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The Nominations...


Sat Dec 16 19:41:19 2000
Name:Rani Ananth
Email:csa@md4.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Viswananthan Anand
Reason:He has brought in a revolution in Chess in the country. He is above match fixing . He is the only Indian out there in the midst of Russians. Truly a great sports star!!!!


Sat Dec 16 20:05:51 2000
Name:Sriram
Email:sriramagopalan_d@hotmail.com
Nomination:Abdul Kareem
Reason:Lest you can't identify him : he's the 70 year old father of sub-inspector Shakeel Ahmed killed by Veerappan. Let's look at what he's achieved (and I just can't see anyone anywhere near him) : Situation-2 chief ministers+set of politicians out to release terrorists..becoz Veerappan had kidnapped Rajakumar. They cared for nothing else but their bloody careers. All of us watched quietly (we always do, we are indifferent cowards) as India buckled under pressure from one mustachoed brigand. Abdul Kareem was the only guy to have guts enough to stick to his view in front of the whole world and oppose the proposal to release the TNLA terrorists. He lives in Bangalore i.e. proximity to both Veerappan and fan-club of Rajkumar, both of whom are hostile parties. But nothing stopped him from teaching the whole country a lesson : stick to your principles come what may...never be a coward.


Sat Dec 16 20:15:57 2000
Name:Prateek Gupta
Email:prateektheking@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihar vajpayee
Reason:Because he is the man who put the wavering India right back on track and his having a corouptionless office


Sat Dec 16 20:20:55 2000
Name:D.Jayakrishnan
Email:d_jkrishnan@yahoo.com
Nomination:POOJYA SRISRI RAVISHANKAR
Reason:ENLIGHTENED MASTER WHO IS BRINGING SPIRITUAL AWAKENING TO MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE "ART OF LIVING"COURSES,WHO HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBLITY TO RESTORE HUMAN VALUES TO THE WORLD,WHO GIVES YOU WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED IN LIFE AND IN RETURN ONLY DEMANDS THAT YOU KEEP SMILING.


Sat Dec 16 20:21:02 2000
Name:Radhakrishnan
Email:srkriz@yahoo.com
Nomination:AR Rahman
Reason:Simple !! For keeping the Indian Hopes of Winning an Oscar ... Working with Andrew Llyod Webber, With MJ , With jennifer Lopez .. And above all keeping the Indian Film industry music , a magic at UK & US ....evidences are his jam packed live shows at US ..ticket pricing equal to that of a MJ concert ... And above all not getting into all the scandals , .. Is this enough ?????????


Sat Dec 16 20:27:10 2000
Name:bala subramanian
Email:bala@pronet-tp.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari, Olympic Medalist, Weightlifting
Reason:Against all odds, she won a medal in Olympics and initiated or ignited a positive momentum among medal aspiring Indian athelets for upcoming Olympic and other International atheletic events.


Sat Dec 16 20:27:14 2000
Name:sharan
Email:sharanbe@yahoo.com
Nomination:A.B.VAJPAYEE
Reason:TAKING THE COUNTRY TO NEW HEIGHTS


Sat Dec 16 20:30:25 2000
Name:Dhanunjay
Email:dhanvarma@hotmail.com
Nomination:malleshwari
Reason:Even though, managers are more than players, still she find some games to show that players are present in Indian team.


Sat Dec 16 20:43:07 2000
Name:varma dandu
Email:varma70@yahoo.com
Nomination:karnam malleswari
Reason:she made india proud in olympics.


Sat Dec 16 20:50:24 2000
Name:k.mahadevan
Email:anumaha@eth.net
Nomination:a.b .vajpayee
Reason:a sensible politician


Sat Dec 16 20:50:46 2000
Name:Neeraj
Email:nsrivastava@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Running a govt which brought a turnarond in indo us relations which is going to have impact for many years to come.


Sat Dec 16 21:09:47 2000
Name:s.subrahmanyam
Email:s_swamy123@rediffmail.com
Nomination:N.chandra babu naidu
Reason:He is the man,whois leading the state of AP to international ranges and good at supporting the government in centre


Sat Dec 16 21:14:12 2000
Name:Tarun Anand
Email:anand_tarun@hotmail.com
Nomination:A Soldier on the front
Reason:I nominate a common soldier fighting for the country; sometimes on the heights of Siachen at subzero temperatures and sometimes on the Thar dessert in the blistering heat. Wherever he fights he is paying the price of follies of our stupid politicians. Its only because we have brave soldiers that our "gulistan" is still surviving. I am proud to salute you.


Sat Dec 16 21:14:32 2000
Name:Ron
Email:dream_girl_2000_ae@yahoo.com
Nomination:Rahul Dravid
Reason:coz he's a cool dude...


Sat Dec 16 21:41:21 2000
Name:saju jacob
Email:sajudeepa@web.de
Nomination:Chandra Babu Naidu
Reason: His policies and views His approach to the Governance


Sat Dec 16 21:45:05 2000
Name:Deepa Maria
Email:babamaria@hotmail.com
Nomination:Naidu- Andhra Chief Minister
Reason:He is the reformist, secularist, and anti communist.


Sat Dec 16 21:56:11 2000
Name:subinoy dutta
Email:supro@bom9.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:saurav ganguly
Reason:wining matches inspite of match fixing sch. with juniors


Sat Dec 16 22:00:12 2000
Name:Kishan
Email:lavkis@hotmail.com
Nomination:Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:Politician with a Vision.


Sat Dec 16 22:06:19 2000
Name:Rohit jain
Email:rohitjain_2001@usa.net
Nomination:Amitabh bachchan
Reason:becos of his outstanding performance in hosting KBC and taking small screen to a new height and for his wonderful acting in mohabbatein


Sat Dec 16 22:08:47 2000
Name:Reshmi
Email:reshmi_surya@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:He is the best.


Sat Dec 16 22:17:12 2000
Name:Dr. Rameshwar Singh
Email:singh631@pacbell.net
Nomination:Shri Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Best hope for the future of India. He is a towering figure among the petty politicians of India. He is an Indian, honest, and forward looking. He is the best hope for the development of India. He will make India a world-class country. May God bless him with a long life.


Sat Dec 16 22:21:02 2000
Name:Rahul
Email:girgit@home.com
Nomination:Varsha Bhonsle
Reason:For her fearless insight into the problems facing the nation and her no holds barred style of shooting.


Sat Dec 16 22:23:59 2000
Name:Rahul Bandyopadhyay
Email:rahul_b@ureach.com
Nomination:Varsha Bhonsle
Reason:For not being afraid to say things the way they are.


Sat Dec 16 22:33:19 2000
Name:Aditya Belawadi
Email:aditya57@forindia.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:She has Brought laurels to a country of 1billion people.


Sat Dec 16 22:36:23 2000
Name:Yashonath
Email:yashonath@sscu.iisc.ernet.in
Nomination:Abdul Kalam
Reason:He is one who has contributed almost single handedly and to the maximum extent to the sucess of many defence related projects.


Sat Dec 16 22:42:11 2000
Name:Raman
Email:muntha@yaoo.com
Nomination:Azharuddin
Reason:I really mean it. He served the country so gracefully and he is the most successful captain that India has ever produced. Don't beleive these bookies and CBI. It is all trash.


Sat Dec 16 22:47:46 2000
Name:syed faisal ali
Email:faisaldon@rediffmail.com
Nomination:nara chandra babu naidu {C.M}
Reason: for devoloping hyderabad into hitech city i.e cyberabad.


Sat Dec 16 23:05:13 2000
Name:T Iswar Prasad
Email:eshwarprasad@nettlinx.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Performing the toughest tightrope walk ever done by a Indian PM. Inspite of the opportunist party mix he is still able to make some representation of the Indian pride.


Sat Dec 16 23:22:50 2000
Name:Rajeev Bishnoi
Email:bishnoi@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:The best leader Independent India has produced.


Sat Dec 16 23:23:21 2000
Name:Rayomand Mirzan
Email:rayoma@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shanker
Reason:For contributing, by making efforts on larger scale to make world a healthy, happy and peaceful place


Sat Dec 16 23:23:57 2000
Name:Sirisha Singh
Email:singhsirisha@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Jaswant Singh
Reason:While the rest of India was trying buffooning to get the attention of the west, he lent credence to our image and helped boost our self esteem. He has in my opinion been the single most important man in initiating a peace dialogue with Pakistan and also in boosting India's impression in the West.


Sat Dec 16 23:25:38 2000
Name:Kaushik Pydah Rosaiah
Email:kaushik@pydah.org
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason:Because she is a lady with a dynamic personality


Sat Dec 16 23:33:06 2000
Name:ravi santhalia
Email:ravisanthalia@rediffmail.com
Nomination:sachin tendulkar
Reason:he is the best


Sat Dec 16 23:34:56 2000
Name:Anand Mahurkar
Email:anand@mahurkars.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is truly an Indian of the year


Sat Dec 16 23:40:46 2000
Name:Sur
Email:hello_surbhi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Coz he is a sincere n admirable person.The way he handles tough situations is praise worthy.He is a boon to the Indian politics.


Sat Dec 16 23:45:16 2000
Name:Vijay Ramalingam
Email:vramalin@yahoo.com
Nomination:Prime Minister A B Vajpayee
Reason:Only person with leadership qualities in Indian Politics. We need more such Political leaders. He has live up to his qualities.


Sat Dec 16 23:47:19 2000
Name:Suraj C S
Email:surajcs@yahoo.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam Of ISRO
Reason:Tribute to a great scientist for shrugging off the numerous alien offers and being a true indian to work for out great motherland and bringing glories in space research & programmes


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