[Reader-list] Fwd: stop the award to narendra modi

[Murali V]

The previous minute becomes history and one cannot be selective on history.

Regards,
V Murali

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:39 PM, anupam chakravartty<c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh congratulations Murali you have such vast knowledge about African
> history. thanks for enlightening us. what do you know about the recent
> happenings in your neighbourhood? looks like immediate past is something
> elusive for u and you can recall very well from the history books. some
> ability i must say to cite this example twice.
>
> Modi's own party members are regretting the fact that why he was not sacked
> after the post-godhra riots. what do u have to say to them? how do u
> accomodate Vajpayee's sleepless nights during the mass murders in Gujarat?
>
> If Sonia Gandhi is to be blamed for accepting Leopold's order, this man who
> is not only responsible for the most deadly riots of my time, has also
> managed to advertise the MoUs of the industries which have backed out of the
> investments in Gujarat. what do u have to say about that? there are zillions
> of proof against his government fudging the actual investment figures of the
> vibrant gujarat and use it as an advertisement to promote gujarat as an
> industrial hub. worse, the golden corridor for chemical industries
> (districts such as Valsad and Bharuch) is so polluted that the government
> has stopped any kind of expansion. the common and final effluent treatment
> plants in all the industrial estates have not been following the Gujarat
> Pollution Control Board norms since the day it started functioning. where
> are the safeties to set up anything in Gujarat? or is he being awarded
> because most of the industrialisation is unregulated with Environmental
> Assessment Report not being prepared and you say industries popping out of
> now where?
>
> I frankly do not mind our leaders being awarded. its an honour but at least
> in the past people who were really worthy of making changes in our society
> have been awarded by various organisations.
>
> - anupam
>
> Sonia having accepted the order of Leopold requires no proof as it is
> universally known. Mass murders and Genocide in Zaire is also a known fact.
>
> By accepting the Order of Leopold, Sonia had to sign register signing
> unquestioned loyalty and alegiance to the king of Belgium, which is
> against the constitution of INdia.
>
> Regards,
> V Murali
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 5:39 PM, anupam chakravartty<c.anupam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Dear Murali and Rajen,
>>
>> Please and try defend Mr modi instead of bringing shallow comparisons, for
>> which you do have any proof or even an argument.
>>
>> -anupam
>>
>> On 9/1/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> What do we do to Sonia who has accepted the Order of Leopold,  which
>>> evokes the gruesome memories of Leopold's mass murders and genocide in
>>> Zaire (erstwhile Belgian Congo).
>>>
>>> By accepting the ‘Order of Leopold’ from the King of Belgium in
>>> November 2006, she has clearly shown that she has contempt for India
>>> and the Indian people.  She has greater contempt for the Law of Indian
>>> Constitution.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> V Murali
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Shilpa Phadke<phadkeshilpa at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > There is a petition online protesting the award to Modi.
>>> >
>>> > http://www.petitiononline.com/FDI/
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> > From: shabnam hashmi <shabnamhashmi at gmail.com>
>>> > Date: Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:17 PM
>>> > Subject: stop the award
>>> > To: shabnam hashmi <shabnamhashmi at gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The Financial Times group in London has decided to confer the 'FDI
> Asian
>>> > Personality of the Year 2009’ on Narendra Modi. It is well known and
>>> > documented by over 30 human rights fact finding reports that he was
>>> > complicit in and personally responsible for the communal carnage that
>>> > occurred in Gujarat in 2002, seen as India’s worst instance of violence
>>> > against minorities. Even today over 5000 families of Internally
> Displaced
>>> > Muslims, the victims of 2002 communal carnage live in rehabilitation
>>> > colonies built by NGOs as they have not been allowed to return to the
>>> > villages which bear the sign of the Hindu Rashtra. It will be a matter
> of
>>> > great shame if this award is given to him. The FT Group, is part of
>>> Pearson
>>> > PLC, a London headquartered media conglomerate. The current CEO is
>>> Marjorie
>>> > Scardino, she serves on the board of MacArthur Foundation, which
>>> ironically
>>> > gives out peace grants.
>>> >
>>> > The award in question has been instituted by the FDI Magazine [glossy,
>>> > 15,000 circulation], which is part of the FT Group. It is a fortnightly
>>> and
>>> > focuses on the business of globalisation.
>>> >
>>> > The panel which chose Modi include the editor at FDI Mag -- Courtney
>>> Fingar,
>>> > [E-mail: courtney.fingar at ft.com/ Tel: +44 (0) 20 7775 6365].
>>> >
>>> > I am sending a letter of protest to the British High Commissioner
>>> tomorrow.
>>> > Please write to the British High Commissioner ( *Email:*
>>> > web.newdelhi at fco.gov.uk)  and send copies to courtney.fingar at ft.com or
>>> write
>>> > to her directly.
>>> >
>>> > shabnam hashmi
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -
>>> >
>>> >
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