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Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 12:24:01 -0800 Thanks so much for this honest report! I am glad that someone at your organisation has it in them to write something like this. I appreciated it. More please! Thanks sb
Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 19:46:38 PST Really great work by your correspondent Nadar. It is very hard to understand the circumstances under which the constable who was not involved in any altercation was stabbed. The media, without hesitation, blamed the Al-Umma for the murder. The police above all should understand that motivation alone is very weak evidence for guilt: that's precisely what someone who wants to frame another for murder would use. I hope rigorous and impartial efforts are being carried out to catch the murderers of the constable, the murderers of those who hacked the injured in the hospital and of those who planted the bombs in the trains. The police also should not allow themselves to be manipulated by any political group. One of the reasons Jayalalitha lost the election was the highly politicised police force. Unfortunately, the situation will definitely get worse with her party's alliance with the BJP. It is not in the long term interests of the thevar community to allow themselves to be mis-used by forces remote-controlled from the Hindi heartland, that too to further a racist ideology like the caste hierarchy. I wish columnists like Rajeev Srinivasan would be a little more circumspect (for a start, look at the evidence rather than speculate) in making allegations like anybody being 'soft' on anybody else and imputing guilt through insinuation. This may serve their political purpose, but hardly contributes to finding out the truth. But then, when his ancestors 'sang' the Buddhists out of India, they also drummed out Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone shall triumph) in favour of Ulage Mayam (the world is an illusion). Plenty of people consider this a tragedy for 80% of India's population and nothing to boast about. Maybe I should take a leaf from his book and call the historical events 'anti-national'. Raja
Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:55:37 +0400 Congratulations. I have been searching for the truth but I could not find it anywhere. Now I know the truth. Go ahead with such revealing truths through the Internet -- hundreds of thousands wait for such news -- this is the only way to know the truth Thank you again.
Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 18:35:06 +0000 I read the interview with the leader of Al-Umma. He should stop using the excuse that his men are prosecuted because they are Muslims. Since 80% of the people in India are Hindus it is obvious that in any profession even the police there will be more Hindus but that does not mean that they sympathise with the RSS or any such Hindu organisation. If his men have been jailed by the police it is because they have broken the law not because they are innocent Muslims. The Babri Masjid demolition was a national disgrace and is best forgotten but one should also remember that many temples were also destroyed in Kashmir. He should learn to accept the fact that both Hindus and Muslims have to learn to live together and violence will beget more violence and he will be responsible for it.
Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 19:56:51 EST This has ominous portents. The Church has a history of meddling in State affairs -- that is exactly how the concept of 'secularism' came about. They should realise that their service in education and health is perceived as an allurement to convert poor and gullible Hindus to Christianity. Let them try to convert Muslims to Christianity -- but they know the dangers! If they are not 'taking an active interest in politics' then why are they advocating reservations for dalit Christians? Since when did Christianity have the caste system? You cannot have your cake and eat it too. (Unless, of course, you live in Rajiv/Roberto Gandhi's Bharat). Whether lack of stability will result in growth of communalism (read: Hindu values) yet remains to be seen; however, during the so-called "stable" times of Congress rule, Bible thumping Christian missionaries and terrorist Islamic outfits have had a field day and have made parts of the country a hell hole. Majority of Christians are nation-loving citizens. They as well as all thinking Bharatiyas should oppose and denounce this subtle yet dangerous move by the Church. Gaurang G Vaishnav Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:04:03 -0600 I don't think it is right for religious institutions to have any say in the politics of our country. The church, like in America, is trying to influence politics which is not right. If a manifesto is to be made then it should be done jointly by all religious groups. We should beware of such interests especially if it is from Christians. They are the people who have done the most damage to humanity having promoted slavery in big countries and killing large numbers in Asia. Satish
Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:36:22 -0600 The Church shows the way to better living in spirituality, not in politics. With politics in the sewage, the Church will certainly stink if it continues to advocate whom we should vote for. Rajesh Rajappa
Date sent: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:30:27 -0800 It would be a great help if the author goes on to read this. First of all, there are enough differences in India. We don't need another one in the form of a North-South divide. Secondly, the author says a great deal about the great Tamil/South culture. This is bullshit that Aryans were idiots. Well, the greatest country on the face of this earth was built by prisoners. Don't bask in the glory of the past, but think about the future. If the author wants to write about economic fumbles why go it around the wrong way? Be clear in your thoughts Mr Srinivasan. One thing is for sure -- I don't know why South Indians feel themselves to be inferior to North Indians. So many times that they have to go about reminding people that they really are good.
Date sent: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:22:00 -0500 I hope your columnists like Varsha Bhosle and Rajeev Srinivasan who never tire of telling their readers what a glorious country India is are reading this news story. What a shame in a country that supposedly has a 5,000- year-old culture and civilisation. Is this killing a part of the glorious tradition all of us have to be proud of? Isn't this a travesty of administration that after '50' years of independence the government can't protect its innocent citizens from savages like these Bihari butchers?
Date sent: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 05:36:04 -0800 It is sad that Tara starts his article with '..over 60 Communist Party of...' Among the dead, there were over a dozen persons under the age of 10, more than a third were women, one six-month old child and one over 80 years old. This is the fact! Tara has, in my opinion, purposely misrepresented the facts so that Western countries will have less sympathy for the dead. What an injustice Tara has done in the name of journalism.
Date sent: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 17:48:29 +0900 The President has expressed the situation correctly. He is, however, very conservative in putting part of the blame on the politicians of today. The shamelessness with which they squabble over petty issues with gross disregard to the important ones is deplorable. Rupesh
Date sent: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 19:36:16 -0800 Superb article! If the Hindutva folks are truly more "patriotic" than everyone else, they will hopefully be intelligent enough to appreciate what Mr Diwanji has written. "CC" them please! Ravi
Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:46:24 -0500 This is regarding the lecture by Nani Palkhivala. All my regard for Mr Palkhivala came crashing down. What an idiotic attitude. If people in high places are so superstitious and irrational, no wonder India is managed so pathetically. May "fate" help India! Sanjay
Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 08:58:08 -0800 This is in reference to the report about Mani Shankar Aiyar severing ties with the Congress because it has put secular Tamil Nadu into problems. What is Mani Shankar Aiyar's idea of secularism? There is no such thing as secularism in any part of India. Either they are minority-oriented or they are communal. The word 'secular' is found when describing India as a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic. Of these words, only the sovereign remains unshaken, the rest is all gone because India is neither socialist nor secular -- the events in Bihar, the election analysis which normally bases its predictions on the basis of the number of people belonging to a particular caste or category and democratic. The least of all where democracy is being used in all unfair means to fill the leader's pockets and bend laws to authorise the State to collect bribes like the tatkal scheme. Come on! It's time we realise that we are not being straight here. Let us try to face reality with a pinch of salt. We are not secular and we have never been secular at any point of time in history. Then why put up a face and cheat ourselves!!! Sai Saravanan
Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 11:10:58 -0500 It is a happy surprise that the BJP stuck a deal with a major political party in Tamil Nadu. After all, the stand of being a disciplined party did not help a party with good patriotic leaders and they were isolated by opportunistic parties (UF in particular, Congress not that far behind...). The think-tank has charted out a strategy so that it will help the BJP to avoid being an untouchable party. A party having nearly 200 seats in the last election was totally isolated from coming to power. It is not a question of mere numbers. It is the matter of people's representation and no longer can it be isolated and prevented from coming to power. No political party in India can question these activities of the BJP as all these bullshit theories and practices are part and parcel of all the political parties. Now the BJP has taken this not-so-good stand because there is no other way to respect its poll verdict and as we all know one has to follow the Mahabharata instead of the Ramayana. It is not an issue of supporting corruption or supporting criminalism or supporting horse-trading politics. As long as people like Mayawati and Kanshi Ram exist, I will support the BJP's activities.
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