BIG THIEF KILLS SMALL THIEF

The Finals of the IPL was in progress while the 'crooks' representing BCCI were absent from the venue huddled in some hotel room (certainly enjoying free food and drinks) drafting 'show cause' notice served on Lalit Modi in the dead of night. This in itself reflects the criminal characteristics of the office bearers whose priority is not the game but the personal benefits accruing from cricket which they perceived to be under threat. Boycotting an event which is hosted by BCCI is an insult to the players and the nation's public at large.
The treatment meted out to Modi is akin to mob lynching by corrupt BCCI gang lords in association with greedy politicians and other vested individuals!!
Such treatment in a democratic country makes India a 'BANANA REPUBLIC', which is a shame and an attempt to deny common citizen's right to know the truth.
Judgment without giving opportunity to defend has no credibility. Hiding behind legalese to isolate an individual where collective responsibility is the core is like burying one's head in the sand in the hope that failures of omission and commission will disappear by shooting the scape goat.
The government must take recourse to suspending the BCCI forthwith and show political will and sense of equity and justice expected in our democratic environment to save the game and country from disrepute.

KAUN PAKDEGA CHOR?

It is becoming obvious that IPL is a 'curry train' boarded by politicians of all colours. The pertinent question that arises is, why so many politicians and other 'page 3' characters bought tickets to board this train if they have no attraction of windfalls from this shady enterprise in the name of cricket.
All those who disturbed parliamentary proceedings to kill 'scape goat' Shashi now cannot hide behind the moral high ground they portrayed. How about resigning to reflect moral courage?
Incidentally, what's Sharad's capacity in cricket admin - is he not merely an "EX" trying to save the skin of crooks rather than doing his 'real work' (for which we pay him) of providing food for the millions of hungry deprived Indians??
The latest farce being played out in Parliament by the opposition to score political points is demand for a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee). It is a master stroke based on ‘you scratch my back I scratch yours’ principle.
JPC - JO PAKDE CHOR is the exit route that will conveniently bury explosive evidence and the truth shall never be known. Immunity and confidentiality barriers will not permit the veil to be lifted.
It is more than obvious that the bunch of chors who collectively fleeced our nation with impunity as Minister/MP/MLA are now scared that their misdeeds are about to be exposed.
The boomerang effect of easing out a soft target (without establishing Shashi's guilt) has badly back fired.
The unity reflected by the opposition along with the 'investigation farce' initiated by the ruling coalition is proof of the "you scratch my back I scratch yours" drama being played out for the public.
The media is also fooling itself by creating competitive stories from irrelevant leaks while the politicians 'cook up' stories to hide actual facts via the JPC tunnel.
Huge financial transactions and shell companies linked to off shore entities are expected to set alarm bells ringing for non compliance of statutory mandates - but our corrupt system can be by passed for a few thousands.
Just imagine the implication of this systemic failure on 'terror funds' moving around to target our country?

OUTSIDE NOT INSIDE?

IPL Semis moved out of Bangalore because of the looming threat perception caused by Karnataka's pathetic failure to provide reasonable security around the cricket stadium struck by multiple bomb blasts on Saturday and discovery of bombs waiting to blast even into Sunday!!
Instead of admitting the failure and ensuring that such incidents do not repeat, our politicians have gone on 'rhetoric mode' to find convenient scape goats to justify their anger against the decision to move the games to Mumbai.
We have a bumbling Police Commissioner who does not portray any confidence while he faces the media and his boss the Home Minister - should be treated as a living example of how not to govern. The less said about the CM who is the HM's boss the better!!
Imagine the stupid logic of the HM's statement that moving the games is a conspiracy initiated by a 'betting lobby' and nothing to do with threat perception because the bombs blasted 'outside' and not 'inside' the stadium. To emphasize his point - even the bombs that did not blast were not 'inside'!!
A bomb's address is more relevant than the fact that they found their way into sanitized zones and randomly discovered in the city.
Because no one was killed the police and their political bosses conclude that it is not a failure but just a minor incident.

INDIAN POLITICAL LAMB (IPL)

Shashi Tharoor with his brilliant diplomatic career and impressive academic achievements has become the sacrificial lamb to save the political compulsions of the Congress party.
Tharoor's profile** is misfit for the unsophisticated environment that dominates the Indian political arena. His decision to enter the largely corrupt 'vote bank' centric narrow minded and manipulative shallow culture of nasty politicians has been a misadventure.
The service by default that he has provided is to highlight the sleaze that represents IPL.
Hope he has the courage and will to carry on despite this misjudged attempt to enter politics and forges ahead on the inherent strength of his core competencies.

**The following is the brief bio of the former UN diplomat who went on to contest election for the UN Secretary General in 2006:

- Tharoor was born in London March 9, 1956.

- Educated in Kerala, Mumbai and Kolkata. Graduated from St. Stephen's college in Delhi.

- He has two masters and a doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, US. He became the youngest doctorate at Tufts at 22, with doctoral thesis on "Reasons of State".

- He joined the United Nations in 1978, rising to become under secretary general for communications and public information in 2001.

- He was nominated by India for the post of UN Secretary General in 2006. He lost to South Korea's Ban Ki-Moon. Left the UN April 1, 2007.

- Tharoor contested the 2009 Lok Sabha election on a Congress party ticket from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and won by a margin of 100,000 votes.

- He was sworn-in minister of state May 28, 2009.

Source: IANS

23/7 FRAUD

The political mafia in Karnataka coined ‘23/7’ to signify just an hour long load shedding in Bangalore this summer!!
1,2,3,4..7 – it’s not some random sequence but indicator of ‘hours’ in the erratic progression during the past week of the daily ‘load shedding’ we have to endure during the unusually hot April this year in Bangalore.
Infrastructure mismatch in power and water is silently becoming a reality. Unfortunately, the politicians in charge of governance remain in their fool’s paradise, wasting tax payer funds publishing advertisements to announce their fake achievements and false promises.
It is shameful that the Chief Minister of the State for the past few days has been publishing signed statements with a large self portrait of his smiling face to authenticate the contents praising his government’s achievements in the power sector – while the ever increasing ‘load shedding’ hours is the ‘REAL BACKDROP’.
The government is a mockery run by jokers who have no clue of what’s happening to its citizenry because as our elected representative they remain busy looting the state’s resources directly or indirectly to meet ‘personal wealth’ targets before their 5 year deadline in governance expires?

MAYA KI MALA

RIGHT TO EDUCATION (RTE) has become a compulsory facility the government has mandated to provide for all Indian children up to primary level.
Passing of the Bill in Parliament is a forward looking legislation that deserves to be appreciated and supported by one and all.
However, our country being so full of shameless politicians with personal agendas that the “FILTH” always surfaces faster than the ink on the statute dries!!
The first to sign in with a political twist is none other than QUEEN DALIT – MAYAWATI – DALIT KI BETI – now more famous for introducing the innovative ‘GARLAND OF CURRENCY NOTES’ with which she chose to garland her self in full public view.
Our diamond studded currency garlanded DALIT KI BETI shoots off a letter to the Prime Minister that the universal education for children in her dominion of Uttar Pradesh cannot be ensured for lack of funds?
Funds are not a problem with the UP Chief Minister when it comes to building her statues along with ‘elephants’ – her party’s election symbol. She has broken all records of decency by creating a ‘special security force’ to guard the hundreds of statues across the State at a cost of 200 crores per annum. The police and other agencies are not enough for protecting her statues?
Thousands of crores have been spent and continues to be spent to build bigger than life size personal statues along with other garish show of wealth and power. The thousand Rupee currency notes garlands require the support of six men to hold over her torso. The minimum value of these garlands runs into over two crores each!!
When and how will such inhuman characters quit the political stage? This woman is so self obsessed that it borders on lunacy. Lunatics cannot hold office of Chief Minister aspiring to be Prime Minister!!

BACK TO BASICS

Back from Kolkata after a leisure trip. It was a spur-of-the-moment travel without fixed itinerary on an open ticket that really packed in a lot of fun and joy with family and friends.
The laid back life style which Kolkata still manages to portray is a welcome change from the rat race environment we have unwittingly adopted.
You can still see people playing carom on the pavement under a bright light energized by electricity ‘stolen’ from the nearest lamp post and another group busy playing cards squatting under some tree around the bend of a busy junction. The ‘adda’ with famous earthen cups of tea remain familiar land mark in most localities. The chaos at Kalighat mandir continues. The dilapidated dirty looking Ambassador taxis ply (though with fewer Sardarjis) at their rattling best. The buses remain filthy and dented. The autos though, have got a face lift – thanks to strict implementation of emission norms to reduce carbon footprint.
An important discovery is you can spot sparrows in the city!! This validates the ‘human element’ that still exists in Kolkata.
Personal high point was gorging on the endless variety of fish lovingly cooked by loved ones.
Certainly a rejuvenating trip in spite of the hot and sticky summer time day temperature!! The illusion of day to day life being 'on hold' relative to other metros is very refreshing.