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Date sent: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 10:06:11 -0800 Sonia's entrance into politics should be challenged, I, who live in the USA cannot be the president of this country because I was not born in this country. Sonia should never be let to delve in Indian politics. The Gandhi family has stolen a lot out of India via Bofors and other shady deals.
Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 13:36:09 -0700 In the USA, any citizen cannot become the president of the country unless (s)he was born on US soil. Why should India be any different? In a country of 900 million+ people, cannot we not find one good leader that we have to resort to begging an Italian-born housewife to lead us? The utter sycophancy and duplicity of the Congress leaves me perplexed. They should have heeded Mahatma Gandhi's suggestion and disbanded this bunch of dynastic politicians in 1947. Padmaja
Date sent: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 02:39:16 +0900 The last line was the clincher. "For almost a week, as the BJP visibly gathered strength, the stock market rose. But after Sonia Gandhi announced her entry depressed investors hammered prices down by almost 70 points in a single day! " I used to believe that empirical proof should not really be extrapolated into real life but this really takes the cake! I guess Mrs Sonia Gandhi's decision to enter politics would explain a lot of other events around the world noticeably Michael Kennedy's death, shooting on New Year revellers in Ireland, Sachin's sacking from the Indian cricket team captaincy to name some. This reminds me of Devi Lal telling the jats in Haryana that the Rajiv Gandhi government was so corrupt that it took out electricity from the water before giving it to them! Assuming Mr Shenoy's declaration is true and the market sentiment was dampened by Mrs Sonia Gandhi's entry into politics, it would logically follow that the market feels that Mrs Gandhi's entry will severely affect the chances of the BJP which is the horse it seemingly supports. Now the market comprises of the people of this land. The PEOPLE are depressed that if Mrs Sonia Gandhi joins politics, the PEOPLE will not vote for BJP -- the horse that they back -- and maybe vote for the Congress -- the party that the depressing lady, whom they seem to like enough to affect their vote, is supporting. Mr Shenoy, please talk sense. Amit Chatterjee Tokyo
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 10:19:09 +1300 Pritish's article is very balanced and makes a valid point. Our selectors have time and again come up with unworldly things. Hence, Pritish, unfortunately your valid arguments are for deaf ears. However, I am surprised that most of the media is missing one big factor. Be it Azhar or Sachin , I understand that you need bowlers to be a successful cricket team. Currently Australia, South Africa and Pakistan have some great bowlers. Barring Srinath, we have not come close to producing one of the quality of Wasim or Warne or Younis or McGrath or Donald or Pollack or Ambrose or Walsh or .........! Please, please for Indian cricket's sake, can the media ignore trivial matters like captaincy and concentrate on drumming up the authorities for identifying and developing good bowlers? They say Mark Taylor of Australia is a good captain because his bowling changes are imaginative. Who can Azhar or Sachin use for change? I think the Indian selectors are capable of telling the captain to bowl Srinath from both ends and change the laws of cricket to suit that. It is a real pity that the real issue is being totally ignored. Shrikant Dharap
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 10:15:32 -0600
From: "Na'n" <anarayanan@hotmail.com> I would agree with most of what Pritish says. I would like to suggest the concept of a non-playing captain, who is part of the team. All he does is think about the game while being on the field. The captain has to be on the field along with other players, and not sit in the players's box or commentator box. He should have man-management abilities and lead a team. His position would be somewhere on the field, where he can have a clear view of the play, similar to a position of a second umpire.
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 16:50:18 +0530 Pritish Nandy seems to have little knowledge about the game or about Indian cricket. Azhar was made captain in 1990 because he was expected to be a perfect YES man to the BCCI. And it did not affect his batting in any way. Azhar is always good on flat tracks irrespective of captaincy and is always pathetic on fast/bouncy tracks. Captaincy had nothing to do with Azhar losing his "peace of mind." It was his poor way of handling the press (he is still poor in that respect), and his personal problems in public which caused his downfall. He was a mediocre captain (in comparison to the likes of Taylor). He was fortunate to lead India in a string of home series against poor sides on designer tracks. That is why his home record is good and foreign record is poor. He has the dubious distinction of botching up two World Cup chances. What Nandy said about Tendulkar is true. He should not have been rushed into captaincy. He got it due to an orchestrated campaign by the likes of Gavaskar/Shastri who said he is "ready" for the job. Regarding captaincy, we got to select the Best XI and then only choose the captain from that XI. I fail to understand what is there to be so delighted about Azhar regaining captaincy!! He behaved very irresponsibly under Sachin's team (that pathetic run out at Sharjah was just a sample), and has been under cloud regarding betting. Nandy says Azhar got an unfair deal from the selectors! This is a sick joke. In fact, Azhar is the golden boy for the BCCI. He got captaincy for five long years and now he again gets the job straight away for four months (whereas Sachin has been on probation series after series). Remember Kapil! How he was sacked after the World Cup, when he was just maturing. And Srikanth -- such a fine captain, who drew the series against Pakistan was thrown out of the team immediately after that tour!! C'mon Mr Nandy! Get real.
Raj
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 02:58:21 -0600 Truly a wonderful and an eye opening article. Harsha
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 13:34:28 -0500
From: arun <arun@accint.com> I don't agree with the concept that the captain need not be a great cricketer. If that is the case we are talking about some non playing captains who will do the job like the coaches of the NBA or NFL. If we have something like that it makes sense to think like that. But in the case of the cricket captain, he has to captain and also has to perform well. If not, we will be playing with just 10 good guys rather than 11 good guys.
Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 18:52:46 EST Look who is talking? V P Singh is the architect who destroyed the Congress! In the last Parliament, the Congress withdrew support twice from the UF. If the UF has not wisened by now, God bless the remaining days of the UF, which is soon heading for a disaster -- the signs are on the wall! Meshi
Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 20:18:50 +0000 What's happened to V P Singh?
Date sent: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 11:04:27 -0800 As long as politicians like Mayawati are present, there is no future for India.
Date sent: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 17:58:16 PST I was shocked to read what the Clarks company did. They actually wrote those names on shoes? People like Meera who found this funny are nothing but cowards. They are what is wrong with Hinduism. I think we should protest both violently and non-violently. When are we gonna wake up? Akshay
Date sent: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 18:02:58 PST This news doesn't surprise me at all. Hindus, unlike Muslims and Arabs, are known all over the world for their cowardice. The Clarks company did this because they know nothing would be done about it. I am glad the Hindu community is protesting. I believe there should be violent protests. This is clear racism. Indian Hindus should show their power. Else, they shouldn't be upset at such insults at all. Thanks Rediff for bringing out this news. Priyank
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 19:47:58 -0800
From: Anonymous <guest@pgplan.iimahd.ernet.in> The interview was very well conducted and gave me a deep insight of what is actually happening in the aviation industry. It will be particularly helpful to me as a future manager. Currently, I am studying at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Dr Dinesh Keskar by chance happens to be my Super Senior at the Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur.
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