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'For the first time after 1992 not a single family migrated out of Ayodhya'
E-mail from readers the world over
Date sent: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 17:51:55 -0800 Thank you for putting things in the right perspective. In fact, I must point out that because of the continuous interaction and the sense of security that we were able to give the Muslims in Ayodhya, it is for the first time after 1992 that not a single family migrated out of Ayodhya. Not only that, a section of Muslim shops in subzi mandi were also open throughout the day on December 6 this time.
Anil Agrawal
Date sent: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:44:10 -0500 What I fail to understand is that when the PM and the home minister do not have any issues between them, the press always says that things are not moving in the government because of the tussle in the Vajpayee durbar (sic) and the Advani durbar (sic,sic) (This article by Suhasini Haider). Whenever things have happened, Advani has always deferred to the PM. At that time the press talks of either Vajpayee having put his foot down or that the RSS has asked Advani to step back from confrontation. The reality seems to be that the home minister always acts as the PM's number 2, and not the PM himself. All this rival camp talk seems to be a creation of the press because never do I see anything other than what I have described. Is this the start of the Amercanisation of the Indian press or are we in the middle of it already, wherein stories are created where none exist because pages have to be filled and images have to be created? Ashish Chandra
Date sent: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 15:26:22 +0530 Win or loss for the BJP, George Fernandes is one guy that I and the whole country is proud to have as a defence minister. Vajpayeeji makes a good and moderate PM, but he can hardly function due to interference from his allies, sometimes the Opposition and sometimes from his BJP members within. But Georgeji seems to be upto date with his job and this is good news for all Indians. I am glad we have nuclear weapons and a sophisticated defence programme because when the enemy attacks, what will we do? Throw onions and tomatoes on them? Or just die like we did in 1962 against China? Also want to point out that NO other site brings out more articles about the work George Fernandes is doing than Rediff.
Date sent: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 07:47:01 -0800 We have been enlightened with stories such as the recent article by Kanchan Gupta on how Vande Mataram was marginalised by the Congress and Nehru, thanks to the narrow minded appeasement policies they pursued. I cannot believe that the so-called protectors of Hinduism have resorted to the same votebank gimmicks, putting Vande Mataram in the docks again. Shame on Vajpayee, shame on whoever else was behind the sacking of Ravindra Shukla. We did not expect this from you, Vajpayee. Srinivas Murthy
Date sent: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 15:51:45 -0500 I was totally impressed by the amount of information you have given about films. Most of these details were new to me and I am thankful to you for all these. One thing that disturbed me was your strong bias against Mani Ratnam. You say he is over-rated and that he's a director who commercialised sensitive issues for his personal glory. But tell me, who wants to make a film only to show the story with no hopes on being a commercial success. I agree your comments on Dil Se. I too felt it was a very bad film. But please don't forget Nayakan, Roja and Bombay which were masterpieces in their own right. These films won national awards for some or the other category which classifies them well above ordinary films. Also, talking about Santosh Sivan's Terrorist, remember he has worked with Mani Ratnam and would have learnt a lot from him before embarking upon film direction. V Subramaniam Stamford, CT, USA
Date sent: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:19:02 GMT Please do not give out the endings of the movie -- Juhi marries Anil -- as you did.
Date sent: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 11:54:14 PST Nice interview. Is there any way you can step in Bollywood without having a strong recommendation or a so-called "God Father?" I mean Ram Gopal Verma cast newcomers in Satya, so it's not impossible, it's just hard especially for someone like me living in North America and far away from the film city. Anyway, thanks for your interview.
Date sent: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 12:39:12 -0500 This was an excellent interview. Manpreet
Date sent: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 12:07:05 +0530 Your review of China Gate seems totally mixed up. I have seen the film and found it enjoyable. The direction is good and the movie keeps you engrossed in spite of being 20 reels long. I think the movie's biggest problem is that every one has taken it upon themselves to compare the movie with Sholay and Seven Samurai. Watch China Gate as an independent movie without comparing it to the above two movies. Santoshi has done a very good job.
Date sent: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:27:21 -0800 It was the most nonsensical set of answers I ever heard. No real information. No technical details about the game. Evasive to the core with mundane cliched statements. He almost sounded like a Congress politician. Arun Subramani
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