by Sharique on May 17, 2009
The recently concluded elections in India has a very important thing to prove, hard work pays! The last Congress government had done a marvelous job in not just appeasing the urban population but the rural population as well. The impact of global recession has so far been virtually absent from India. Even though impact was severe in some businesses like the diamond and real estate, the larger work force in India enjoyed perks and bonuses this March as well. On Financial grounds, Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram have done a commendable job. The well regulated banking structure has paid its dividend by shielding India from the global recession at a point in history where even countries were going bankrupt (remember Iceland?).
By giving an absolute majority to the UPA (Congress + allies), the Indian voters have shunned the whining Left and idiotic BJP. The campaign by the BJP became a laughing stock for many. The inane grounds on which these ads were based, created a sense of irritation among the India voters. I strongly feel that the youth of India has supported the Congress and I personally know few who were previously ardent BJP supporters but have now diverted to Congress. Lack of leadership, vision and dogmatic views are major factors that have gone against the BJP. Advani as PM would have been disastrous for the country and Modi is their PM candidate for 2014, then only Rakhi Sawant as Congress PM candidate would deter voters from voting for Congress.
I have head so many professionals praise Modi for the job he is doing in Gujarat. Their appreciation is influenced by deep sense of hatred for minorities (Muslims and Christians), Gandhi family and short sighted view of the world. They tend to forget the fact that Gujarat has always been industrially advanced than most states in the country and thus by making investment climate corporate friendly there, Modi had done no magic. Consider the case of Nitish Kumar, the CM of Bihar. His hard work is slowly bringing in investments into the region, which Lalu had completely destroyed in its 20 years of rule. Inspite of having, undoubtedly, the best brains in the country, the state failed to tap the brilliance of Bihari youth who had handicaps of lack of high quality education in the state. The scene is slowly changing in the state for good and the electorate their understand this! Modi is no Nitish and he can never be, at least on this planet.
The results of this election should lay grounds for existing state and central government to work hard or face the axe in the next elections. This year’s results have shunned the previously existing notion of quality of governance being a no factor and anti incumbency factor being inevitable.
I hope the Congress continues its good work for another 5 years as well.
HT
by Sharique on May 4, 2009
I had the wonderful witnessing the sun rise at Kanyakumari, the southern most point of India.
The first rays of the sun. There was a huge uproar as soon at it started rising.
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by Sharique on April 22, 2009
The Toilet of India‘s page had this link on its left “Which celebrity are you?”. Interestingly this question popped up in the middle.
I think TOI thinks that everyone is as smart as its journalists.
by Sharique on April 10, 2009
Thanks to Muntadar al-Zaidi, the citizen of this world have a new way to vent out their anger. Even though it came very late for George Bush, it came at an appropriate time for the Congress. Jarnail Singh’s act of throwing his Reebok shoes and the subsequent protest from the sikh community has forced the Congress to pull back the candidature of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar.
A rattled Congress today withdrew leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar from the electoral fray as the ghost of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots returned to haunt the party. Not wanting to alienate the Sikhs on the eve of general elections, the Congress leadership decided to withdraw both leaders following the din over the CBI clean chit to Tytler in one of the riot cases. Tytler, the party candidate in North East Delhi, and Sajjan Kumar, contesting the South Delhi seat, were called by senior party leaders Pranab Mukherjee and Ahmed Patel and told to opt out of the race, according to Congress sources. [Indian Express]
Even though the act by Jarnail Singh is highly deplorable, particularly by the fact that it was directed against a very respectable man and more particularly by the fact that there are very few respectable men and women in politics, it served its purpose. I am still amazed by the speed at which events unfolded in the past 48 hours. I was not expecting anything from the protests, similar to the million or so protests that take in Delhi every year. Its a victory for the citizen of this country, which must be treated with utmost caution and responsibility.
The BJP has always been critical of the Congress for its role in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 but it has always turned a blind eye towards the doings of its own leader. Their prime ministerial candidate, Advani, has involvement in umpteen number of riots directed against the Muslims. There would be nothing more shameful for a democracy, of the stature of India, if the the Advani is elected the PM. People with criminal background, frauds, thugs and money launderers have already occupied the prestigious posts of central ministers. Never before this nation has seen a person with criminal background become the PM of this country. Manmohan Singh and Vajpayee were highly respected men. They command and would continue to hold a position of high respect among the masses. They were learned men who were admired by Indians and Foreigners alike. It made me proud as a citizen of this county to admire and look in awe while they spoke in public forums.
I have my fingers crossed.
Journalist throws shoe at P Chidambaram(Home Minister of India)
Update 1: Another incident in Haryana
In a second incident of its kind in a week, a retired school teacher on Friday hurled his shoe towards Congress MP Navin Jindal in Kurukshetra “to protest” against Congress’ policies but missed his target.
Ram Kumar threw his shoe towards Jindal during an election rally in Kurukshetra constituency, police sources said here. [Hindustantimes ]
by Sharique on December 1, 2008
I had to return to blogging. I just couldn’t resist myself after reading a mail this morning. This gentleman from Pakistan writes-
This is two part series of a very enlightening interview from Amaresh Misra, a renowned historian, an activist who witnessed the tragic events in Mumbai. He has a very different view of the things occurred.
He wrote a book on te 1857 war of Indepedence. (http://www.warofcivilisations.blogspot.com/)
He is one the few voices who were not given much coverage by the “Pseudo Secular” Indian media.
He brought some interesting insights into the tragedy:
1. The mysterious circumstances under which the ATS Chief Karatke and the top brass was wiped out.
2. The number of muslims killed which are around 30.
3. The mystery behind Nariman House and his inside scoop on this place.
4. The identity of Terrorists.
Well, have you ever heard to Amaresh Mishra? The whole point is that you dig out material that conforms your view and present that as an authentic piece.
I don’t care if the above statements carry any weight or not. But I am concerned by the sheer audacity of terrorists that spread havoc in the city. Suddenly terrorism is at our door steps. Suddenly terrorism is a major concern in the corporate world, which was previously was just concerned minting money. The attack on the Taj has instilled a sense of anger that cannot be calmed down so easily. How does it feel to hear news on the TV channels that few fanatics are firing at will on the same railway station your brother is waiting for the train? How does it feel that your wife is texting you that she is under her bed in the hotel room and a terrorist has just entered her room? How does it feel when you get phone calls from children whom their parents left behind home for a party in the Taj? And it all happened in that fateful night. I was lucky to have seen everyone come out safe but is it just a matter of time? It’s not just the bazaars which are at risk now, it’s also the banquets at 7 star hotels which can now be blown to pieces.
The juvenile email above fans my anger. The 60 hours of drama is over but the scars would remain for years. This isn’t an era where terrorist attack would happen every 2 or 3 years, they can happen every month. People who used to treat the threat terrorism posed to the India as frivolous, seems to have woken up. I am not going to write and write on this topic each day. Its because at present this is the only way i can vent my anger.
