[Reader-list] the niira radia tapes and rs 600 crores

[Inder Salim]

Indian people are usually swayed by slogans in such a way that easily
gift their votes to people whom they know they are frauds. strange but
true.

no wonder that an estimated $10000 billion has been shiphoned out
during these 60 odd years.

not that corruption  is not in other countries, but somehow it looks
there is a rat race to buy properties abroad,  and settle for good,
and for that they need these 600 crores and Govt has made that easy by
almost legalizing hawala kind of things. I beleive less than 5000$
dolloars a day per name is a permissible transaction, and one can have
50 such transactions from different places with different name cosuch
names to transfer lacs in a single day, and over the months. ( correct
me if wrong )

Sad.

is


On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Aalok Aima <aalok.aima at yahoo.com> wrote:
> sonia
>
> unfortunately, that is how it is ...... nothing 'illegal' in what could be seen as the machinations of a vir sanghvi or a barkha dutt or a niira radia
>
> yes one can certainly question the journalistic integrity of vir sanghvi  ...... he does give the impression of being both a 'congress-man' and a 'mukesh ambani - man'
>
> barkha dutt comes out cleaner as compared to vir sanghvi
>
> what niira radia is seen doing is precisely what she would be expected to do ..... she obviously gets handsomely paid, what with her 'new jaguar' and 'roberto cavalli' gown
>
> what would certainly be 'illegal' is that if barkha dutt or vir sanghvi received compensation in cash or kind for any networking favours they did and they did not declare it as income in their tax returns
>
> the 'media black-out' is another story
>
> ......... aalok aima
>
> --- On Tue, 11/23/10, SJabbar <sonia.jabbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: SJabbar <sonia.jabbar at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] the niira radia tapes and rs 600 crores
> To: "Aalok Aima" <aalok.aima at yahoo.com>, "Sarai" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 4:07 PM
>
>
> Nothing could be termed illegal?  What is a Tata/Ambani PR woman doing
> shmoozing for Kanimozhi and trying to get journalists to put in a word to
> get Raja a cabinet berth? The same Raja who has swindled the country of
> lakhs of crores?  How's unethical or immoral? What journalistic integrity
> does Vir Sanghvi boast of when he's offering to take Mukesh Ambani through a
> practice session before his TV interview?  And then writes a column that is
> dictated by Radia?  And then in his conversation with her refers to the
> Congress as 'we'.  Hello?? Whatever happened to independent journalism?
> Please read all of this in the context of Mukesh Ambani boasting of the
> Congress as 'apni dukaan' (our shop).  Will it be sheer conjecture if I
> assume VS is part of that shop? Pl look at the Ratan Tata-Niira Radia
> conversation where she tells him clearly Raja has asked for help with the
> media and she is helping him.  Does Tata bat an eyelid?  Does he say, hey,
> you're on my payroll, why are you getting involved?  Worst of all, this same
> media, but for Open and Outlook, that has 'breaking news' every half an
> hour, every single day is completely mum about this disgusting nexus.
>
>
> On 23/11/10 3:50 PM, "Aalok Aima" <aalok.aima at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> interesting as it is to listen into these conversations in the niira radia
>> tapes, there is not much revealed in them that is not already known in general
>> about the goings-on between politicians, journalists and
>> corporate-lobbyists
>
> nothing much that could be termed as 'illegal' is to be
>> found in the tapes
>
> the journalistic ethics of vir sanghvi could be
>> questioned over what seems to be his colluding with niira radia to promote
>> mukesh ambani and favour him in press coverage against his brother anil
>> ambani
>
> for me the most significant thing brought out in the conversations is
>> in this piece:
>
> VIR: Where is this coming from, this pressure?
> RADIA: It¹s
>> coming from Stalin and his sister Sylvie.
> VIR: Okay.
> Radia: So, I believe
>> Maran has given about 600 crores to Dayalu, Stalin¹s mother.
> VIR: 600 Crores,
>> okay?
> RADIA: 600 Crores, is what I¹m told.
> VIR It¹s hard to argue with that
>> kind of pressure?
>
> that is what should be investigated ....... did 600 crores
>> change hands? ...... where did those 600 crores come from? ...... where is it
>> lying now?
>
> .......... aalok aima
>
>
>
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