[Reader-list] FW: ATTEMPT OF TARNISHING GUJARAT IMAGE

Tue Apr 13 15:15:01 IST 2010

Thanks for your compliments and describing me as enemy of the nation. God
bless you.

From: anupam chakravartty [mailto:c.anupam at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:53 PM
To: Bipin Trivedi; sarai list
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] FW: ATTEMPT OF TARNISHING GUJARAT IMAGE

Bipin, 

It is has been only Mr Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, who
thinks that anything being said against BJP Gujarat or BJP-ruled government
is against Gujarati people. Gujarat has more people than you think you know,
Bipin. Hence, your statement also proves that you do not know anything about
the glory of Gujarat. Your very sense of Gujarat begins with Modi and ends
with Modi. There are documented evidences since 2002 pogrom that it was Mr
Modi in his speech and actions have been accusing everyone for tarnishing
the image of Gujarat. As a political leader, if he feels so, he has every
right to engage in such a discourse. But the fact, that there are parallel
political discourses in Gujarat that cannot be undermined and I am sure when
they voice their concerns about state government or its organs, they are not
tarnishing its image but working towards a better, a more tolerant and a
democratic Gujarat.   

You have been abashedly using this slogan about Gujarat's image being
tarnished as if you have inherited the legacy of this state. When a certain
section of people demand their rights or hope for justice, you cannot twist
it and turn it against its own people by deeming their protests as a move to
tarnish the image of Gujarat. When people from Vapi in South Gujarat or
Ankleshwar voice their concerns about pollution, these are residents of
these areas who suffer from it. It is Manish Tandel, the fisherman, AND NOT
ME OR YOU who has to go all the way to Porbander from Navsari, even though
sea is on his backyard. For Tandel, finding his catch is his only concern
more than the risk of getting kidnapped by Somali pirates in the high seas
or straying on to the waters of Pakistan or his dinghy washed away by
torrential storms. Have you wondered why thousands of fishermen from Navsari
and Valsad district have to go 800 kilometres every six months to Porbander?

Iqbal Hasan Mamdu, visually impaired since birth has spent eight years
inside a prison -- first accused as a terrorist for burning a train, then
when POTA was repealed now waiting for his trial. When Modi says there are
no jails in India fit for him to be imprisoned, he is right. The jails in
Gujarat, as admitted by Gujarat Home Minister, Amit Shah, himself on the
floor of the Gujarat State Assembly, are overcrowded with prisoners. 

Eight years back, on Feb 27, when Satish Mishra's wife was exhumed by the
flames of fire of a train, that allegedly changed the course of history for
Gujarat, health officials could not confirm if his wife was missing or dead.
While, local VHP offices immediately branded her as a martyr, a karsevak
from Ayodhya and put her posters in their offices. Was it Mishra's decision
to send his daughter from Vadodara to Sultanpur in UP to spend rest of her
childhood with her grandparents, while he waited for one fact finding
commission after the another to confirm his exact statement as an eyewitness
of the tragedy?  

What happens to Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Kanu Kalsaria? He is
very much a part of the BJP when he raised objections to a privately owned
detergent manufacturing plant being set up in his village because that would
take all the water meant for the animals and people. Is he tarnishing the
image of Gujarat by raising objection to the construction of a industry?

Actually, what is your fascination with image Bipin? you and Pawan Durani
have been harping about this one elusive thing called image. Do you mean to
say, the seeming is true and what does not appear is not? Your politics is
such that it will only touch on the issues which are seemingly existent, but
about the issues which have been pushed under the carpet, it can wait and
rot. 

Although, now I do not have a home per se, I grew up in this little town in
Assam the north eastern part of India. There was a point of time, when about
70 extremist groups were operating from that region organising protests,
bomb blasts, bandhs, killings on an everyday basis. So much happened in
these areas that three generation of youths misguided by their own ideals
and cheated by an extremely corrupt government making money through
security-terror apparatus. Some said there were Chinese training north
eastern youths, others said it was the lack of development. Do you think it
was the lack of development that forced Assamese youths to take up arms
against the state? This is coming from a state, where the first oil refinery
and an already existing tea industry was there before India got
independence. So was it degeneration in a phased manner adopted by
successive governments in Assam that lead to this insurgency? And now when I
say this, you will say i am tarnishing the image of north eastern states. 

People like you are the enemies of the nation, who are ready to do cover ups
for any political outfit at the slight provocation. 

Anupam

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

Bhagalpur massacre didn't tarnish the image of Bihar, Shikh killing didn't
tarnish the image of Delhi/India, Mumbai bomb blast followed by the riots
didn't tarnished the image of Mumbai/Maharashtra. These are few can be
listed many such more, but only Gujarat riots tarnished the image of
Gujarat!!! For argument also normally everyone use Gujarat name only.

However, this much hatred of Gujarat will not at all affect its development
and prosperity, since Gujarati's are very soft and sober and never show
hatred for anyone.

Thanks

Bipin

From: Rakesh Iyer [mailto:rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:35 AM
To: Bipin Trivedi
Cc: Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi; sarai-list

Subject: Re: [Reader-list] FW: ATTEMPT OF TARNISHING GUJARAT IMAGE

It seems Modi has got further additions to his list of those who want to
brag about the 'image of Gujarat'. Anyways, the very same Modi didn't
realize that post-Godhra pogrom also tarnished the image of Gujarat.

Rakesh

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

Thanks Dear Rajen for your consent and views.

From: Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi [mailto:rajen786uppinangady at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:32 PM
To: Bipin Trivedi
Cc: sarai-list
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] FW: ATTEMPT OF TARNISHING GUJARAT IMAGE

Bipin,

you have hit where it really sticks out, media men and women seem to have
strange hate for Narendra Modi and very affectionate love for Sonia, in the
process, the more the hate is spread, the voters in Gujarath are giving
thumbs up to Modi, and for sure, they know best, as they have seen the
governance rendered by the Nehru, his minions later, India the india and her
Rajiv and now Sonia and her minions.!

regards,

Rajen.

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

Forwarding herewith reply received from Indira Hirway against my objection
for her article in the Hindu.

From: Indira Hirway [mailto:indira_hirway at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 10:01 AM
To: Bipin Trivedi
Subject: Re: ATTEMPT OF TARNISHING GUJARAT IMAGE

Dear Mr. Bipin Trivedi,

I was away and therefore seen your mail only today. It is an interesting
mail!

I do not know you, but it will be nice to talk. Can we meet or talk?  My
mobile is                        . I am located in Ahmedabad.

Best wishes,

Indira Hirway

--- On Sat, 3/20/10, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

From: Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in>
Subject: ATTEMPT OF TARNISHING GUJARAT IMAGE
To: bleditor at thehindu.co.in
Cc: ndira.hirway at cfda.ac.in, Indira_hirway at yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 4:51 PM

The Editor

Hindu Business Line

I refer to article by Dr. Indira Hirway in Hindu Business Line on Gujarat
economy sustains growth; human development index falls Feb. 25, 2010.

You are mentioning report of the period 1993 to 2005 in 2010 and
highlighting the issue. Do you have current figure or figure upto March 2009
of the same or even upto March 2008? How can you highlight 4 years old news?
Gujarat has much changed thereafter. Please be updated and publish
accordingly.

Gujarat is on very much development path even in the HDI parameters also.
Please search latest figure and publish accordingly and stop tarnishing
Gujarat image just because Narendra Modi will not get credit. I am not
belonging to any political party and not fan of Narendra Modi but I am fan
of development, whoever does it.

Actually you are indirectly helping Narendra Modi popularity in Gujarati
people by repeating attempts of tarnishing Gujarat image.

Thanks

Bipin Trivedi

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