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'Had the same fellow burnt a Hindu will your headline cry 'Dara Singh burns Hindu youth'?'
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:20:24 -0500 I think that instead of offering money to the family of the victim the government should offer money as reward to the person who can kill Dara Singh or get him arrested. It is a shame that such a criminal is at large, and god knows how many more people he will massacre. And by the way, why should the government (and ultimately the taxpayers) pay for a crime not done by them. I would rather see the taxpayers' money used sensibly and for the betterment and safety of law-abiding citizens. Ajay
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:24:36 -0700 This is a classic example of how your news site gives distorted news. When nothing is known about who could have murdered the youth, you people go ahead and say Dara Singh did it. Let me tell you I have no sympathy for Dara Singh but because of his alleged involvement in earlier incidents, mentioning his name off-hand has dangerous implications. So, I request you to be careful in reporting such matters. Atul Athavale
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:00:03 -0700 I smell Congress stench somewhere in the ''burning'' of the Muslim youth ... Srinivas Murthy
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:31:45 -0400 No wonder we as a nation are looked down so much by the international community. This incident should make us ashamed enough to finally sit up and do something about preventing such things from ever happening again. Are Bihar and Orissa a part of India? I don't think so. Why is that certain communities are being singled out for such atrocities? Hoping for due punishment of the person (s) involved. Chandy
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:25:33 -0400 Your report says ''Dara Singh, said to be an activist of the Bajrang Dal, a Hindu militant organisation." It was rediff.com which reported that the Wadhwa Commission report failed to connect Dara Singh to the Bajrang Dal or the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Then why does your reporter Imran Khan keep implying that he belongs to an affiliate of the BJP? Is he trying to add imagination to facts? Or does he assume that a maniac (Dara Singh) who happens to be a Hindu has compulsorily to be from the Bajrang Dal? It is easy to get carried away when it comes to religion, but it is not responsible journalism to do so. Dheeraj Ravula
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:05:59 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) I am shocked by the incident and whoever has done that must be punished (I will even say, capital punishment). But I am equally shocked by your reporting. This report is not what we have come to expect from rediff.com It is not a report: it's a reporter's version of a report. A sensitive report should not be biased. Any sensible person can make out the following:
1. Justice Wadhwa recently said there is a ''difference between a communal and a criminal case.'' But your report starts by giving the incident a communal colour. 2. At one place your reporter says:"...Home Guardsman who witnessed the incident claimed to have seen Dara Singh at the head of the mob..."At another place he says, "...mob brandishing swords and axes..." A mob seldom carry swords and axes, but criminals do. 3. Dara Singh will never dare to come so close -- just 16 kilometres -- from Manoharpur. The role of the media in any democracy is well established. But this kind of reporting does nothing but harm to society. An ordinary law and order problem is twisted and given a communal colour. Dinesh
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 11:08:50 -0700 How does one conduct a proper crime-scene investigation when the local populace messes up with the vicinity of the crime and the police arrive much later? That's what puzzles me. And who is this Dara guy. What is his beef, anyway? R Bhaskaran
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:42:53 -0400 This report by Imran Khan appears completely biased and looks like a political ploy. Please be careful when you publish such stories. Otherwise I will not only stop visiting your site but will also ask my friends to do the same.
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:47:48 -0500 The report has cited the Wadhwa Commission's findings but ignored one of the points it made -- that Dara Singh is not an activist of the Bajrang Dal. Instead, the report actually claims that Dara Singh is a Bajrang Dal activist. It also claims that the Bajrang Dal is a militant organisation which is of course a subjective assumption. C S Jawahar
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:37:58 -0400 Hi, I was pained to see the blurb for the report "Tension in Mayurbhanj as shopkeeper is butchered and killed." It said "Dara Singh 'burns' Muslim youth" which is clearly aimed at igniting the religious sentiments of some people. If a human being burns another then should the religion of the victim or the perpetrator make it to the headline? Had the same fellow burnt a Hindu will your headline cry "Dara Singh burns Hindu youth"? I guess NO! Such irresponsible reporting is one of the prime reasons that communalism is growing in India. As of now the only fact that can be reported is that one person killed another. Whether the former was Dara Singh or a Bajrang Dal activist can be established only after a proper enquiry. And even then the motive need not be "communal." So please refrain from using such cheap headlines. Piyush Bansal
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:17:14 -0500 Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. The way this incident has been reported by you it would seem Dara Singh is in fact the killer. How do you know this for sure? A news report must always be written in such a way as to not point a finger at a person or a group of persons until you are sure and have concrete proof about his/their involvement.
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 19:09:31 -0400 How do we know it was Dara Singh who committed the crime? I think this is an attempt to defame Hindu organisations and heighten communal tension. For all you know it could be a Muslim organisation which committed the crime to frame Dara Singh. Hema Sinha
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Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:32:59 +0530 The report is just hogwash. Dara Singh must surely be having the Orissa government's covert backing or why is it that the state police can't arrest him yet? L Y Rao
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Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:31:07 -0700 The culprit Dara Singh's photograph, if available, should be advertised so that identification is easier. He is a shame on our society. No genuine Hindu organisation will ever protect this type of fanatic. Jaideep
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Wed, 1 Sep 1999 19:07:43 +0800 I am sure that the bandh organised by the political parties in Orissa following the murder of a Muslim youth would bring peace to the departed soul and consolation to his grieving family! What a shame! The politicians would have done something useful if they had organised a combing operation to apprehend the culprits. Pandalaneni
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Thu, 02 Sep 1999 13:27:51 +0200 I believe most of these murders are politically motivated and probably planned to tarnish the BJP's image. It is a pity. Ravi
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Thu, 02 Sep 1999 11:27:07 -0400 Violent acts of this nature must be condemned by everyone. The fact that it is happening in the same state consistently is most disturbing and speaks volumes about the law and order machinery. It is also necessary to study the causes of such happenings in depth so that henceforth they can be nipped in the bud. But your report appeared malicious to me because you refer to Dara Singh as a Bajrang Dal activist, while the Wadhwa Commission appointed for the purpose has observed that no connection of this individual with any organisation could be established. Will you please say whether I am wrong in my perception? Ganeshan
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