[Reader-list] ARUNDHATI - PUBLICITY HUNGER

[Rajkamal Goswami]

Dear Trivediji,

"she is just after negative and chip publicity"

I wish to strongly contradict this view of yours. But before I do that
can you explain what do you mean by 'chip; here?

Rajkamal

On 10/31/10, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:
> Guha says, "She's crazy. Arundhati Roy has become a joke, a publicity
> fiend," Guha told Bangalore Mirror. "She hops from cause to cause, and just
> look at the company she's keeping ... the likes of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, an
> ultimate bigot who wants to keep women in purdah and bring in an Islamic
> theocracy."
>
> While posting maoist topic discussion read my view on Arundhati as under:
> (1) When asked the question to Arundhati that most of people hate your views
> and writing and believe your thought impractical. She replies, if whole of
> India hate me I have to believe I am wrong. Then why you waiting for,
> understand this and come back from your wrong belief now. This proves that
> she is just after negative and chip publicity. (2) Even government wants
> Arundhati to be mediator between the government and maoist, but she denies.
> This is also creates doubt on her sincerity. What I think, she wants just
> mere publicity out of this and wants to create a show that she worried of
> tribal! By that way, she wants to increase sale of her books and reader
> audience.
>
> Same thing applicable now also. Kashmir problem is there since almost after
> independence and its intensity increased since 2 decades, but I have not
> heard any comment earlier for this issue. So, why now? She always remain of
> search of current hot topics and sensitized it to catch attention of media
> just for mere chip publicity. Dear Tara, you are right, after her shared
> stage with crook Geelani, many like you became her critics.
>
> Thanks
> Bipin Trivedi
>
>
>
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Rajkamal