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The Nominations...


Fri Dec 15 22:22:09 2000
Name:Sudheer
Email:kiranke@hotmail.com
Nomination:AB Vajpayee
Reason:Honesty, Integrity, Good leadership and administrative skills, trouble shooter, Successful leader who has managed to keep disparate parties united and run corrupt free government.


Fri Dec 15 22:24:22 2000
Name:Samrat Banerjee
Email:jhiki@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:Just for showing the world what you can do when all the odds are against you. He is truly a champion.


Fri Dec 15 22:28:15 2000
Name:Manoj Bharti
Email:manoj_bharti@hotmail.com
Nomination:Kalyan Singh
Reason:He is true man... man of people


Fri Dec 15 22:30:00 2000
Name:Sudarshan Setlur
Email:sudarshan_setlur@yahoo.com
Nomination:Dr. Rajkumar
Reason:No great actor of this stature can match his discipline, humility, and honesty that he has shown in leading his personal life. Surviving 108 days in the forest moving constantly for a 70 year old man is no joke. You need to be strong mentally, physically, and in your heart. Dr. Raj is to me what a role model is all about.


Fri Dec 15 22:33:54 2000
Name:Ganesh Jayaraman
Email:jganesh@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason:Atlast (after Rajiv) India has got a strong PM. But unlike Rajiv, Vajpayee seems to take his own decisions, even if there are heavy external pressures on him.


Fri Dec 15 22:35:50 2000
Name:Krish Raja
Email:kanani@iaol.com
Nomination:Jaswant Singh
Reason:As a EAM, he has accomplished a lot specially with US. There is no need to list his successfull diplomacy.


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Fri Dec 15 22:39:48 2000
Name:Soumyadeep Roy Chowdhury
Email:stonecoldsteve_austin@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Saurav Gangully
Reason:'cause he became an Indian captain who don't like to lose a single match weather its played in India or anywhere else. He also performed well overall in every series, from ICC Knockout to Pepsi Cup (IND vs. NZ). This year was surely his best cricketing year. No one performed so well.


Fri Dec 15 22:40:41 2000
Name:Sridhar Raman
Email:sridhar190@usa.net
Nomination:A R Rahman
Reason:He has provided us with so many great songs this year from Alaipayuthey to Zubeidaa. He is surely the best ever!!


Fri Dec 15 22:42:59 2000
Name:Amit Shaligram
Email:ashaligram@exchange.ml.com
Nomination:Naraya Murthy, CEO,Infosys
Reason:For being successful in spiralling India onto the Global IT arena in a way no one has been able to;for projecting an image of a intellectual vibrant India;and for giving a beleaguered Indian industry a much needed boost.


Fri Dec 15 22:48:17 2000
Name:Raju
Email:anand520@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandrababu naidu
Reason:He is the only CM who has a vision for 20 yrs and who is talking about e governance, and who is a model for many politicians. He has a young blood in him not like other old illeterate politicians.


Fri Dec 15 22:51:50 2000
Name:srinivas
Email:prsrini76@mailcity.com
Nomination:N.Chandra Babu Naidu, AP Chief
Reason:Everybody knows the reason...We have to appreciate for his new initiatives to make AP stand first in all fields and to make public to involve in Nation development...


Fri Dec 15 22:58:47 2000
Name:sridhar gorantla
Email:gorantla@hotmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:In these days of political scenario,there are more politicians who just talk,but do nothing,he is the one at the top most position,who is working scincearly for the country.Whatever the problems he faces,its just because of the selfishness of the other political leaders.


Fri Dec 15 22:59:51 2000
Name:Vijai
Email:vijai_tm@hotmail.com
Nomination:Saurav Ganguly
Reason:An aggressive player & as a matured captain, performing well as an ndividual & his team even during the worst times of cricket in India with match fixing scandals, bringing back India with more winning streaks with collective efforts from Young good cricketers.


Fri Dec 15 23:01:32 2000
Name:S Ray
Email:sray@etoys.com
Nomination:Mr. Abdul Kareem
Reason:One lone and sane minded person, who had the resolve , guts and perseverance to take on 2 week-kneed governments, who showed a cynical nation, that even in India, justice will prevail.


Fri Dec 15 23:04:48 2000
Name:barath r
Email:barathram@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B VAJPAYEE
Reason:indo-us ties have become great due to his perseverence a fact not achievable inspite of 40 years of congress rule


Fri Dec 15 23:05:21 2000
Name:ItsMe!
Email:justthink@rational.com
Nomination:Indian soldier
Reason:I dont find any reason why people opt for cine idols / cricket players. I m not against them. My Qn is simple.. U guys who have nominated these cine idols/players .. Can u say a single point in favour of them against a soldier who s ready to give his life in the border areas .


Fri Dec 15 23:06:23 2000
Name:Ram Balakrishnan
Email:rambk@yahoo.com
Nomination:Jawans who lost their lifes this year for India
Reason:Indian of the year should be a person who contributed (higher than others) for the improvement of the nation, in this year. The others worth considering are Karnam Malliswari Manoj Prabhakar


Fri Dec 15 23:20:20 2000
Name:Somashekara Kumar
Email:soma78@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:the PM of our country and the only sane person and non-corrupt person in the whole of india. on a survey,if we were to choose a PM for Asia,it would be out own Atalji. my nomination is Atal Bihari Vajpayee


Fri Dec 15 23:22:17 2000
Name:Ritesh kumar seal
Email:ritesh_seal@hotmail.com
Nomination:SAURAV GANGULY
Reason:Best captain india have got till now.. he is simply great.


Fri Dec 15 23:24:07 2000
Name:Tarun
Email:tarun_kumar_2000@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason:Well, there have been many other Indians who made us proud this year but Mr. Vajpayee's policies should have the widest and long lasting impact on people's lives.


Fri Dec 15 23:31:42 2000
Name:hari
Email:hari_sn@hotmail.com
Nomination:Karanam Malleswari
Reason:Her effort in winning medal for INDIA is fabulous. She undobtedly deserves this title. She is the INDIAN of year 2000.


Fri Dec 15 23:35:25 2000
Name:Gopikrishna Bandla
Email:krishnagopi@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:If the state or country has to develop the leader should be visionary. The country knows how visionary he is.


Fri Dec 15 23:37:02 2000
Name:Gautam
Email:gbelday@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:For his incredible energy and unending efforts to catapult Andhra Pradesh from one of the poorest states to a model state, Mr. Naidu gets my vote...


Fri Dec 15 23:38:07 2000
Name:drmcdadhich
Email:drmcdadhich@rediff.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:Great actor & an excellent Anchor


Fri Dec 15 23:40:17 2000
Name:niku
Email:niku.indian@yahoo.com
Nomination:Md. Azharuddin
Reason:For his dareness to openly accept his mistake, no other player did !


Fri Dec 15 23:44:34 2000
Name:pramod
Email:paduvaripramod@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.vajapayee
Reason:he was extraordinary the way he handled the terrorist act by the militants in kashmir and the way he impressed the world during his visit to U.S


Fri Dec 15 23:51:18 2000
Name:srinivas
Email:sgudipudi@hotmail.com
Nomination:inspector eshwar singh(delhi police)
Reason:FOR BRINGING OUT THE TRUTH WHICH SURROUNDS OUR DEMI-GOD CRICKETERS


Fri Dec 15 23:52:36 2000
Name:Janice Haddad
Email:janicehaddad@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:He has brought peace and joy to millions worldwide through the Art of Living Foundation. He works ceaselessly for our benefit, with the International Association for Human VAlues. He has been recognised by NASA, who named a star after him, by the Mayor of San Francisco who created Sri Sri Ravi Shankar day, by countless governments and individuals worldwide - so let's make if official - HE IS THE MAN OF THE MILLENIUM!!!


Fri Dec 15 23:54:24 2000
Name:K.Bhaskar
Email:k_bhas@hotmail.com
Nomination:Soldiers on The Front
Reason:The daring Jawans of Indian Military who face all the vagaries of nature and weak kneed policies of Politicians to survive against the enemies bullets and protecting our Great Nation.


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