tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323173492024-03-07T18:53:03.212-08:00The ChinduChennai-Based Chinese National Newspaper (CBCNN)Hindu Fundamentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731102238577129533noreply@blogger.comBlogger1715125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-43542567469345161212013-10-22T17:49:00.001-07:002013-10-22T17:49:58.988-07:00And the sheep (employees) said baa baa<p>After the sweeping management changes at cHindu, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-hindus-staff-welcome-changes-at-the-helm/article5262269.ece?homepage=true&ref=relatedNews" target="_blank">the next day saw surprising news</a>. The employees celebrated the management changes:</p><blockquote><p>Members of the Union gathered at <em>The Hindu</em>’s main office, burst crackers and shouted slogans in support of the changes at the helm of the institution. They welcomed N. Ram and N. Murali, who took charge as Chairman and Co-Chairman of Kasturi and Sons Ltd., the Editor-in-Chief N. Ravi, Editor Malini Parthasarathy and Director Nirmala Lakshman.</p></blockquote><p>Their rationale being</p><blockquote><p>The ‘corporate governance’ that the institution was subject to recently brought out differences at various levels among the employees, and over time, would have brought disunity and disharmony.</p></blockquote><p>Corporate governance bringing about disunity? And what is the alternative for a large media corporation - no governance. Let us return back to medieval ages.</p><p>In return for taking away governance the employees were offered sops. At least something is better than nothing.</p><blockquote><p>The employees will get a goodwill incentive payment of Rs. 41,600 in addition to a bonus of 20 per cent of wages this year.</p></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-30853665822745596792013-10-21T17:15:00.001-07:002013-10-21T17:15:51.297-07:00Bon voyage Sidd V we hardly knew ye<p>The followers of this blog might recollect that we went into hibernation around the time Lt Hon Sidd Varadarajan was named Editor in Chief of cHindu couple of years back.</p><p>Now with the <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/changes-at-the-helm-editorial-and-business/article5257829.ece?homepage=true" target="_blank">announcement of his removal </a>(or should we say firing?) the Hon LiC has done the newspaper some good. The replacements are no new faces by any stretch. The new editors N.Ravi and Malini Parthasarathy were formerly the editors between 1991 and 2003. So they question is how and why did this happen? The how is quite simple - there are 12 directors with equal stake the scions of the Narasimhan, Parthasarathy, Rangarajan and Kasturi ( who were past owners/publishers of the paper). In the past the scions of Narasimhand and Parthasarathy (old guard) were split against the scions of Rangarajan and Kasturi (new guard). The tie breaker in most scenarios came down in the past to veterans like S.Rangarajan, but with his passing last year the balance started to tilt.</p><p>After a serious of horrendous missteps and biased targeting of a certain CM without facts, the directors decided for change. The two groups made a blatant power grab. Out with the Frankenstein monsters and in with new faces. The new guard probably wanted K.Venugopal as Editor in Chief and K. Balaji restored as Managing Director. This was checkmated by LiC who cast his vote with his siblings. The particularly telling statement was that Sidd V had to go. Both groups probably agreed on that.</p><blockquote><p>The decision to make deep-going changes was made chiefly on the ground that there were recurrent violations and defiance of the framework of the institution’s longstanding values on the business side, and recurrent violations and defiance of ‘Living Our Values’, the mandatory <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1715043.ece" target="_blank">Code of Editorial Values</a> applicable to <em>The Hindu</em>.</p></blockquote><p>The interesting part was follow the tweets of Tunku V (Sidd's elder brother) who blatantly blamed family politics for his brother's removal. Never once did it cross him that people with inefficient performance can be fired.<br />The disagreement was who would get the plum chairs in this game of family musical chairs. It appears that this game is far from over. </p>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-44578783332161420552011-06-12T20:55:00.001-07:002011-06-12T20:55:11.639-07:00Wishing HF the best<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>The blog cHindu was spearheaded by blogger 'Hindu Fundamentalist' who has been one of the earliest vigilant bloggers asking for accountability in Indian MSM. We wish HF the best on the future.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-55645312094584302562011-06-12T15:39:00.001-07:002011-06-12T15:39:33.453-07:00A broken habit<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>It has been a while since I posted on this blog for the simple reason that I stopped reading chindu. I have changed my reading habits and chindu did not make it to my new reading list, the reasons for which I have documented to the best of my ability on this blog over the past few years. I am not going to bid any farewells here because I have not stopped what I have been doing, only I have chosen a different role. It is never a bad time to say a big thank you to all those readers who have been constantly encouraging us.<br/></div>Hindu Fundamentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731102238577129533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-60809905733626573142011-05-31T19:01:00.001-07:002011-05-31T19:01:57.794-07:00No permanent friends or enemies? Caption requested.<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Thanks to a vigilant reader for pointing this out. Our 'beloved' LiC and Amma in a photo together.<br /><b>What do you think should be a good caption?</b><br /> <a target='_blank' href='http://img195.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=893074651_25TH_JAYA_N__RAM_G8_639606f_122_465lo.jpg'><img border='0' src='http://img195.imagevenue.com/loc465/th_893074651_25TH_JAYA_N__RAM_G8_639606f_122_465lo.jpg'/></a></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-510199187347664292011-05-10T21:33:00.001-07:002011-05-10T21:33:02.976-07:00cHindu slams Gilani's history lesson<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>cHindu's repudiation of <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/11/stories/2011051153791200.htm'>Pakistan PM Gilani's rant on the history </a>of bin Laden of the facts presented was shocking for any reader of the newspaper.<br /><blockquote>But as a reply to why bin Laden was discovered living in relative comfort in the heart of Pakistan, not by the country’s own military or intelligence agencies but by the U.S., Prime Minister Gilani’s account falls far short of an adequate explanation. His characterisation of this failure as that of “all the intelligence agencies in the world” comes across more as an attempt to deflect blame than as a response born out of honest introspection by the Pakistan state. Even as a history lesson, Mr. Gilani’s statement was incomplete. No one pushed Pakistan into the first Afghan war; Pakistan’s military under General Zia ul Haq made a calculated choice to participate in it. Aside from the U.S. support, Saudi Arabia generously poured money into Pakistan to create a culture of jihad. After the war, the same military and its intelligence agencies decided to deploy some of those jihadists to establish a pro-Pakistan regime in Afghanistan, while others were despatched for the task of ‘liberating’ Kashmir from India. No Pakistan army chief has ever made an attempt to institutionally repudiate the Zia legacy.</blockquote><br />cHindu goes on to beat up the Pakistani military for keeping silent on how OBL was found in the suburbs of Islamabad.<br /><blockquote>The agreement is said to have been renewed in 2008, when the present Army chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, was in charge. While the full truth about how OBL managed to hide in Abbottabad may never come out, it is time for the Pakistan military to face up to some truths about itself — and about its role in bringing the country to its present state.</blockquote><br />This is quite different from the cHindu we've read in recent times. One which would've put the blame on India and US for why Pakistan was in such poverty. So to balance this editorial cHindu publishes another "editorial" which <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/11/stories/2011051154221300.htm'>details sabre rattling by Indian Army and diplomats </a>against "peace-loving" Pakistan.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-27673147710938274812011-05-08T19:48:00.001-07:002011-05-08T19:48:06.983-07:00Kasim Sait bashes Geelani on OBL death prayers<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>We had earlier condemned the rabid nature of the Kashmiri stone pelters in matters of supporting the "martyrdom" of OBL (specifically Geelani). This was not limited to Kashmir as various mosques across India from Delhi to Chennai to Calcutta held prayers for OBL.<br /><b>cHindu fave Kasim Sait has somehow become cHindu's voice of reason:</b><br /><blockquote><br />The funeral prayer for Osama at the Makka Masjid in Chennai is highly deplorable. How can a person who is responsible for besmirching the reputation of Muslims globally be given even a semblance of respectful homage? This is notwithstanding the acts of aggression committed by the Americans. Would not conducting prayers for such characters send a wrong message? I hope that responsible sections of the community would roundly condemn this failing on the part of the mosque authorities concerned.<br /><br />Kasim Sait,<br /></blockquote><br />For once KS has given a valid comment. Lets see how quickly this will revert.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-41122661010798976812011-05-06T22:33:00.001-07:002011-05-06T22:33:05.932-07:00Geelani prays for Osama exposes true Kashmiriyat<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>In what is an out pouring of love of dead terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/07/stories/2011050766760100.htm'>Kashmiri separatists like Syed Geelani showed their true colours in celebrating martyrdom</a>.<br />Never once condemning terrorism or the actions against the innocent by violent Muslims like Osama Bin Laden, Geelani made up rubblish like:<br /><blockquote>He alleged that a conspiracy was on against Pakistan and that the powers had an eye on nuclear bombs in that country. He prayed for the safety of Pakistan. People shouted pro-azadi and pro-Osama slogans.</blockquote><br />Of course the Muslim mob was no different:<br /><blockquote>Protests erupted in the Batmaloo area soon after the funeral prayers. Masked youth clashed with police and CRPF personnel soon after Mr. Geelani addressed the gathering. The crowd called Osama a “martyr,” who sacrificed his life for the cause of Islam.</blockquote><br />Guess this was true Kashmiriyat is about. Support of hardline Islamic terrorism. The whole talk about terrorism not having any religion is rubbish. It has a name.<br />Where is cHindu in not condemning this behaviour? If there were Hindus celebrating the death anniversary of say Godse, it would speak on its high horse about how they supported violence. But this exposes the hypocrisy of the media in not exposing the agenda of the Kashmiri terrorists posing as separatists.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-43231323282994106682011-05-03T20:08:00.001-07:002011-05-03T20:08:16.039-07:00Future LiC SV wants talks with Pak<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>The killing of Osama Bin Laden has exposed Pakistan to the world as the epicenter of world terrorism. It has covertly/overtly/subvertly/extravertly/supervertly created, nurtured, enhanced, sustained many of the leading terror groups like Al Qaeda, Taliban, LeT, JuD and many others. However the future LiC of cHindu SV has deemed it fit that India should continue talking to Pakistan. He has been a rabid supporter of talks to a terrorist nation even when it kills citizens of India. But that should not affect him as he's not an Indian citizen.<br /><blockquote>India is unlikely to make the mistake of allowing Osama bin Laden to sabotage this win-win process from his watery grave in the Indian Ocean. Apart from economic gains, greater trade will gradually enlarge the constituency of those in Pakistan who have a stake in the normalisation of relations with India.</blockquote><br />That really made sense as his other nugget<br /><blockquote>What the U.S. did on Monday may have been effective but it remains a second-best solution to tackling terror on Pakistani soil. The fight against the entire syndicate of terror has to be waged by the Pakistani police and security forces, acting under the complete control of the civilian government there. This is a message India needs to emphasise to the U.S. and other allies and friends of Pakistan and it will be most effective if delivered with tact and restraint.</blockquote><br />Only problem is that is likely to happen if Kayani has dropped all his nukes on India or sometime in the year 4000AD. Reading this rubbish from Siddharth Varadarajan seems to many as what paid news means.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-22199922883554150792011-05-03T19:17:00.001-07:002011-05-03T19:17:38.117-07:00cHindu defends Pakistan on hiding Osama<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Everyone and their dog knows that Pakistan knew Osama bin Laden was hiding their country not in some mountain but in plain sight in a suburb near Islamabad. A place a stone's throw (literally) away from a Military academy. If it were ever proved that Pakistan did not know that Osama lived within its borders they should shave their head and jump off a bridge. However cHindu defends Pakistan by a series of articles today.<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/04/stories/2011050464650100.htm'><b>Pakistan laments ‘unilateral' U.S. action</b></a><br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/04/stories/2011050455651500.htm'><b>Pakistan said it wasn't sure whether Osama was alive or dead</b></a><br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/04/stories/2011050455671500.htm'><b>Osama financed the fall of Benazir's government, says Zardari</b></a><br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/04/stories/2011050455641500.htm'><b>Kayani: ‘It is unjust to criticize Pakistan' for not locating Osama</b></a><br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/04/stories/2011050464881400.htm'><b>Operation caught ISI “by surprise”</b></a><br /><br />cHindu should change its name to National paper of Pakistan. Even Dawn has not offered a stirring defense of Pakistan.<br />Here's a headline from Dawn:<br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/04/us-feared-pakistan-might-alert-bin-laden-about-raid-cia.html'><b>US feared Pakistan might ‘alert’ Bin Laden about raid: CIA</b></a></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-8155261664936994702011-05-01T20:04:00.001-07:002011-05-01T20:04:42.347-07:00News update that Osama Bin Laden is dead.<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>The man who was the face of the 9/11 bombing Osama Bin Laden is dead. It is a victory for all who protest/fight against radical Islam and the terrorist agenda it espouses. It raises a lot of questions. Where was he killed? Was it Pakistan? What was the role of the ISI in helping him escape Tora Bora.<br />Lets see what happens next.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-39450898263237815642011-04-29T21:39:00.001-07:002011-04-29T21:39:18.014-07:00How cHindu tampers with PTI news reports<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><b><a target='_blank' href='http://rajeev2004.blogspot.com/2011/04/fot-how-so-called-hindu-manipulates-pti.html'>Please check this post for the original details.</a></b><br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.ptinews.com/news/1545442_Lobsang-Sangay-next-PM-of-exiled-Tibetan-government'>Here's what the PTI report had to say:</a><br /><blockquote>Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay was today elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and would take over the political duties relinquished by spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.<br /><br />43-year-old Sangay polled 55 per cent votes out of 49189, defeating his nearest rival Tethong Tenzin Namgyal by 8,646 votes, Election Commissioner Jampal Chosang announced here.</blockquote><br /><br />Here's what cHindu modified the statement while giving credit to PTI:<br /><blockquote>Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay was on Wednesday elected “prime minister” of the so-called “Tibetan government-in-exile” and would take over the political duties relinquished by the religious leader Dalai Lama. A research fellow at the Harvard Law School, Mr. Sangay, aged 43, polled 55 per cent votes out of 49,189, defeating his nearest rival Tethong Tenzin Namgyal by 8,646 votes, “election commissioner” Jampal Chosang said here. Tethong Tenzin Namgyal, a Stanford scholar, polled 18,405 votes, while Tashi Wangdi, the Dalai Lama's representative in Brussels, New York and New Delhi, finished third. The election was held on March 20.</blockquote><br /><br />These are just excerpts and part of a long standing tradition of yellow journalism that our beloved cHindu has stooped to. One shudders at the thought of Holocaust denier SV becoming the new editor in chief. His rampant ideological support to the jihadists of Palestine would ensure that we read about those "martyrs" more frequently than Al Jazeera does.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-53061230763939705512011-04-26T21:48:00.001-07:002011-04-26T21:48:54.460-07:00Any guesses on who's on Wikileaks Swiss Bank list?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/27/stories/2011042765461400.htm'>Assange says that the names of Indians using benamis</a> to make Swiss bank deposits will be revealed soon.<br /><blockquote>Praising the German government for its aggressive approach to unearth black money stashed away offshore, he said that India “should be more aggressive because India seems like it is losing per capita much more tax than Germany.” Mr. Assange alleged that the Indian government's response to the WikiLeaks cables was “one of the worst in the world” and a “clear attempt to mislead the nation on what the cables were.”</blockquote><br />And here we were thinking the UPA Govt. was behaving responsibly by discussing Wikileaks allegations in Parliament and doing nothing!<br /><blockquote>Mr. Assange said the issue of stashing black money away in foreign banks was much worse than just local corruption as when money is pushed offshore, “...then every time they are selling rupees and the result is that the currency of the nation is debased... everything for all Indians becomes more expensive as a result of that transfer.”</blockquote><br />Let us start guessing who's names make the list. <b>It will be interesting to know who gets accused and who gets arrested, politicians? Mainstream media? Industrialists?</b></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-56866545330061279562011-04-25T16:16:00.001-07:002011-04-25T16:16:39.428-07:00Paying tribute to Saibaba the right way<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Leading a social life with public scrutiny is a difficult chore. Doing that with religion as the primary focus is more difficult. Performing it for decades while interacting with high profile citizens is a great achievement. Personally I have not been one to support God-men of any religion. However in a country like India where 2/3rds of the population struggles for two square meals a day, we need to show more charity.<br />The loss of Puttaparthi Sai Baba <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/26/stories/2011042653851000.htm'>as discussed by cHindu pays tribute the right way</a> focusing on the larger achievements and long standing legacy.<br /><blockquote>In a country that has never been short of self-proclaimed godmen peddling spiritual succour with commercial motive, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who passed away at the age of 84 at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh on April 24, 2011, stands out as a rare phenomenon — a spiritual leader whose mass following transcended linguistic, national, and religious boundaries, who channelised the fervour and quest of millions of devotees into giving and sharing, who steered clear of divisive political and communal activities all his life.</blockquote><br />While one might read the article and thumb their nose on the plaudits from Mu Ka, the writer has done well to provide a balance of praise and pause for introspection on the life and charity of a person who has made significant contribution to Indian society.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-75016282488739080562011-04-25T13:26:00.001-07:002011-04-25T13:26:44.542-07:00Fwd: Letter to The Ombudsman of The Hindu<div class="gmail_quote">the ombudsman has turned into a bit of a joke. he hardly ever talks about the reader feedback. </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br> From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Friends of Tibet</b> <br>Subject: Letter to The Ombudsman of The Hindu<br>To: <a href="mailto:readerseditor@thehindu.co.in">readerseditor@thehindu.co.in</a><br><br><br><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-IN">April 24, 2011</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">To,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">The Reader's Editor,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">The Hindu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN">Dear Sir, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN">Let us not reduce the ongoing-war of words between N Ram, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of The Hindu and the rest of the management team members to a battle within the corporate boardroom of the firm. What is going on is in fact a battle between N Ram and the readers of The Hindu.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN">Ever since N Ram took charge of the newspaper in 2003, organisations like Friends of Tibet and a dozen Tamil organisations in Tamil Nadu are fighting the anti-Tibet, anti-Tamil and anti-India stand of N Ram and his team of carefully selected journalists who were misusing the powers in the name of courageous journalism. Friends of Tibet was forced to launch a campaign called 'Save The Hindu' (<a href="http://www.friendsoftibet.org/save/" target="_blank">www.friendsoftibet.org/save/</a>) to fight the N Ram regime, a campaign which enjoyed the support of majority of The Hindu journalists. </span>At the peak of the campaign when journalists employed with the newspaper came forward to support the campaign openly, N Ram threatened Friends of Tibet with criminal and civil defamation. In the meanwhile, hundreds of Hindu readers had stopped reading and subscribing the newspaper as a matter of principle. The activists of Friends of Tibet, TSAM and Tamil organisations like May 17 Movement had organised protests in front of the Kasturi Buildings in Chennai several times. We had written to the Hindu Ombudsman regarding our concerns which were never answered. (More details about Save The Hindu campaign and a case-study, please visit: <a href="http://www.friendsoftibet.org/save/" target="_blank">www.friendsoftibet.org/save/</a>)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN">We are happy that N Ram and his left-hand in journalism Shri Siddharth Varadarajan are finally exposed by their own men - Shri N Ravi and the sacked members. Friends of Tibet thank N Ravi for his bold and courageous statement criticising the "pronounced pro-China tilt of The Hindu newspaper, blacking out or downplaying any news that is less than complimentary to the Chinese Communist regime." We thank them because no one in the past had ever shown the courage to criticise the heavyweights and the captains of paid-news culture in Indian journalism. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN">Saving the 131-year-old national newspaper from the wrong hands is the responsibility of each and every reader and employee of The Hindu. <b>Act now!</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN">Friends of Tibet</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="http://www.friendsoftibet.org" target="_blank">www.friendsoftibet.org</a></span></p></font></font></font><div><div><font color="#000000"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div> <div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><div><b><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;font-weight:normal"><div><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img><br> </font></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><div> <b>Friends of Tibet, PO Box: 16674, Bombay 400050, India.</b><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Friends of Tibet is a people's movement to keep alive the issue of Tibet through direct action. Our activities are aimed at ending China's occupation of Tibet and the suffering of the Tibetan people. Friends of Tibet supports the continued struggle of the Tibetan people for independence. Friends of Tibet is also one of the principal organisers of World Tibet Day around the world. To know more, visit: <a href="http://www.friendsoftibet.org/" target="_blank">www.friendsoftibet.org</a></div> </font></font></div></span></b></div></font></font></div></div></font></font></div></div><br> </div><br> Hindu Fundamentalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731102238577129533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-68105000057861268492011-04-25T10:50:00.001-07:002011-04-25T11:13:59.050-07:00Company law board response for cHindu succession battle<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>To all interested in the <a target='_blank' href='http://www.scribd.com/doc/53758297/Kasturi-Sons-Ltd-CLB-Order-22122010'>details of the succession battle</a> held last year for cHindu. This is the Company Law Board response for the petition of N.Murali and N.Ravi over LiC and minions.<br />It reinstates N.Murali to Managing Director till August 2011 when he will step down. It will be interesting to see if LiC follows suit.<br /><blockquote>I thereby set aside the decision taken by the board of directors on 20.03.2010 to the extent it reallocates the functions of the Senior Managing Director and direct that the position prior to 20.03.2010 shall be restored as far as allocation of departments concerning the 2nd petitioner is concerned.</blockquote><br /></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-38412062111409685832011-04-24T20:21:00.001-07:002011-04-24T20:21:58.150-07:00cHindu stands up for women's rights in Pakistan<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/25/stories/2011042552901000.htm'>The story of Mukhtaran Mai of Pakistan</a> is a tragic tale showing to the world the pitiable conditions of women there and morass of cultural problems. That is just the tip of the iceberg. The lack of political will and judicial backbone to take this case and punish the rapists has exposed what Pakistan really stands for.<br /><br /><blockquote><br />But this extraordinarily brave woman, unlettered at the time of the monstrous crime, decided to defy societal taboos to take her attackers to court. It is disappointing that Pakistan's highest court has ruled against her. On April 21, a three-judge bench upheld, by a majority of two to one, the Lahore High Court's acquittal of five men accused of the rape (while confirming the life sentence to a sixth) on the ground of insufficient evidence. The verdict is unsettling for several reasons. In most of South Asia, for reasons that are well known, it is never easy for a woman to make a formal complaint of rape. <br /></blockquote><br />It is a good sign to see cHindu expose the soft underbelly that passes for Pakistan's judicial system.<br />The same system which beats up minorities for blasphemy:<br /><blockquote>This verdict sets the bar for evidence so high — in contrast are the evidentiary requirements in a blasphemy case — that it can only act as further discouragement to rape victims seeking justice. </blockquote><br />We expect to see more such pieces of investigative journalism by cHindu and see it in action with NGO's in Pakistan to fight for the rights of those who deserve more than the Islamic tinpot bestows.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-37778040792962399562011-04-21T18:10:00.001-07:002011-04-21T18:14:37.763-07:00cHindutoon celebrating the DMK CPM divorce<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Has there been a greater time to write on this blog? DMK getting its arse kicked. UPA caught in corruption imbroglios. Even LiC appears to be out of the door (though with Sidd V taking his seat :( ).<br/>Now the DMK-CPM divorce gets bitter <a target='_blank' href='http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1714906.ece'>with Prakash Karat head honcho of CPI-M blasting the DMK</a> as a "family controlled party". Mu Ka could not keep quiet.<br/><blockquote>Hitting back at Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat for allegedly calling the Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam a ‘family controlled party’, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday sought to turn the tables on the Communist leader, reminding him that his wife is working with him in their party.</blockquote><br/>Like a jilted lover, Mu Ka spouted dialogue like a Sivaji in his pot boiler:<br/><blockquote>“I don’t know why Karat, a friend who found place in my heart, is spreading canards. I can’t find an answer to why he is doing like this,” </blockquote><br/>So we have this cHinduToon to celebrate the divorce and LiC's dilemma.<br/><img width='405' height='175' src='http://www.toondoo.com/public/d/i/r/dirtdigger/toons/cool-cartoon-3225559.png'/><br/><br/><i>(Disclaimer: All analysis for parody purposes only)</i><br/></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-23266460548476313822011-04-20T21:14:00.001-07:002011-04-20T21:14:24.671-07:00Save cHindu, prevent Sidd V from becoming editor<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>In a recent letter from N. Ravi to <a target='_blank' href='http://savethehindu.blogspot.com/'>cHindu employees he alleged that LiC</a> is planning to put his puppet Sidd Varadarajan as the editor of the cHindu.<br />We are trying to validate the authenticity of this report.<br />But per the email Ravi alleges cHindu has become another "Paid News" outlet in the lines of TOI and NDTV.<br /><blockquote>Very recently, those of us who were not privy to the deal making learnt to our shock that a major interview with A. Raja in defence of the telecom licensing policy published on May 22, 2010—that was referred to by the Prime Minister in his press conference--involved a direct quid pro quo in the form of a full page, colour advertisement from the Telecom Ministry that was specially and hurriedly cleared by the Minister personally for publication on the same day in The Hindu. </blockquote><br />If this is true then its another nail in the coffin, log in the funeral pyre of a vaunted newspaper.<br />More on this soon...</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-40074148392468258222011-04-20T19:44:00.001-07:002011-04-20T19:44:29.372-07:00Wikileaks expose US diplomats view of JNU<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>What US Diplomats per wikileaks think of <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/21/stories/2011042153311100.htm'>JNU and its exports</a>.<br /> <a target='_blank' href='http://img28.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=th_353634901_picasion.com_e5ef67d5d395de8baa03288d676041d8_122_553lo.gif'><img border='0' src='http://img28.imagevenue.com/loc553/th_353634901_picasion.com_e5ef67d5d395de8baa03288d676041d8_122_553lo.gif'/></a></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-68752439559454078642011-04-19T18:03:00.001-07:002011-04-19T18:03:03.790-07:00cHinduToon on cHinduleaks<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>cHindu made a huge<a href='http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/article1699186.ece?homepage=true' target='_blank'> hullaballoo on the interview with Assange</a>. What were the interviewer and interviewee really thinking?<br/>Here's what our "brain analyzer" had to say:<br/><img width='440' height='313' src='http://www.toondoo.com/public/d/i/r/dirtdigger/toons/cool-cartoon-3214498.png' style='max-width: 800px;'/></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-26212525892262228312011-04-18T21:35:00.001-07:002011-04-18T21:35:25.708-07:00cHinduToons - same sarcasm less reading<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>This is something I've wanted to do for sometime, convey this blog's sarcasm in the form of toons making fun at the MSM, our leaders,other jerks and ourselves (at times :)). <br/>This is a start and hopefully with your feedback something we hope to make a regular feature. This is based on a viewpoint of <a href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/19/stories/2011041952981100.htm' target='_blank'>Suhasini Haider who blabbers on cHindu</a> echoing its slanted viewpoints. We being the subtle commentators will take different forms to converse back.<br/><br/><img width='460' height='265' src='http://static.toondoo.com/public/d/i/r/dirtdigger//toons/cool-cartoon-3208738.png'/></div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-8365704122701486472011-04-17T19:13:00.001-07:002011-04-17T19:13:18.618-07:00Will CPM stronghold West Bengal be stormed?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>As West Bengal goes to the polls, there is <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/18/stories/2011041859890100.htm'>some outlook that the last bastion of communism</a> in India in West Bengal could fall by the wayside. <br />The CPM and its goons have been past masters of the art of stuffing ballots, strong arm techniques, spending money, any and every dark art of trumping up votes. However this time Mamta's Trinamool Congress with its support on the upswing along with the money and resources from the Congress at the Centre has made this a fight of the heavy weights. Its a battle UPA needs to win given the dismal few months with the Wikileaks exposes to the recent corruption marches. Typically with a heavy turnout one can expect a change in the regime. But with the ballot stuffing one never knows.<br />If the regime changes, CPM will be on the fast road to political extinction. It will clearly affect the loyalties of cHindu and perhaps announce the retirement of LiC.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-35052124384420210982011-04-14T17:16:00.001-07:002011-04-14T17:16:57.467-07:00CRIBS complain again<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/15/stories/2011041561250100.htm'>The association of countries like Brazil, South Africa, China, India and Russia met in China to wine</a>, dine and of course crib. For all the talk the association has done precious little other than bitch about why they were not consulted in worldly affairs and cribbed about the actions in the Middle East by NATO. The pompous leaders with nothing in common other than alienation in their regions and potential military rivalry between China and Russia and China and India, talked about things like the Fukushima incident providing little of useful content.<br /><blockquote>The plan schedules a string of high-level meetings on almost all issues — security, political and economic — to enable the five countries better coordinate their positions. They would initiate the plan with a meeting of National Security Advisers later this year in China. <br />Besides strongly pushing for a more equitable world economic order, the five nations frowned on the use of force by the West in Libya and supported the return of peace and stability in West Asia-North Africa according to the “legitimate aspirations of their peoples.”</blockquote><br />The best tagline was from Hon. MMS who said,<br /><blockquote>I would say the best is yet to come</blockquote><br />We are still waiting to see that from your UPA government and the only "best" we have seen has been in the same line as the word scam. The BRICS or CRIBS or SCRIB or CRISB is the start of a new NAM your regular bar flies.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32317349.post-82551794755776366032011-04-14T10:57:00.001-07:002011-04-14T10:57:58.306-07:00Either SMKrishna is incredibly smart or ...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>The claims made by <a target='_blank' href='http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/14/stories/2011041464301400.htm'>Hussain Rana a key accused in the 26/11 mumbai attacks </a>have literally proved that ISI not only knew about the attacks but was involved in planning and execution of the same.<br />External affairs Minister SM Krishna when asked about this said:<br /><blockquote>We will certainly take it up. We are in constant touch with the Pakistan government through our diplomatic channels.These are two different aspects. Peace talks will go on, cricket matches will go on and simultaneously our relentless efforts will continue to bring to justice all those responsible for the heinous crime.</blockquote><br />If he is expecting the Paki Govt to put the ISI on the stand for 26/11 he is sorely mistaken. No politician with an ounce of self-preservation has challenged and won against the ISI (Read Bhutto, Sharif, Zia etc.).<br />Krishna's approach seems to be one to converse and bore the Pakis to death. Which should bear fruit in about 5551 years.</div>Dirt Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391085865919386noreply@blogger.com1