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Date sent: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 07:23:12 -0700 When MLAs and Rajya Sabha members want to run business as usual, it will be a tough call for Mr Venkatraman to pursue his dreams of updating our outdated Constitution. Judicial review and change in the Constitution is healthy and equitable, it is a pity that we had not done it in the past 50 years. The ultimate credit should go to Advaniji for taking the initiative. One thing that I would like to see in the Constitution is a minimum required education level before one can be eligible to vote. And all Indians classified as one and not divided into compartments and quotas. Politicians should not be in charge of the CBI in any way, the CBI should be under the Supreme Court and the president. The election commissioner should be also under the justice department. People with shady characters should not be allowed to stand for public offices, and people who influence votes should be punished by death. Compulsory family planning should be implemented. Incidentally, this is more important than primary education or health. The number of political parties should be limited so that we can enjoy a cohesive government. Speedy trials and justice for all. People who have cheated the government in the past and continue to do that in the present should be punished. Death sentence for those who flare up communal violence, destroy national property, murder, rape, armed robberies, goondaism etc. Compulsory schooling for all kids below the age of 16. I am sure the readers will have a whole more to add to the list.
Date sent: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 12:37:14 EDT It is an interesting interview in which Vaiko gave authoritative answers except to the questions concerning Jayalalitha. He should come out honestly and say that Jayalalitha is wrong. When he is not getting the right treatment, he should take a decision. For persons like Vaiko, standing behind Jayalalitha is a shame. It is good for the state and for his party to stay firm with the BJP than with Jayalalitha. Last poll results won't be repeated in future. People are fed up with Jayalalitha's threats. If she feels BJP is anti-Tamilian, then she can very well go to the Congress which never bothered to give Tamil Nadu's due share. Vaiko should form a bridge between the central government and the Tamil people. G Kandasmay
Date sent: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 22:48:16 -0300 I was waiting for a Muslim to write in defence of those Muslims who have refused to sing the national song. Every country has a national anthem. Even Muslim countries do. I was born and have lived for 12 years in a Muslim nation in the Middle East, and I have seen Muslims sing their national anthem like verses from the Holy Quran. But Indian Muslims are refusing to sing this historic song put together by the very same who died for Mother India. Let's talk practical. Why is it that Muslims have NOW rejected to sing the song? Because their population is drastically increasing. How many Muslims are known for dying for Mother India? Not many. Yes there are exceptions. Like Shri Abdul Kalam Azad. But mostly they are known for what they did in 1947 -- Partition. As a result Hindus look at many Muslims with trust (Indian Muslims). Sherif in his letter to Rediff said, I will die for India if the need arises but will not sing Vande Mataram. The answer is (my answer), how many times do you get a chance to die for India these days??? Not many. If you are not in the army, the chances of you showing that you can actually die for India are few. SO HOW DO YOU SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR INDIA?? Simple. By singing the national song (Vande Mataram) with pride. By bowing to the flag and standing up for India in a foreign country. They (these Muslims) refuse to do that. The reputation of Muslims in my eyes has fallen considerably after reading about this incident. I know there are many Muslims who love India but the difference now is that we Hindus love India more than Hinduism, these Muslims love Islam much more than India. Where will you go without you motherland??? We don't need you to show you can die for India, just show some love by singing the national song.
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 00:00:09 +0800 I agree 100 per cent with this observation, sad that we had to see an example to realise this simple fact. Joshy George
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:32:30 +0200 I agree completely with Mukesh Ambani. It is the small and large businesses that create wealth for India. These are the companies and industries that build a capital market, and sustain it. I believe the government should open up to this and realise that they should be regulatory and build the rules. The players should be the companies themselves. For example, with the opening of the Internet Service Provider sector, we will hope to see the real meaning of the word "service"... I am not so sure that VSNL can provide an unbiased regulatory influence by being a competitor itself. Let the market open up, and see how the ISPs perform. Will VSNL and DOT give the market away? We all know the answer, though we hope it isn't how it will be. Deepak Shenoy
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:33:05 -0400 Wonderful. Hope they succeed. I am a professor of molecular biology/biotech and I believe to be truly successful, they have to go into a lot of sophisticated technology. It is true that some aspects such as plant tissue culturing does not need much knowledge but other aspects do require a good background in molecular biology. Professor V Hari
Date sent: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 15:41:43 -0600 First of all I would like to say, that I don't consider this a story at all. It was an excellent piece of information, shared by your newspaper. I guess I would not have got this information if I hadn't come across Rediff. As per Ashok Jhunjhunwala, I fully support him, in his ideas and in his vision for India. I guess his technology will prove a great step towards development, for a developing country like India. This technology can also help trigger other important projects like electronic banking in India. All the best, Ashok Jhunjhunwala. Ajay
Date sent: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 18:20:59 -0400 I am from Bangalore and I am bit saddened to learn that there is a flight of quality jobs from Bangalore to other cities. While I agree with Mr N R Narayana Murthy that it does not matter where in India these companies are coming up, I think competing with other cities improves conditions for us. Chandrababu Naidu has the right approach. Bangalore city planners and the state politicians can follow Mr Naidu's footsteps. After all, what works in Andhra should work in Karnataka, in so far as providing badly needed infrastructure goes. Go Bangalore!
Harish Krishna
Date sent: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:51:01 +0530 After going through this article, I felt uneasy. Not for Hyderabad, so called Cyberbad which is attracting more investors, but for the development of our Bangalore. Why is it that, our chief minister has still not bothered to take action. We all know very well what WWW means to our chief minister, but there should be someone who could tell him about the truth. I really can't make out as to why so many projects are still in a "NOT READY" state. It shows the incapability of our government, in fact people may be repenting about that. Now we, people of this beautiful city have to think about the future. And when you know the government is not doing anything, we have to force the government to do it, or it may be too late. We can't wait for another election -- the development should be independent of the government in the state, or at the Centre. Think about it, and make Bangalore the dream city of everyone and for everyone.
Prasad M Ghatigar
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 12:46:22 +0530 The script is really fine. It depend entirely on Mann how he puts it on the screen. If things are carried out properly it is going to be hit as 'Mera Bharat' is carried away by 'senti' things. Ajay Sood
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 22:16:48 +0530 Good page.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:04:56 +0500 About Shankar proving all critics wrong with Jeans being declared a hit includes you also. You did not find anything great in Jeans compared to his earlier films. The problem with film critics is that you compare the director with his last hit film, whereas the film goer is not bothered as public memory is short. Anyway thanks for giving Shankar credit when he deserved one because he was categorical in an interview on Sun TV that he is not amused by the response to Jeans because this is the same reaction he got when Kadalan was released. So the man knows what he is talking. Nandu
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