See this Englishman talk about Tamilnadu

Please click to read in big size.... Thanks... worth the read.

I liked the line in the end he says.... wish to be born Indian again!

My friend Vijayashankar, when he told about the rudeness of English, I didnt believe, but I do now!

Tell me one thing, did Hindusthan of 500countries, fall for getting intimidated by a cannon and a gun, with rudeness?

Achievements of Congress

This is what I found on the net from a staunch BJP supporter....

Achievements of Congress

Even after more than 50 years of Congress rule 70% Indian are poor and do not have social security.
Biggest Defence scam - Bofors by Gandhi family.
Cash for Vote in Parliament – Shame on Congresss
Check the food prices at present in compare to 3 years back, common man is finding problem for day to day living.
Congress is not secular because of it's minority appeasement programs.
Congress is soft on Terrorists, Price Rise and Corruption.

Following are few of the biggest scams in India, that have taken place when Manmohan Singh was in charge:
1- Latest in the news is Satyam Scam which is touted to be the biggest corporate scam of India when Dr. Manmohan Singh is Prime Minister as well as finance Minister.
2- Harshad Mehta Scam of 1992 which was touted to be the first ever scam of this magnitude and in fact aam aadmi of India came to know about this great word SCAM only after that.
3- Ketan Parikh Scam of 1992.
4- C. R. Bhansali Scam between 1992 to 1996.
5- Cobbler Scam of 1995 where Shiv Daya was the main player.
6- I.P.O. Scam of 2004-05 which is considered to be the biggest scam of its type.
7- Dinesh Dalmia of DSQ Scam in 2000-01.
8- A. K. Telgi's Stamp Paper Scam considered to be the biggest and most widely spread scam. The scam started in 1994 and was unearthed in 2000.
9- Virender Rastogi Scam in the year 1995-96.
10- UTI Scam in year 2000.
11- Uday Goyal's Plantation Scam started in 1995 and was revealed in 1998.

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As long as politicians are able to make money, our democracy will suck!

• Bring in accountability!
• Make sure people from the same constituency gets to contest.
• Allow people to vote from anywhere....(internet votes, postal from within city, any booth, with one single national id )
  
• Make the recall of elected reps ( a la USA ) a mandatory thing, with a percentage of voters signing for it..
• Provide changes in the constitution to enable parties to get representative seats... for example, if BJP get 30% national votes, they should get 30% of 543 MPs, i.e., 163 MPs ( an pick them from the contested candidates, who are eligible as per votes polled in ascending order > 20% and did not forfeit deposit)...

Roundup of election predictions 2009

Here is a quick roundup of the pre-election predictions and the discussion around them in the Indian blogosphere. I have also written in my blog in Tamil Pathivubothai a lot recently.

According to the second Star-Nielsen poll, the Congress will win 155 seats (203 with UPA allies), while the BJP will win 147 seats (191 with NDA allies) (via TOI).

Arun Nehru at the Deccan Chronicle predicts that the Congress will win 157 seats (193 with UPA allies), compared to the 132 seats for the BJP (177 with NDA allies).

The Times of India predicts that the Congress will win 154 seats (198 with UPA allies), while the BJP will win 135 seats (176 with NDA allies).

According to The Week, the Congress will win 144 seats (198 with UPA allies), while the BJP will have to settle at 140 seats (186 with NDA allies).

India Today expects the UPA to win 196-205 seats, far ahead of the 172-181 seats for the NDA.

According to Reuters, the Congress with 139 seats will form the government, beating the BJP, which will win only 129 seats.

DNA predicts that the Congress-led UPA will win 184 seats, against the 177 seats for the BJP-led NDA.

Shreekant Sambrani at Business Standard predicts that BJP will emerge as the biggest party with 137 seats (184 seats with NDA allies), ahead of the Congress, which will win 119 seats (176 seats with UPA allies, including LJP/ RJD).

India TV also predicts that the BJP will emerge as the largest single party with 144 seats (187 seats with NDA allies), ahead of the Congress, which will win 133 seats (178 seats with UPA allies).

According to BJP’s own survey, conducted by G V L Narasimha Rao, the BJP will win 160 seats (217 with NDA allies) compared to 135 seats for the Congress (180 with UPA allies) (via TOI).

The numbers for the UPA have come down in recent predictions as analysts aren’t counting the numbers for Lalu Prasad’s RJD, Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP or Mulayam Singh’s SP as part of the alliance anymore.

Earlier, in March, the Star-Nielsen poll had predicted that Congress will win 144 seats (257 with UPA allies, including 47 for SP/ RJP/ LJP), compared to the 137 seats for the BJP (184 with NDA allies) (via Reuters).

The CNN-IBN poll had predicted that the Congress-led UPA will win 215-235 seats (including SP/ RJP/ LJP), compared to 165-185 seats for the BJP-led NDA (via Reuters).

In 2004, the UPA had won 234 seats (with 145 seats for the Congress) and the NDA had won 184 seats (with 138 seats for the BJP).

The Outlook Blog written by Sandeep Dougal, by the way, has emerged as my single most useful source of news and opinion on the Indian Lok Sabha elections. This is a great example of the value a traditional news organization can add by linking out to others.

Several Indian bloggers are also posting their own predictions.

Vijay at OffStumped, an overtly pro-BJP blog, predicts that NDA will win 184 seats compared to 108 for UPA.

Blogger Arvind Katoch predicts that UPA will win 230-240 seats where NDA can win 180-200 seats.

Promise of Reason is also doing a series of state-wise pre-poll predictions for the Indian elections.

Rajesh Jain, who is also a part of the Friends of BJP group, has also been sharing his assessment of how the elections might turn out and believes that we will see another election in two years.

It seems that the consensus opinion is that the Congress will emerge as the largest party with 150-160 seats, while the BJP will win 130-140 seats.

In any case, fewer parties will ally with the BJP, and it will need 175+ seats to have a stab at building a majority coalition, so we can safely assume that the Congress will be a part of the coalition government. Most observers are predicting that a Congress-led UPA-Left coalition will form the government.

India US Nuclear Deal on the right path

Read this....
US House of Representatives OKs nuclear deal

This is the first step towards the signing of deal on October 4th in India by Rice and Pranab.

I think the USA Senate is going to approve with 2 thirds majority on October 3rd.

Hopefully the 10 new reactors orders, would bring in smiles to 30,000 family with jobs in the USA. Great going INDIA!

India and Nuclear Deal

At last India has crossed the final hurdle with NSG, getting the Energy Waiver. The final step towards the Nuclear Deal with USA. (Of course the Australia Barrier is still there...)

There is wrong understanding by people (opposition) about the nuclear deal. I have some friends in BJP as well as CPM (the place where I grew). They have no objections on the treaty to do trade. What they are worried about is the right to test, and there is clarity now with the waiver. But according to Hyde Act, USA would terminate the deal, if India does nuclear tests (Do you know that BARC continues to do Cyclotron Nuclear tests everyday?). You see, still Australia is troubled to sell enriched Uranium to us. Why? They are not in good trading terms or they don't want to be dictated by USA! Chinese wanted to be heard by India only, rather than Bush calling their Premier. That was the last hiccup!

God Help India!

India and Corruption

See the state of India with Corruption....

Read here...

I cannot say anything more, expecting comments from readers.

Embarassing 123 agreement

Read this first.. very embarrassing.

Look at what those Congressmen have tried to do. An agreement that would help India, with vague terms.

So Uranium (enriched) supply is going to be at crisis need basis only? It is here 75% of times, so along with USA, Austria and Australia also China has to sell. Thanks to Russia right now it is a smooth sail.

We need to tweak laws to dig the Rishi Valley area and get the next 25 years supply and store and stop the deforestation.

All the need is, now to get the Solar mania in place. Spend 10% of Income Tax earned FM & PM.

Is India Poor?

Read this first! Is India Poor?

I feel the report is overemphasizing on the way you eat food. (42% of Indians are poor? Kidding?)

They are talking about spending only $1.25 per day for food in a small family (1 or 2 kids).

Absolutely that is possible, if your lifestyle is like that. I am not saying it has to be liek that.

Here is my analysis.

$1.25 = Rs 55/- (approx.). That means you should be able to get 1 KG Rice or Wheat easily at Rs 20 max, 250 gms of Dhal for Rs 12, Milk 1 litre for Rs 18 and Misc on an average basis the rest of Rs 5/-.

Yes these folks, at times, have to save money too! (This point is the truth, which drives most crazy in our Indian economy). True savings potential, reflects what one person is capable off. Rainy day savings they say. So if a person, does not have money for rainy days, he is poor.

Now look at the aspect of NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) offering to pay Rs 100/- minimum for a man and Rs 80/- minimum for a women based on the hardwork determined. This is one good scheme by the UPA govt. supported by the leftists, well architected. (except for some politicians trying to eat it off at Rettanai in Tamilnadu, with bogus workers). Such people, if bothhusband and wife works, should be able to earn a decent living for 100 working days. Rs 180/- x 100 = Rs 18, 000/- on an average about Rs 50 per day, but they get subsidized ration and various other benefits, based on the states (Tamilnadu gives Rs 2/- per KG of Rice, at a max of 30 KGs per family, Andhra gives at Rs 3/- per KG at 30 KGs....)

In all as Swaminathan S Ankleshwara Aiyer says, "so what is govt. going to do to the bottom most pit of our societies.". Good question asked. When economy grows, and with rising inflation, the wages have to be increased too!

India and Issues Blog

Welcome to one more blog of mine, to talk about India and Issues in English.

I read so many articles, blogs and comment on them.

I will try to capture them here.

Keep Reading. Thanks.