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Bharathi
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ee paniki malina IAMS ki bihar UP governance AP LO CONVERSIONS kanipinchavu

dont know if cong is paying them money for posting in social networking sites against MODI
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Iamim:

anta special Q&A natho avasarama? my views are open and known kada brother..


oh sure.. you as an intellectual Brahman deserve attention .. so that people know more about you and your views so that they will understand your threads better ..

please let me know if you are game .. we will do that conversation tomorrow ..
"India must conquer the World and nothing less than that is my ideal" || "...with patriotism must be associated a real feeling for others... We must not forget that we have to teach a great lesson to the world... religion and philosophy..." - Swami Vivekananda
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Tilak:

mimmalni konni questions aduguta .. answer chestara? if yes .. lets open a separate thread and take it from there .. ok?




anta special Q&A natho avasarama? my views are open and known kada brother..
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are these bast**** hired by Congress to sling mud against Modi....why the fcuk they don't talk anything about the situation that existed in Bihar and still existing in UP? Why don't they talk about the conversion in AP and the loot in AP that was done by YSR and his son?
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18 Feb, 2013, 10.20PM IST, PTI
We have 'strong' evidence against Narendra Modi in Godhra riot case: Teesta Setalvad


"We have many strong cases and evidence against many of the accused including accused number one (Modi)," Setalvad said. (Pic by PTI)
AHMEDABAD: Social activist Teesta Setalvad today claimed there is "strong" evidence against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, whom the SIT has given a clean chit in the post-Godhra riot case, in a complaint filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain ex-Congress MP Ehsan Jafri.

"We have many strong cases and evidence against many of the accused including accused number one (Modi)," Setalvad whose NGO called Centre for Justice and Peace (CJP) provides legal assistance to 2002 post-Godhra riot victims told reporters here.

She was responding to a question about the basis on which Zakia had filed a complaint alleging the complicity of Modi and others in the 2002 riots on which the SIT has filed a closure report, giving a clean chit to the accused.

"After the loss of almost an year, since the SIT has filed a closure report, we have provided all relevant materials. At this stage we can't divulge any further details about our protest petition," she said.

The press conference was called by the CJP to appraise the media on 'Landmarks In The 2002 Justice Process And The Roadmap Ahead'.

Setalvad also blamed SIT for the delay in trials of two major 2002 rioting cases at Gulberg society and Naroda Gaam, out of the nine cases which were investigated by the SIT under the Supreme Court's direction.

"Gulberg case trial is almost at the completion stage but SIT has challenged a trial court order, directing it to furnish all investigation documents before the court, in the High Court," she alleged, adding that because of this, the trial was held up.

She gave details of the present legal status of different rioting cases for which trials were being conducted before special courts under the direction of the apex court.
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imam tamud
asad and akbar bolls to you
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Excellent retort:

http://www.mediacrooks.com/2013/02/justice-for-10000-killed- in-gujarat-2002_16.html

Questionable progress: Today, 48 per cent of Gujarati children are malnourished, which is a higher rate of malnourishment than the national average.

Like a box of parrots, Aakar Patel, Ram Guha, others and now MK, everyone in the media lately talks about âMalnutritionâ in Gujarat. Even students who are called for debates are tutored to talk of âMalnutritionâ in Gujarat. Funny huh? Malnutrition is a national problem and so too in Gujarat, maybe across the world in some countries. But where the other tags failed they are now into the âMalnutritionâ song and dance routine. Hereâs how their mundane rant has become and how foolish it really sounds:

Great roads in Gujarat: Okay, but what about malnutrition?
Great infrastructure in Gujarat: Okay, but what about malnutrition?
24X7 Power supply: Okay, but what about malnutrition?
Water in Sabarmati: Okay, but what about malnutrition?
Special incentives for girls: Okay, okay, but what about malnutrition?
Crores of investments: Yeah alright, but what about malnutrition?
Women can move safely: Who cares? What about malnutrition?
Modi is not corrupt & incorruptible: Corruption is normal, what about malnutrition?
Sex-determination tests banned: Minor issue, what about malnutrition?
GDP growth over national average: Fine, fine, what about malnutrition?
DoubleDigit Agri growth for years: See the âlargerâ picture, what about malnutrition?
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Iamim:


mimmalni konni questions aduguta .. answer chestara? if yes .. lets open a separate thread and take it from there .. ok?
"India must conquer the World and nothing less than that is my ideal" || "...with patriotism must be associated a real feeling for others... We must not forget that we have to teach a great lesson to the world... religion and philosophy..." - Swami Vivekananda
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Did Katju's words do NDA & Modi more good than harm?

Posted by: Shubham Ghosh Published: Monday, February 18, 2013, 9:28 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 18: Is Markandey Katju helping the NDA strengthening its front? Not unlikely. The way the Press Council of India chairman is attacking non-Congress leaders (Narendra Modi being the latest victim), it seems he is doing the anti-Congress forces more good than harm. Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, also a lawyer himself, made use of the opportunity by hinting that the former Supreme Court was playing a role to facilitate the Congress.

Katju, it may be mentioned here, criticised chief ministers of Bihar and West Bengal in the past on issues like governance and freedom of press. About Modi, he said he did not believe that the Gujarat CM was not involved in the Gujarat riots of 2002.

Taking a dig at Katju, Jaitley said: "Retired judges must remember that the rental for occupying a Lutyen's bungalow post-retirdment has to be political neutrality, no political participation." The PCI chief, however, did not spare the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He said Jaitley should resign from politics since he is not fit for it.

But whatever be the war of words, political observers feel that the BJP was trying to cash in on tn the episode politically. The party has found a chance to bring anti-Congress forces together by showing solidarity for chief ministers like Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee. Kumar, although an ally in the NDA, is known for his anti-Modi stand while Banerjee is currently leading a life of political isolation after she pulled out from the UPA government last September. The BJP believes that Katju's attack against all the three non-Congress CMs could narrow the gap between Kumar and Modi and between Banerjee and BJP.

Through this 'uniting against a common enemy' strategy, the BJP will try to project itself as the leader of the anti-Congress front and accordingly, can gain an upper hand, both inside and outside the Parliament, if the situation so demands. Congress leader Digvijay Singh's supporting Katju could boost the ties between the non-Congress leaders further.

Both Jaitley and Modi would also feel grateful to Katju for giving them a chance to reassert their respective positions in the party. While Jaitley showed through his retaliation that he was as close to Kumar as he was to Modi, the Gujarat CM, who is aspiring to play a bigger role in the national politics, conveyed through supporting Jaitley a positive message to both the Bihar and Bengal chief ministers about the prospects of a future alliance. Words can do wonders. Somebody has rightly said. OneIndia News

Read more at: http://news.oneindia.in/2013/02/18/did-katju-s-words-do-nda- and-modi-more-good-than-harm-1152706.html
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Pavala:

ee imam kurrod ni konni rojul lopala dobbandehe....sava d*s....




ee dictatorship.. censorship.. choose janam bhayapadedi...
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sIckularist anukunta,,
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Secularists ni choosi Hindus worry avtharu..


meerento?
"India must conquer the World and nothing less than that is my ideal" || "...with patriotism must be associated a real feeling for others... We must not forget that we have to teach a great lesson to the world... religion and philosophy..." - Swami Vivekananda
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ee imam kurrod ni konni rojul lopala dobbandehe....sava d*s....
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Why is this bigot commenting on Politics and politicians.. Is free press in Gujrat having any issues of sensor ship? Why he is commenting on things happened 11 years ago..Why can't he comment on Sikhs massacare in 1984..Baxsxxtxd..
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Gij Muslim kuda intha ga worry avvadu anukunta.




Secularists ni choosi Hindus worry avtharu..
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Edhanna kotta ishyamu ante post chyochu. Gij Muslim kuda intha ga worry avvadu anukunta.
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'Markandey Katju's article criticising Narendra Modi outstanding'

PTI : New Delhi, Mon Feb 18 2013, 18:11 hrs
Markandey Katju

Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Markandey Katju, under attack from BJP leader Arun Jaitley, has been praised by noted jurist Fali S Nariman for his newspaper article which was critical of Narendra Modi.

In an email to Katju sent on Friday, before the war of words between the BJP leader and the PCI chief erupted, Nariman said the article was "outstanding".

"I already telephoned and told you how pleased we were with the article, but I must place it on record. It is an outstanding (article) â it needed to be said by a person who doesn't merely pretend to support human rights but lives it every moment of his life," Nariman said.

Jaitley and Katju were on Sunday locked in a bitter war of words over the latter's article with the two asking each other to resign.

Jaitley dubbed Katju as "more Congress than the Congress" and said his attacks on non-Congress governments whether in West Bengal, Bihar or Gujarat seem more in the nature of "thanks-giving" to those who provided him with a post-retirement job." He demanded that Katju resign from his post.

The PCI chief, a former Supreme Court judge, hit back at Jaitley accusing him of twisting facts and asked him to quit politics.

Modi also waded into the row accusing Katju of looking at Gujarat with a "jaundiced eye" and said Jaitley's counter to the former Supreme Court judge was "insightful" in demolishing "lies" spread about Gujarat. Modi's response came on Twitter.

Rubbishing charges of being partisan, Katju said he had written "very strong" letters to Congress-ruled Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan over the arrest of two girls for a Facebook post after the death of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
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Opinion » Op-Ed
Published: February 15, 2013 00:50 IST | Updated: February 15, 2013 01:00 IST
All the perfumes of Arabia
Markandey Katju
Eighteen people were allegedly burned alive in this house in Gulmarg colony in Ahmedabad during the 2002 violence.
AP Eighteen people were allegedly burned alive in this house in Gulmarg colony in Ahmedabad during the 2002 violence.

People clamouring for Narendra Modi should realise the only policy which can take India on the path of progress is equal respect and treatment for all communities

Narendra Modi is being projected by a large section of Indians as the modern Moses, the one who will lead the beleaguered and despondent Indian people into a land of milk and honey, the man who is best suited to be the next Indian Prime Minister. And it is not just the Bharatiya Janata Party and RSS who are saying this at the Kumbh Mela. A large section of the Indian so-called âeducatedâ class, including many of our âeducatedâ youth, who have been carried away by Mr. Modiâs propaganda is saying this.

I was flying from Delhi to Bhopal recently. Sitting beside me was a Gujarati businessman. I asked him his opinion of Mr. Modi. He was all praise for him. I interjected and asked him about the killing of nearly 2,000 Muslims in 2002 in Gujarat. He replied that Muslims were always creating problems in Gujarat, but after 2002 they have been put in their place and there is peace since then in the State. I told him this is the peace of the graveyard, and peace can never last long unless it is coupled with justice. At this remark he took offence and changed his seat on the plane.

The truth today is that Muslims in Gujarat are terrorised and afraid that if they speak out against the horrors of 2002 they may be attacked and victimised. In the whole of India, Muslims (who number over 200 million) are solidly against Mr. Modi (though there are a handful of Muslims who for some reason disagree).

Dubious spontaneity

It is claimed by Modi supporters that what happened in Gujarat was only a âspontaneousâ reaction (pratikriya) of Hindus to the killing of 59 Hindus on a train in Godhra. I do not buy this story. First, there is still mystery as to what exactly happened in Godhra. Secondly, the particular persons who were responsible for the Godhra killings should certainly be identified and given harsh punishment, but how does this justify the attack on the entire Muslim community in Gujarat? Muslims are only 9 per cent of the total population of Gujarat, the rest being mostly Hindus. In 2002 Muslims were massacred, their homes burnt, and other horrible crimes committed on them.

To call the killings of Muslims in 2002 a spontaneous reaction reminds one of Kristallnacht in Germany in November 1938, when the entire Jewish community in Germany was attacked, many killed, their synagogues burnt, shops vandalised after a German diplomat in Paris was shot dead by a Jewish youth whose family had been persecuted by the Nazis. It was claimed by the Nazi government that this was only a âspontaneousâ reaction, but in fact it was planned and executed by the Nazi authorities using fanatic mobs.

In terms of historical evolution, India is broadly a country of immigrants and consequently, it is a land of tremendous diversity. Hence, the only policy which can hold it together and put it on the path of progress is secularism â equal respect and treatment to all communities and sects. This was the policy of the great Emperor Akbar, which was followed by our founding fathers (Pandit Nehru and his colleagues) who gave us a secular Constitution. Unless we follow this policy, our country cannot survive for one day, because it has so much diversity, so many religions, castes, languages, ethnic groups.

India, therefore, does not belong to Hindus alone; it belongs equally to Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Parsees, Jains etc. Also, it is not only Hindus who can live in India as first-rate citizens while others have to live as second or third rate citizens. All are first-rate citizens here. The killing of thousands of Muslims and other atrocities on them in Gujarat in 2002 can never be forgotten or forgiven. All the perfumes in Arabia cannot wash away the stain on Mr. Modi in this connection.

It is said by his supporters that Mr. Modi had no hand in the killings, and it is also said that he had not been found guilty by any court of law. I do not want to comment on our judiciary, but I certainly do not buy the story that Mr. Modi had no hand in the events of 2002. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time when horrible events happened on such a large scale. Can it be believed that he had no hand in them? At least I find this impossible to believe.

Let me give just one example. Ehsan Jafri was a respected, elderly former Member of Parliament living in the Chamanpura locality of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. His house was in the Gulbarga Housing Society, where mostly Muslims lived. According to the recorded version of his elderly wife Zakia, on February 28, 2002 a mob of fanatics blew up the security wall of the housing society using gas cylinders. They dragged Ehsan Jafri out of his house, stripped him, chopped off his limbs with swords and burnt him alive. Many other Muslims were also killed and their houses burnt. Chamanpura is barely a kilometre from a police station, and less than two kilometres from the Ahmedabad Police Commissionerâs office. Is it conceivable that the Chief Minister did not know what was going on? Zakia Jafri has since then been running from pillar to post to get justice for her husband who was so brutally murdered. Her criminal case against Mr. Modi was thrown out by the district court (since the Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court found no evidence against him and filed a final report), and it is only now (after a gap of over 10 years) that the Supreme Court has set aside the order of the trial court and directed that her protest petition be considered.

I am not going into this matter any further since it is still sub judice.

Mr. Modi has claimed that he has developed Gujarat. It is therefore necessary to consider the meaning of âdevelopmentâ. To my mind development can have only one meaning, and that is raising the standard of living of the masses. Giving concessions to big industrial houses, and offering them cheap land and cheap electricity can hardly be called development if it does not raise the standard of living of the masses.

Questionable progress

Today, 48 per cent of Gujarati children are malnourished, which is a higher rate of malnourishment than the national average. In Gujarat, there is a high infant mortality rate, high womenâs maternity death rate, and 57 per cent poverty rate in tribal areas, and among Scheduled Castes/Backward Castes. As stated by Ramachandra Guha in his recent article in The Hindu (âThe man who would rule Indiaâ, February 8) environmental degradation is rising, educational standards are falling, and malnutrition among children is abnormally high. More than a third of adult men in Gujarat have a body mass index of less than 18.5 â the seventh worst in the country. A UNDP report in 2010 has placed Gujarat after eight other Indian States in multiple dimensions of development: health, education, income levels, etc.

Business leaders no doubt claim that Mr. Modi has created a business friendly environment in Gujarat, but are businessmen the only people in India?

I appeal to the people of India to consider all this if they are really concerned about the nationâs future. Otherwise they may make the same mistake which the Germans made in 1933.

(Markandey Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court, is Chairman of the Press Council of India)

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