tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post8500993243875718683..comments2024-01-06T03:07:18.023-08:00Comments on The Chindu: Now LiC wants to sue IE for defamation.Hindu Fundamentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731102238577129533noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-82600377861486107272010-03-26T11:21:26.300-07:002010-03-26T11:21:26.300-07:00Folks, we don't have (as yet) the reaction of ...Folks, we don't have (as yet) the reaction of Ram's usual pen pals - Kasim Sait, David Milton, Anantha Padmanabhan et al on the churnings at the top. They would be sitting impatient to beat the drum. May be Ram has not yet given the signal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-65760854512125913682010-03-26T11:00:43.053-07:002010-03-26T11:00:43.053-07:00May be Malini was trying to please the top man by ...May be Malini was trying to please the top man by behaving p-sec? What is she is alone and can behave her own way?<br />Anyways, as long as N Ram was/is there, no one knows that the writer really wants to write. Ram would be editing every other article to make it look secular and so Malini's articles might have also got the same treatment?<br />let us give her benefit of doubt and observe her IF she gets a chance to act on her ownVenkat Ramananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279468362629553359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-9133942261613478682010-03-26T09:36:45.938-07:002010-03-26T09:36:45.938-07:00Amen!
It will be a greater disaster if Malini P...Amen! <br /><br />It will be a greater disaster if Malini P were to return to take charge of the editorial dept.. She has such a pathological hatred towards anything "Hindu" and BJP, Chief Ram is anytime more tolerable (on a relative scale).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-40318988005517874992010-03-26T09:33:14.273-07:002010-03-26T09:33:14.273-07:00Another interesting thing:
South IE Eic Aditya Sin...Another interesting thing:<br />South IE Eic Aditya Sinha has tweeted about this as early as March 17:<br /><br />"Turmoil at People's Daily of Chennai. Top dog turns 65 in May, but has refused to honour agreement and step down."<br />12:37 AM Mar 17th via web <br />http://twitter.com/autumnshade<br /><br />Never knew he is on twitter.<br />Now he is continuing to pour sarcasm on the Hindu family saga.<br /><br />He uses the undeniable 'People's Daily of Chennai' to refer to Hindu and also calls Lic a dog!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><br /><br />Never knew he is on twitter.<br />Now he is continuing to pour sarcasm on the Hindu family saga.<br /><br />He uses the undeniabe 'People's Daily of chennai' to refer to Hindu and also calls Lic a dog!!!!!!!!!!!Srikumarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-34657641550413111582010-03-26T09:26:09.177-07:002010-03-26T09:26:09.177-07:00Guys please tell us whether N Ravi lesser acerbic ...Guys please tell us whether N Ravi lesser acerbic towards Hindus/Right/BJP<br />If no; it makes no difference for us. For a fact Malini is even more contemptuous towards the 'right'. At least Lic has ideological clarity Malini is definitely not as insightful as Lic.<br />Anyway we will have less of China and Commie bootlicking. That’s for the betterSrikumarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-70511697559320955112010-03-26T03:29:11.931-07:002010-03-26T03:29:11.931-07:00Malini replied to my earlier question of whether t...Malini replied to my earlier question of whether the issues are administrative or ideological in nature. Here is her reply:<br /><br />"I think many latent issues relating to management of newspaper have come to the surface, including editorial direction"<br /><br />- SudhirSudhirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632812250837859508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-61959957876879126302010-03-26T00:36:59.763-07:002010-03-26T00:36:59.763-07:00A telling comment in another site:
"The news...A telling comment in another site:<br /><br />"The news that N.Ram - a champion of freedom of expression by journalists - is planning to take Indian Express for defamatory , is hilarious! At 65 Ram should gracefully quit and plan to settle down either in Tibet, a place he visits often to write about the 'glorious' developments under CHina or in Qatar, where his bosom pal M.F.H. has settled down. Ram can enjoy his retired life in total peace in either of these two places!"<br /><br />http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-hindu-war-in-the-open-ram-strips-murali-of-powers-he-says-wont-quit/595910/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-54714866791913157182010-03-25T22:52:47.965-07:002010-03-25T22:52:47.965-07:00Express gives back to Ram!
http://www.indianexpre...Express gives back to Ram!<br /><br />http://www.indianexpress.com/news/willsuetheindianexpress-thefinancialexpressram/595908/<br /><br />In a statement, The Express Group said today: <br /><br />"The report, 'Battle for control breaks out in The Hindu very divided family', (The Indian Express, The Financial Express, March 25, 2010) is based on information received from multiple and high-level credible sources. <br /><br />"All facts were verified and cross-checked to the highest standards of accuracy and fairness that The Express Group holds itself to. We believe our report was neither malicious nor defamatory.<br /><br />"We have great regard for The Hindu as an institution and for its Editor-in-Chief N Ram as a journalist and editor for their commitment to principled journalism. <br /><br />"We stand by our report and the reporter." <br /><br />Here, in full, is the email exchange between Shukla and Ram.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-62845528739114907002010-03-25T22:35:05.271-07:002010-03-25T22:35:05.271-07:00Apparently IE is not afraid of the Editor-in-Chief...Apparently IE is not afraid of the Editor-in-Chief!<br /><br />http://www.indianexpress.com/news/thehinduwarintheopenramstripsmuraliofpowers-hesayswontquit/595910/0<br /><br />"The Hindu war in the open: Ram strips Murali of powers, he says won't quit"<br /><br />According to this report, Murali would try to "make Ram see reason and retire as Editor-in-Chief as committed by him in September 2009 and ensure a smooth transition." <br /><br />Besides: Murali was blunt in his email(to the employees): "At the Board meeting on 20th March, some Directors subjected me to utter humiliation and attempted disempowerment. I will resist all attempts to deny me my rights, responsibilities and duties as the Managing Director."<br />---------------<br />With so much happening (and already happened) it is somewhat pathetic to see Mr. Ram (who has been chmapioning "press freedom )threatening a rival paper with defamation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-33930253786662696402010-03-25T19:00:56.230-07:002010-03-25T19:00:56.230-07:00This washing of the dirty laundry in public by the...This washing of the dirty laundry in public by the warring parties within our fav paper is getting real interesting (and entertaining too!) :D<br /><br />This outlook blog has the details:<br /><br />http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=2225&eid=31<br /><br />Also, I asked Malini this:<br /><br />now that it is out in the open, can you tell us why a Mr/Ms X is better than Y as editor-in-chief ?<br /><br />She replies back saying:<br /><br />"the fight is not over positions but on issues"<br /><br />I ask her back, <br /><br />hmm, thanks for the clarifcation. my Q was bcos i think stand on issues depends on person occupying positions :) <br /><br />also, the issues on which the fight is happening, are they ideological or mostly administrative like IE suggested? <br /><br />Well, she didn't reply for that question though :D<br /><br />- SudhirSudhirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632812250837859508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-4789940807845676772010-03-25T11:12:34.061-07:002010-03-25T11:12:34.061-07:00Anonymous,
haha thats the best maxim of the year s...Anonymous,<br />haha thats the best maxim of the year so far. Thanks.Dirt Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-8937051260486999572010-03-25T09:53:47.093-07:002010-03-25T09:53:47.093-07:00To paraphrase a saying about French intellectuals,...To paraphrase a saying about French intellectuals, the wannabe Communist may carry the Chairman's sayings in his left breast pocket but his checkbook is very securely ensconced in his right trouser pocket. (The directions are not accidental.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com