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Date sent: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 11:33:23 -0700 I think Vajpayee should ask this minister to step down till he is proven innocent. Rather than pressurising Vajpayee on his removal, it will be good if the press can impress upon Jayalalitha about such a need. If Jayalalitha takes an uncompromising posture, Vajpayee should use his prerogative as PM to remove him. In any case, this minister must go until he is proven innocent. The BJP will have to show the people that their government is different from the rest.
Date sent: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 07:48:02 -0700 This big fish will be Jayalalitha, our beloved Imelda Marcos. It is nice to know that Judge Sambandam took a stance by accusing Muthiah of corruption. India is losing millions of rupees due to corruption, it is time the corrupt pay a price for their corruption. Death penalty to all accused of corruption and then proven guilty should be put to practise, a clean government is every citizen's right. I did not hear any further news about the Bofors scandal, where is Sonia? We should prosecute "white" people living in India for corruption also. Of course, we should not forget Laloo, Sukh Ram, Sharad Pawar and scores of politicians who are dirty. It is also a custom for our custom officers to take bribes. What about the railways?
Date sent: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 08:47:45 -0500 Calling a borrowed or stolen technology as indigenous is one thing. To add insult to injury, the missile has been named Ghauri. Do these people have any shame? For one thing, Pakistan is a nation built of converts from the parent culture and they want to name the missile after the common enemy who raped and plundered them too. Doesn't this show the bankruptcy of morals and ethics in the "Land of the Pure?" Srinivas Murthy
Date sent: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 09:55:40 -0700 Mahatma Gandhi's name is synonymous with peace, tolerance and as his title suggests he is a great soul. Should the Nobel Prize really matter? Jesus Christ, Prophet Mohammad were never given a Nobel Prize even though I'm sure they all have professed peace and tolerance. The fact is they don't need to be given. Gandhi is in no way lesser than those great souls. He is beyond these Nobel Prizes which try to put him on the same pedestal as Arafat, Mandela and scores of other leader like them who took to Gandhian principles. Mahatma Gandhi is undoubtedly one of the greatest souls in the history of mankind, and let's all be proud that he is an Indian rather than crib about his not getting the Nobel Prize. Yaji
Date sent: Sat, 04 Apr 1998 19:19:20 -0600 Very nice story indeed. However, while the file name "karela.htm" is perhaps appropriate, it is actually Kerala! I have noticed this tendency to say Karela instead of Kerala among many north Indian friends! Ganesh
Date sent: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 00:36:26 +1200 The best analytical article I have read about cricket in all those 30 odd years. Congratulations. Thanks a lot. You all deserve to be proud of this article which itself deserves a place in cricket's hall of fame. PS: It would be great to know the breakdown of Warne's wickets by : 1. Home and away 2. LBWs by Aussie and non-Aussie umpires (This only because, living in New Zealand, one does wonder about Aussie umpires). This is not an attempt to take anything away from this great leggie. I stumbled on the fact that when it comes to wickets per Test match, it is our own Chandra who stands right behind Warne, and not Gibbs or Underwood or Qadir. Shrikant Dharap
Date sent: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 17:24:44 -0800 Read your article on the Ganguly incident. I have been convinced that open apartheid is practised in cricket for quite a while now. I recall how the referee treated the Dravid-Donald incident and earlier how Mongia and others were treated. In the same period, I think it was an English match referee, officiating in Australia, who penalised Aamir Sohail for reacting to being out caught at deep square leg, off a ball that was over shoulder high (in a ODI). This was clearly a no-ball, which could be seen on the stadium's giant screen replay too. However, the referee turned a blind eye to this blatant mistake of the umpire, but Sohail was fined for questioning it. I am not a fan of Sohail's antics, but the point is that these guys are exhibiting a clear bias, which is being ignored by gutless board officials in India and Pakistan. About the chaps calling you names, well, as you said in your tailpiece, you have every right to side India, being an Indian. You are doing a great job, Prem. Keep it up. Your match reports are a treat to read and I re-live the matches through them. Specially when Star Sports has ditched us guys abroad. BTW, your analysis of Shane Warne's bowling in 'Man and Myth,' is a good piece of work. Maybe our coach, manager, captain should be sent a personal copy, to plan their strategies. This approach will definitely yield positive results against all dangerous bowlers that our guys have to face. Why not also try something similar on top batsmen like Jayasuriya, D'Silva, Waughs, Lara, Anwar.... so that our bowlers can benefit??? Just a thought for you to munch on. Keep up the good work, and forget the detractors. It's plain jealousy. Madhusudhan
Date sent: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:56:48 -0500 The article written by Hemant Kenkre certainly reeks of what he thinks is 'good humour.' If he tried being funny, it certainly didn't go down well with people from Bengal. I know people do have short memories, but at least an eminent (?) journalist like Kenkre should have remembered the hue and cry raised by the people of Calcutta when Kapil was dropped for the Calcutta test. Remember the famous 'No Kapil, no test' slogan? And Mr Kenkre, in most cases it is the good player who earns his respect from the people of Calcutta. I am not denying that at times the enthusiasm hovers real close to fanaticism, but I guess that is what makes playing in Eden Gardens such a big issue!!
Date sent: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 18:59:38 +0800 The article by Hemant Kenkre smacks of pure ignorance of the writer. The cynicism directed against Bengal's cricket lovers is in pure bad taste. To keep this wonderful site respectable -- such writers should be barred or at the least, their articles should be vetted before they are put on the net. It is a free world. He can write anything he wants from his "personal" web site, but definitely not from this wonderful site which we all love.
Dr A Biswas
Singapore
Date sent: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 21:16:21 -0500 Do I see a hint of sarcasm in your article on the happenings in the Bengal assembly? Leave alone the merit/demerits of the "International Conspiracy" theory to air. If you are being sarcastic, then it is people like you, who jump on this self-righteous bandwagon as soon as our people do something questionable but can never question what players from other team are doing. Those who cannot stand by their people in tough times, who drool all over as soon as they see a garbage can wrapped in white skin, it is people like you who give the audacity to racists like Peter Van Der Merve to do the kind of things they are doing. You could have well spent your energies in writing against Merve instead of writing this article. Raj
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 08:56:26 -0800 Excellent. Expecting more of this stuff. Sridhar
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 18:21:58 The down to earth rhythm and the laidback pace makes you want to follow Nilesh's footsteps to China. Being in Korea for the past six months makes me feel how Nilesh must have coped with the language problem. He has described it very well.
Projjal Maitra
Seoul
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 08:53:10 -0500 Many thanks to the author of this article. I was planning to go for a trip when I visit home. This information makes me want to go more than ever. Thanks and I hope to see more of this. Amalan
Date sent: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 23:03:07 -0800 Just loved it. Buxani Dipak
Date sent: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 11:13:36 -0500 Your feature on politics of the youth was simply great. It has very rightly put forth the views that are usually expressed among the youth. Also the style of writing was great. I do agree with most of them that we should have some young, dynamic, educated intellectuals coming forth to become leaders. Say someone like Prannoy Roy (you bet he is going to have a hearty laugh if he gets to read this)! But I along with many people share this view. I also feel that one should exercise their vote. Atal Bihari Vajpayee can be a great leader only if he has a wonderful team to support him. Ragini
Date sent: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 02:01:16 EST I loved it. It is wonderful of you to remember contributions big and small of people who brought about significant changes in the perception of women in India. Zeenat Aman threw in a third dimension to Indian women. The bad girl roles that Zeenat Aman portrayed in Hindi films were graceful and did not portray an image of a damsel in distress which is typical of Hindi film heroines. I applaud your effort. How Readers reacted to Ashok Mitra's earlier columns How Readers reacted to Rajiv Shukla's earlier columns
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