tamil issue with the LTTE; thissimplistic diminution of the issue has however exposed the Church in TamilNadu and also exposed in the process the cold and calculating ways of theWhite western church of all denominations.
It is not simply coincidence that all processions and demonstrations insupport of the LTTE and Velupillai Prabhakaran, in the guise of support forSri Lankan Tamils have a Christian padri leading from the front. Roadsidemeetings addressed by politicians belonging to the ‘Viduthalai Chiruthai’(Leopards for Freedom, a name closely resembling the Tamil appellation forthe LTTE, ‘Viduthalai Puli’ or Tigers for Freedom or simply Tamil Tigers)are also organized near churches; the flock in these churches constitute theaudience at these meetings. A few years ago a Christian nun was arrested inSouth Tamil Nadu for distributing inflammatory pamphlets in support of theLTTE and Tamil Eelam (the secessionist Tamil state). Velupillai Prabhakaran,and his son who has been anointed terrorist-heir apparent, are bothChristian; the LTTE’s verbose supporter in Tamil Nadu, the notorious Vaikoor Vai. Gopalaswamy is also allegedly Christian. Vaiko, chief of MDMK, yetanother secessionist dravidian Tamil political party was incarcerated byJayalalithaa under the NSA for sedition. He is now her devoted WalterRaleigh.
The most striking tell-tale sign of the hand of the church in the cause ofthe Tamil secessionist movement is Jayalalithaa’s endorsement last week ofTamil Eelam; she had been vehemently opposed to the idea of Tamil Eelam andhad staunchly maintained that she was as committed to the territorialintegrity of Sri Lanka as she was to the resolution of the civil war withjustice for the Sri Lankan Tamil people. This radical departure onJayalalithaa’s part of endorsing Eelam is only a continuum of the radicaldeparture she made in December 2008 when several Christian padris, whichincluded one Bishop, conducted special Christian prayers on Christmas dayfollowed by special service in her home at Poe’s Garden. This went farbeyond the usual Christmas festivities in which Hindu political leadersparticipate for their Christian cadre and for secularism. Needless to say itwas Vaiko who offered Jayalalithaa lemon juice after her day of fasting forthe well-being of the LTTE.
If we take into account the fact that south of Chennai, almost every singlefishing hamlet on the Tamil Nadu coast is wholly Christian and/or Muslim andthat the Muslims of Sri Lanka are almost wholly Tamil speaking, and if aftertaking into account the fact that Jayalalithaa allowed World Vision,ActionAid and other rabid Christian NGOs to run amok in Tamil Nadu after thetsunami, were it to be said that Tamil Nadu is sitting on a politicalvolcano waiting to erupt, it would not be overstating the situation. Wellorganized fishermen’s organizations and unions in Tamil Nadu have nowstepped forward publicly to demand Tamil Eelam.
Pope John Paul II abusing the hospitality of the Indian state and Indianpeople declared on Hindu-majority Indian soil, on the sacred Hindu day ofDeepavalli that he intended to plant the church in Asia in the thirdmillennium. China, India, Nepal, South Korea and Sri Lanka, stubbornlyHindu, Buddhist and Confucian, are top on the agenda of the Catholic,Protestant and other primitive, uncivilized denominations like the AmericanBaptist, New Life and other freewheeling churches belonging to no knowndenomination but flush with dubious money. Tamil Nadu is the largestrecipient of foreign funds and this money, coming from White ChristianAmerican and European government and non-government donors is being investedwith great foresight and calculation by local Churches and Christianagencies in several sectors ranging from real estate, banks, televisionchannels, TV soaps and other serials on television, penetrating the Tamilfilm world with growing numbers of Christian actors, musicians and technicalsupport staff, giant jewelry outlets, religious conversion throughallurement, buying hugely expensive time for tele-evangelising in severalTamil satellite channels, starting more and more educational institutions,funding political parties, creating NGOs, the list is endless and theirdetermination to penetrate and influence all aspects of public life,alarming. (http://www.vigilonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1073&Itemid=1)
Church activity and investment in Tamil Nadu is directly linked to thecontinuing civil strife (I refuse to call it ethnic conflict because it ispalpably false and misleading) in Sri Lanka. The church is working towardsthe creation of a pan-Tamil nation out of the territories of Tamil Nadu inIndia and the North and East of Sri Lanka; and the useful idiots in TamilNadu and Sri Lanka, facilitating the diabolic objective, must wake up to thetruth that the pan-Tamil nation they are working for is a Christian statelike East Timor. (Give url of monograph) The church penetrated the Maoistsof Nepal and Kandhamal in Orissa, the church’s creepy fingers have touchedChandrababu Naidu, Jayalalithaa and now Navin Patnaik; if the communists arePatnaik’s new bed-fellow, the Christian Maoists of Kandhamal probably playedpimps. It is time the so-called decent elements in the Tamil Nadu Bar andjudiciary realized that their reputation has been held hostage and theirstrings pulled by the invisible hand of the church in India and foreignchurches.
A sizeable segment of the well-educated, social and political Sinhala elitein Sri Lanka is also Christian but the Christian segment, while visible andpowerful, is still in a minority vis a vis the Sinhala Buddhists; theSinhala Christian political ruling class is tamed by its dependence on thepowerful Buddhist clergy for its legitimacy. The invisible church behind theSinhala Christian ruling elite seeks to control the state apparatus even asthe visible and assertive church seeks to control the voting populace amongthe Tamils. The church, with Machiavellian intent, is thus playing both endsof the game. The civil war in Sri Lanka while seemingly between the Sinhalaand Tamil speaking people, now being given the brazenly false Hindu-Buddhistconflict colour, is actually the Church manipulating the people of Sri Lankathrough well-directed and choreographed civil strife aimed ultimately atcreating a separate and secessionist Christian Tamil state.
The ruling Sinhala Buddhist and Christian elite has thus fallen into thediabolic Christian trap of seeking Pakistan’s aid to break the LTTEbackbone, something which India ought to have done had the Congress PrimeMinister not been pulled by his strings by the hand of Italian ChristianSonia Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi’s UPA abandoned Sri Lanka to Pakistan (read Chinaand USA) just as it had abandoned Nepal to the Maoists (read China and USAagain). The Sinhala Sri Lankan government is playing the foolish game ofpitting the potentially secessionist Tamil Muslims of the Muslim-majorityAmparai district in the East against the other Tamils of the region hopingto keep Amparai as a thorn in the flesh of the Tamil-majority region. Abeginning was made when the North was separated from the East for the firsttime in any calculation towards a political settlement of the issue. This isa foolish hope because ultimately, the Muslims, like the Christians owetheir allegiance not to their native country but to their religion.
No political commentator or terrorism expert has pointed to the significanceof an LTTE suicide bomber killing 15 people and wounding several others,including Sri Lankan Postal Services Minister Mahinda Wijesekara, on the 12th of this month outside a mosque in Akuressa in southern Sri Lanka. Theoccasion was Milad-un-Nabi, - the birthday of Prophet Mohammedi. The LTTEwas targeting both Sinhala politicians who were present in large numbers atthe mosque and also the Muslims.
The Sri Lankan Tamil issue is therefore not simply ‘spilling over’ intoTamil Nadu in India but has always been inextricably linked with Tamil Nadu.Tamil politics, unless the caste Hindus of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil (Saiva)Hindus of Sri Lanka wake up, is all about intra-Christian political tusslebetween the Sinhala ruling Christian elite and the Tamil commoner Christian.It is also the Asian theater in the never-ending Christian-Muslim cosmicwar. It bears repetition that Tamil Nadu is being increasingly, visibly andaggressively Islamised and Christianised with astronomical amounts offoreign money pouring into the state legally through foreign donors and NGOsand illegally through Hawala and other routes. A similar scenario hasalready unfolded in Kerala.
The violence let loose with impunity by the Christian and dravidian Tamilchauvinist section of the Madras High Court lawyers is Christian investmentin education yielding political interest. Fewer than a hundred lawyers, thehistory-sheeters with a long history of crime were let loose in the state bytheir handlers and this murderous, criminal gang brought the Tamil Nadu Barand judiciary to its knees. The Supreme Court fared no better. The Church iswell-organized and well connected. Having triggered the sequence of violenceon the 17th of February, this group provoked the volatile CJI to put hisfoot in the mouth when he committed the ultimate impropriety of lashing outat the police without allowing the police to present their version of theevents of February 19. The CJI, like most of the country was intentionallykept in the dark about February 17.
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Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, heading a three-Judge Bench, told SolicitorGeneral G.E. Vahanvati, appearing for the State: “The police entering thecourt halls, attacking judges, lawyers, staff and causing damage is a veryserious matter. We are serious about it. Even if the police wanted to arrestsome lawyers, in all fairness they should have informed the acting ChiefJustice or at least the Registrar-General. We want to know under whoseinstance the police entered the premises. Give us the names of the officerswho asked helmet wearing policemen wielding lathis to enter the court hallsand we will deal with them firmly.”’
“We will ascertain from the government who is responsible for this mess. Ifit is not possible for the government to tell us at whose instance thepolice entered the HC premises and used force against the lawyers, then wewill find it out. We don’t want any cooperation from the police. We know howto handle such situations.”
(In)famous last words! The incumbent Chief Justice of India, KG Balakrishnanlike another of his colleagues in the Supreme Court is given to emotionaloutbursts and indiscreet, even intemperate statements.
http://www.vigilonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1038&Itemid=71Not stopping with playing to the gallery with this highly improper outburstagainst the police, the CJI took a leaf from out of Alice in Wonderland andoff-ed with the heads of five highly respected police officers of the rankof Joint Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner and had them summarilytransferred out of Chennai. Thus did the highest officer of the country’sjudiciary dispense justice; by listening to just one side of the story, thecriminal lawyers’ side. The scumbag lawyers indicted by a Division Bench ofthe Madras High Court for physical and verbal violence against Dr.Subramaniam Swamy and other litigants in Court hall 3, and indicted byJustice Srikrishna in the interim report, are still unpunished. They havenot even been found guilty because for the Madras High Court and the SupremeCourt, notwithstanding the Srikrishna report which has described the eventsof February 17 in great detail, February 2009 never had the 17th day.
“My view, albeit prima facie, is that the soft-pedaling policy followed bythe Madras High Court Judges has led to the present piquant situation.The lawyersappear to have been encouraged by the wrong 'signals sent out andseemed to thinkthat they could do anything and get away within the Court premises.Regretfully, far from being the upholders of the rule of law, the lawyersseem to have behaved as hooligans and miscreants. The incidents that transpiredover a last month or so make it clear that the lawyers seemed to be underthe impression that, because they are officers of the Court, they are immunefrom the process of law and that they could get away with any unlawful actwithout being answerable to the law enforcing agency. It is most unfortunatethat the soft policy adopted by the Acting Chief Justice of Madras HighCourt and its administration sent out clearly a wrong message thatencouraged and emboldened the lawyers into becoming law breakers”. (Excerptfrom Justice Srikrishna’s interim report)
The Supreme Court by abusing the police through punitive transfers has thusfacilitated the transformation of the rapist into victim.
Pandering to the hysterical demand by the lawyers for a judicial commissionto go into the events of February 19 in the Madras High Court, the CJIconstituted the one-man Justice Srikrishna Commission. Mandated by theSupreme Court to submit an interim report within ten days of commissioning,Justice Srikrishna submitted his interim report on the 4th of March, 2009.The findings of the Srikrishna Commission shocked the nation. The blatantlyone-sided anti-police version peddled by the lawyers and a section ofcomplicit print and electronic media was beginning to tilt rapidly toachieve a state of relative balance.
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Notwithstanding the damning indictment of the conduct of the lawyers byJustice Srikrishna, the Tamil Nadu Bar and the judiciary remained craven anddid not summon the courage or the will to bring the criminal lawyers tojustice. Confronted by the extremely hostile reception to his findings,Justice Srikrishna withdrew from the commission and the CJI, just as cravenas the Tamil Nadu judiciary, instead of holding the Tamil Nadu Barresponsible for Justice Srikrishna’s withdrawal, and instead of constitutinganother Commission with two or three retired judges, abdicated hisresponsibility and threw the case back into the lap of the Madras HighCourt.
For its part, both the Madras High Court and the state government have nowcommitted themselves to act as per the findings and recommendations of theSrikrishna Report to probe police action in the court premises on February19. Both have chosen to remain ignominiously craven and have not brought theevents of February 17 into the ambit of the probe. If the CJI was going topass the buck to the Madras High Court to probe the events of February 19,then he ought not to have transferred senior police officers punitively outof Chennai with unseemly haste. If the responsibility for pinning blame forFebruary 19 was going to be left to the local judiciary, then the SupremeCourt ought to have restrained itself from needless activism, encroachinginto the Executive domain. Investigating police action and dealingappropriately with the results of the probe ought to have been left to thestate government.
The Church has succeeded on all fronts – penetrated law colleges usingadmission norms in its favour, getting these students, irrespective of theirmerit, into enrolling themselves as practicing lawyers in the Bar, usingsuch members to gain control of the city and state Advocates Associations,using these associations and Dravidian, Tamil chauvinist, secessionistpolitical parties beholden to the church for its munificence to paralyze thesystem, sowing discord between different pillars of democracy, and finallyto bring the judiciary to its knees. This is just the first step – testingthe waters, so to speak, before taking the plunge to set events in rapidmotion to culminate in the Christian Tamil state called Eelam. Unless theuseful idiots mindlessly serving church interests wake up now, they willwake up one day to find that Eelam is a fait accompli like East Timor.
Radha Rajan,
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Nevin Chawla-Congress nexus update
Election Commission: Sonia & Left in the dock
As for Mr. Navin Chawla, he owes his position as next CEC-designate to his proximity to the Gandhi family, which began during the notorious Emergency of 1975-77, when Congress president Sonia Gandhi was close to her brother-in-law Sanjay Gandhi, and joined some of his business ventures, as subsequently brought out by a commission of enquiry. While Mr. Chawla’s religious affiliations are not known, he owes much of his fame to authorship of two books on the Albanian nun, Teresa, whose so-called sainthood is subject of much controversy in the West as well as in India!
It is pertinent that in March 2005, just two months before his appointment as Election Commissioner, Mr. Chawla was bestowed the Mazzini Award by the Italian government. Ms. Sonia Gandhi, as is well-known, is an Italian-born Roman Catholic. Her son and Amethi MP, Rahul Gandhi, has studiously refused to answer questions regarding the nature of his citizenship (given the Roman law) and whether he also holds an Italian passport, a situation untenable in Indian law.
As for Mr. Navin Chawla, he owes his position as next CEC-designate to his proximity to the Gandhi family, which began during the notorious Emergency of 1975-77, when Congress president Sonia Gandhi was close to her brother-in-law Sanjay Gandhi, and joined some of his business ventures, as subsequently brought out by a commission of enquiry. While Mr. Chawla’s religious affiliations are not known, he owes much of his fame to authorship of two books on the Albanian nun, Teresa, whose so-called sainthood is subject of much controversy in the West as well as in India!
It is pertinent that in March 2005, just two months before his appointment as Election Commissioner, Mr. Chawla was bestowed the Mazzini Award by the Italian government. Ms. Sonia Gandhi, as is well-known, is an Italian-born Roman Catholic. Her son and Amethi MP, Rahul Gandhi, has studiously refused to answer questions regarding the nature of his citizenship (given the Roman law) and whether he also holds an Italian passport, a situation untenable in Indian law.
SAY YOU ARE A HINDU, HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH
SAY YOU ARE A HINDU, HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH
The pathological dislike----even hatred--- that some of our journalists----particularly in the electronic media--- have for Modi could be seen or sensed as one watched the TV coverage of the counting of votes on December 23,2007. Initially, as it appeared that the BJP might not do well in the final tally, there was excitement among many of the TV anchors. They thought they have tasted blood. After an hour, the BJP candidates started racing ahead and it became clear the the Congress (I) was in for a drubbing. The disappointment on the faces of some of the anchors was to be seen to be believed. A five-star lady anchor could not help remarking: "Modi might be able to win the elections in Gujarat, but he still can't get a visa to go to the US and other Western countries." Some consolation!
They would have noticed that in the Hindu diaspora in the West, more young people admire Modi than grown-ups. Many of his young admirers in the US were born and brought up there and had the benefit of the best of secular education. In spite of this, there is a sense of pride in them that the Hindu community has at long last produced a leader of the calibre of Modi.
The pathological dislike----even hatred--- that some of our journalists----particularly in the electronic media--- have for Modi could be seen or sensed as one watched the TV coverage of the counting of votes on December 23,2007. Initially, as it appeared that the BJP might not do well in the final tally, there was excitement among many of the TV anchors. They thought they have tasted blood. After an hour, the BJP candidates started racing ahead and it became clear the the Congress (I) was in for a drubbing. The disappointment on the faces of some of the anchors was to be seen to be believed. A five-star lady anchor could not help remarking: "Modi might be able to win the elections in Gujarat, but he still can't get a visa to go to the US and other Western countries." Some consolation!
They would have noticed that in the Hindu diaspora in the West, more young people admire Modi than grown-ups. Many of his young admirers in the US were born and brought up there and had the benefit of the best of secular education. In spite of this, there is a sense of pride in them that the Hindu community has at long last produced a leader of the calibre of Modi.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Vijay Mallya - I acted on my own
Mallya's shocker: I bid on my own
“I bid independently... I wanted to get back the items to the country... I am not sure if anyone was aware that I was bidding,” chairman of the United Breweries Group said.
“I don’t know what Ambika Soni has said but I acted on my own,” Mallya said.
If this is true, all the talk about the government trying to stop the auction is hot gas!
Kudos to Vijay Mallya for this generosity.
“I bid independently... I wanted to get back the items to the country... I am not sure if anyone was aware that I was bidding,” chairman of the United Breweries Group said.
“I don’t know what Ambika Soni has said but I acted on my own,” Mallya said.
If this is true, all the talk about the government trying to stop the auction is hot gas!
Kudos to Vijay Mallya for this generosity.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
More on Indias neighbours
Attack fuels a nation's unravelling
JUST minutes before it was about to leave the Pearl Continental Lahore, the Sri Lankan cricket team's security detail received a tip-off urging it to alter its route from the hotel to the stadium.
The call, believed to have come from Lahore police, warned of a credible threat to the team as it headed out by bus for the third day of its final Test match on its tour of Pakistan.
The security detail had good reason to heed the warning.
JUST minutes before it was about to leave the Pearl Continental Lahore, the Sri Lankan cricket team's security detail received a tip-off urging it to alter its route from the hotel to the stadium.
The call, believed to have come from Lahore police, warned of a credible threat to the team as it headed out by bus for the third day of its final Test match on its tour of Pakistan.
The security detail had good reason to heed the warning.
Indias neighbourhood goes from bad to worse
Pakistan needs 'international help' with security: Australia
Australia has warned that Pakistan faces an existential threat from terrorism, as governments and terrorism experts weigh the implications of Tuesday's deadly attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore.
Last month, within days of admitting Pakistani nationals were involved in last November's terror attacks on the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, Pakistani President Asif Zardari admitted the Taliban has established its presence in "huge amounts of land" extending far beyond its tribal homeland.
Australia has warned that Pakistan faces an existential threat from terrorism, as governments and terrorism experts weigh the implications of Tuesday's deadly attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore.
Last month, within days of admitting Pakistani nationals were involved in last November's terror attacks on the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, Pakistani President Asif Zardari admitted the Taliban has established its presence in "huge amounts of land" extending far beyond its tribal homeland.
Seattle Art Museum features - Stories of Krishna: The Adventures of a Hindu God
Hindus laud Seattle Art Museum
Hindus have applauded internationally renowned Seattle Art Museum (SAM) for launching an interactive website featuring “Stories of Krishna: The Adventures of a Hindu God”.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, praising SAM for its promotion of Hindu faith traditions, culture and art, urged all major museums of the world to organize exhibitions of Hindu art, sculptures, and architecture to make aware the present and future generations about their richness.
Hindus have applauded internationally renowned Seattle Art Museum (SAM) for launching an interactive website featuring “Stories of Krishna: The Adventures of a Hindu God”.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, praising SAM for its promotion of Hindu faith traditions, culture and art, urged all major museums of the world to organize exhibitions of Hindu art, sculptures, and architecture to make aware the present and future generations about their richness.
Bobby Jindal - Uneasy about his ethnic background?
Bobby Jindal and irrational exhuberance
Excerpts from the interview on CBS 60 minutes -
Asked if their family maintains any of the Indian traditions, Supriya Jindal told Safer, "Not too many."
He's a classic example of the American melting pot. This oyster and crawfish-eating Louisianian tends to downplay his ethnic background. "When we sent a reporter and photographer to India to write about his family and their origins, the Jindal family was very queasy about that undertaking," Amoss said.
To all the pea brained, applauding folks back home - Read this article, shut up and sit down. Stop being more eager to call him Indian that he is himself.
Excerpts from the interview on CBS 60 minutes -
Asked if their family maintains any of the Indian traditions, Supriya Jindal told Safer, "Not too many."
He's a classic example of the American melting pot. This oyster and crawfish-eating Louisianian tends to downplay his ethnic background. "When we sent a reporter and photographer to India to write about his family and their origins, the Jindal family was very queasy about that undertaking," Amoss said.
To all the pea brained, applauding folks back home - Read this article, shut up and sit down. Stop being more eager to call him Indian that he is himself.
Monday, March 2, 2009
State of temples in Pakistan
A scene of an obscene nature
When most of the temples located in the city’s old quarters are either in poor physical shape or struggling to survive the greed of real estate builders, this little unknown temple is in good shape. Only the statues of Hindu deities are gone and a shop has been carved out instead.
The compound adjacent to the plot, where once stood the temple with its grandeur, has already been turned into an apartment building. A physical inspection of the very residential scheme suggests that the temple’s main structure, during the construction, was carved out untouched
Compare this with the condition of mosques and churches in India
- > PM offers support for building Churches
An excellent book by Arun Shourie -> Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them
When most of the temples located in the city’s old quarters are either in poor physical shape or struggling to survive the greed of real estate builders, this little unknown temple is in good shape. Only the statues of Hindu deities are gone and a shop has been carved out instead.
The compound adjacent to the plot, where once stood the temple with its grandeur, has already been turned into an apartment building. A physical inspection of the very residential scheme suggests that the temple’s main structure, during the construction, was carved out untouched
Compare this with the condition of mosques and churches in India
- > PM offers support for building Churches
An excellent book by Arun Shourie -> Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them
Government control of temples weakening Hinduism
Government control of temples weakening Hinduism
Though India is a Secular Republic, and though secularism commands separation of state and religion, State governments have taken over all prominent Hindu temples and shrines which is an anti-secular act. The best part is that only Hindu temples have been targeted for government control whereas no Christian church or Muslim mosque has been touched.
Though India is a Secular Republic, and though secularism commands separation of state and religion, State governments have taken over all prominent Hindu temples and shrines which is an anti-secular act. The best part is that only Hindu temples have been targeted for government control whereas no Christian church or Muslim mosque has been touched.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
This planet needs Hindu ethos by Tarun Vijay
This planet needs Hindu ethos by Tarun Vijay
It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.
It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.
It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.
It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.
It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.
It's the so-called secular flabbiness of the neo-rich and subjugated colonised English-speaking elite that has taken up the place left vacant by British sergeants and colonial masters. Hate Hindu- is their new professional slogan. Anything Hindu is despicable and arrogantly dismissible. Destroy Ram Sethu, arrest Kanchi Shankaracharya on Diwali night, ignore the brutal killing of an 80-year-old monk on Krishna Janmashtami night in Kandhamal, simply delete the memory of Godhra and never answer why 59 men, women and little kids were burnt to death in a steel compartment, on February 27 seven years ago, never ever mention the 290 Hindus murdered during what is known as Gujarat riots, never discuss the forced exodus of five lakh Kashmiri Hindus after their women were raped and children killed by 'brave' Nizam-e-Mustafa' Ghazis.
Mumbai attack aftermath - Congress success?
Pak acceptance of guilt is Cong's success: Sonia
Soniaji, you get no credit for solving a problem that you created by your minority appeasement, vote bank politics and Hindu bashing. By those standards, the Mumbai attacks should be counted as a monumental Congress failure.
Soniaji, you get no credit for solving a problem that you created by your minority appeasement, vote bank politics and Hindu bashing. By those standards, the Mumbai attacks should be counted as a monumental Congress failure.
UPA accords top priority to farmers: Sonia
Sonia Mainoji says - "UPA accords top priority to farmers". Thats great. Farmers are after all the lifebblood of the economy. This is what according "top priority" translates to in real terms, click here.
Friday, February 27, 2009
CAG nails the lies in UPAs "aam aadmi" claim
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1827250&page=1
But it looks like Congress is losing its grip on ‘aam admi’, at least.According to reports, UPA government has fallen short of expectations and many of its schemes like NREGS (national rural employment generation schemes) are reported to be anything but dismal in all senses.
Even in key areas like ‘bijli-sadak-paani’ achievements has been nothing but poor, if one goes by the governments replies to the queries put forward by the MPs in the ongoing parliament session.With hardly any time left for the announcement of the general election dates, Prime Minister Manmohan Sing was reportedly upset with the report card at a recent meeting to review UPA flagship schemes.
According to a leading newspaper report, the funds to the tunes of Rs3000 crores in those two years were diverted from infrastructure development into the kitties of some NGOs, cultural organizations and spend for celebrations. When CAG asked for clarification, the government washed its hands off saying that it was not really aware of the actual expenditure of the things done with the money transferred to the bank accounts of NGOs, autonomous bodies and district authorities.
And does the government have any money of its own, NO
The government spends the money of the tax payer, of the small salaried person who struggles to keep his home, struggles to send his kids to school, struggles to take care of his aged parents. Only in India can we see tax payer money being handled so carelessly and spent with so much audacity. Refuse to pay taxes? The government will send the IT goons after you.
But it looks like Congress is losing its grip on ‘aam admi’, at least.According to reports, UPA government has fallen short of expectations and many of its schemes like NREGS (national rural employment generation schemes) are reported to be anything but dismal in all senses.
Even in key areas like ‘bijli-sadak-paani’ achievements has been nothing but poor, if one goes by the governments replies to the queries put forward by the MPs in the ongoing parliament session.With hardly any time left for the announcement of the general election dates, Prime Minister Manmohan Sing was reportedly upset with the report card at a recent meeting to review UPA flagship schemes.
According to a leading newspaper report, the funds to the tunes of Rs3000 crores in those two years were diverted from infrastructure development into the kitties of some NGOs, cultural organizations and spend for celebrations. When CAG asked for clarification, the government washed its hands off saying that it was not really aware of the actual expenditure of the things done with the money transferred to the bank accounts of NGOs, autonomous bodies and district authorities.
And does the government have any money of its own, NO
The government spends the money of the tax payer, of the small salaried person who struggles to keep his home, struggles to send his kids to school, struggles to take care of his aged parents. Only in India can we see tax payer money being handled so carelessly and spent with so much audacity. Refuse to pay taxes? The government will send the IT goons after you.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Congress object to a muscular foreign policy
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Congress-objects-to-Advanis-promise-of-muscular-foreign-policy/articleshow/4185008.cms
Congress says that a muscular foreign policy is bad for India. Well, they(Congress) have tried the grovelling and submissive style of foreign policy and it has worked, for the hostile countries surrounding us that is. So why spoil a good thing, eh?
Congress says that a muscular foreign policy is bad for India. Well, they(Congress) have tried the grovelling and submissive style of foreign policy and it has worked, for the hostile countries surrounding us that is. So why spoil a good thing, eh?
Advani Pledges muscular foreign policy
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Advani+pledges+%E2%80%98muscular%E2%80%99+foreign+policy&artid=eXN8Uftb/C8=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SectionName=pWehHe7IsSU=&SEO=Former+External+Affairs+Minister+Yashwant+Sinha
At a brainstorming session on foreign policy, Advani said, “The NDA will pursue a muscular foreign policy, aimed at preserving India’s autonomy, securing our national interests in the neighbourhood and promoting its strategic interests in the emerging new world.” Advani said during the upcoming parliamentary elections, the BJP will highlight the Congress
-led UPA Government’s failures in foreign policy, as well.
At a brainstorming session on foreign policy, Advani said, “The NDA will pursue a muscular foreign policy, aimed at preserving India’s autonomy, securing our national interests in the neighbourhood and promoting its strategic interests in the emerging new world.” Advani said during the upcoming parliamentary elections, the BJP will highlight the Congress
-led UPA Government’s failures in foreign policy, as well.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
S&P Cuts India Outlook to Negative
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123547596235358561.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The government has implemented various policies that increase stress on its fiscal position ahead of the general election, which is expected to be held in May 2009," S&P Sovereign Analyst Takahira Ogawa said in a statement.
"With high government debt burden and deficits, its weak fiscal profile has been the single largest negative factor for the sovereign ratings on India," the statement said.
The federal government has ratcheted up its borrowing program four times during the current fiscal year to 3.06 trillion rupees ($62 billion) from 1.45 trillion rupees budgeted initially as it spends more to arrest a slowing economy. It plans to borrow 3.62 trillion rupees in the next fiscal year.
So the government plans on solving this problem by more debt and more borrowing and more spending. This is analogical to a person who is broke who borrows money not to start a business or pay off debts but instead to buy a new 42 inch plasma TV. This is exactly what the government is doing. Sad but true. What we need is not more stimulus but less.
The government has implemented various policies that increase stress on its fiscal position ahead of the general election, which is expected to be held in May 2009," S&P Sovereign Analyst Takahira Ogawa said in a statement.
"With high government debt burden and deficits, its weak fiscal profile has been the single largest negative factor for the sovereign ratings on India," the statement said.
The federal government has ratcheted up its borrowing program four times during the current fiscal year to 3.06 trillion rupees ($62 billion) from 1.45 trillion rupees budgeted initially as it spends more to arrest a slowing economy. It plans to borrow 3.62 trillion rupees in the next fiscal year.
So the government plans on solving this problem by more debt and more borrowing and more spending. This is analogical to a person who is broke who borrows money not to start a business or pay off debts but instead to buy a new 42 inch plasma TV. This is exactly what the government is doing. Sad but true. What we need is not more stimulus but less.
Monday, February 23, 2009
In reality its a British film - Boyle
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/In-reality-it-is-a-British-film-Boyle/articleshow/4180078.cms
Talking to Times of India from Los Angeles an hour after he picked up his Oscar, a slightly out of breath, Boyle said, “I’m truly happy that every Indian I meet is beaming, and it is the ultimate compliment for me that people in India see Slumdog Millionaire as an Indian film. However, in reality it is a British film. It is a very gritty in the beginning and very realistic because our film culture is based on that kind of realism which in Hollywood and Bollywood isn’t quite there.’’
I wonder why Bollywood does not have the reality Boyle talks about, oh wait, maybe its because indians already live the reality and want to be in fantasy land for a brief 3 hours. Sounds fair? Besides i am glad Boyle clarified things, bringing all the gushing, clapping bufoons back to the ground.
Talking to Times of India from Los Angeles an hour after he picked up his Oscar, a slightly out of breath, Boyle said, “I’m truly happy that every Indian I meet is beaming, and it is the ultimate compliment for me that people in India see Slumdog Millionaire as an Indian film. However, in reality it is a British film. It is a very gritty in the beginning and very realistic because our film culture is based on that kind of realism which in Hollywood and Bollywood isn’t quite there.’’
I wonder why Bollywood does not have the reality Boyle talks about, oh wait, maybe its because indians already live the reality and want to be in fantasy land for a brief 3 hours. Sounds fair? Besides i am glad Boyle clarified things, bringing all the gushing, clapping bufoons back to the ground.
Do you dare hate Slumdog hoopla?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Do-you-dare-hate-Slumdog-hoopla/articleshow/4179984.cms#write
Excellent article -
“It cannot be emphasised enough that this is not an Indian film, it’s a British-American film
about India with some Indian collaboration. There was a time when they were taking raw cotton from here and processing it in Manchester and we were really proud. This may just be an extension of that sort of imperialism rather than the donning of a post-colonial, post-racial utopia.’’ She feels the hype and ecstacy is absolutely crazy, and it comes from a Western recognition hangover
Excellent article -
“It cannot be emphasised enough that this is not an Indian film, it’s a British-American film
about India with some Indian collaboration. There was a time when they were taking raw cotton from here and processing it in Manchester and we were really proud. This may just be an extension of that sort of imperialism rather than the donning of a post-colonial, post-racial utopia.’’ She feels the hype and ecstacy is absolutely crazy, and it comes from a Western recognition hangover
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Birds of the same feather flock together - Azharuddin joins the congress
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Azhar_willing_to_fight_polls_if_Cong_offers_ticket/articleshow/4153419.cms
Convicted Match fixer Mohammed Azharuddin joins the Congress party. If cheats and liars are the kind of leaders who get Congress party tickets, then one wonders what is the quality of people we have in our country.
Convicted Match fixer Mohammed Azharuddin joins the Congress party. If cheats and liars are the kind of leaders who get Congress party tickets, then one wonders what is the quality of people we have in our country.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Ulta Chor Kotwal ko Daante!!
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/497F8123EDD343DA65257561005A4459?OpenDocument
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) Congress today accused senior BJP leader L K Advani of "politicising and communalising" the war against terror by referring to a "local hand" in the Mumbai terror strikes.Reacting to Leader of Opposition Advani's statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday in which he endorsed Gujarat Chief Minister's views on the issue, Tewari said, "by endorsing Modi's statement (role of local hand), the Leader of Opposition is politicising and communalising the war against terror".Tewari said, "it seems his old love for Pakistan has arose again...He is acting like an apologist for Pakistan." The Congress leader said that when Pakistan itself has accepted its role in 26/11, what is he (Advani) asking for by referring to local hand."The situation in south Asia is very sensitive. Pakistan has handed large portion of its land to the Taliban. When the entire world is thinking of ways to dismantle the terror structures, BJP is behaving like Fifth columnists in the fight against terror," Tewari said.The spokesman said if he (Advani) and Modi have some solid evidence, they should make it available to the investigating authorities in Mumbai. PTI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) Congress today accused senior BJP leader L K Advani of "politicising and communalising" the war against terror by referring to a "local hand" in the Mumbai terror strikes.Reacting to Leader of Opposition Advani's statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday in which he endorsed Gujarat Chief Minister's views on the issue, Tewari said, "by endorsing Modi's statement (role of local hand), the Leader of Opposition is politicising and communalising the war against terror".Tewari said, "it seems his old love for Pakistan has arose again...He is acting like an apologist for Pakistan." The Congress leader said that when Pakistan itself has accepted its role in 26/11, what is he (Advani) asking for by referring to local hand."The situation in south Asia is very sensitive. Pakistan has handed large portion of its land to the Taliban. When the entire world is thinking of ways to dismantle the terror structures, BJP is behaving like Fifth columnists in the fight against terror," Tewari said.The spokesman said if he (Advani) and Modi have some solid evidence, they should make it available to the investigating authorities in Mumbai. PTI
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Swamy attacked by lawyers in Madras HC
http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=29738
Pandemonium prevailed in the court of Justice P K Mishra and Justice K Chandru when the advocates shut the doors from inside and hurled rotten eggs at Swamy, who was there to implead himself in a petition on Chidambaram temple issue. Order was restored after the shocked judges took exception to the behaviour of the lawyers, who also shouted pro-LTTE and anti-Brahmin slogans. The court proceedings came to a standstill for about 15 minutes because of the incident.
So the protestors protest the evil caste system by abusing another caste. There is such an appeal to that logic....hmmm...
Pandemonium prevailed in the court of Justice P K Mishra and Justice K Chandru when the advocates shut the doors from inside and hurled rotten eggs at Swamy, who was there to implead himself in a petition on Chidambaram temple issue. Order was restored after the shocked judges took exception to the behaviour of the lawyers, who also shouted pro-LTTE and anti-Brahmin slogans. The court proceedings came to a standstill for about 15 minutes because of the incident.
So the protestors protest the evil caste system by abusing another caste. There is such an appeal to that logic....hmmm...
Pranab Mukherjee's stimulus package will cost India dearly
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Coming-Rs-6000-crore-poll-stimulus/articleshow/4146208.cms
Around Rs 6,000 crore would be pumped into the system as political parties and candidates splurge on their campaign and the Election Commission pays a huge bill for conducting the election. And the main beneficiary would be the services sector that often spurs growth.
Watch our for inflation to go right through the roof.
Around Rs 6,000 crore would be pumped into the system as political parties and candidates splurge on their campaign and the Election Commission pays a huge bill for conducting the election. And the main beneficiary would be the services sector that often spurs growth.
Watch our for inflation to go right through the roof.
Need for ‘Hindu vote bank’: Swamy
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021759811100.htm
TIRUPATI: Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said the only way to counter vote-bank policies blindly pursued by governments and political parties was to develop a strong and formidable “Hindu vote bank.” It was the only way to check the “continued neglect and subjugation of Hindus and Hindu temples,” he said.
Dr. Swamy criticised the United Progressive Alliance government for its attempt to “bend over backwards” to protect mosques and churches while showing “utter indifference” to protect the Hindu shrines and sentiments.
He was addressing a convention organised by the Andhra Pradesh Hindu Temples Protection Committee.
Dr. Swamy said that though there were 42 mosques in Ayodhya where no prayers were offered, Muslims were laying claim to the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi alone.
TIRUPATI: Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said the only way to counter vote-bank policies blindly pursued by governments and political parties was to develop a strong and formidable “Hindu vote bank.” It was the only way to check the “continued neglect and subjugation of Hindus and Hindu temples,” he said.
Dr. Swamy criticised the United Progressive Alliance government for its attempt to “bend over backwards” to protect mosques and churches while showing “utter indifference” to protect the Hindu shrines and sentiments.
He was addressing a convention organised by the Andhra Pradesh Hindu Temples Protection Committee.
Dr. Swamy said that though there were 42 mosques in Ayodhya where no prayers were offered, Muslims were laying claim to the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi alone.
People will recognise 'hand' behind price rise: Advani
http://dailypioneer.com/157069/People-will-recognise-hand-behind-price-rise-Advani.html
"The time is coming when people will recognise the hand that made price rise possible, the hand that made farmers commit suicides, the hand that made the economy as bad as it is now, the hand that made the Satyam-Maytas scandal possible," the BJP's prime ministerial candidate said.
"The time is coming when people will recognise the hand that made price rise possible, the hand that made farmers commit suicides, the hand that made the economy as bad as it is now, the hand that made the Satyam-Maytas scandal possible," the BJP's prime ministerial candidate said.
Renuka Chowdhury on backfoot after court notice.
http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=14857560
"I do not intend to give notice to the Mayor of Mangalore. They say that they have sent me a notice but I have not received any notice so far. It seems it (sending of legal notice) is politically motivated and to divert attention," she said.
Does she mean, she will ignore the court notice?
A loud and raucous Renuka Chowdhury asked for imposition of presidents rule and proclaimed a complete breakdown of law and order in Karnataka. As a resident of Karnataka, I see this as northern aggression on a southern state. The BJP government is democratically elected by the people of Karnataka. Any attempts at divesting the people of Karnataka of their chosen leaders can be done only after changing the federal character of Bharat.
Please read the reader comments under the article. People are aware that Renuka Chowdhury makes up with volume what she lacks in content.
"I do not intend to give notice to the Mayor of Mangalore. They say that they have sent me a notice but I have not received any notice so far. It seems it (sending of legal notice) is politically motivated and to divert attention," she said.
Does she mean, she will ignore the court notice?
A loud and raucous Renuka Chowdhury asked for imposition of presidents rule and proclaimed a complete breakdown of law and order in Karnataka. As a resident of Karnataka, I see this as northern aggression on a southern state. The BJP government is democratically elected by the people of Karnataka. Any attempts at divesting the people of Karnataka of their chosen leaders can be done only after changing the federal character of Bharat.
Please read the reader comments under the article. People are aware that Renuka Chowdhury makes up with volume what she lacks in content.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Only one family has ruined everything: Modi
http://deccanherald.com/Content/Feb82009/national20090208117315.asp?section=updatenews
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today made a scathing attack on the Gandhi-Nehru family alleging that a "conspiracy" has been hatched to promote the family posing a danger to the future of the country.
"Ek parivar ke ateet ko age badane ke liye jo shadayantra chal raha hai usse Hindustan ke bhavishya ko khatra hai (Conspiracy to promote one family's past is posing danger for the future of the country)," Modi said without directly naming the Gandhi-Nehru family but the indication was obvious.
Noting that members of the family have ruled the country for as many as 37 years, he said that if the past five years were also taken into account, then it would be a 42-year rule.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today made a scathing attack on the Gandhi-Nehru family alleging that a "conspiracy" has been hatched to promote the family posing a danger to the future of the country.
"Ek parivar ke ateet ko age badane ke liye jo shadayantra chal raha hai usse Hindustan ke bhavishya ko khatra hai (Conspiracy to promote one family's past is posing danger for the future of the country)," Modi said without directly naming the Gandhi-Nehru family but the indication was obvious.
Noting that members of the family have ruled the country for as many as 37 years, he said that if the past five years were also taken into account, then it would be a 42-year rule.
Swadeshi the answer to India’s challenges: Advani
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/swadeshi-the-answer-to-indias-challenge.../423288/
Championing the “Swadeshi model” to meet India’s developmental challenges, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Thursday stated that the party’s “third way” was the only viable alternative to “free-for-all capitalism or freedom-killing communism”. “What India needs is a robust, self-confident Swadeshi model of development, which is rooted in the ideals of democracy, equality, justice and integral human progress,” Advani said at the 81st annual general meeting of the FICCI in Delhi.
Championing the “Swadeshi model” to meet India’s developmental challenges, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Thursday stated that the party’s “third way” was the only viable alternative to “free-for-all capitalism or freedom-killing communism”. “What India needs is a robust, self-confident Swadeshi model of development, which is rooted in the ideals of democracy, equality, justice and integral human progress,” Advani said at the 81st annual general meeting of the FICCI in Delhi.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Liberty is not libertinism
http://dailypioneer.com/155693/Liberty-is-not-libertinism.html
How blithely we abuse the Right for anything and everything that offends those who promote and practice unrestrained libertinism and are appalled that morals and scruples are still valued by the vast majority of the people of India. It is of little or no consequence to the critics of the Right that most of them lack the intellectual wherewithal to define and qualify the object of their hate. Despite the absence of any real understanding of what the Right stands for, in contrast to the Left, it is fashionable to mock at the former even for those whom the latter holds in utter contempt.Hence the outpouring of abuse and worse against the Right following the attack on a pub in Mangalore, evocatively named Amnesia, by a bunch of goons masquerading as soldiers of Sri Ram Sena on January 24. Strangely, most of the scathing criticism of the Right has been voiced by those whose dissolute lifestyle sets them firmly apart from conservatives as well as liberals. It is doubtful whether the Left, leave alone the Right, would endorse the enterprise undertaken by The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women to collect pink underwear, sneeringly referred to as ‘chaddis’, which will be sent to Pramod Muthalik and his hoodlums on Valentine’s Day this Thursday. There is nothing amusing about either this ‘creative’ protest or Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Renuka Choudhury’s call for a ‘pub bharo andolan’; both merely highlight the moral bankruptcy of a certain segment of our urban society which seeks to impose on India the trailer park ‘culture’ that permeates every aspect of their lives.The issue really isn’t one of culture and tradition, which are far too complex for those who look askance at responsible behaviour to comprehend, but the manner in which they view others who may refuse to embrace or applaud their lifestyle. It is also to do with perverse notions of ‘modernism’ and assertion of perverted ‘modernity’. For instance, The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women — this Facebook group also has men as its members — would consider women who don’t consume alcoholic beverages or smoke cigarettes, wear saris and are not necessarily long-suffering wives who spend their lives as home-makers but in building successful careers, as ‘backward’.They would view working women who travel in over-crowded buses and commuter trains and return home in the evening too tired to contemplate a night out on the tiles, or those who contribute to the family kitty to keep the home fire burning and, therefore, cannot afford the luxury of scoffing exotic cocktails at pubs, as losers deserving of their pity. The women who scrub floors, wash clothes and clean dishes to eke out subsistence wages from which they save money to pay for their children’s school fees and books, and are regularly beaten black and blue by their husbands after they have had their fill of liquor at ‘pubs’ which cater to the underclass, simply do not matter and, hence, are not worthy of The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women’s attention.There is also the aspect of duplicity, the double standards which are practiced by those who equate ‘pub culture’ and its attendant libertine self-indulgence with being ‘forward’ or ‘modern’. For example, a woman with the pallu of her sari firmly placed over her head will be sneered at as not only ‘backward’ but also a ‘conservative’ who is preventing society from moving ‘forward’. But a woman forced to clad herself in an all-enveloping burqa will be seen as being true to her ‘faith’ and ‘culture’, which only underscores the amazing ignorance of those who do the tagging.Who is to tell The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women, and their guardian angel Renuka Choudhury, that a vegetarian and a teetotaller, whether a man or a woman, who finds ‘pub culture’ abhorrent and distasteful, or those who reject conspicuous consumption since it clashes with their middle class values, can also be ‘forward’ and ‘modern’ in their personal lives?Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar did not give up his sacred thread nor did he get rid of the tuft of hair that denoted his caste; he wore a short Bengali peasant’s dhuti and used a coarse cotton chaador to cover his torso. He was a scholar of Sanskrit who was barely able to make ends meet, leave alone indulge in the smallest of luxuries. Such a person would be an object of ridicule and worse for The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women, especially the male members of the group who would burst into derisive laughter. That’s understandable. For those busy collecting pink chaddis would be blissfully ignorant of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s pioneering role in championing women’s emancipation and promoting widow remarriage. Nor would they know about Raja Ram Mohun Roy who led a remarkable campaign for social reform without abandoning culture and tradition: The Brahmo Samaj was — and remains — grounded in India’s civilisational identity and cultural ethos while repudiating aberrations and excesses of faith.A last point that merits elaboration is the disdain which the pink chaddi brigade and charlatans who pose as emancipators of women and ostensibly believe that emancipation lies in sipping Bacardi or chasing whiskey while blowing smoke rings have for local community sensitivities, which are often casually referred to as local culture and tradition. Just because lip-locking or similar public display of carnal attraction (which is not to be confused with love) raises no eyebrows in the West does not mean the East must ape the mating game. It is immaterial whether individuals are comfortable with licentious behaviour in front of others. What is material and important is whether those around the individuals — in a street, a park, a café or a restaurant — are comfortable with it; if they feel discomfited or outraged, then their sensitivities must over-ride the presumed right to make a spectacle of yourself in public.None of this is in defence of Pramod Muthalik’s hooliganism. But to oppose misplaced and vulgar vigilantism is not to support the obnoxious celebration of ‘pub culture’. Liberty, after all, is not about libertinism nor is modernism to be confused with libertarianism. By idolising deracinated men and women who have scant regard for moral values and even less respect for ethical rectitude, we are promoting everything that is antithetical to our culture, our tradition. There really is no need to fashion our lifestyle after Sex and the City. But if informed — or should it be ill-informed? — adults elect to do so, it is their choice and they are welcome to it. Of course, provided they do not seek to impose it on others or demand approval, acceptance and applause.
How blithely we abuse the Right for anything and everything that offends those who promote and practice unrestrained libertinism and are appalled that morals and scruples are still valued by the vast majority of the people of India. It is of little or no consequence to the critics of the Right that most of them lack the intellectual wherewithal to define and qualify the object of their hate. Despite the absence of any real understanding of what the Right stands for, in contrast to the Left, it is fashionable to mock at the former even for those whom the latter holds in utter contempt.Hence the outpouring of abuse and worse against the Right following the attack on a pub in Mangalore, evocatively named Amnesia, by a bunch of goons masquerading as soldiers of Sri Ram Sena on January 24. Strangely, most of the scathing criticism of the Right has been voiced by those whose dissolute lifestyle sets them firmly apart from conservatives as well as liberals. It is doubtful whether the Left, leave alone the Right, would endorse the enterprise undertaken by The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women to collect pink underwear, sneeringly referred to as ‘chaddis’, which will be sent to Pramod Muthalik and his hoodlums on Valentine’s Day this Thursday. There is nothing amusing about either this ‘creative’ protest or Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Renuka Choudhury’s call for a ‘pub bharo andolan’; both merely highlight the moral bankruptcy of a certain segment of our urban society which seeks to impose on India the trailer park ‘culture’ that permeates every aspect of their lives.The issue really isn’t one of culture and tradition, which are far too complex for those who look askance at responsible behaviour to comprehend, but the manner in which they view others who may refuse to embrace or applaud their lifestyle. It is also to do with perverse notions of ‘modernism’ and assertion of perverted ‘modernity’. For instance, The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women — this Facebook group also has men as its members — would consider women who don’t consume alcoholic beverages or smoke cigarettes, wear saris and are not necessarily long-suffering wives who spend their lives as home-makers but in building successful careers, as ‘backward’.They would view working women who travel in over-crowded buses and commuter trains and return home in the evening too tired to contemplate a night out on the tiles, or those who contribute to the family kitty to keep the home fire burning and, therefore, cannot afford the luxury of scoffing exotic cocktails at pubs, as losers deserving of their pity. The women who scrub floors, wash clothes and clean dishes to eke out subsistence wages from which they save money to pay for their children’s school fees and books, and are regularly beaten black and blue by their husbands after they have had their fill of liquor at ‘pubs’ which cater to the underclass, simply do not matter and, hence, are not worthy of The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women’s attention.There is also the aspect of duplicity, the double standards which are practiced by those who equate ‘pub culture’ and its attendant libertine self-indulgence with being ‘forward’ or ‘modern’. For example, a woman with the pallu of her sari firmly placed over her head will be sneered at as not only ‘backward’ but also a ‘conservative’ who is preventing society from moving ‘forward’. But a woman forced to clad herself in an all-enveloping burqa will be seen as being true to her ‘faith’ and ‘culture’, which only underscores the amazing ignorance of those who do the tagging.Who is to tell The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women, and their guardian angel Renuka Choudhury, that a vegetarian and a teetotaller, whether a man or a woman, who finds ‘pub culture’ abhorrent and distasteful, or those who reject conspicuous consumption since it clashes with their middle class values, can also be ‘forward’ and ‘modern’ in their personal lives?Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar did not give up his sacred thread nor did he get rid of the tuft of hair that denoted his caste; he wore a short Bengali peasant’s dhuti and used a coarse cotton chaador to cover his torso. He was a scholar of Sanskrit who was barely able to make ends meet, leave alone indulge in the smallest of luxuries. Such a person would be an object of ridicule and worse for The Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women, especially the male members of the group who would burst into derisive laughter. That’s understandable. For those busy collecting pink chaddis would be blissfully ignorant of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s pioneering role in championing women’s emancipation and promoting widow remarriage. Nor would they know about Raja Ram Mohun Roy who led a remarkable campaign for social reform without abandoning culture and tradition: The Brahmo Samaj was — and remains — grounded in India’s civilisational identity and cultural ethos while repudiating aberrations and excesses of faith.A last point that merits elaboration is the disdain which the pink chaddi brigade and charlatans who pose as emancipators of women and ostensibly believe that emancipation lies in sipping Bacardi or chasing whiskey while blowing smoke rings have for local community sensitivities, which are often casually referred to as local culture and tradition. Just because lip-locking or similar public display of carnal attraction (which is not to be confused with love) raises no eyebrows in the West does not mean the East must ape the mating game. It is immaterial whether individuals are comfortable with licentious behaviour in front of others. What is material and important is whether those around the individuals — in a street, a park, a café or a restaurant — are comfortable with it; if they feel discomfited or outraged, then their sensitivities must over-ride the presumed right to make a spectacle of yourself in public.None of this is in defence of Pramod Muthalik’s hooliganism. But to oppose misplaced and vulgar vigilantism is not to support the obnoxious celebration of ‘pub culture’. Liberty, after all, is not about libertinism nor is modernism to be confused with libertarianism. By idolising deracinated men and women who have scant regard for moral values and even less respect for ethical rectitude, we are promoting everything that is antithetical to our culture, our tradition. There really is no need to fashion our lifestyle after Sex and the City. But if informed — or should it be ill-informed? — adults elect to do so, it is their choice and they are welcome to it. Of course, provided they do not seek to impose it on others or demand approval, acceptance and applause.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Why CEC's Recommendations Must Be Accepted
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20090201&fname=advani&sid=1
Sad that the neutrality of the EC is being corrupted by the ever corruptible Congress. Of course they have gone on to attack the CEC Gopalaswami slyly indicating that "there is a convergence of views" between him and BJP. Huh, so what? The next step in this drama is for the congress to vilify CEC with the choice epithets of being communal and a hinduvadi.
More on how EC Chawla passed on information to the Congress - http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/feb/02chawlas-loo-breaks-led-to-congress-phone-calls-cec.htm
More on the EC Navin Chawlas background - http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/feb/02bsraghavan-its-unfair-to-impute-motives-to-cec.htm
Excesses during the Emergency
Direct orders from Sanjay Gandhi
Corruption
The list seems fairly long. one wonders how a person like Navin Chawla got into a body as the Election Commission.
More on the EC Navin Chawlas background - http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/feb/02bsraghavan-its-unfair-to-impute-motives-to-cec.htm
Excesses during the Emergency
Direct orders from Sanjay Gandhi
Corruption
The list seems fairly long. one wonders how a person like Navin Chawla got into a body as the Election Commission.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Advani is indisputable choice for PM: Jaswant
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200902011742.htm
"Jaisalmer (PTI): Notwithstanding some industrialists favouring Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi as BJP's prime ministerial candidate, a senior party leader on Sunday said L K Advani was the indisputable choice for the top post as "industrialists do not select PM". "
A firm statement by Jaswant Singh.
I smell a stink in the way the pro- Amar Singh Reliance group supported Narendraji Modi for PM out of the blue. The timing is important since it is close to the elections and essentially it is a matter where they have no say in. This is not to take away from Modiji the fantastic achievements in all areas in Gujarat. Ostensiably, this is to confuse the electorate prior to the elections.
"Jaisalmer (PTI): Notwithstanding some industrialists favouring Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi as BJP's prime ministerial candidate, a senior party leader on Sunday said L K Advani was the indisputable choice for the top post as "industrialists do not select PM". "
A firm statement by Jaswant Singh.
I smell a stink in the way the pro- Amar Singh Reliance group supported Narendraji Modi for PM out of the blue. The timing is important since it is close to the elections and essentially it is a matter where they have no say in. This is not to take away from Modiji the fantastic achievements in all areas in Gujarat. Ostensiably, this is to confuse the electorate prior to the elections.
Paswan, Bardhan support reservation for Muslims
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200902011742.htm
Secularism is the word that seems to define out country. It certainly has replaced nationalism and patriotism.
Secularism is the word that seems to define out country. It certainly has replaced nationalism and patriotism.
Confused congress continues its bungling
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20090082081&type=News
Has Pakistan's replied to the dossier given by the Indian government on 26/11 attacks?Well, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has told NDTV that Pakistan has sent some queries on the dossier given by India on the 26/11 investigations.He has also said that the government will be responding to Pakistan's questions in due course.But on Saturday, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee denied that the Indian government has received any response from Pakistan officially on their probe into Mumbai attacks.
Has Pakistan's replied to the dossier given by the Indian government on 26/11 attacks?Well, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has told NDTV that Pakistan has sent some queries on the dossier given by India on the 26/11 investigations.He has also said that the government will be responding to Pakistan's questions in due course.But on Saturday, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee denied that the Indian government has received any response from Pakistan officially on their probe into Mumbai attacks.
Congress manipulates the Eletion commission
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020260101000.htm
The congress says that the BJP is manipulating the EC, while at the same time the Assam EC quits and immediately joins the Congress with high chances of being offered a ticket! Here is the article - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Assam_Election_Commissioner_resigns/articleshow/4060543.cms
The congress says that the BJP is manipulating the EC, while at the same time the Assam EC quits and immediately joins the Congress with high chances of being offered a ticket! Here is the article - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Assam_Election_Commissioner_resigns/articleshow/4060543.cms
Assets of ministers, kin exempt from RTI: PMO
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Assets_of_ministers_kin_out_of_RTI_ambit_PMO/articleshow/4060646.cms
In a decision that could have a far-reaching impact on administrative accountability, the PMO, widely seen as leading the government towards transparency has decided to withhold information related to assets of ministers and their relatives. Responding to a query by applicant Subhash Chandra Agrawal, the PMO termed the information as exempt under clauses 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j) which relate to immunity granted to "documents fiduciary relationship" and "Cabinet documents" under the RTI Act.
In a decision that could have a far-reaching impact on administrative accountability, the PMO, widely seen as leading the government towards transparency has decided to withhold information related to assets of ministers and their relatives. Responding to a query by applicant Subhash Chandra Agrawal, the PMO termed the information as exempt under clauses 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j) which relate to immunity granted to "documents fiduciary relationship" and "Cabinet documents" under the RTI Act.
Friday, January 30, 2009
NDTV uses Freedom of expression to gag freedom of expression
werent these the guys who cried hoarse when the government tried to put in some curbs on irresponsible reporting in the aftermath of the Mumbai attack? Now NDTV arm twists blogger into retracting article. Check this write up on the incident - http://shripriya.com/blog/2009/01/28/shame-on-ndtv-and-barkha-dutt/
Thursday, January 29, 2009
We should strive for Su-raj - L K ADVANI
Excellent speech by Advaniji -
http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/content/view/711/282/
I shall conclude with one thought. Netaji Bose had said to his countrymen: 'Tum mujhe khoon do; main tumhe aazadi doonga! (Give me blood, and I promise you freedom!) The times have changed, India has been azaad since 1947, and we need to make different kinds of sacrifices and commitments. Hence, if I were to rephrase Netaji’s clarion call, I would say that the call of all nationalistic and forward-looking political leaders to the people of India today should be: 'Tum humein samarthan do; hum tumhe sushaasan denge! (Give us your support, we promise you Good Governance.)
This is what my colleagues and I would humbly say when my party, the BJP, and my alliance, the NDA, go out to seek people’s support in the forthcoming elections to the 15th Lok Sabha.
We shall remind the people that India has ample resources, both natural and human, for making great strides forward. Indeed, wherever and whenever governments have governed well, they have produced good results. For example, the states in which the BJP has governments are far better governed than the Congress-ruled states. Similarly, now that the term of the UPA Government has almost come to an end, I can also claim that the track record of the NDA Government under Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was far superior to that of the incumbent government under Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh.
We shall attend to India’s developmental challenges with a sense of urgency, bringing many innovative ideas to bear on our efforts. We shall be uncompromising in our fight against terrorism. We shall not tolerate corruption in governance, especially at the top echolons. I am saying this because if there is probility in public life at the top, it will have a positive influence down the line. With Good Governance, Development and Security as our mantras, we shall serve India in a manner that would befittingly honour the ideals of great patriot-warriors like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/content/view/711/282/
I shall conclude with one thought. Netaji Bose had said to his countrymen: 'Tum mujhe khoon do; main tumhe aazadi doonga! (Give me blood, and I promise you freedom!) The times have changed, India has been azaad since 1947, and we need to make different kinds of sacrifices and commitments. Hence, if I were to rephrase Netaji’s clarion call, I would say that the call of all nationalistic and forward-looking political leaders to the people of India today should be: 'Tum humein samarthan do; hum tumhe sushaasan denge! (Give us your support, we promise you Good Governance.)
This is what my colleagues and I would humbly say when my party, the BJP, and my alliance, the NDA, go out to seek people’s support in the forthcoming elections to the 15th Lok Sabha.
We shall remind the people that India has ample resources, both natural and human, for making great strides forward. Indeed, wherever and whenever governments have governed well, they have produced good results. For example, the states in which the BJP has governments are far better governed than the Congress-ruled states. Similarly, now that the term of the UPA Government has almost come to an end, I can also claim that the track record of the NDA Government under Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was far superior to that of the incumbent government under Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh.
We shall attend to India’s developmental challenges with a sense of urgency, bringing many innovative ideas to bear on our efforts. We shall be uncompromising in our fight against terrorism. We shall not tolerate corruption in governance, especially at the top echolons. I am saying this because if there is probility in public life at the top, it will have a positive influence down the line. With Good Governance, Development and Security as our mantras, we shall serve India in a manner that would befittingly honour the ideals of great patriot-warriors like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Govt's flip-flop on Mumbai attack has emboldened Pak: BJP
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/19DDF44B8705BAD46525754D00472B8C?OpenDocument
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) In the wake of the reports in Pakistan that the Mumbai attacks were planned outside the country and so it was not liable to act on the dossier, the BJP today said the Indian government's flip-flop on the issue had emboldened the neighbouring country."It is the failure of the government of India to go further and get back the fugitives and have a trial in India (that has led to this attitude of Pakistan). I think the flip flop on the Indian side is visible and is emboldening the Pakistan government," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters.He said the Indian government had submitted "incriminating" evidence to Pakistan about its involvement in attacks on Mumbai and many other places in the past."So a denial is unacceptable," Rudy said.He mentioned the controversial statement of union Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay to argue his point. "The statement of A R Antulay raising doubts on ATS chief Hemant Karkare's death...I think this shroud of suspicion being created by Congress on the attacks in Mumbai is strengthening what is happening in Pakistan," the BJP MP said.The party demanded that the government take a firm stand on the issue and ask Pakistan to extradite those involved in the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. PTI
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) In the wake of the reports in Pakistan that the Mumbai attacks were planned outside the country and so it was not liable to act on the dossier, the BJP today said the Indian government's flip-flop on the issue had emboldened the neighbouring country."It is the failure of the government of India to go further and get back the fugitives and have a trial in India (that has led to this attitude of Pakistan). I think the flip flop on the Indian side is visible and is emboldening the Pakistan government," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters.He said the Indian government had submitted "incriminating" evidence to Pakistan about its involvement in attacks on Mumbai and many other places in the past."So a denial is unacceptable," Rudy said.He mentioned the controversial statement of union Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay to argue his point. "The statement of A R Antulay raising doubts on ATS chief Hemant Karkare's death...I think this shroud of suspicion being created by Congress on the attacks in Mumbai is strengthening what is happening in Pakistan," the BJP MP said.The party demanded that the government take a firm stand on the issue and ask Pakistan to extradite those involved in the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. PTI
Advani asks countrymen to support security forces
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200901261481.htm
Putting aside all political differences, BJP leader L K Advani on Monday said his party has attempted to stand along with the UPA government in the country's fight against terror.
Hoisting the tricolour at his residence to mark Republic Day, he said "I urge the people of India to extend complete support to security forces who are engaged in a grim battle against terror".
He said the BJP has attempted to stand along with the UPA government in the country's fight against terror, putting aside all political differences.
The saffron party supported the Bills on formation of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the last Parliament session, he noted.
The flag-hoisting ceremony at Advani's residence was attended by BJP spokespersons Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar. The senior leader's security team, including NSG commandos and para-military personnel, were also present on the occasion.
BJP President Rajnath Singh arrived soon after the flag hoisting.
Earlier, Advani attended the Republic Day parade at Rajpath along with his daughter Pratibha.
Putting aside all political differences, BJP leader L K Advani on Monday said his party has attempted to stand along with the UPA government in the country's fight against terror.
Hoisting the tricolour at his residence to mark Republic Day, he said "I urge the people of India to extend complete support to security forces who are engaged in a grim battle against terror".
He said the BJP has attempted to stand along with the UPA government in the country's fight against terror, putting aside all political differences.
The saffron party supported the Bills on formation of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the last Parliament session, he noted.
The flag-hoisting ceremony at Advani's residence was attended by BJP spokespersons Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar. The senior leader's security team, including NSG commandos and para-military personnel, were also present on the occasion.
BJP President Rajnath Singh arrived soon after the flag hoisting.
Earlier, Advani attended the Republic Day parade at Rajpath along with his daughter Pratibha.
Chinese wants Congress to stay in Center!!!
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KA29Df03.html
Any guesses why the Chinese funded asia times, wants the Congress to stay in power?
"Indeed they have, but another important factor was the government's speed in showing the door to controversial home minister Shivraj Patil and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh after the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks. It followed this up with a raft of tough new anti-terror laws, and in his first few days in office new Home Minister P C Chidambaram has steered through a record number of tough anti-terror laws in parliament. The steps have naturally bolstered the public image of the Congress-led government, which had been accused of being "soft" on terror. "
Speed in kicking out Sleeper Cell Patil??!! Are you kidding me, it tok 4 years of mismanagement.
They brought in a bunch of anti terror laws because they repealed the ones that were existing, thereby creating this problem. No prizes for solving a problem that was created by the UPA.
Another article from outside Bharat trying to influence what the people of Bharat should be doing. Time to be very very wary.
Any guesses why the Chinese funded asia times, wants the Congress to stay in power?
"Indeed they have, but another important factor was the government's speed in showing the door to controversial home minister Shivraj Patil and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh after the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks. It followed this up with a raft of tough new anti-terror laws, and in his first few days in office new Home Minister P C Chidambaram has steered through a record number of tough anti-terror laws in parliament. The steps have naturally bolstered the public image of the Congress-led government, which had been accused of being "soft" on terror. "
Speed in kicking out Sleeper Cell Patil??!! Are you kidding me, it tok 4 years of mismanagement.
They brought in a bunch of anti terror laws because they repealed the ones that were existing, thereby creating this problem. No prizes for solving a problem that was created by the UPA.
Another article from outside Bharat trying to influence what the people of Bharat should be doing. Time to be very very wary.
Indonesia Yoga Ban
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1874651,00.html
Ban on Yoga??!!
Whats next, ban the decimal number system beause it was invented in Bharat?
Ban on Yoga??!!
Whats next, ban the decimal number system beause it was invented in Bharat?
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Appaling traditions bar non-aryavartas from entering Jagannath Temple
http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=10164
Truly abhorrent behaviour by the temple priests and a mideval tradition that prevents non-Aryavarta Hinduss from entering the Jagannatha Temple. Will the government take note. Will Hindu reform group take note.
Truly abhorrent behaviour by the temple priests and a mideval tradition that prevents non-Aryavarta Hinduss from entering the Jagannatha Temple. Will the government take note. Will Hindu reform group take note.
Explaining away terror - Vir Sanghvi
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=6e16ba65-2bab-4dbe-80e1-c809b7e89ba3&&Headline=Explaining+away+terror
An excellent article. Some points to note -
1. Vir Sanghvi - "The distinguishing characteristic of 21st Century jihadi violence is that, unlike much of what has gone before, it has no clear political aim. When Osama bin Laden sent the planes into the twin towers, he did not think that America would collapse as a result. The British-born Pakistani, who carried out the London bombings did not think that Tony Blair would step down because of their actions. "
Sorry Sanghviji you are wrong here. He says that Jihad does not have any political objective. It certainly does. Jihad on the "infidels" is its own end. The objective IS the terror that is imposed. and to that end it has succeeded wherever it has occured. Proof and evidence below -
“The universalism of Islam, in its all-embracing creed, is imposed on the believers as a continuous process of warfare, psychological and political, if not strictly military. . . . The Jihad, accordingly, may be stated as a doctrine of a permanent state of war, not continuous fighting.” Majid Khadduri in War and Peace in the Law of Islam.
Further suggested reading - Quaranic Concept of War - S K Malik
2. Vir Sanghvi says - But two points are worth making. The first is that even in Muslim majority countries, education remains a problem. In last Sunday’s Times of India, M.J. Akbar provided some interesting statistics. There are only 500-odd universities in the Muslim world. India has nearly 8,500. Literacy in the developed world is 90 per cent as against 40 per cent in the Muslim world. High-tech goods and services constitute only 0.90 per cent of Pakistan’s exports. They add up to 68 per cent of Singapore’s exports.
Yes, but why is that? All factors remaining the same, what has Bharat forged ahead in many sectors while Pakistan remains behind?
I can go on nit picking a few more minutiea but that would be discrediting a good article. Soon the day will come when people will stop being politically correct and call Islam what it is - a blueprint for creation of a violent and backward society shorn of any personal freedoms and lacking any inclination for progress.
An excellent article. Some points to note -
1. Vir Sanghvi - "The distinguishing characteristic of 21st Century jihadi violence is that, unlike much of what has gone before, it has no clear political aim. When Osama bin Laden sent the planes into the twin towers, he did not think that America would collapse as a result. The British-born Pakistani, who carried out the London bombings did not think that Tony Blair would step down because of their actions. "
Sorry Sanghviji you are wrong here. He says that Jihad does not have any political objective. It certainly does. Jihad on the "infidels" is its own end. The objective IS the terror that is imposed. and to that end it has succeeded wherever it has occured. Proof and evidence below -
“The universalism of Islam, in its all-embracing creed, is imposed on the believers as a continuous process of warfare, psychological and political, if not strictly military. . . . The Jihad, accordingly, may be stated as a doctrine of a permanent state of war, not continuous fighting.” Majid Khadduri in War and Peace in the Law of Islam.
Further suggested reading - Quaranic Concept of War - S K Malik
2. Vir Sanghvi says - But two points are worth making. The first is that even in Muslim majority countries, education remains a problem. In last Sunday’s Times of India, M.J. Akbar provided some interesting statistics. There are only 500-odd universities in the Muslim world. India has nearly 8,500. Literacy in the developed world is 90 per cent as against 40 per cent in the Muslim world. High-tech goods and services constitute only 0.90 per cent of Pakistan’s exports. They add up to 68 per cent of Singapore’s exports.
Yes, but why is that? All factors remaining the same, what has Bharat forged ahead in many sectors while Pakistan remains behind?
I can go on nit picking a few more minutiea but that would be discrediting a good article. Soon the day will come when people will stop being politically correct and call Islam what it is - a blueprint for creation of a violent and backward society shorn of any personal freedoms and lacking any inclination for progress.
Take up cause of European Roma facing apartheid
http://www.centralchronicle.com/20090117/1701322.htm
Emphasizing the maltreatment of Roma people of Europe, Hindus have strongly urged His Holiness Pope Benedictus to immediately and openly embrace their cause.
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Roma were reportedly facing blatant injustice and discrimination right under Pope's nose in Europe. Being the biggest religious leader in the world, it was Pope's moral obligation to make efforts to stop human rights violations suffered by around ten million European Roma.
Emphasizing the maltreatment of Roma people of Europe, Hindus have strongly urged His Holiness Pope Benedictus to immediately and openly embrace their cause.
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Roma were reportedly facing blatant injustice and discrimination right under Pope's nose in Europe. Being the biggest religious leader in the world, it was Pope's moral obligation to make efforts to stop human rights violations suffered by around ten million European Roma.
How Gujarat has become ‘Vibrant’
http://blog.lkadvani.in/uncategorized/how-gujarat-has-become-%e2%80%98vibrant%e2%80%99#comments
Makar Sankranti (January 14) goes by different names in different parts of our country. In Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated as Pongal. In Assam, it brings song, dance and joy in the name of Bihu. In Punjab and in several other parts of north India, it comes, a day or two in advance, as Lohri. People gather around ceremonial log-fire to warm themselves up on a cold night, singing Lohri songs and exchanging popcorn, peanuts, crystal sugar and sweets made out of til (sesame seeds). Every year my family has Lohri celebration at home, sharing our joy with friends, office colleagues and security personnel.
Makar Sankranti reminds me of the kite festival in Gujarat, the state which I represent in Parliament. On this day, the deep blue sky in Ahmedabad and other cities and towns of the state becomes a canvas for a vibrant splash of colours as tens of thousands of people climb their rooftops to celebrate the kite festival. Indeed, the International Kite Festival in Gujarat has become a major tourist attraction.
Since 2003, the word ‘Vibrant’ has become associated with Gujarat in yet another manner, enhancing the national and international reputation of the state. Consider the fact that even in the current year of economic slowdown, the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit 2009, which concluded in Ahmedabad on January 13, attracted promised investments of over Rs. 12 lakh crore. More than 8,500 Memoranda of Understanding were signed between the State government and the intending investors. These have the potential to create over 25 lakh additional employment opportunities. While the last three editions of the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit in 2003, 2005 and 2007 together received promises for investment of over Rs 6.34 lakh crore, the 2009 summit alone had inked MoUs to invest 12 lakh crore.
Vibrant Gujarat 2009
This is how The Hindu newspaper reported it:
“The Chief Minister’s announcement was greeted with resounding noise of clapping with even foreign delegations and prominent industrialists from the country and abroad giving Mr. Narendra Modi a standing ovation for the achievement by a State in attracting industrial investments at a time when the global economy was facing recession.”
A file photograph of L.K. Advani, BJP President Rajnath Singh and Narendra Modi, when the latter was sworn in as Gujarat's Chief Minister after a landslide win in the state Assembly elections in December 2007.
What accounts for Narendrabhai’s success? The answer is simple: he exemplifies the BJP’s commitment to Good Governance, Development and Security.
Gujarat has not only registered the fastest economic growth in the country, but also registered impressive successes in social development. The problem of drinking water, severe and perennial in many parts of the state, has been largely solved. The widely applauded Jyotirgram scheme has succeeded in providing 24×7 electricity supply to all the villages and hamlets in the state. School dropout rate, including in tribal areas, has drastically come down. Gujarat is a leader in slum improvement and urban renewal.
What gives me special satisfaction is that Gujarat has succeeded in brining down political and bureaucratic corruption in a way that is truly a model for other governments.
After the BJP’s success in winning a renewed mandate in the December 2007 Gujarat assembly elections, I had commented as follows:
“The Congress and its pseudo-secular supporters had sought to convert these elections into some kind of a national referendum on ‘communalism vs secularism’. Needless to say, they failed miserably in their plans.
“I consider the outcome of the Gujarat polls significant for another reason. It showed how a leader with integrity, courage and competence could count on people’s support to beat back a personalised campaign of vilification. I cannot think of any other leader in Indian politics in the past sixty years who was as viciously, consistently and persistently maligned, both nationally and internationally, as Modi had been since 2002. Sonia Gandhi even went to the extent of calling him ‘maut ka saudagar’ (merchant of death). I am happy that the people of Gujarat have given a fitting reply to the practitioners of this kind of toxic politics.”
It is amusing to find these days some sections of the media hostile to the BJP labouring hard to discern even in the Vibrant Gujarat event evidence of differences in the BJP.
I can only recall what I had said at a New Delhi press conference I had addressed shortly after our splendid victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls.
A lady correspondent had posed me the question. “Don’t you think Narendra Bhai is now becoming larger than the party? My reply to her query was: “It often happens in a family that a younger member records an achievement which no one else has made earlier. This only makes the whole family proud. The family never feels diminished on that account.”
Makar Sankranti (January 14) goes by different names in different parts of our country. In Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated as Pongal. In Assam, it brings song, dance and joy in the name of Bihu. In Punjab and in several other parts of north India, it comes, a day or two in advance, as Lohri. People gather around ceremonial log-fire to warm themselves up on a cold night, singing Lohri songs and exchanging popcorn, peanuts, crystal sugar and sweets made out of til (sesame seeds). Every year my family has Lohri celebration at home, sharing our joy with friends, office colleagues and security personnel.
Makar Sankranti reminds me of the kite festival in Gujarat, the state which I represent in Parliament. On this day, the deep blue sky in Ahmedabad and other cities and towns of the state becomes a canvas for a vibrant splash of colours as tens of thousands of people climb their rooftops to celebrate the kite festival. Indeed, the International Kite Festival in Gujarat has become a major tourist attraction.
Since 2003, the word ‘Vibrant’ has become associated with Gujarat in yet another manner, enhancing the national and international reputation of the state. Consider the fact that even in the current year of economic slowdown, the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit 2009, which concluded in Ahmedabad on January 13, attracted promised investments of over Rs. 12 lakh crore. More than 8,500 Memoranda of Understanding were signed between the State government and the intending investors. These have the potential to create over 25 lakh additional employment opportunities. While the last three editions of the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit in 2003, 2005 and 2007 together received promises for investment of over Rs 6.34 lakh crore, the 2009 summit alone had inked MoUs to invest 12 lakh crore.
Vibrant Gujarat 2009
This is how The Hindu newspaper reported it:
“The Chief Minister’s announcement was greeted with resounding noise of clapping with even foreign delegations and prominent industrialists from the country and abroad giving Mr. Narendra Modi a standing ovation for the achievement by a State in attracting industrial investments at a time when the global economy was facing recession.”
A file photograph of L.K. Advani, BJP President Rajnath Singh and Narendra Modi, when the latter was sworn in as Gujarat's Chief Minister after a landslide win in the state Assembly elections in December 2007.
What accounts for Narendrabhai’s success? The answer is simple: he exemplifies the BJP’s commitment to Good Governance, Development and Security.
Gujarat has not only registered the fastest economic growth in the country, but also registered impressive successes in social development. The problem of drinking water, severe and perennial in many parts of the state, has been largely solved. The widely applauded Jyotirgram scheme has succeeded in providing 24×7 electricity supply to all the villages and hamlets in the state. School dropout rate, including in tribal areas, has drastically come down. Gujarat is a leader in slum improvement and urban renewal.
What gives me special satisfaction is that Gujarat has succeeded in brining down political and bureaucratic corruption in a way that is truly a model for other governments.
After the BJP’s success in winning a renewed mandate in the December 2007 Gujarat assembly elections, I had commented as follows:
“The Congress and its pseudo-secular supporters had sought to convert these elections into some kind of a national referendum on ‘communalism vs secularism’. Needless to say, they failed miserably in their plans.
“I consider the outcome of the Gujarat polls significant for another reason. It showed how a leader with integrity, courage and competence could count on people’s support to beat back a personalised campaign of vilification. I cannot think of any other leader in Indian politics in the past sixty years who was as viciously, consistently and persistently maligned, both nationally and internationally, as Modi had been since 2002. Sonia Gandhi even went to the extent of calling him ‘maut ka saudagar’ (merchant of death). I am happy that the people of Gujarat have given a fitting reply to the practitioners of this kind of toxic politics.”
It is amusing to find these days some sections of the media hostile to the BJP labouring hard to discern even in the Vibrant Gujarat event evidence of differences in the BJP.
I can only recall what I had said at a New Delhi press conference I had addressed shortly after our splendid victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls.
A lady correspondent had posed me the question. “Don’t you think Narendra Bhai is now becoming larger than the party? My reply to her query was: “It often happens in a family that a younger member records an achievement which no one else has made earlier. This only makes the whole family proud. The family never feels diminished on that account.”
Advani to be the next Prime Minister: Modi
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/23147C530B06584665257541003EF4F9?OpenDocument
Vadodara, Jan 17 (PTI) Rubbishing speculation that he was involved in a leadership tussle in BJP, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said L K Advani "will be the prime minister" after the next Lok Sabha elections."After the Lok Sabha elections, BJP will come to power and L K Advani will be the prime minister," Modi said addressing a gathering in Halol town after inaugurating three day-care centres.Without naming anybody, Modi accused a "tolki (a mocking reference to a group of people) sitting in Delhi" for deliberately raising the controversy on the issue of BJP's prime-ministerial candidate to divert attention from the "success" of Vibrant Gujarat global investors summit."After the development works we have undertaken in Gujarat, Delhi now recognises that a BJP government can come to power at the Centre after the upcoming elections. Our leader L K Advani will be the prime minister and under his leadership even the country will witness rapid growth like Gujarat," Modi said.The BJP has projected Advani as its prime ministerial candidate.However, Modi's praise as Prime Ministerial material by industry captains including Anil Ambani and Sunil Mittal on the sidelines of investors summit in Ahmedabad recently led to a flutter in the BJP with the saffron party terming it as a complement to the party's senior leaders and its chief ministers.Modi said as many as 8,500 MoUs projecting an investment of Rs 12 lakh crores were signed during the summit. PTI
Vadodara, Jan 17 (PTI) Rubbishing speculation that he was involved in a leadership tussle in BJP, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said L K Advani "will be the prime minister" after the next Lok Sabha elections."After the Lok Sabha elections, BJP will come to power and L K Advani will be the prime minister," Modi said addressing a gathering in Halol town after inaugurating three day-care centres.Without naming anybody, Modi accused a "tolki (a mocking reference to a group of people) sitting in Delhi" for deliberately raising the controversy on the issue of BJP's prime-ministerial candidate to divert attention from the "success" of Vibrant Gujarat global investors summit."After the development works we have undertaken in Gujarat, Delhi now recognises that a BJP government can come to power at the Centre after the upcoming elections. Our leader L K Advani will be the prime minister and under his leadership even the country will witness rapid growth like Gujarat," Modi said.The BJP has projected Advani as its prime ministerial candidate.However, Modi's praise as Prime Ministerial material by industry captains including Anil Ambani and Sunil Mittal on the sidelines of investors summit in Ahmedabad recently led to a flutter in the BJP with the saffron party terming it as a complement to the party's senior leaders and its chief ministers.Modi said as many as 8,500 MoUs projecting an investment of Rs 12 lakh crores were signed during the summit. PTI
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A case for guns
http://regularfolksunited.com/index.php?tab=article_view&article_id=619
Last spring, while preparing for their murderous attack on Mumbai, ten terrorists dutifully took their driver’s licenses and proofs of residency to their nearest gun licensing office to ensure that their rifles and handguns were legally registered with the appropriate authorities.Seriously? Of course not – its ludicrous. Criminals don’t stand in line to register weapons, and neither do terrorists. Only the law abiding do, unless – as in the case of India – they can’t.Although private gun ownership in India is allowable by law, bewildering licensing restrictions, bureaucratic red tape, and government policy that makes guns and ammunition prohibitively expensive renders gun ownership unattainable for most people— and provided the Mumbai terrorists unfettered access to their victims.
Last spring, while preparing for their murderous attack on Mumbai, ten terrorists dutifully took their driver’s licenses and proofs of residency to their nearest gun licensing office to ensure that their rifles and handguns were legally registered with the appropriate authorities.Seriously? Of course not – its ludicrous. Criminals don’t stand in line to register weapons, and neither do terrorists. Only the law abiding do, unless – as in the case of India – they can’t.Although private gun ownership in India is allowable by law, bewildering licensing restrictions, bureaucratic red tape, and government policy that makes guns and ammunition prohibitively expensive renders gun ownership unattainable for most people— and provided the Mumbai terrorists unfettered access to their victims.
Bharateeyas need Guns
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=40567
India’s strict gun laws are partly to blame for the success of the terrorist attack in Mumbai, according to the head of an Indian gun rights group and a U.S. expert who has examined the impact of gun laws on crime and terrorism. Abhijeet Singh, founder of Indians for Guns, told CNSNews.com Tuesday that if the citizens of Mumbai had been allowed to carry guns, terrorists would not have killed as many people as they did--and might have been deterred from attacking in the first place.
India’s strict gun laws are partly to blame for the success of the terrorist attack in Mumbai, according to the head of an Indian gun rights group and a U.S. expert who has examined the impact of gun laws on crime and terrorism. Abhijeet Singh, founder of Indians for Guns, told CNSNews.com Tuesday that if the citizens of Mumbai had been allowed to carry guns, terrorists would not have killed as many people as they did--and might have been deterred from attacking in the first place.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Islamic Jurisprudence alert001
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com./Girls_over_10-12_years_are_eligible_for_marriage/articleshow/3979207.cms
'Girls over 10 or 12 years are eligible for marriage'
The powerful Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said in a speech late on Monday that Islamic Sharia law allows the practice of pre-teen girls getting married, and that critics of the practice were doing the girls "an injustice," reports said.
'Girls over 10 or 12 years are eligible for marriage'
The powerful Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said in a speech late on Monday that Islamic Sharia law allows the practice of pre-teen girls getting married, and that critics of the practice were doing the girls "an injustice," reports said.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Family Matters - Update 2
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Priyanka_entering_poll_fray_is_beneficial_Cong/articleshow/3971169.cms
Congies say - Priyanka entrering the polls will be "beneficial".
To whom is the question.
Congies say - Priyanka entrering the polls will be "beneficial".
To whom is the question.
SP- Congress marriage woes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/SP_continues_tirade_against_Cong/articleshow/3974482.cms
Congress response would be interesting to watch now that SP chief has himself taken up cudgels against Congress and Centre's actions on issues ranging from CBI case against him to dragging its feet on seat-sharing to media reports that they were batting for a corporate house. Congress has been playing cool to the SP aggression, having let go all its bouncers without even feeling the need to raise the bat, often leaving the UP-based outfit exasperated.
SP chief came out strongly against media reports quoting Congress sources that the real reason for SP's anger was the CBI case against him and the non-allocation of gas for a power project. "I have been in jail for 19 months during Emergency and still did not bow before Indira Gandhi. I have enough evidence to prove my innocence, which if made public, could shock Congress," he said, reading out a three-page statement before the media.
Congress response would be interesting to watch now that SP chief has himself taken up cudgels against Congress and Centre's actions on issues ranging from CBI case against him to dragging its feet on seat-sharing to media reports that they were batting for a corporate house. Congress has been playing cool to the SP aggression, having let go all its bouncers without even feeling the need to raise the bat, often leaving the UP-based outfit exasperated.
SP chief came out strongly against media reports quoting Congress sources that the real reason for SP's anger was the CBI case against him and the non-allocation of gas for a power project. "I have been in jail for 19 months during Emergency and still did not bow before Indira Gandhi. I have enough evidence to prove my innocence, which if made public, could shock Congress," he said, reading out a three-page statement before the media.
BJP to emulate Gujarat if voted to the center.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/12/stories/2009011259971100.htm
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani on Saturday promised firm action to deal with both terrorism and climatic change due to global warming if the BJP and the NDA were voted back to power at the Centre in the coming Parliamentary elections.
Mr. Advani said a BJP-led Central government would follow the “Gujarat pattern of development” and replicate the model of Chief Minister Narendra Modi all over the country.
Inaugurating the Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) here, Mr.Advani said that while terrorism was the “most extreme and inhuman form of violence” which the government must deal with firmly, the “destruction of environment” was another form of terrorism.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani on Saturday promised firm action to deal with both terrorism and climatic change due to global warming if the BJP and the NDA were voted back to power at the Centre in the coming Parliamentary elections.
Mr. Advani said a BJP-led Central government would follow the “Gujarat pattern of development” and replicate the model of Chief Minister Narendra Modi all over the country.
Inaugurating the Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) here, Mr.Advani said that while terrorism was the “most extreme and inhuman form of violence” which the government must deal with firmly, the “destruction of environment” was another form of terrorism.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Indian preists return to Pashupathinath
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Abroad/Indian_priests_return_to_Pashupatinath/articleshow/3957102.cms
"It is a victory for Hindus worldwide," said Bharat Jangam, a social activist and regular visitor to the temple, who was among the three groups that had asked Nepal's Supreme Court to intervene after the Indian priests appointed at the shrine nearly a decade ago were replaced by Nepali priests under the new Maoist government.
"It is a victory for Hindus worldwide," said Bharat Jangam, a social activist and regular visitor to the temple, who was among the three groups that had asked Nepal's Supreme Court to intervene after the Indian priests appointed at the shrine nearly a decade ago were replaced by Nepali priests under the new Maoist government.
Dhimmin Hindu alert
http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=9560944b-d692-4b91-a17b-a6a671688887&CATEGORYNAME=CHN
Dhimmi Hindus celebrate Muharram.
Dhimmi Hindus celebrate Muharram.
Temple Protection demand by Hindus
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Hindus_demand_temples_to_be_protected/articleshow/3961636.cms
Over 20 bus loads of members of various Hindu organisations descended on SAG ground to hear their leaders condemn the recent series of temple desecrations in the state.
Over 20 bus loads of members of various Hindu organisations descended on SAG ground to hear their leaders condemn the recent series of temple desecrations in the state.
Sufism and Sodomy -
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JH12Ak03.html
Islamic mysticism (Sufism) of the High Middle Ages is the only case in which a mainstream current of a major world religion preached pederasty as a path to spiritual enlightenment. A vast literature documents this, and a great deal of it is available online. Sufi adoration of pre-pubescent boys “persisted in many Islamic countries until very recent times,” according to the Orientalist Helmut Ritter.[3] The Afghan penchant for dancing boys in female costume, shown in the 2007 film The Kite Runner, is the last vestige of a Sufi practice that has been long suppressed by both the Sunni and Shi’ite branches of Islam. Sufism has a reputation in Western pop culture as a kinder and gentler branch of Islam. It is not a different kind of Islam, but rather Islam’s mystical practice, to which the adage applies, “by their fruits shall ye know them.”
Islamic mysticism (Sufism) of the High Middle Ages is the only case in which a mainstream current of a major world religion preached pederasty as a path to spiritual enlightenment. A vast literature documents this, and a great deal of it is available online. Sufi adoration of pre-pubescent boys “persisted in many Islamic countries until very recent times,” according to the Orientalist Helmut Ritter.[3] The Afghan penchant for dancing boys in female costume, shown in the 2007 film The Kite Runner, is the last vestige of a Sufi practice that has been long suppressed by both the Sunni and Shi’ite branches of Islam. Sufism has a reputation in Western pop culture as a kinder and gentler branch of Islam. It is not a different kind of Islam, but rather Islam’s mystical practice, to which the adage applies, “by their fruits shall ye know them.”
Friday, January 9, 2009
We can’t accuse Pakistan agencies without proof: U.S
http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011059121200.htm
Speaking at a farewell luncheon for him organised by Confederation of India Industry here on Friday, U.S. Ambassador to India David Mulford sought to differentiate the American stand from the one articulated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram of some Pakistani agencies having quarterbacked the attack in view of its sophistication.
Speaking at a farewell luncheon for him organised by Confederation of India Industry here on Friday, U.S. Ambassador to India David Mulford sought to differentiate the American stand from the one articulated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram of some Pakistani agencies having quarterbacked the attack in view of its sophistication.
Rahul Nehrus Birthright
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Rahul+Gandhi%E2%80%99s+birthright&artid=MjftawJFZVw=&SectionID=RRQemgLywPI=&MainSectionID=RRQemgLywPI=&SEO=Manmohan+Singh,+rahul+gandhi&SectionName=XQcp6iFoWTvPHj2dDBzTNA==
Considering the belief in the Congress that the Nehru-Gandhi
family has almost a birthright to the prime minister’s position, it is hardly surprising that Rahul Gandhi’s name is occasionally mentioned in this context. Ever since Sonia Gandhi declined to accept the post, it is her son who is deemed to be the next member of the dynasty to don the mantle. If Pranab Mukherjee’s remark that, after Rajiv Gandhi, it is Rahul who will be the next young prime minister has attracted more than the usual attention, the reason is that the external affairs minister is known to weigh his words with care. Had it been Arjun Singh
or Digvijay Singh, the suspicion would have been that they were trying to curry favour with the party’s first family. But the person who is nearly always the automatic choice to head a group of ministers is in a different category.
Considering the belief in the Congress that the Nehru-Gandhi
family has almost a birthright to the prime minister’s position, it is hardly surprising that Rahul Gandhi’s name is occasionally mentioned in this context. Ever since Sonia Gandhi declined to accept the post, it is her son who is deemed to be the next member of the dynasty to don the mantle. If Pranab Mukherjee’s remark that, after Rajiv Gandhi, it is Rahul who will be the next young prime minister has attracted more than the usual attention, the reason is that the external affairs minister is known to weigh his words with care. Had it been Arjun Singh
or Digvijay Singh, the suspicion would have been that they were trying to curry favour with the party’s first family. But the person who is nearly always the automatic choice to head a group of ministers is in a different category.
Tamasha over Pak culpability - Swapan Dasgupta
http://dailypioneer.com/147739/Tamasha-over-Pak-culpability.html
"There are two wildly divergent debates raging in the world. The first, centred on the Israeli attacks on Hamas-run terrorist bases in Gaza, is about the definition of the term “proportionate”. Article 51 of the UN Charter accords to every nation the right to engage in self-defence against armed attacks — there is no distinction made between State and non-State aggressors. However, international law also stipulates that any retaliation must satisfy the principle of proportionality. Has Israeli targeted air strikes in crowded localities in Gaza which has produced nearly 420 casualties been disproportionate? Alternatively, should proportionality be measured by the risk posed by the aggressor rather than the number of civilians killed? After all, the Hamas is habituated to using women and children as human shields to maximise civilian casualties."
"There are two wildly divergent debates raging in the world. The first, centred on the Israeli attacks on Hamas-run terrorist bases in Gaza, is about the definition of the term “proportionate”. Article 51 of the UN Charter accords to every nation the right to engage in self-defence against armed attacks — there is no distinction made between State and non-State aggressors. However, international law also stipulates that any retaliation must satisfy the principle of proportionality. Has Israeli targeted air strikes in crowded localities in Gaza which has produced nearly 420 casualties been disproportionate? Alternatively, should proportionality be measured by the risk posed by the aggressor rather than the number of civilians killed? After all, the Hamas is habituated to using women and children as human shields to maximise civilian casualties."
Kasab’s parents missing from their home
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kasabs-parents-missing-from-their-home-burney/408682/
Thanks to Burneyji for highlighting this.
Thanks to Burneyji for highlighting this.
The depths Indian democracy has
http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jan/08-the-depths-indian-democracy-has-fallen-to.htm
Makes for some interesting reading. The sad part is not that everything Mr Shenoy says is true, the sad part is that most of us feel nothing after reading this anymore. Till the next "Mumbai" of course.
Makes for some interesting reading. The sad part is not that everything Mr Shenoy says is true, the sad part is that most of us feel nothing after reading this anymore. Till the next "Mumbai" of course.
Has Pakistan Outwitted India?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1870269,00.html
Despite its outrage over November's Mumbai terrorist attacks, which originated in Pakistan, India has been restrained in its response. Fears that the fallout from the massacre could spark a military confrontation between the hostile, nuclear-armed neighbors proved unfounded, and even India's diplomatic efforts to shame Pakistan and pressure the nation to act against militants operating from its soil have been viewed in India as timid and incoherent. Six weeks after the attacks, the issue has been bumped off the global diplomatic agenda by the Israeli-Palestinian confrontation in Gaza, and India's options are shrinking. In the eyes of many in India who take a dim view of Islamabad's handling of cross-border terrorism, the game is going in Pakistan's favor.
Despite its outrage over November's Mumbai terrorist attacks, which originated in Pakistan, India has been restrained in its response. Fears that the fallout from the massacre could spark a military confrontation between the hostile, nuclear-armed neighbors proved unfounded, and even India's diplomatic efforts to shame Pakistan and pressure the nation to act against militants operating from its soil have been viewed in India as timid and incoherent. Six weeks after the attacks, the issue has been bumped off the global diplomatic agenda by the Israeli-Palestinian confrontation in Gaza, and India's options are shrinking. In the eyes of many in India who take a dim view of Islamabad's handling of cross-border terrorism, the game is going in Pakistan's favor.
What's the Hindu take on biofuels?
http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/whats-the-hindu-take-on-biofue.html
Interesting question. Voice your opinion.
Interesting question. Voice your opinion.
And now for some funny stuff
http://www.slate.com/id/2208198
This stuff is rib tickling funny.
"My big Bollywood break came while I was walking down a side street in Mumbai, talking on a cell phone to a man named Imran.
"How many people with you?" he asked."Just me.""No problem. You got long hair, short hair?""No hair," I said."No problem. You how old?"Forty-four."
"No problem. OK, meet tomorrow at the Bandra train station, west ticket counter. Eight a.m., work till 8 p.m. Give you food, makeup, costume, transport. Pay 500 rupees. Put you in Bollywood movie, OK?"
You could call Imran a freelance talent scout for the film industry of India, except—as our interview suggests—he's not looking for talent. He's looking for white people. Bollywood requires a few dozen Western extras every day, to add vérité to crowd scenes in ostensibly exotic locales. Imran's job is to find foreigners and chaperon them to Film City, an expansive badlands of rocks and shrubs at the northern edge of this megalopolis, where most of India's movies are made. I got his phone number through a reporter in Delhi, but usually he finds you, trolling local tourist sites."
This stuff is rib tickling funny.
"My big Bollywood break came while I was walking down a side street in Mumbai, talking on a cell phone to a man named Imran.
"How many people with you?" he asked."Just me.""No problem. You got long hair, short hair?""No hair," I said."No problem. You how old?"Forty-four."
"No problem. OK, meet tomorrow at the Bandra train station, west ticket counter. Eight a.m., work till 8 p.m. Give you food, makeup, costume, transport. Pay 500 rupees. Put you in Bollywood movie, OK?"
You could call Imran a freelance talent scout for the film industry of India, except—as our interview suggests—he's not looking for talent. He's looking for white people. Bollywood requires a few dozen Western extras every day, to add vérité to crowd scenes in ostensibly exotic locales. Imran's job is to find foreigners and chaperon them to Film City, an expansive badlands of rocks and shrubs at the northern edge of this megalopolis, where most of India's movies are made. I got his phone number through a reporter in Delhi, but usually he finds you, trolling local tourist sites."
Omar Abdullah admits to serious "ailment" promises cure
http://www.zeenews.com/states/2009-01-08/497191news.html
"Jammu and Kashmir's new Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday promised to look into the seriousness of regional "discrimination" raised by the people and termed it as an "ailment that required proper treatment." "There have been allegations of regional discrimination by one or the other region. The ailment will have to be diagnosed and treated properly," Omar told deputations of people during public-meetings here. "
Wasnt this the guy who said - "Hamara zameen hai, ladenge, marte dam tak ladenge". Its not your zameen Omar and what you are accusing the people of Jammu of, you are guilty of.
"Jammu and Kashmir's new Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday promised to look into the seriousness of regional "discrimination" raised by the people and termed it as an "ailment that required proper treatment." "There have been allegations of regional discrimination by one or the other region. The ailment will have to be diagnosed and treated properly," Omar told deputations of people during public-meetings here. "
Wasnt this the guy who said - "Hamara zameen hai, ladenge, marte dam tak ladenge". Its not your zameen Omar and what you are accusing the people of Jammu of, you are guilty of.
Omar Abdullah wants to rewrite the Koran
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/delink-religion-from-terrorism-says-omar/407393/
"Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said there was a need to defeat the ideology of terrorism which could be achieved only after delinking religion from it. "
Fantastic idea Mr Abdullah, which parts of the Koran are you going to delete?
"Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said there was a need to defeat the ideology of terrorism which could be achieved only after delinking religion from it. "
Fantastic idea Mr Abdullah, which parts of the Koran are you going to delete?
Pranab admits - Parentage more important than capability
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Day_not_far_for_Rahul_to_be_PM_Pranab/articleshow/3953567.cms
India is still colonised, we replaced the white rulers with brown ones.
Sidelining other more competent leaders, Pranab Mukherjee said that Rahul Gandhi can be PM soon. A meteoric rise for someone who was a non-entity a few years ago. Will this happen to any other Indian National not born in the Nehru family?
India is still colonised, we replaced the white rulers with brown ones.
Sidelining other more competent leaders, Pranab Mukherjee said that Rahul Gandhi can be PM soon. A meteoric rise for someone who was a non-entity a few years ago. Will this happen to any other Indian National not born in the Nehru family?
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