Diktat from Mamata's party- Trinamul congress

                                                               

It's shocking to see from today's newspapers about the diktat issued by the ruling government party in W Bengal to its workers not to have any social alliance with the CPM who were ruling W Bengal for over 3 decades.  The instructions include not to speak or have any verbal talk with the people affiliated to CPM and to crown it all they have instructed that the TMC workers should not marry anyone from the CPM cadres or their families!! This is nothing but stupid and Mamata Banerjee seems to have lost her way to tackle problems both politically and officially?  This kind of diktat will lead to formation of yet another class in the society when India is struggling hard to get rid of caste and creed?  The TMC government may announce concessions to those belonging to its cadre and even recruit only those who toe their lines and command for appointment in all government positions? This shows the greed that this lady CM in Mamata Banerjee has to make her party a cult in the history of west Bengal and to inscribe her name to be remembered for generations to come in History!  It is not understood as to what her educated aides like Dr Amit Mitra, the Finance Minister in her government is doing about this and is he ever trying to advise the CM about the realities of life?  Dr Mitra has been the Secretary general of the FICCI(Federation of Indian chamber of commerce and industries) and is very much alive to the happenings of this country and the need for giving a good governance for economic development!  Power and ego has gone deep into the head of the lady Chief Minister who is also unable to digest cartoons drawn to poke her by cartoonists for the faults of her government.  Her arrogance is more explained by the way she is boycotting special meetings convened by the centre to evolve strategies relating to National security act.

Congress on their part, in order to throw CPM out of business, supported Didi Mamata who has turned a rebel against her own masters!! Politics is greater than cinema entertainment in India??

Power cut in Tamilnadu

I was busy talking to a person some matters of importance and abruptly the cordless telephone goes dead!  I know it is 10.00 am in the morning and the power supply to our area is cut by the Tamilnadu Electricity Board.  The electricity board employees take huge pleasure and credit in making sure that the power is cut off at the correct designated time without fail day after day for the past couple of months!  I do not see this kind of enthusiasm in their attitude to resume the power after the disruption and it is invariably delayed by a few minutes on many occasions.
My home has a power cut between 8 am and 10 am and there is nothing that I can do at this time since it is boiling hot outside.  I wait for the power to resume after which i can wipe my sweat and get ready for the office.  I reach my office and attend to matters of importance and before I can realise and it is 12 noon and time for power cut in T Nagar, the area where my office is situated.  It is hot outside for me to venture anywhere even to meet up my friends or contacts.  By the time the power comes, it is already 2 pm and half the day is lost without much gains or contribution?  This is the state of affairs in Chennai and only those offices which have generator back up carries their operations.  The cost of power generated through diesel works out to Rs 17 per unit consumed which is roughly 3 times the cost supplied by the Electricity board!  Even the MNCs in Chennai have started utilising the power cut hours for lunch and recreation for their staff.  Those who are unable to provide back up are finding it extremely difficult to operate in the city and migrating their business to the neighbouring states.
The announcements made in today's newspapers that T nadu is going to get abundant power through Thermal power plants that will be commissioned shortly seems to be a big hoax played by the government on the people just to assuage their anger caused on account of increase in power tariff combined with power cuts ranging from 2 hours in Chennai and up to 8 hours in the districts throughout the state!  It is hard to imagine as to how the business can survive and how will the FDIs will be attracted to the state.  If only the government had taken proper measures not to stall the Koodankulam plant that was supposed to be operations in December 2011 itself, the present situation could have been avoided and the government under the present Chief Minister would have won accolades from everyone across the state.
Hope the government takes remedial steps soon so that the Detroit of India does not rename itself as Somalia of India??  To understand the problems faced by the ordinary man, the Chief minister should also be subjected to the same environment and surroundings to understand the plight?

IPL-5 Opening Extravaganza

The IPL season 5 opening at Chennai last evening did not come up to expectations and was a damp affair without any thrills.  The Television advertisements were such a big hype that I was sitting before the idiot box like an idiot from 6.30PM onwards expecting a grand gala opening like never before? Finally, the show started @8PM in the usual Bollywood Fimfare awards function style.

  The very first interview that the anchor could hardly manage was with the Macho man of the Bollywood Salman Khan who was so much disinterested to appear before the camera and also exhibited his open and plain  ignorance and aversion to the game of cricket.  He also said that he remembers only half a dozen names that involved cricket and made the anchor look like a stupid fool and made her appear as if it was she who was bent upon the interview and the star had nothing to do with the game. His casual dancing ways suggested his disinterest in the program as well.  It seems huge sums of money were paid to get these stars into Chennai to perform.

  Piggy Chops tried her best to make the CSK team laugh and dance to her tunes but failed miserably making her remark not to go for a dancing date with girl friends!!  The audience present at the venue  challenged the comperes and performers to make them laugh and were sitting stiff. The only lighter point was when Raina told his preference for Kareena in comparison with Priyanka and went on to add that Kareena was grounded and not floating in the air!!!! The only artiste who sincerely dedicated herself to entertainment was Kareena Kapoor who performed her best and took away laurels!

Added to the dullness of the evening was a bad or poor quality of Audio that was muffled when it came through the T V sets.  Probably the Audio managers did not give a direct line out to the T V channels resulting in broadcast of poor audio quality of the program.  Set Max being a professional channel should have ensured  proper relay of audio which could have made an impact of the program.

Amitabh Bachan who was in the hospital till last week sprang a surprise by reciting a poem in Hindi for the Tamil Audience who could not understand what he was speaking and left him wondering what went wrong?  Money makes the mare go and how perfect it suits the Super Star who walked in straight from the hospital bed seeing the glitter of money that was being offered!! Speaking chaste Hindi and reciting a poem is the last thing a Chennaite would expect after paying for the ticket! Most of the people would not have understood the essence of the poetry that Amitabh was reciting.
Salman Khan danced with a group of dancers casually without any involvement and projected a sight as if IPL got the better side of it only by his presence!!  He should not have accepted the offer if he was so much dis-inclined towards cricket and the game! Much relief came at the end when Katy Perry with her beautiful looks and figure danced into the hearts of many present at the venue and throughout the world.  The abrupt ending of the show after one number from Katy Perry left many disappointed and sad.  Wonder if people could see more of her dancing numbers at the venue?  Bollinger of CSK was blessed when Katy asked him how to hold the bat and he rightly demonstrated the same that enthralled the audience all around and left many IPL players trying to draw her attention to teach her something else in cricket?!



The IPL 5 inaugural ceremony did not evoke the spirits connected with the game and probably this is going to be the reflection of what is going to come in the next 50 days of the carnival?? The fire works that supplements the glitter was very average and was far from spectacular?
In the extra innings, as usual, Sidhu was over powering and did not allow anyone else to speak.  Harsha Bogle got clean bowled when Sidhu in his opening comment remarked about his false hair and the bald patch behind the head that dampened his spirits and enthusiasm that was meant for the opening ceremony? Sidhu being a seasoned senior commentator and anchor should not dart personal remarks on fellow mates with whom he might be sharing the space for the next 50 days for the sake of pleasantness??
Probably someone who attended the ceremony could speak if the audio and the program was worth the money and time spent?

Koodankulam power for Tamilnadu only

J Jayalalitha recently demanded that the power generated from the Koodankulam Nuclear power plant be made available exclusively for Tamilnadu.  She seems to be justified in making such a demand in the current political scenario where all the Indian states are bent upon keeping all the natural resources only for their states and refuse to share with their neighbours despite court rulings or at least on humanitarian grounds?  The Cauvery water issue stands unresolved and erupts whenever there is an election or an issue to divert the attention of the people from the real burning issues affecting day to day life. The neighbouring states of Andhra, Karnataka and Kerala are all up in arms and trying their best to prevent the natural River water from flowing into Tamilnadu citing some stupid reason every time when the legitimate supply of water is demanded by  Tamilnadu.

Kerala recently threatened to build a new dam in Iduki stating vague reasons and increase the height of the Dam so that the precious water does not trickle into the Neighbouring state of Tamilnadu.  The political class even encouraged a movie based on this issue which created a furore and riots in both the states in favour and against only to give that extra mileage to the political parties that took advantage of the situation. The irony is that the subject matter is cooling itself without affecting the day to day life in both the states even without finding a solution to it? The charisma of Indian politics can be easily seen in such incidents which spring up suddenly out of no where and lie in rest after the purpose of politics is met with!

Under these circumstances, the Tamilnadu chief minister demanding that the power produced from the Koodankulam Nuclear power plant be made available only to Tamilnadu seems to be a right move in the right direction, though it may sound selfish? These days, when the state is reeling under severe shortage of power with centre supplying only a tenth of what is demanded, it is justified that the state retains all the power for themselves.  After all the people of Tamilnadu are the ones who have generously agreed to have the nuclear plant stationed in the state despite fears of disaster happening in the event of earth quakes or Tsunami.  The people of the state must be rewarded rightly and more so in the light of neighbouring states refusing to share water.  How can we call ourselves as Indians and belonging to one country when we are deprived of natural resources in the name of politics?  Suitable amends to the constitution should be made and the President should try and concentrate on these subjects rather than touring foreign countries at a huge cost without bringing in any results in favour of the country!  If States are allowed to act selfish to serve their ends and needs, India will disintegrate soon and a time will come when Visa may be required to travel to Delhi or Mumbai or even Bangalore??  Hope the central government does something for the sake of country and its honour??

Suggestion not to keep sentenced convicts in the same geographical area of crime.

                                                       
The Indian security men do a good job in nabbing persons who are terrorists or assassins and produce them before the Judiciary for making judgement.  The judiciary takes its own time to process the case and finally convicts with pronounced judgements. It takes nearly decades for the judiciary to come to an assessment and awarding punishments during which time the convicts are housed in jails enjoying the hospitality of the state without having to work or earn!  Convicts like Afzal Guru, Kasab, Rajoana, and the killers of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi are all languishing in jails at the cost of tax payers money and mustering strength through splinter radical groups that raise their head in support of the criminal and the crime committed.  The political parties in India are strange alignments in the sense that they oppose to whatever the ruling party does or says as a matter of rule!  The foul play of politics in brought in at all spheres and levels to oppose whatever the government does!

The Dravidian parties in Tamilnadu spearheaded campaign against capital punishment to the assassins of Rajeev Gandhi and even canvassed and funded legal aid in order to get relief from hanging to death in the famous Vellore Prison.  Today, there is a radical group rising all out in support of Rajoana who is sentenced to death by hanging  for brutally killing the former Punjab CM Beant Singh.  This movement has support from the ruling Akali dal government headed by Badals.  Afzal Guru who was sentenced years back to death by hanging for the Parliament attack is a high profile political prisoner who has managed to capture sympathy of political parties who are opposed to his sentence and have been evading it smoothly.
                                                                  
If all such criminals are allowed to escape the gallows and released after spending a few years in Jail, one wonders as to what is the meaning of Judicial verdict and the sanctity of the courts and law in the country?  This tantamount to encouraging the criminals and justifying their acts of gory?

My suggestion to the government is that the convict should not be allowed to be kept in the same geographical region of crime and should be transferred to a jail which is far stretched from the land that he belongs to.  A convict in Punjab should be jailed and executed in Kerala Prison and the prisoners or convicts of Tamilanadu should be jailed and executed in Punjab or Himachal so that the convict does not muster support or strength during the interim period and stall the entire judicial pronouncements?

The Government is made to look like a non-entity when such things happen and the local politics is seen to rise above the national politics and security of the nation.  The central government must ensure that those who are convicted and sent to gallows are hanged to death upholding the judicial values and also sending a stern warning to those who indulge in such heinous crimes.

President Pratibha Patil- official visits abroad

President Pratibha Patil has visited 22 countries during her tenure that has cost ed the exchequer a whooping sum of Rs 205 crores! she still is left with a 4 month tenure and may cost even more for some more trips abroad.  The President has special air crafts to fly her wherever she wants to along with family members that accompany her adding their burden of boarding and lodging to the state. This is the biggest price tag a President has ever given to the state so far after the independence that India got in the year 1947.

while no one is questioning the President for the numerous trips undertaken by her along with a large contingent of family members and enjoying the hospitality in star hotels and the entire staff of the Indian Missions abroad, one really wonders as to what business has she brought for the country in terms of international trade or forging peace with our neighbours or elsewhere in the world with which mutual trust is built for bilateral trade and business.  The President has to explain to the people, as a matter of good will and courtesy, about the resultant fruits that has been brought into the country through her foreign visits.  when a sales executive working for a company is accountable for his daily work schedule and the business that is brought, why not apply the same yard stick to the Head of the State who has spent such a huge sum of money from the Tax payers money?  It is assumed that the President's visits are not meant for holidaying and cooling the heels in a resort abroad! The accompanying family members also have a responsibility to tell the nation as to how their presence facilitated in profit for the nation?

will the President's office explain this to the people of the country? 

Dost dost Naa Raha- Amar Singh & Mulayam singh

The thumping victory of Samajwadi party in the recent U P elections with Akhilesh Yadav as a dynamic youth leader who can take forward the party to achieve its objectives and goals in the coming years.  At the same time, dumping of Amar singh by Netaji has scored points in favour of the party in winning the elections like never before!
Mulayam singh was taken on a joy ride by Amar singh all these years by providing Bollywood heroines to sit on either sides of Netaji and got him confused and attracted towards the glamour world of cinema.  He even managed to sideline the close Muslim leader Azham Khan from Mulayam Singh when he openly stood up against Jayaprada, the yester year actor of Hindi cinema.
wise counsel prevailed upon Mulayan singh when he practically threw Amar Singh from the party and gave the mantle to his worthy son Akhilesh.  Amar singh criticised Akhilesh in more than many ways and even said that he is a school/college drop out and all his degrees were fake or forged.  It is very clear from the turn of events that Amar Singh was merely a power broker and attracted towards cinema and the tinsel world of entertainment.  He remained in limelight only through the film stars that he brought into the party and giving them some kind of position whereby he could always steal the show and remain in the forefront by posing for photos along with them.  He tried his best to romp in Aishwarya Rai in many ways and methods but ended up in failure as she was totally insulated by both the senior and the junior Bachan.  This might have created some heart burns for Amar singh and probably could be the cause for the distance that developed between him and the Bachan family. However, the senior Bachan was magnanimous to visit Amar singh in the hospital when he was bedridden for certain ailments.
The political scenario in U.P has changed and it has become a known fact that Samajwad Party headed by Mulayam singh and his political heir Akhilesh have regained their lost majority and support of the people and will never regret dumping of Amar singh and taking back the popular Muslim Leader in Azham Khan along with them due to which the entire Muslim vote came back to SP sidelining the congress!
Amar Singh may try and come back to the party adopting all means and methods and could even beg forgiveness but the stalwarts of SP should understand that the win could also be because of the ouster of Amar singh from the party and should never succumb to the pleas and explanations of Amar Singh.
Amar singh must realise that his time is up and can not play politics with Jayaprada and other actors of Bollywood and hoodwink the people by all means?