Image of Tamil Nadu police
Two news items appeared in the Times of India newspaper, Chennai edition on 18th April, 2008. Both are about the image of police in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Here is the first one:-
LEGAL NOTICE TO FILM-MAKERS
TIMES NEWS NETWORKChennai: A senior police officer in the city has slapped a legal notice on the producer and director of the film ‘Nepali’, starring actors Bharath and Meera Jasmine, demanding the removal of certain objectionable portions in the film which portray the police department in bad light.
After watching the flick, Joint Commissioner of Police (North Chennai) M Ravi on Thursday slapped a legal notice on the film’s director V Z Durai and producer Rama Saravanan through his lawyer P Chandrasekharan. The notice alleged that the movie had portrayed the police, prisons and judiciary departments in bad light and warned both the director and producer of appropriate legal action both civil and criminal if they fail to delete the objectionable parts from the film. The notice also asked them to stop screening the movie till deletion. It alleged that in the very beginning of the movie, the National Flag was shown without due respect. The prison jailer was shown walking down the stairs without saluting the Flag, while his subordinates were shown saluting the flag.
The movie also shows a police inspector in uniform attempting to rape the heroine. “The same inspector has been shown stripping his uniform in two scenes. The movie is shot with the intention of creating ill feelings, disharmony and hatred between the police and public which per se is defamatory”, it alleged. The scenes where the hero takes the law into his hand and the comments he makes against the judiciary are also intended to damage the reputation and dignity of the judiciary, the notice said.
In one scene the jailer is shown drinking in jail premises and asking the female jail warden to supply women. “This would create wrong impression in the minds of the public,’’ the notice said.
Ok, according to the police department, certain portions of the film portray the police department in bad light.
Now pray tell me, does the alleged conduct of a member of the police force of the state in real life as reported in the paper of the same day, enhance the image of police in the eyes of public?
Read this and form your own conclusions:-
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Hindustan or Caste-stan!
It is castestan aka Indian Union of castes - “IUC”, pronounced Yuck, avers Manas Chakravarty, in Hindustan Times.
Here is his eminently witty parody on the highly casteist 27% reservation for OBCs in India. (For folks from another part of the globe, India is a funny country where each group would perennially be clamouring for something special for themselves, at the cost of the country).
The Supreme Court’s judgment on the OBC reservation issue has left many people feeling hurt and insecure. The creamy layer among the OBCs feels sad and neglected. Non-creamy layer folks are scared that pay hikes may make them creamy. Advertisers in matrimonial columns are wondering whether they should add the words “Non-creamy layer” before “OBC Groom Wanted”. A smart creamy layer individual wanted to know if he would qualify for non-creamy status if he was paid Rs 2.4 lakh in cash (within the Rs 2.5 lakh annual income limit) with the rest of his salary being paid in wheat, rice, veggies and soap. And that’s apart from the slighted feeling that forward castes have because they haven’t been allotted a quota, or the angst that a Gujjar feels on sighting a Meena.
In order to solve all these problems and to heal the deep divisions within society, the best solution would be to have reservations for as many castes as possible. We could then have quotas for, say, the Deeply Scheduled Castes, the Not-so-Scheduled Castes, the Extremely Backward, the Most Backward, the Other Backward, the Most Backward among the Forward, those Neither Backward nor Forward and so on. We could also have a separate quota for the creamy layer among each one of these castes. And just so they don’t feel left out, we must also have a milky quota, a chocolatey quota, a plain vanilla quota and a frothy quota (this will include all beer-drinkers in each caste). In fact, the plan has already been well received by the media, which has dubbed it Mandal 76501, the figures representing the number of new caste quotas that have been recommended.
Once we have quotas for all of these castes, the next step would be to extend them to every sphere. Why should we have quotas only in educational institutions and government jobs? The government is already talking of reservations in private sector employment. But why limit it to employment? We need extremely backward entrepreneurs, completely scheduled cricketers, backwardly forward movie stars and even a Miss Non-creamy layer India.
The solution: introduce reservations for each of these professions. There is also no reason why we shouldn’t have quotas for politicians. As a matter of fact, it’s absolutely important to drive home the change in thinking by making a big bang statement.
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Apathy of MPs to price rise
April 17, 2008 · Filed Under India-centric · CommentThere is an all round increase in the price of essentials in India. But the Members of Parliament who are elected to represent the problems of the masses in parliament and try to alleviate their sufferings have shown scant interest in discussing the price rise.
The following is the excerpt from the editorial of Times of India, Chennai edition dated 2008-04-18:
Missing in Action
MPs’ absenteeism subverts Indian democracy
Inflation is a burning issue because it eats into the already meager incomes of the poor, and our politicians are concerned. Right? Wrong. MPs revealed how much they really care about rising prices of essential commodities — as opposed to how much they would like us to believe that they care — by largely playing truant when the matter came up for discussion in both Houses of Parliament. In the Lok Sabha, even among the few MPs who bothered to turn up, many staged a quiet exit soon after. The lack of quorum in the House was dealt with simply by not drawing attention to the inconvenient fact.
What is intriguing is the absence of MPs belonging to BJP and other opposition parties, who are expected to make some noise at least!
But they are sure to take keen interest in debates on the privileges of MPs.
This is the citadel of democracy for you!
A WordCamp at Chennai
As users of WordPress software suite we are very familiar with the term “WordCamp” which is defined by Jeffro2pt0 in simple terms like this:-
WordCamp is a conference type of event that focuses squarely on everything WordPress. Everyone from casual end users all the way up to core developers show up to these events. These events are usually highlighted by speeches or keynotes by various people.
We read announcements and details of events that are conducted during these camps that are being conducted at many places over US and Europe.
Why not one such in India? That too at Chennai (because I live there. Simple)? Swell idea, what? No wonder, I always get them. all in my diet minus fish, that Jeeves’ wisdom gets attributed to by Plum!
It may not be on a big scale. It may not boast of WordPress pundits like Matt, Lorelle and their ilk. But why not make a start in a humble way?
I appeal to users of WordPress living in and around the city of Chennai, India to please spill a few bytes on the comment box about their willingness to organize/participate in the proposed get-together, so that we can proceed further in that direction.
Thanks IA.
An invasion through conversion
YouTube - Watch - prosletysation of the gullibleWomen in progress
Indian women have really progressed a great deal in terms of scruples, values, empathy and traditions, if the following news items that appeared in today’s Hindustan Times is any indication. Please have a look and share your opinion:-
- Woman kills brother due to property dispute.
A WOMAN smashed her brother’s head with a hockey stick and then stabbed him to death with the help of her husband and sons in central Delhi late on Wednesday, the police said.
The murder was allegedly committed over a property dispute.
The deceased Prem Kumar, 54, used to work as an accountant with an oil company in Khari Baoli.
The police said he did not get along with his sister’s family.
Kumar used to live on the ground floor of his ancestral house in Ara Kash Road while his sister Alka used to live on the first floor with her family.
The two families reportedly were not on talking terms.
Kumar’s sister Alka was arrested, while her husband Ravi and sons, Varun and Sahil, were on the run, police said.
The family allegedly rained blows on Kumar after an heated argument and stabbed him several times, the police said.
“Kumar was not happy with Alka, since she had eloped with Ravi before her marriage. Their family apparently did not approve of the marriage. Alka reconciled with her parents later and came to live in the ancestral house with her family,” said an officer.
Kumar was however, not happy with the development.
The two families often argued over minor issues.
The police said that Alka used to claim ownership of the house and pestered Kumar to shift out of the ground floor.
At about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Alka came to Kumar’s house and picked up an argument.
Her husband and sons reportedly accompanied her.
“The argument soon turned violent. Alka and her family members picked up a hockey stick and thrashed Kumar. Varun and Sahil then caught hold of a kitchen knife a nd stabbed Kumar on his torso,” said an officer.
All but Alka managed to flee. Kumar’s family took him to a city hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.
“We have registered a case and are looking for the other accused,” said an officer
- Mom’s illicit affair turns her son to murderous rage
Read moreNo public cause is worth your personal sacrifice
… and that of your wife, children and other dependents.
Yes. Looking after oneself is a duty befallen on you. And the family that you have created out of your own mischief! None of your children had sent an application (in triplicate) choosing to be born as your children! Haven’t you covenanted at the time of your marriage that you’ll take of your wife? What right have you got to derelict your duty towards your self and your kin for the sake of dogmas that you fancy?
In another vein, history is replete with instances where the result of sacrifices have seldom fulfilled the cause for which the stupid man has subordinated his self. Take the case of folks who had inflicted terrible suffering upon themselves while fighting for freedom of India from British imperialists. Thiyagi Subramaniya Siva is a classic example. Coming off a very poor family he chose to take up the role of a lone warrior against British. A married man, he brought his brought his family to abject poverty in this process. The same is the case of Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi.
What have they achieved in the real sense? Freedom from what, freedom for whom? The real fruits of freedom is enjoyed by which section of society - corrupt, unscrupulous, exploiters, cheats, black marketeers, profiteers…! The lot of common man remains the same.
But was their sacrifice worth it? The British imperialists would have anyway cleared of the Indian sub-continent since they had lost their status of a significant maritime power in the post-2nd world war scenario and also because India, as a colony had ceased to be of any real economic value addition to the British.
Think about it!
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