Thursday, 30 August 2007

safety and security in india´s anti-terrorism drive

left to right: Bala and Cherkadi Ramachandra Rao

by Kulamarva Balakrishna

Vienna 30: India has been under a low intensity terrorist war of attack
for almost the last three decades.The country, however, was ill-prepared
because the administration, in particular safety and security agencies, either were not interested or unable to identify the related issues involved. The policemen do not know the policing job,safety agencies like ambulance, home guards, hospitals or fire brigades or other civilian civil defense net works do not comprehend the full implications of their jobs.It is under these conditions politicos and criminals including enemies are working in co-operation naively hoping to have better share of the results of their joint operations.As the country is very large geographically and demographically with a billion plus population they did not make headways. But they succeeded in halting the growth of the noblest polity.
The latest terrorist attack on 6.5 million city of Hydarabad is an example. As the administration aided by safety and security agencies were set busy offering relief work and finding out the perpetrators of the crime, country wide a natural panic developed.A set of politicians sitting in the opposition, wittingly or unwittingly joined hands with perpetrators of deadly violence announced a strike/bandh disrupting the normal life.This at a time when the society is compelled to face the calamity as a single man, united in one team.What is required here is not POTA (prevention of organized terrorism act) , but discipline enforced voluntarily or by law making it a crime any hindering relief and detection work.This should take care of strike for strikes sake politicos. In case of the Hyderabad event, the national opposition Bharatiya Janata Party announced a strike.This attracts it as suspect unit of crime perpetrators. No amount of shouting by the unit´s leaders hoping to gain power through underworld openings should be allowed to work.As a political game partner BJP is obliged to co-operate in safety and security operations. If it refuses to co-operate it deserves to be destroyed. For India is one inclusive of citizens born,naturalized ones,tourist guests, and other visited included deserve welfare in our social midst.That is the responsibility of our polity.We remain today in,although bordered, 21st global century.There is no mistake on that. While internally we keep a watch, we have the responsibility to co-operate in eradicating terrorism everywhere. In some cases we are bound by bilateral agreements. in other cases,multilateral. In yet uncovered areas, we are bound strongly on moral grounds.The survival of human civilization is at stake. We should seek and offer co-operation to all reasonably trustworthy authorized inter-governmental authorities as well as single government authorities. We should work for strengthening global co-operation systems in crime fighting and preventing violence or terrorism in whatever name. There is no middle way in this endeavor.We should succeed in protecting the innocent, women,children, and handicapped irrespective of caste, color,creed, religion or races in particular. As for the administrative agencies, discipline, co-ordinated team work, correct education to the new recruits on their duty responsibilities should be considered as their duty and right in relation to the society which they are intended to serve.
(end)

Saturday, 25 August 2007

taslima´s tears


Taslima´s Tears
( Issued amended on-05-09-2007)
By Kulamarva Balakrishn
Vienna: I am concerned about Taslima´s Tears. Earlier this
month a mob led by the so called Islamists invaded India´s Hyderabad Press
Club premises,where she was attending the release of Telugu edition of her book,
threatening to kill her. She was saved by her hosts with the help of police.
The police, later however ,registered a case against her on the complaints
of the law breakers that she was set on creating enmity between religions,
even though that was not the case. Taslima in fact was compelled to leave
her country of birth as she stood up to protect the minorities living in Bangla
Desh. As it was, she was already engaged as a medical doctor, in healing
the rape rescued young girls.The rapists were none other than relations
living under the umbrella of South Asia´s extended Muslim families.The
experience also serves to explain her allergy to males in general, Muslim
males in particular.Now she is 45 and all alone, temporarily living at Kolkota
(Calcutta).I remember in 1994, I had applied for a Visa to go do Dhakka.
As it happened I was a professional journalist before my retirement,the
Bangla Desh High Commission refused me entry Visa.My intended visit
to Bangla Desh had nothing to do with Journalism.An exporter of Bangla
Desh
had sought my help to get him and his firm a right business contact.
As I was not given to introduce strangers to my business contacts, I had
asked for an opportunity to visit them on spot to convince myself the
company was indeed sound one.To begin with the company asked me to
fax two pages from my passport.Then I was asked to present myself at the
Bangla
High Commission at Kolkota.When I presented myself,after
making me wait about two hours, I was told I could not be given an entry
permit. I had to cancel my booked flight to Dhakka.When confronted by
the exporting firm, I had to tell them truthfully since in their country there
is no law but primitive Islamic law under operation I could not help them.
It was only natural to Austrian and German importers to retain legal safety
valves,which was not allowed in the then Bangla Desh.The event took
place just a few months after Taslima controversy had broken out the
brave young woman doctor was saved by the intervention of Swedish
Playwrights, Editors and Novelists´ forum. I am happy for the timely
Swedish intervention, an individual of highest integrity in my part of
geography was rescued from the lynch justice of the mob in a neighboring
lawless country.Then I read Taslima´s reportage novel =Lajja= (Shame).
My heart went out for her.In fact I like to adapt her as my second daughter
World Vision fashion without any cash involvement.What she needs is a
sense of belongingness and emotional support, the type Princess Diana
got,that is unrestricted human love.This was followed by my readings of
her translated poems. I my view she is a great poetess.I consider she is the
true inheritor of the legacy of the great humanist Bengali poet, the first
world war veteran the late Kazi Nazrul Islam, who was held in great esteem
both in Bangla Desh and Indian West Bengal. Now I know there are new
muslim bridges being created. These should help women in the Kingdom of
Holy Places. After all it was a woman, his elderly wife, who protected her
=hisband= at the time of his spiritual crisis.When he was unable to withhold
the pressure of new revelations to him in mount =Hira=,which were later to
become the holy book of the new religion,the great woman was his comfort.
She gave him everything. But the religion he established treats women as
second class citizens! What greater living blasphemy Islam can endure?
I think, the Kingdom should make amends to its women citizens.Mothers,
aunts,sisters,daughters and daughters-in-law should enabled to hold their
head high without having to cover themselves under black curtains.That
would be the first step to heal the wounds of soul inflicted on Taslima,
the healing nightingale and great poetess. I am aware Taslima has been
accused of being obscene. It is not true. Truth can never be obscene.
It is the hidden ugliness that is filthy and obscene.Let us therefore make
the guardians of this hidden obscenity account themselves in the first place.
You can help Taslima by appealing to email: presidentofindia@rb.nic.in
for her citizenship and protection.Media friends are welcome to use this
contribution under acknowledgement. (end)



Friday, 24 August 2007

india-u.s.nuclear deal

By Kulamarva Balakrishna
A great deal of noise is made in India about implementing the agreement.The left, meaning the Indian left over politicians of the Stalin and Mao era without controlling their violent forces. They are still behind implementing in their human dignity obligations, like banning men pulling cart loads of men and women on difficult streets like that of Kolkota but unashamedly claim to represent Indian underdog. Beyond them, the so called Naxalites go about in remote forest villages in rampage killing the innocents. This situation is not acceptable, especially the left front is not a part of the ruling party. But on their own they offer support to the ruling alliance on the basis of common minimum programme (CMP) covering internal realities of prevailing poverty. The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led by Ms. Sonia Gandhi as alliance leader and Dr.Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister is working in the direction.During the last three years of governance, the UPA has achieved in the country a greater awareness of law and order. Election Commission and the Judiciary led by the Supreme Court of India do a good job each in their spare eliminating loop holes.
Now the nuclear issue in particular: some minorities have reservation on nuclear technology on safety considerations.Others like the left front are concerned in protecting the interests of their friendly benefactors like the People´s Republic of China or non proliferation treaty ( NPT) members like Iran. India, although traditionally a non aligned country can not shoulder the responsibilities of friendly countries like Iran since their policy formulation is not done by Indians in India.It is unreasonable for us to interfere in their internal national policies uninvited. It is every country´s right to formulate its policy considering they do not hurt the interests of their neighboring friends.India can expect them to consult where they have doubts. Therefore, Indian Union can not oblige its minority left on its imaginary grievances.
Indian geographic situation is sand witched by two neighbors, who have stockpiled nuclear weapons. They both have hostile histories. Pakistan for that matter is committed to wage a war against India for a thousand years on its irrational claims. The country has been running an undeclared low intensity war against India for decades. At the moment no one is in a position to judge if it is under a democracy or a military dictatorship. But one thing is clear its religious leaders not only are teaching a distorted religion but also providing weapons and training to use them all round.Such an environment is not conducive in creating a sense of security in India itself. Besides, mobilizing financial resources from outside the country, Pakistan has successfully launched a nuclear proliferative campaign with convenient closing of the eyes by the United States. Thus it is the imperative of the United States to peacefully manage Pakistan´s =strategic assets=, an acceptable name for mass destructive nuclear weapons known as WMDs.
A civilian nuclear agreement based on recognition of mutual interests and demonstratively upholding mutual respect should be a solution for restraining the WMDs held in Pakistan. India being proximate to the country, the United States being Pakistan´s closest ally and guaranteer from a remote geographic location have the need to co-operate here. Thus it is very important their nuclear co-operation deal negotiated recently need to be implemented for long term world peace. (end)

Friday, 20 April 2007

dedicated to Aishvarya


Vienna, 29-03-2007


The P addane was written in the context
of impending marriage of Mangalorean
Vishwasundari to a Banarasi Babu,
BB's (not Brigit Bardot, she was French)
son. If nris can enjoy welcome to
publish. I offer it free with best compiments.
Kulamarva Balakrishna

Vienna, 27-01-2007


The pad-dane

By Kulamarva Balakrishna
with Mallinatha's commentary
one

dimmy sale....
kinnimarindavo.... ( meaning obscure but at the end of every stanza recited)
arasitti abbakkena= queen called abbakka
megdi subbakkena=her sister subbakka
raddane ponjevuna=her second daughter's
peelhigetalhu =discendent
sompady ponjevu= sompadi house female kid
nagana banata puje malpalhu u e a....=worshipping at snake park
santosodu=with happiness
bhari sansotso o aaa=with great happiness
dimmy sale.........

two

nammuruta vishva sundari = miss world born in our village
nalketalhu bombedu= actress in bombay
emme kattuna goregaontalpa= near goregaon buffalo stall (place in Bombay)
khetawadi lekkada=khetawadi type-bombay whore co-operative from our village)
bollywadi panperu u e a...=bollywadi is hollywood in village parlance
dimmy sale kinnimarindavo...

three

banarasi bachcheere= benaras bettel leaves
nammuruta poolhu= arecanut from from our village
nalketa bachchana=actor bachchan's
kulavarutaye e e e... = family bride groom
dinakkonji koti mudi = ten million per day earner
baru kattunayeke = so famed
doorata chitrodu bollywaditu= in films of bombay
nalittu =by acting
uruta ponjevklha= making our village girls'
komana chendi malpunayeke=underpant wet
e e e o oo dimmysale kinnimarindavo..

four

namma =ours
sompady ponjevuna=sompady girl's
sontotadittu kudettu =hole below the waist
sikki buryeke=got trapped they say
banarasi bachcheere=banarasi brand bettel leaves=beeda
pallanga todu beededa=by chewing and mating bed collapses broken
amalutu =with intoxication
uruta sundarina= village beauty's
sontadedekku sikki buryeke= between the thighs got trapped
dimmy sale .. kinnimarindavo

five

bhari santoso= we are happy
sontadaditta bandelu=below the waist tunnel
pagalutu baveli =residence for bates ( a tropical flying animal during day
adaguna bandelunu =hiding place
ambitu sarane suddoke= with cow dung paste to be cleaned
bhari gaddoloke= with great ceremony they say
vishva sundari marmalhuke=miss world is bride they say
dimmysale .. e e e
kinnimarindavo

six

nammurutu gouji= our village ceebrates
banarasitu gouji =benaras celebrates
bombeda worli saditu=in bombay worli sea face road
kulhlhutu nattunna= sitting beggar
deberu siddi vinayakena=god siddivinayaka, ganesha
ashirvado,=blesses
kashi vishveshvaradebena ashirvado,=kashi, benaras god shiva also
blesses
nammuruta nagana= village holy snake
ashirvado= also blesses
dharmasthalata deberu,=pilgrimage centre for villagers
debere bakilku= manager
beega paduna= padlock holder
pergadera ashirvado= heggade also blesses
manta deberukulhe=all gods bless the couple
gouji= great festivity
bappanaduta appena gouji= bappanad mother's festivity
nalketa ponjevna=actress girl's
madumme gouji=wedding festivity
dimmy sale ... kinnimarindavo

seven

nammuruda raikulhu= village rai barons
alveru, kalhveru,= feaudal names
muttapperu raikulhu=names
dawood ibrahim=famed mafia boss name
manterekulhe emme= all proud
nalketa ponnuku mudme=of actress marriage
dimmysale ... kinnimarindavoo...

singificance

Many have asked the significance of the dimmysale
pa-dana in Tulhu.Here it is. I have particularly
avoided using real names included the civilisational
realities.It is about 4,500 odd years since Aryans
completed arriving in India not as invaders or tourists but weather
related economic/nomadic/gypsie refugee immigrants.
When they saw the geography and weather they burst out
joy with their primitive sacred poems known today
as the Vedas.They were happy to be friendly and
quarrelling with the natives as happens in neighbour
relationships.The latest event is a repitition of the
same relationship telescoping it as far back as
so many years of our history.We are in the 21st
century.All live more or less in jet - space age.
But the outer shell of our lives are ruled by the laws of our
primitive past. It is a typical Westernghat based
"untouchable" entertainer's account of the
event the same way the great Ramayana of
Valmiki was condensed in the same Westernghats
by a single sentence used by children at play.
It says:" at death,banned to the woods grass
sack containing black grams were spilled".
At the death of father king Dasharatha, son
Rama was banned to the forests.This caused
the destruction of the black natives (Brahmana Ravana
race!).
2.The pad-dana in Tulhu, a Dravidian language,
eventhough 95 percent Sanskritised as we have tulhu
today, follows the tradition of the bride's proud racial
identity retained. The bride is not a relation of the
nalke social entertainer.He continues to pay homage
to the socially higher caste bunts and held bride's happy
union with a traditional Aryan racial high born
entertainer,(just like Cananore pulheyas playing
biography of sankaracharya as "potti teyyam")who retains his several
thousand years linkage to the sacred rishis, who
recited the Vedas.Just as the bride belongs to
Naga worshipping pre-aryans, he belongs to the
early aryan worshippers of Vishveshvara.
3.The first poem is recalling the origin of the proud
bride and expresses happiness.The second introduces
her as an entertainer in Bollywood/Bollywadi in Marathi
like Khetwadi.He extoles her globally acknowledged
charm.In the third, he introduces the groom,
as charming females, earning a crore a day.
His falling in love with the girl, who ate ripe tamarind
fruit in childhood to become a world beauty! (Aishvarya
was judged the global beauty of the year,she was
asked the secret of her beauty-she answered it was
because she ate regularly sour tamarind fruit!") The four
rejoices at the bride's prize catch.Besides, just as she
is proud of eating tamarind, her catch is being described
a the proud inheritor of "banarasi palangtod beeda" taste.
The five points at the mundane attraction point for
young males and females.The six reports the rejoicing
festival of cultures in different holy places of worship.
The seven points out at the rejoicing intimates who
are proud of their racial identities, athough retained in
a mere shell form!No doubt it would make Uma Bharti,
Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje, L.K.Advani, etc
also rejoice but that should be considered as fans
rejoicing,therefore excluded by the primitive village bard.
I think, this should open the eyes of Indology/Hindologists.


Yours sincerely

Kulamarva Balakrishna


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Wednesday, 18 April 2007


Kaveri Solution
South and Eastern States Should Take
The Lead and Work Together

By Kulamarva Balakrishna

Here is a realist proposal:Sothern States who make money
particularly Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil
Nadu should come forward to share a part of investment
needed for increasing water resources and go united to the
Union Government seekng support.

That should help to end the missing water supplies. The
Kaveri dispute should be considered a matter of the past
history and burried. The concerned States should look
into the face of the future.

There is no point one state fighting another by holding
bandhs or other disruptive and distructive activities, that in
any case can not help harnessing water when rivers go dry.
Just as in sport, The States should learn to play as team
led by the "foreign coach" Greg Chapell.

If there is water in the rivers they could be shared. When there
is no water the Tribunal can not make water by pissing! So it is
the responsibility of elected politicians to think in realist constructive
ways.

With the U.S--India Nuclear Deal opening the supplies of nuclear
material to India, it should now be easier to construct about
fifty desalination plants on the eastern coast from Kanya Kumari
to the Bay of Bengal. These will help India tide over the water
crisis. It will also help in guaranteeing employment for millions.

The project should be linked to a scheme that would help the
coastal region by reforestation in the east to meet emergencies
caused by seasonal storms and tsunamis heavy down pours like
the one witnessed in Bombay two years ago.

Kumaraswami and company should take the lead to approach
CM Karunanidhi with the proposal. I am sure he would respond
positively. If any problem, I can help by intervention.I have already
sent the proposal to Chief Ministers Karunanidhi and Kumaraswami,
with a copy to The President.

In the next stage, Orissa and West Bengal should be roped in
to join in the process so the country will gain.

Side by side, on the country wide routes of National Highways, a flood
preventing monsoon lake chain system should be developed to lift
the sinking ground water table. Here also the States should participate
in investment. Participation is the key word.Both the programmes
would help in reducing the poverty and taking away hooligans
from the roads.

For once politicians of the country should realise they have to fulfil
the responsibility of government. There is no time to be lost. If
indifferent now, then it would be too late.

So it is our responsibility to save and secure the country for
our children.

Unrealisitc even after Bombay down pour

After experincing a tsunami and an unprecedented down pour
of rains in Bombay,Our politicians' current approach to the problem,
is the same like to all other problems,unrealistic and counter productive.
It sums up something what I desribe below.

The Tamil Nadu, Karnataka governments seem set to fight it out.
They have no proposal to make clouds pregnant to induce rains
in the catchment area of the river.They are thinking only in the terms
of sharing what is not there.

In no way they show eagerness to talk sense with the opponents.
Some were hesitant to ask co-operation from the opposing political forces.

Their public aspproach as evidenced in Karnataka, they would seek the
blessings of Sri Puttaparti Sai Baba, to hold a conference of the former
irrational Prime Minister Bajpayee,Jinnah disciple Advani, and BJP President
Ranjnath Singh, NDA convenor George Fernandes and other allies in
Bangalore to consider as if their own mid-term proposal as against the
desalination plants suggested by me.

The gist of the proposal: Bangalore's five million plus population's sewer
discharges remain not properly routed. It should be routed to the river
Kaveri to enhance its flow levels.Thus Kaveri canal systems could be converted
into fertiliser mixed watering system as developed by the great agriculturist
Shri Lakshmi Narayana Hegde of Sagara, Shimogga for his own gardens.

It is however, not explained how this would help to gain the good will and
co-operation of Tamil Nadu since they would also like to use Kaveri water
driking purposes.

A message from one Narayan Namboodaripad says he would request support
of Bajrang Dal and RSS Chief Sudarshan for support and conduct a
Indra-Varuna Yajna,which will at once make sure Kaveri permanently remain
over flowing.

Another report comes to say a certain Dr.Padiyar of Kundapur and Prof.
Dr. Havyaka Morante Keshava Bhat would make a Vishnu Sahasranama
yoga of five thousand women at Bhagmandla to see that Kaveri will have
a full flow to meet all the needs of the four states benefitting the Tribunal
award.

The first one came from Kanchipuram's under trial guru and shishya swamis.
They propose if the criminal case against them is withdrawn they would be
willing to go on to Bhagmandla, where river Kaveri spurts out, and like the
great sage Agastya, piss on Kaveri to increase its flow.

A proposal reportedly made by former Prime Minister Deve Gowda was
that the entire Vokkaliga community led by him,his sons and his beer bottle
wielding grandson would go by special buses to Kodagu to camp there and
urinate for increasing the river flow so the available water for distribution
among the states by the tribunal would be sufficient.

On their part, would be Deputy Chief Minister Yediyoorappa leading the BJP
and Bajrang Dal volunteers, also in special buses would go in their turn/
paryaya to do their duty and enhance the flow of the river.

From Kerala came the plan that they would send their best man,award
winning unemployed Shashi Taroor to Bhagmandla "to do the needful" as
long it is required.

From Tamilnadu, the Opposition ADMK announced it was contemplating to send
Amma,that is its Purachi Talvi to go with a big crowd to contribute their
share. According Amma, the population of Kaveri Delta and catchment area has
exploded with piss resources to balance dwindling flow on the river. There
would be then no need to have expensive desalination plants.

From Andhra Pradesh came the suggestion they would prefer increasing the flow
of Godavari through voluntary pissing.

From Udupi, Pejawara Seer offered to send his selected disciple Uma Bharti
with a cheddiless crowd so they can make instant water into Kaverimukha.

Vokkaligas opposing Devegowda and his family rule, understood be the followers
of Dikeshi and others in Karnataka said they should be permitted to urinate in
the river's catchment areas from the point of view of maintaining the peace
with Deve Gowda.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi seem to be inclined he would at once
respond positively if Karnataka makes a proposal formally to set up 50
desalination plants in the country's eastern cost to find a final solution.

But no one however, promised to consider the Kaveri issue has been solved
finally. For this they seek the intervention of the Centre.

Wednesday, 11 April 2007

Saddam's funeral rituals in Bangalorepress release

Vienna,02-03-2007


Press release

The Worldpress
Global

Dear Sirs,

I bring to your kind notice that the Indian Publishing Partner
of The New York Times, on 19-1-2007 at Bangalore took
part in public rally in support of the hanged Saddam Hussain,
made inciting speach which resulted in riots in Bangalore
causing death of the innocent, injuries, destruction and
damages to public and private properties for three consecutive
days.
2.That The New York Times Partner, Mobashar alias Muhammad
Javed Akbar is also the editor and publisher of multinational
daily Asian Age misued a journalist's privilege to promote the
breach of public peace is an act of criminality having worldwide
terrorist related security implication was brought to the noice of
The New York Times on 05-02-2007 with detailed information.
3.The New York Times did not respond to it. I bring to your
awareness that by such criminal activities indulged in by the
owners of multinational public affairs industrial units would cause
the world to be set on fire causing massive dislocation of people.
That if large countries like India and China are destabilized
by criminals showing The Press Pass no country in the world
would be able to take resulting several hundred million refugees.
4.I would request you to kindly take note and take up such
criminal activities in your forum and to launch resolute action to
prevent such happenings in future.
5.If you fail in taking any initiatives now you would stand
condemned by the history.
6.I am a journalist since 1952/53 and the founder of the
Taravadu Taranga Trust for Media Monitoring (TTTMM) &
the International Centre for Social and Environmental
Engieering intended pointing out at backward aboriginalistic
superstitions for eradicating impediments to the gowth
of human civilisation.

The gist of his participation report
and immediate consequences

Vienna,02-03-2007

International rally in support of hanged Saddam Hussain
was held in Bangalore on 19-01-2007 by the "people's front",
at Shivaji Nagar.The inciting speeches made before a 30,000
strong audience by speakers led by Mobashar alias Muhammad
Javed Akbar caused immediate rionts in Bangalore causing
injuries to 50 policemen including Assistant Commisioner of Police
K.V.Puttathimme Gowda. Houses were ramsacked and shops
were looted.The rally's "success" and the resulting riots were
reported in the front page of the Asian Age/Bangalore Age's
front page showing its editor in chief Akbar sharing the stage
with politicians and several government representatives from
abroad.

Cuba-Libya-Pakistan-Bangladesh participating

The states that sent representatives to participate
included Cuba,(non-muslim), Pakistan,Cyprus,Libya,Greece
(non muslim) and Bangladesh, as reported by the daily's
special correspondent supported by a sfatt correspondent.
2.Mr.Akbar, who advertises himself being publishing partner of
The New York Times, is exposed with other speakers on
stage by a three column photo on the front page. According
to the daily's special correspondent, among the speakers
some tried to whip u passions. The voice of sanity, the
special corresondent said was that of Mr.Akbar.

Mr.Akbar cited comparison to Saddam Hussain and 18th century
Mysore ruler Tippu Sultan,who fought against the British. Mr.Akbar
reportedly said:" as long as Saddam was alive, the U.S.could not
have entered" (what remains unreported. " Saddam is the second
martyr to fall to the imperialistic forces".
"Mr.Akbar was highly critical of India's response to the execution
of Saddam". Mr.Akbar was a specialist in Middle Eastern
affairs. He had written books including "Shae of Swords" in
justification of Jihad, "Riot after Riot" on lawlessness and
revolution, and "Blood Brothers " his own autobiographical
fiction.
The 30,000 strong crowd gave "Mr.Akbar editor-in
chief of The Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle- a standing
ovation", when he said " the U.S. tried its best to make Saddam
look meek with his head down on his way to the gallows".
"He did not surrender but fought against the U.S. and died
holding his head high" etc.
(The gist culled from Mr.Akbar's own Bangalore Age front page
dated 20-01-2007). Great journalism ideed! Riots started within
hours his speech and lasted for the nex thee days.Law and order
remained disrrupted in Bangalore causing one death,50 injuries,
arson and looting, destruction,damage for private and
public properties.)KB:

Yours sincerely

Kulamarva Balakrishna
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