Dr. Subramanian Swamy

2G bomb starts ticking for UPA?

2012-01-30T10:38:00.003+05:30

30 January 2012 :

The next few days are going to be tension-packed for the UPA Government as the Supreme Court is set to deliver several crucial judgments on 2G scam. These include order on a petition seeking CBI probe in the role of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the scam.

With Justice AK Ganguly of the 2G scam bench retiring on February 2, the bench comprising Justice GS Singhvi, is expected to pronounce four crucial judgements, any day before Thursday.

The Special Court on 2G Scam headed by Special Judge OP Saini has already set Saturday — February 4 — for judgement on whether to summon Chidambaram in the spectrum scam. Apart from the spectrum cases, on February 3, Army chief General VK Singh will start his legal battle against the Central Government in the apex court.

According to legal experts, the bench headed by Justice Singhvi and Justice Ganguly may deliver four judgements between Tuesday and Thursday. Judgments are reserved in all the four cases filed by Janata party president Subramanian Swamy and noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan. If the judges did not come before Justice Ganguly retire, the entire hearing process would have to re-start.

For the UPA Government, among the four cases, the most crucial one is on Swamy’s petition to probe Chidambaram’s role by CBI in the spectrum scam. This case shook the Government when Swamy placed before court Financial Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s note indicting Chidambaram. The judgement was reserved in October last year.

Judgement on Bhushan’s demand for creating Special Investigation Team (SIT) to help the Supreme Court in monitoring the CBI probe was also reserved in October last year. The petition cited several “dilly-dallying” by CBI and “political interventions” to save top corporate icons in the probe.

The all-important judgement the corporate world is watching relates to petition by Swamy and Bhushans to cancel the entire telecom licences granted by jailed former Telecom Minister A Raja. These licences were declared illegal by CAG.

Apart from cancellation, the petitioners demanded for court monitored auction of these licences to retrieve the lost money to the exchequer.

The fourth pending judgement is on Swamy’s first case against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not granting sanction for prosecuting Raja for the past two years. The case which was supposed to be infructuous after Raja’s resignation, unexpectedly hit the Central Government when the judges raised objections on the inordinate delay from Manmohan Singh’s office.

The court sent notice to PMO, but the Prime Minister got reprieve, when Swamy made a u-turn by filing an affidavit favouring Manmohan Singh, and putting blame on PMO officials and Law Ministry. While reserving judgement on January, last year, the apex court said that they would form future guidelines for applications on sanction for prosecution.

Source : Dailypioneer

Idol kept in London museum belongs to Bhojshala: Swamy

2012-01-29T10:48:00.003+05:30

29 jANUARY 2012 :

Reviving the controversial Bhojshala issue, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Saturday claimed that the shlokas in Sanskrit language were engraved at a place where idol of Waghdevi (Goddess Saraswati) was earlier installed in the sanctum-sanctorum.

“After visiting the Bhojshala and personally inspecting the place where the idol of Waghdevi was established by the Raja Bhoj, I found that shlokas in Sanskrit language were engraved at that place,” he said, adding that similar shlokas in Sanskrit language in the idol proves that the idol kept in London museum belongs to Bhojshala.

He was addressing a dharm sabha organised in Dhar on Saturday. Swamy said that he had proved in London court that the idol belongs to India. “I have proved this to the London court and archaeologists,” he informed.

He informed that the country needs to convince the London court on two more points which would create no hurdle in getting the idol back. The first point is that the idol should not be kept in museum after reaching India. On the contrary, it should be kept in Bhojshala only for offering prayers as sentiments of the people are connected to it.

Similarly, the Government needs to ensure that no dispute would take place over the installation of the idol. For the purpose, a letter of assurance from Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh would be submitted to the London court. For the purpose, he would go to London in April, he informed.

Swamy had filed a petition in the London court regarding return of the Waghdevi idol to India from London museum. Earlier, Swamy had won the case against destruction of Ramsetu in the US court. Similarly, with his efforts, devotees are able to visit Kailash Mansarovar that is in Chinese territory.

Source : Daily Pioneer

Congress Govt.’s ‘Aurangzebi Fatwa’ in Bhagyanagar

2012-01-27T19:11:00.000+05:30

Bhagyanagar (Hyderabad) :

Anti-Hindu Congress Government in Andhra Pradesh has banned ringing of bell in Sri Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Char Minar area in Bhagyanagar. The Government has also imposed ban on performing ‘Maha-aarti’ and has deployed police force to implement the ban. (This shows that Congress Govt. is trampling sentiments of Hindus only to appease Muslims. Today, there is ban on ‘aarti’, ban on ringing bells in temple; tomorrow, these Hindu-hater rulers of Congress will issue a ‘fatwa’ that Hindus should adopt Islam. How long are Hindus going to tolerate such Congress rulers who are making them experience how living in Pakistan would be. Now at least Hindus should unite and undertake a strong agitation, in lawful manner, against those imposing curb on their religious rights and save their existence ! – Editor SP)

Source: HinduJanjagrutiSamiti

Akbaruddin Owaisi, MLA of ‘MIM’, planning to convert Bharat into ‘Islamistan’

2012-01-27T19:10:00.000+05:30

27 January 2012 :

Akbaruddin Owaisi, MLA of ‘MIM’ , a party which is planning to convert Bharat into ‘Islamistan’ spits venom

Says, ban should be imposed on processions taken out on ‘Ram-Navami’ and ‘Hanuman Jayanti’

Bhagyanagar (Hyderabad) : MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi of ‘MIM (Majalis Ittehadul Muslimin)’, a Muslim organization, has demanded to impose ban on processions taken out on Hindu festivals viz. ‘Ram-Navami’ and ‘Hanuman-Jayanti’. Hindu organizations are angered due to such demand by Owaisi. (In a country where Hindus are in majority, a Muslim MLA, demanding ban on processions taken out during Hindu festivals, indicates that Hindus are staying in Pakistan and not in India. Today, Muslims are demanding ban on Hindu processions; tomorrow, they will demand for demolition of Hindu temples and will, later, demand that Hindus should become either Muslims or leave their womenfolk behind. Lack of unity among Hindus is responsible for such situation and there is no alternative for Hindus to establish a Hindu Nation to change this situation. – Editor SP)
Owaisi’s anti-Hindu demand has been strongly condemned by Mr. Raja Singh, a councilor from Mangalhat area, Shiv Sena, all India Hindu Mahasabha, Janasangh Party, Ramrajya Parishad, ‘Shatdarshan’ Saints and religious leaders through releasing respective press releases. (Hindu organizations should not just stop at registering protest but they should form a strong expansive unification and create awe so that no Hindu-hater would dare to make such demand in future. – Editor SP)
On one hand, this anti-Hindu Muslim has made a demand to ban Hindu festivals and on the other hand, he has demanded assistance from the State Congress Government for celebration of ‘Milad-Un- Nabi’, a Muslim festival on large scale. Owaisi’s MIM party is a partner in ruling Congress-led front in A.P. Both the parties jointly rule Municipal Corporation of Bhagyanagar. (Owaisi seems to be quite sure that Congress Govt. in A.P. would take no action against him even if he does anything against Hindus; therefore, he can dare to say such things. In short, Hindus need to remember that under Congress regime, the way in which Hindus genocide took place in North, in the valley of Jammu and Kashmir, similar condition would be faced even in South. Hindus now need to unite for their survival. – Editor SP)
In old Bhagyanagar area, there is ‘goonda-raj (rule of criminals)’ of MIM. In this ‘goonda-raj’, Congress Govt. is playing equal part. Two years back, action of ‘MIM’ workers was the cause of riots in the old city. Mr. Raja Singh, the councilor of Bhagyanagar Municipal Corporation has stated that trying to create obstacles in processions of Hindus on ‘Ramnavami’ and Hanuman Jayanti by the Government will generate furor among Hindus and the Government would be responsible for the same.
Akbaruddin Owaisi’s statement has been strongly condemned by Shiv Sena, All India Hindu Mahasabha, Janasangh Party and Ramrajya Parishad in a joint meeting. If the Congress Government and MIM tried to cause obstacles, all organizations would take to road; but in any case, the procession would be taken out. No permission is required to be taken from anyone, says the joint circular letter issued by all parties. Mr. B. Mahesh Chander, the area-President of Shiv Sena chaired the meeting. The other participants of the meeting were B. Vishal Toshniwal, Bhagatram Agrawal, D. Devendra, Divyang Singh Lodh of Hindu Mahasabha, Damodar Reddy, Rajbhushan Rao, A. S. Prakash Rao and Pravin Soni etc.
Dr. Binduji Maharaj of ‘Shatdarshan Sant-Mahant Sangh’, a spiritual organization said in a meeting at ‘Nirmal Akhada’ of RSS that the demand made by Akbaruddin Owaisi was spreading venom in society and he should be arrested under National Security Act. Leaving such persons free, who are trying to provoke people, would disturb peace. Even during the program of ‘Milad-un-Nabi’, watch should be kept over Owaisi.
BJP has also protested against the statement made by Owaisi and has said, “Statement made by Owaisi will cause rift between minority and Hindus. The State Government should take stringent action against Owaisi.” (Hindus should note that none of the parties barring Shiv Sena and BJP, has protested against the statement of Owaisi. Congress rulers and Opposition party viz. Telugu Desam are keeping quiet on the issue. Even powerful Hindu organizations like VHP and RSS are also keeping quiet. Hindus should not expect anything from such parties and undertake a strong fight, in lawful manner, for protecting their rights; else their existence will be in danger. – Editor SP)

Source : HinduJanjagrutiSamiti

Dhar : Govt. banned Celebrations of Basant Panchmi festival at Bhojshala l

2012-01-27T18:59:00.000+05:30

27 January 2012 :

Police seized an Idol of Maa Wagha Devi

Bhopal/Dhar, Jan 27 (PTI) Notwithstanding the ban imposed by Dhar district administration, a right wing organisation is seeking to revive the controversial issue of 'Bhojshala' by taking out a Palki Yatra up to the ASI protected monument on the occasion of the Basant Panchmi festival tomorrow. 'Bhojshala' is an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monument where Hindus performs puja every Tuesday and Muslims offer Namaz every Friday. During the Basant Panchami festival, Hindus are allowed to perform puja at the monument from sunrise to sunset. The above arrangement was made by the ASI following regular disputes between the two communities over the issue of ownership of the monument. Hindu's feel that an idol of Waghdevi (Goddess Saraswati) existed at the Bhojshala and was removed by Muslim invaders, to be later taken away by the Britishers. Muslims treat the monument as Kamal Moula Mosque. The idol of Waghdevi is at presently housed at a museum at London. Hindutva organisations had asked Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy to take up the case of bringing back the idol from UK. The Palki Yatra was proposed to be taken out by the Maa Waghdevi Saraswati Janmotsav Samiti's organiser Navalkishore Sharma, a former RSS worker. He had observed a fast-unto-death over the issue of handing over a replica of Waghdevi in the custody of police for carrying it in the daylong procession on the occasion of Basant Panchmi festival. However, yesterday the administration forcibly ended his fast and referred him to Indore for treatment. The district administration had seized the replica of the Waghdevi idol at Gwalior, while it was being brought for the Basant Panchmi festival last year on the grounds that it may disrupt peace in the town. Dhar Collector BM Sharma said that only the Bhoj Utsav Samiti, another separate outfit, is authorised to celebrate the Basant Panchmi festival in the town. He said considering the sensitive nature of the proposed yatra by Navalkishore, the district administration has banned it. "The administration has banned the proposed Palki Yatra in the town, imposed section 144 (unlawful assembly of people) and deployed large number of security personnel in the sensitive town as a precautionary measure," he told PTI. Already, 20 persons have been arrested by police for disrupting peace in the town, he added.

Source : IBNlive

Dr Subramanian Swamy, Chandan Mitra, Ram Madhav, Bhaiyyuji Maharaj to speak at ‘Yugantar’ meet in Vadodara

2012-01-25T21:54:00.003+05:30

25 January 2012 :

A three-day national level conference ‘Yugantar’ at Vadodara’s MS University will witness presence of Janata Party President Shri Subramanian Swamy, Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) spokesperson Shri Ram Madhav, Rajya Sabha member and senior journalist Shri Chandan Mitra and Maharashtra based sant Shri Bhaiyyuji Maharaj among others.

The conference organized by MS University and Samanvaya NGO will debate on the role of youths in sociopolitical changes.

The conference will be held at CC Mehta Auditorium of the MS University campus.

The conference will also witness presentation of research papers by students and faculty.

Vadodara MP Shri Balu Shukla, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha Shri Subhash Kashyap, IIM Lucknow Director Prof Devi Singh, Vice Chancellor of MS University Prof Yogesh Singh and Vice Chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University Shri Manoj Soni will also speak at the conference.

While Dr. Swamy is scheduled to address the conference on the opening day, Shri Chandan Mitra, Ram Madhav and Devi Singh will speak on Friday. Shri Bhaiyyuji Maharaj will address the valedictory session on Saturday.

“Chanakya”, a play directed and acted by Shri Manoj Joshi will be part of the conference.

12 young girls from Siswa Gram Panchayat who were unanimously elected will remain present in interactive session on 28 January along with other unsung heroes.

Source : Deshgujrat

Do not let this happen to the Tricolour !

2012-01-24T23:36:00.003+05:30

24 January 2012 :

O Bharatiyas ! Respect the National Flag !
* Hoist the National Flag at a height in a suitable manner
* Do not let small children use the National Flag as a toy
* Do not use the National Flag as a banner, bunting or for decoration
* Do not join cloth pieces to resemble the National Flag
* Take care that the National Flag is not trampled upon or torn or has fallen on the ground
* Do not use or buy plastic flags
* Do not use paper flags to pin up on shirt pockets etc.

Click to Join HJS Campaign

HJS has undertaken an important campaign to educate children in various schools, putting up appeals at public places and on notice boards, using the Internet to reach Bharatiyas. HJS has met Chief Ministers of some States and has demanded strict action be taken in cases of insult to the National Flag. HJS has also kept flag collection boxes in many cities to collect used flags. Such Flags will be respectfully disposed by burning or burial as per Flag Code of India, 2002.
(Courtesy & Ref. : www.HinduJagruti.org)

Celebrate Republic Day on 31st January, according to the Hindu Tithi !

Source : English Sanatan Prabhat

Paper ballots are expensive, so faulty EVMs are fine. Right, EC?

2012-01-24T23:14:00.000+05:30

24 January 2012 : On January 17, the Delhi High Court ruled that although the highly tom-tommed Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) used in our elections are NOT tamperproof, it is still not in a position to issue any directive to the Election Commission (EC). However, it added that since EVMs are the backbone of our election process, needful should be done to dispel doubts.

I am no technology expert but if one goes through the arguments made by Subramanian Swamy and the defence put up by the EC, they both seem to have a point. While Swami, and indeed experts all over, have been able to prove that EVMs can be tampered with, and it is for that reason that several technologically more advanced nations are loathe to try them out, EC too made it quite clear that tampering is extremely difficult and almost impractical to make any material difference to the final result.

I know a lot of people will be upset with this defence of EC, for, why should there be any ambiguity about a machine that the honourable courts too agree is the ‘backbone of our election process’. But what most seem to have let pass, bafflingly so, is not that, but the argument put forth by the EC’s counsel during the hearing.

In the middle of all submissions during the hearing, the counsel made a startling statement that although the EVMs can be tampered with, “returning to ballot papers would not be feasible as it would require immense expenditure as there are now 73 crore voters in the country.” Wow! Did he really say that? Apparently he did, and I am amazed none has taken it up and blasted the EC for this.

One can give the EC the benefit of doubt on the other technical arguments, but this? Since when has the world’s ‘largest functioning democracy’ decided that conducting elections are too expensive and thus it is willing to deploy a process that is less than fool proof? I am not saying we are a rich nation and should not be bothered about expenses. If anything, there is a crying need to curb the use of huge dirty money in elections, but that certainly does not extend to how the elections are organised. The bedrock of our democracy is elections, and if the very body that has been created for conducting them raises nonsensical arguments in courts, one needs to get worried. This is the body that, thanks to TN Seshan, has developed teeth and has demonstrated that it can bite too.

Over the past decade and a half it has repeatedly made it known to the world that our elections can indeed be held in a ‘by-and-large’ fair manner. Even now, post the HC ruling, it is trying out EVMs which will have a paper trail, which is good, but the silly utterances of the commission’s counsel in the courts, hit hard at that reputation.

Our EC is known for being impartial and conducting the largest voting exercise in the world with fairness, the least it can do is to censure its counsel that says things that hurt this enviable reputation. We all like the EVMs for bringing the results quickly once the elections are over, but that alone cannot be the reason to go with them.

Source : economictimes

‘Why didn’t PC call Cabinet meeting?’

2012-01-24T13:05:00.001+05:30

24 January 2012 :

In case former finance minister P. Chidambaram wasn’t “conspiring and colluding” with the 2G scam accused and ex-communications minister A. Raja on the spectrum pricing policy, he could have called for a Cabinet meeting as he is now doing to resolve the UID row, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy told a Delhi court on Saturday.

The court of Special CBI judge O.P. Saini was hearing Mr Swamy’s plea seeking prosecution of current home minister P. Chidambaram for his role in the alleged scam in which Raja, several officials as well as senior corporate honchos are accused. The order on Mr Swamy’s plea was reserved for February 4. “Put up for orders on February 4,” Special CBI judge O.P. Saini said asking Mr Swamy to put on record further documents if he wished to do so.
During the arguments, Mr Swamy said, “By going through all the documents and evidence that I have put forth, it is quite clear that Raja did not act alone — that legally by virtue of a Cabinet decision, both had to decide on the spectrum policy.” Mr Swamy said had there been differences of opinion between the two ministers, Mr Chidambaram had “plenty of time for his conscience to be pricked.”
He said that the evidence he had brought on court’s record prima facie show that Mr Chidambaram is equally culpable as Raja, who is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
“A. Raja and P. Chidambaram had committed the offence together. Prima facie Chidambaram had conspired and colluded with Raja to commit offence of criminal misconduct,” he said. He told the court that the evidence which he had bought before it was sufficient to show that Mr Chidambaram has prima facie committed offences.

Source : deccanchronicle

2G scam: Court to deliver order on Subramanian Swamy's petition against Chidambaram on Feb 4

2012-01-21T16:07:00.005+05:30

21 January 2012 (New Delhi):

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court today reserved its order on a plea by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to haul Home Minister P. Chidambaram to court in the 2G spectrum case.

"The order is reserved for Feb 4," said special CBI judge O.P. Saini.

Swamy had said, "This evidence reveals the connivance, collusion and consent of the then finance minister Chidambaram in the decision taken by the then telecom minister A. Raja on the matter of fixing prices of spectrum licences and the matter of permitting companies who received licences.

"Swamy said two companies which received the telecom licences sold their shares to others even before the rollout of their services. He had said the evidence brings on record a commission of offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Chidambaram was the finance minister in the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government when the spectrum saga began.

Swamy sought to prosecute Chidambaram in the case, saying the decision on spectrum pricing was taken in 2008 jointly by him and Raja, who has been lodged in the Tihar Jail here since Feb 2, 2011. He alleged that Chidambaram and Raja were equally guilty of recommending spectrum prices based on 2001 rates.

Source : NDTV

Centre files application against Swamy's remarks

2012-01-21T16:04:00.002+05:30

21 January 2012 :

The Centre on Friday filed an application in the 2G case taking exception to the allegations made by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Congress president Sonia Gandhi during a lecture in Bangalore recently.

Senior counsel P.P. Rao, appearing for the Centre, mentioned the filing of the application before a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly and said the allegations were made even when judgment in the case was reserved by the Court.

The Bench, while asking Dr. Swamy to respond to the application, told Mr. Rao that it would consider during the course of hearing whether action should be initiated or not.

The Centre, in its application, said Dr. Swamy delivered a lecture titled ‘Hidden Facts about 2G Spectrum' organised by Youth against Corruption on October 19 last year even as the matter was sub judice and thereby interfered with the course of justice.

It wanted to place on record the speech and said: “The said speech shows that the sole object of Dr. Swamy is to malign and lower the image and prestige of public servants holding important offices in the Union government and Parliament.”

In his speech, Dr. Swamy had alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might have given Mr. Chidambaram a reprieve in the 2G spectrum case, but it was temporary and there was no way Mr. Chidambaram could escape from the long arm of law. Dr. Swamy also speculated that Ms. Gandhi would be in trouble.

Meanwhile, the Bench adjourned the hearing on the application filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan alleging Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed's interference in the 2G probe and slow progress in the probe against the former Telecom Minister, Dayanidhi Maran.

Source : The Hindu

Pending judgements in 2G cases

2012-01-21T16:01:00.003+05:30

21 January 2012 :

In the Supreme Court, Subramanian Swamy and noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan reminded the bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly about the pending judgements in the spectrum scam cases.

Since Justice Ganguly will retire on February 2, it is expected that crucial judgements in four pending cases will be delivered soon. The cases pending are: Cancellation of all licences issued by Raja and conduct of auction; Swamy’s petition for probing the role of Chidambaram in spectrum allocation by CBI and guidelines on sanction for prosecution; and Bhushan’s petition for creation of Special Investigation Team (SIT) to help the Supreme Court in monitoring the probe.

Source : Daily Pioneer

New voting machines to have paper trail: BEL

2012-01-20T13:04:00.001+05:30

20 January 2012 :

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will henceforth generate paper trail of the ballot cast through it, making the election process safer and tamper-proof, defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), making the EVMs said here today.

"EC has given us its requirement for EVMs and work is going on to incorporate new features", BEL Chairman and Managing Director Anil Kumar said, addding the machines would be ready for use in another six months.

"The software in the EVM will be modified and a printer will be attached to it. When you cast a vote, the serial number and some data will be generated in the form of a printout. It is to ensure that there is no malpractice in the voting system," Kumar said.

The printouts will be used later to cross check the voting data stored in the EVMs.

Kumar said the proposal is still at the trial stage and next round of tests would take place in the coming months.

"We have already conducted the second round of trials, we will be seeing the response and it will be further modified. It could be ready in another six months time," he said.

On whether some of the new machines would be used or tested in the coming elections, he said "these will not be used in the coming elections. We got the proposal about five months back and first time there was a malfunctioning because of the temperature."

Talking about other features in new EVMs, he said the machines will be more rugged and smaller in size but with more computing power.

Source : business-standard

Censorship at Harvard Comes as No Surprise by Harvey Silverglate

2012-01-20T12:36:00.000+05:30

20 January 2012 :

Academics and observers of the academy have for several weeks
now been professing shock at what even one of the perpetrators has called unprecedented at Harvard – the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ striking of uncontroversial economics courses taught by now-controversial Indian politician Subramanian Swamy, without even inviting him to defend himself. But we should not be surprised. Punishment for uttering politically incorrect ideas, often with little regard for fair procedure, has plagued Harvard students, faculty members, and even, in the eyes of some, one now-former Harvard president over the past two decades. The disgraceful action taken against Professor Swamy is par for the course.

The controversy began this past summer, when in response to the July 13th terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Swamy penned an op-ed describing a radical prescription for “how to wipe out Islamic terror.” Swamy argued that “[t]errorist masterminds have political goals and a method in their madness…an effective strategy to deter terrorism is to defeat those political goals and to rubbish them by counter-terrorist action.” Swamy’s strategy to counter terror was six-fold: he called for the settlement of Indian soldiers in Kashmir, the removal of mosques located on certain Hindu holy sites, compulsory teaching of Sanskrit, prohibition of conversion away from Hinduism, annexation of part of Bangladesh in compensation for illegal immigration, and, finally, the renaming of India “Hindustan” and the prevention of non-Hindus from voting unless they “proudly acknowledge that their ancestors were Hindus.”

Very soon after the publication of Swamy’s op-ed, Harvard summer-school students began circulating a petition calling for his removal. In response, Harvard spokesperson Linda Cross stated that “It is central to the mission of a university to protect free speech, including that of Dr. Swamy and of those who disagree with him.” The controversy seemed at an end with the pronouncement of this quite common sense – indeed, essential – defense of academic freedom, until the faculty got involved this winter. In a meeting on December 6th, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to take the unprecedented step of stripping Swamy’s courses from the upcoming summer school curriculum, effectively firing him. Professor Diana Eck led the charge:

Freedom of expression is an essential principle in an academic community, one that we fully support. Notwithstanding our commitment to the robust exchange of ideas, Swamy’s op-ed clearly crosses the line into incitement by demonizing an entire religious community, demanding their disenfranchisement, and calling for violence against their places of worship.

Professor Eck called Swamy’s column incitement; she was clearly incorrect as far as constitutional law is concerned, but the majority of her colleagues did not care any more than she did. They voted to ban Swamy’s courses: barring a sudden change, Subramanian Swamy will not be coming back to Harvard because he has unpopular and controversial ideas.

Harvard’s modern move towards political viewpoint censorship dates at least to 1992, when publication of a law student-authored parody of the austere Harvard Law Review landed the student humorists in hot water. The students privately circulated a faux article mocking the HLR’s publication of an expletive-laden, postmodern feminist draft article by a professor who had been tragically murdered before finishing piece. The Law School’s Administrative Board tried the parodists and acquitted them only because, the Board announced, the school did not yet have a speech code. The law faculty promptly adopted sexual harassment guidelines to prevent a repetition of such politically toxic humor.

A decade later, the law school erupted again when a first-year student used the word “nig” as shorthand in his publicly posted course outline discussing a famous Supreme Court opinion that invalidated racially restrictive covenants on real estate deeds. Professor Charles Nesson attempted to turn the ballooning controversy into a teaching moment and suggested having a mock trial of the student, with Nesson playing the role of his defense attorney. Nesson was summarily punished and pressed into giving up for the rest of the semester a course he was teaching.

Nor was Harvard’s Business School immune from the university-wide habit of censorship. An HBS student newspaper editor resigned in protest in November 2002 after a verbal warning from the administration for publishing a cartoon that called career services administrators “incompetent morons.” Only after pressure from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (where I serve as Board Chairman) did the Business School relent.

And Harvard’s undergraduate college has also prioritized institutional notions of comfort over discomforting academic incorrectness. In 2002, the English department bowed to the “heckler’s veto” and canceled a lecture and poetry reading by a Northern Irish poet due to his controversial pro-Palestinian views. Such actions are likely to continue; this past year, the college’s Dean of Freshmen, Thomas Dingman, pressured members of the freshman Class of 2015 to sign an oath pledging themselves to the imposed virtues of “respect,” “inclusiveness and civility,” and “the exercise of kindness” which, the pledge asserts, “hol[d] a place on a par with intellectual attainment.” Only sustained criticism by proponents of academic freedom and individual conscience, led by former college dean Harry Lewis, caused Dingman to back down and withdraw the policy of publicly revealing, in the entryway of each dorm, whether or not each student had signed the pledge. The pledge remains in every entryway (albeit without signatures), and Dingman has promised to revisit the “kindness” initiative next year.

More familiar to observers nationwide was the speed with which Harvard President Lawrence Summers was driven out of office after a 2005 academic conference speech in which he offered a controversial explanation for the lack of women in prominent scientific positions. A month later the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—the same group that voted to ban Swamy’s classes—gave the President a vote of “no-confidence.” In 2006 Summers resigned. Some at Harvard believe that Summers was forced out for a number of reasons, including a personality that rubbed many overly-sensitive souls the wrong way. But the mere fact that the flap over women and science is so widely believed to be a major reason—if not the major reason—for Summers’ departure belies something very disturbing about the health (or lack thereof) of academic freedom on that campus.

In 2010, the Law School again acted as Harvard’s chief moral censor. Some months earlier, third-year student Stephanie Grace had sent a private e-mail to her colleagues expressing her desire to see more research on the link, if any, between race and intelligence. “I think it is bad science,” she wrote, “to disagree with a conclusion in your heart, and then try … to find data that will confirm what you want to be true.” Her crime was stating that she was “not 100% convinced” that there was no such link.

When the e-mail later became public, it landed in the hands of law dean Martha Minow. Minow publicly admonished the student for daring to consider the question of race and intelligence, and falsely charged that the student had “suggested that black people are genetically inferior to white people.” While making the obligatory obeisance in theory to “freedom of expression,” Minow insisted that such freedom “must be accompanied by responsibility” since the law school was “dedicated to [both] intellectual pursuit and social justice.” (This is an example of the infamous refrain: “I’m in favor of free speech, but….”) She assured everyone that the school was “especially dedicated to exposing to the light of inquiry false views about individuals or groups,” all the while shaming a student for attempting to raise such inquiries. Grace apologized for the “pain” and “harm” she had caused by expressing even “a doubt” about the issue of race and intelligence. As a reward for the student’s public humiliation and confession of error, Dean Minow took no further action against her; rather, in her e-mail, Minow stated that she was “heartened to see [Grace’s] apology,” apparently satisfied that Grace no longer felt free to speak frankly and controversially on taboo topics.

All of this raises the urgent question of whether and when Harvard’s powerful governing board, known as The President and Fellows of Harvard College, will begin to undertake a long-overdue study of the state of academic freedom and freedom of speech and conscience at one of the nation’s most important universities. But we have little reason to be confident that change will come soon: after all, notwithstanding so many disturbing and visible violations of academic freedom and freedom of speech and conscience at Harvard in recent years, the highest echelons of power at the university have been silent, at least publically. Perhaps they are not listening; or, worse, perhaps they are not disturbed by what is happening. The betting is that Harvard Summer School students, this coming summer, will not have a choice to study under Professor Swamy.

Harvey A. Silverglate, Harvard Law School Class of 1967, is a Boston lawyer, the co-author of The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America’s Campuses (Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 1998; HarperPerennial paperback 1999), and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (www.thefire.org). Daniel Schwartz, a FIRE program associate, contributed to this essay.

Source : forbes

Sonia bears personal hatred for Ramdev: Subramanian Swamy

2012-01-20T12:04:00.000+05:30

20 January 2012 :

Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has alleged Congress chief Sonia Gandhi saying that she carries personal hatred for yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
Speaking on the occasion of releasing a book written by BJP leader Saryu Rai,in Jharkhand capital Ranchi Swamy said, “Sonia Gandhi has person hatred for Baba Ramdev because he wears saffron robes which the Congress chief doesn’t like. Due to this hatred, she allowed police crackdown against Swami Ramdev and his supporters in June last year.”
Praising Swami Ramdev for his fight against corruption, The Janta Party leader added, “Baba Ramdev is spreading mass awareness against corruption and we are trying to ensure prosecution of those who are involved in the acts of corruption.”
Subramanian Swamy has also launched a legal battle against union Home Minister P Chidambaram to ensure his prosecution for his role in 2 G scam.

Source : CVB

Subramanian Swamy questioned in inflammatory article case

2012-01-16T18:04:00.000+05:30

16 January 2012 (New Delhi) : Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy was on Monday questioned by Delhi Police in connection with a case of writing an “inflammatory article” in a newspaper.

Mr. Swamy, accompanied by lawyers, reached the inter-state cell of Delhi Police’s Crime Branch here at around 11 a.m.

The Janata Party chief has been granted interim protection till January 30 by the Delhi High Court against his possible arrest in the case.

The Delhi High Court had on Friday last granted interim protection to Mr. Swamy and asked him to give an undertaking that he would not write such articles in the future. The court also issued notice to the Delhi Police, seeking its response to Mr. Swamy’s anticipatory bail plea.

Delhi Police had on October 3 registered a case of spreading enmity between communities against Mr. Swamy for his remarks suggesting revoking of voting rights of Muslims.

The Crime Branch registered a case under Section 153A (spreading enmity between communities) of Indian Penal Code for his newspaper article in July this year.

The Harvard-educated economic scholar had suggested in the article that Indian Hindus collectively respond to terror acts.

Source : The Hindu

Delhi CM funded Ramdev inkman's NGO: Subramanian Swamy

2012-01-16T10:02:00.000+05:30

16 January 2012 (RANCHI): Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy
has accused Delhi chief minister Shiela Dixit of funding the NGO named "Real Cause" operated by Kamran Siddique who splashed black ink on Baba Ramdev in Delhi on Saturday.

Swamy, a petitioner in 2G spectrum scam who was addressing a joint press conference with Ramdev at Constitution Club in Delhi on Saturday when the ink incident took place, was here on Sunday to release a book. He said Siddique ran an NGO that received a donation of Rs 25 lakh from Dixit.

"This has been proved beyond doubt that Siddique has links with the Congress and he tried to silence Yoga guru because he was speaking against corruption and black money," the Janata Party leader said.

He announced to address a programme in Delhi along with Baba Ramdev on February 4 and ridiculed Congress's Digvijay Singh for linking Siddique with the BJP-RSS. "A lay man can understand which party is being aggrieved by the campaign against black money and corruption and now Siddique's whereabouts are in the open," he said.

Swamy clarified that in course of initial investigation it had been found that Siddique was released from jail about a fortnight back. "If a person is released from jail by an executive order and then he enters a press conference venue to throw ink on a crusader against corruption, any lay man can link the dots to guess the brain behind," he said.

Commenting on Digjijay Singh's statement, Swamy said, "The man is either suffering from brain cancer or has lost his mental balance. He should visit Kanke for treatment otherwise he would continue to speak absurd things."

Expressing support for movements spearheaded by Anna Hazare and Ramdev, the Janata Party president said while a group of people believe in strong Jan Lokpal bill, he affiliated himself to the club of people who believe in power of institutions and existing law. "I have used the existing laws to push Raja behind the bars and now awaiting a similar fate for Union home minister P Chidambaram," he said.

Swamy stressed that Chidambaram was accused of similar charges under which dalit leader A Raja had been sent to jail. "We are waiting for the apex court's decision pending on Chidambaram slated for January 21," he said adding that Koda was also an escape goat like Raja who had been sent to jail for being a tribal.

Without taking names, Swamy said behind Raja and Koda, a mastermind was sitting as " queen" in Delhi who must be brought to book under the existing laws and constitutional institutions.

'Madhu Koda's firm tried Nasdaq listing'

2012-01-16T09:56:00.003+05:30

16 January 2012 (RANCHI): Former chief minister Madhu Koda, who is in jail in connection with multi-crore money-laundering scam, had plans to register his company with the world's premiere stock exchange Nasdaq and he had even completed necessary formalities for that, says a book authored by former BJP MLA Saryu Rai.

Rai said on Sunday that his book "Madhu Koda Ka Loot Raaj" was a chronological collection of events and summation of Koda's journey from an MLA to a chief minister and from there to jail. "Every line in the book is backed by sufficient evidence collected by the investigating authorities like the enforcement directorate and income tax authorities," Rai said.

The book depicts Koda regime as a three-tier system. "Initially, he started converting his black money to white by giving in cash and obtaining cheques from different parties in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Kolkata. Later, he had links with Mumbai-based Hawala traders to invest money in different parts of the country," Rai has mentioned in the book further clarifying that Koda approached a Swedish company and within one year opened more than 100 firms. "He had completed the formalities to get his company registered with Nasdaq which warrants not less than a capital value of $500,000 million," Rai said.

Expressing doubt over the disproportionate assets worth Rs 3,300 crore as unearthed by the income tax department, the book gives an insight into the loopholes of governance. Speaking on behalf of the publishers, Piyush Kumar of New Delhi-based Prabhat Prakashan said democracy can function properly only when corruption is nipped at the bud.

Releasing the book in a ceremony chaired by former DGP R R Prasad, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy congratulated Rai for documenting the history of ore scam. "Koda was just the flag-bearer who has been pushed forward like A Raja of Tamil Nadu to bear the brunt," Swami said indicating to bigger players working from behind the curtains to reap benefits. He said the contents in the book had been well researched. "Had there been two-three more chapters, I would have awarded doctoral degree to Rai for his research work," he said.

Expressing faith on existing law Swamy said people must learn to cast vote without being influenced by money or cast feelings.

Predicting mid-term parliamentary polls by end of the year, he said crusaders must fight against corruption in every walk of life.

" Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev have been spearheading a fight whereas I have been using the law to nail the culprits and Rai has come up with a book to educate masses about the role of corrupt leaders in the system," he said. giving an equal score to every small bit of effort made to fight corruption in the system.

Source : TOI

Swami Vivekananda’s Rousing call to Hindu Nation -

2012-01-15T10:47:00.001+05:30

As per Hindu Panchang today Paush krushna Saptami (i.e. 15 Jan)is the Swami Vivekanand’s Jayanti. Let us pay obeisance to this invaluable son of Bharat.

Here We present Swami Vivekanand's Exclusive thoughts on Hindu Nation to our readers. Let us make resolve to follow the path of Swami Vivekanand on his Birth Anniversary.

Compiled by Girish (Blog Author)

Then and then alone you are a Hindu:

Then and then alone you are a Hindu when you will be ready to bear everything for them, like the great example of your great Guru Govind Singh. Driven out from this country, fighting against its oppressors, after having shed his own blood for the defense of the Hindu religion, after having seen his children killed on the battlefield - ay, this example of the great Guru, left even by those for whose sake he was shedding his blood and the blood of his own nearest and dearest - he, the wounded lion, retired from the field calmly to die in the South, but not a word of curse escaped his lips against those who had ungratefully forsaken him!

Mark me,
Every one of you will have to be a Govind Singh, if you want to do good to your country. You may see thousands of defects in your countrymen, but mark their Hindu blood. They are the first Gods you will have to worship even if they do everything to hurt you, even if everyone of them send out a curse to you, you send out to them words of love. If they drive you out, retire to die in silence like that mighty lion, Govind Singh. Such a man is worthy of the name of Hindu; such an ideal ought to be before us always.
… Swami Vivekanand

Do your Swadharma; this is the truth of truths:
Heroes only enjoy the world. Show your heroism; apply, according to circumstances, the fourfold political maxims of conciliation, bribery, sowing dissensions, and open war, to win over your adversary and enjoy the world - then you will be Dhârmika (righteous). Otherwise, you live a disgraceful life if you pocket your insults when you are kicked and trodden down by anyone who takes it into his head to do so; your life is a veritable hell here, and so is the life hereafter. This is what the Shastras say.

The great irony:
See the irony of it. Jesus Christ, the God of the Europeans, has taught: Have no enemy, bless them that curse you; whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also; stop all your work and be ready for the next world; the end of the world is near at hand. And our Lord in the Gita is Rousing Call to Hindu Nation saying: Always work with great enthusiasm, destroy your enemies and enjoy the world. But, after all, it turned out to be exactly the reverse of what Christ or Krishna implied.

The Europeans never took the words of Jesus Christ seriously. Always of active habits, being possessed of a tremendous Râjasika nature, they are gathering with great enterprise and youthful ardor the comforts and luxuries of the different countries of the world and enjoying them to their hearts' content.
And we are sitting in a corner, with our bag and baggage, pondering on death day and night, and singing:

"Very tremulous and unsteady is the water on the lotus-leaf; so is the life of man frail and transient" -with the result that it is making our blood run cold and our flesh creep with the fear of Yama, the god of death; and Yama, too, alas, has taken us at our word, as it were - plague and all sorts of maladies have
entered into our country!

Who are following the teachings of the Gita? – The Europeans. And who are acting according to the will of Jesus Christ? -The descendants of Shri Krishna! This must be well understood.

Europe shook off Christ and was saved:

It is only the Vedic religion which considers ways and means and lays down rules for the fourfold attainment of man, comprising Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. Buddha ruined us, and so did Christ ruin Greece and Rome! Then, in due course of time, fortunately, the Europeans became Protestants, shook off the teachings of Christ as represented by Papal authority, and heaved a sigh of relief.

The Hindu Character:

The Hindu says that political and social independence are well and good, but the real thing is spiritual independence - Mukti. This is our national purpose; whether you take the Vaidika, the Jaina, or the Bauddha, the Advaita, the Vishishtâdvaita, or the Dvaita — there, they are all of one mind. Leave that point untouched and do whatever you
like, the Hindu is quite unconcerned and keeps silence; but if you run foul of him there, beware, you court your ruin. Rob him of everything he has, kick him, call him a "nigger" or any such name, he does not care much; only keep that one gate of religion free and unmolested.
Look here, how in the modern period the Pathan dynasties were coming and going, but could nor get a firm hold of their Indian Empire, because they were all along attacking the Hindu's religion. And see, how firmly based, how tremendously strong was the Mogul Empire. We have seen that our vigour, our strength, nay, our national life is in our religion
Even if you have not the same faith that I have in our religion. You are bound by it, and if you give it up, you are smashed to pieces. That is the life of our race and that must be strengthened.

‘Somnath’ will teach you volumes of wisdom:

You have withstood the shocks of centuries simply because you took great care of it, you sacrificed everything else for it. Your forefathers underwent everything boldly, even death itself, but preserved their religion. Temple alter temple was broken down by the foreign conqueror, but no sooner had the wave passed than the spire of the temple rose up again. Some of these old temples of Southern India and those like Somnâth of Gujarat will teach you volumes of wisdom, will give you a keener insight into the history of the race than any amount of books. Mark how these temples bear the marks of a hundred attacks and a hundred regenerations, continually destroyed and continually springing up out of the ruins, rejuvenated and strong as ever! That is the national mind, that is the national life-current.

I do not mean to say that political or social improvements are not necessary, but what I mean is this, and I want you to bear it in mind, that they are secondary here and that religion is primary.

Why disown Hinduism? Let us swim or sink together:

Why should you, Hindus, want to separate yourselves from the great common fold? Why should you feel ashamed to take the name of Hindu, which is your greatest and most glorious possession?
This national ship of ours, ye children of the Immortals, my countrymen, has been plying for ages, carrying civilization and enriching the whole world with its inestimable treasures. For scores of shining centuries this national ship of ours has been ferrying across the ocean of life, and has taken millions of souls to the other shore, beyond all misery. But today it may have sprung a leak and got damaged, through your own fault or whatever cause it matters not. What would you, who have placed yourselves in it, do now? Would you go about cursing it and quarrelling among yourselves!
Would you not all unite together and put your best efforts to stop the holes? Let us all gladly give our hearts' blood to do this; and if we fail in the attempt, let us all sink and die together, with blessings and not curses on our lips.

Take a vow to devote your lives for the cause:

It is not the work of a day, and the path is full of the most deadly thorns. But Parthasarathi is ready to be our Sârathi - we know that. And in His name and
with eternal faith in Him, set fire to the mountain of misery that has been heaped upon India for ages - and it shall be burned down. Go now this minute to the temple of Pârthasârathi, (Shri Krishna as Sârathi, charioteer, of Pârtha or
Arjuna.) and before Him who was friend to the poor and lowly cowherds of Gokula, who never shrank to embrace the Pariah Guhaka, who accepted the
invitation of a prostitute in preference to that of the nobles and saved her in His incarnation as Buddha - yea, down on your faces before Him, and make a
great sacrifice, the sacrifice of a whole life for them, for whom He comes from time to time, whom He loves above all, the poor, the lowly, the oppressed.
Vow, then, to devote your whole lives to the cause of the redemption of these three hundred millions, going down and down every day.

Faith in yourselves:

Come then, look it in the face, brethren, it is a grand task, and we are so low. But we are the sons of Light and children of God. Glory unto the Lord, we will succeed. Hundreds will fall in the struggle, hundreds will be ready to take it up. I may die here unsuccessful; another will take up the task. You know the disease; you know the remedy, only have faith. Do not look up to the so-called rich and great; do not care for the heartless intellectual writers and their cold-blooded newspaper articles. Faith, sympathy - fiery faith and fiery sympathy! Faith,
faith, faith in ourselves, faith, faith in God – this is the secret of greatness.

Worship through service:

Have Vairagya. Your ancestors gave up the world for doing great things. At the present time there are men who give up the world to help their own salvation. Throw away everything, even your own salvation, and go and help others.
Let all other vain gods disappear for the time from our minds. This is the only god that is awake, our own race - "everywhere his hands, everywhere his feet, everywhere his ears, he covers everything." All other gods are sleeping. What vain gods shall we go after and yet cannot worship the god that we see all round us, the Virât? When we have worshipped this, we shall be able to worship all other gods. Liberation is only for him who gives up everything for others, whereas others who tax their brains day and night harping on "my salvation", "my salvation", wander about with their true well-being ruined, both present and prospective.
What is needed is Chittashuddhi, purification of the heart. And how does that come? The first of all worship is the worship of the Virat - of those all around us. Worship It. Worship is the exact equivalent of the Sanskrit word, and no other English word will do. These are all our gods – men and animals; and the first gods we have to worship are our countrymen.

Men of renunciation and service – need of the hour:

The national ideals of India are RENUNCIATION and SERVICE. Intensify her in those channels, and the rest will take care of itself. The banner of the spiritual cannot be raised too high in this country. In it alone is salvation.

What I want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the same material as that of which the thunderbolt is made - Strength, manhood, Kshatra-Virya and Brahma-Teja. Our beautiful hopeful boys - they have everything, only if they are not slaughtered by the millions at the altar of this brutality they call marriage. O Lord, hear my wails!

Let a few stand out and live for God alone and save religion for the world.. Be honest and say, "I see the ideal but I cannot yet approach it"; but do not pretend to give up when you do not. If you give up, stand fast. If a hundred fall in the fight, seize the flag and carry it on. God is true for all that, no matter who fails. Let him who falls hand on the flag to another to carry on; it can never fall.

A hundred thousand men and women, fired with the zeal of holiness, fortified with eternal faith in the Lord, and nerved to lion's courage by their sympathy for the poor and the fallen and the downtrodden, will go over the length and breadth of the land, preaching the gospel of salvation, the gospel of help ,the gospel of social raising-up - the gospel of equality.

Pride in being a Hindu:

When a man has begun to be ashamed of his ancestors, the end has come. Here am I, one of the least of the Hindu race, yet proud of my race, proud of my ancestors. I am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am a countryman of yours, you the descendants of the sages, you the descendants of the most glorious Rishis the world ever saw.

Let the life-current flow unobstructed:

We Indians … have been invaded by a vast amount of foreign ideas that are eating into the very vitals of our national religion. Why are we so backwards nowadays? Why are ninety-nine per cent of us made up of entirely foreign ideas and elements? This has to be thrown out if we want to rise in the scale of nations.
Therefore, make way for the life-current of the nation. Take away the blocks that bar the way to the progress of this mighty river, cleanse its path, dear the channel, and out it will rush by its own natural impulse, and the nation will go on careering and progressing.

Disease attacks only a weak body:

Materialism, or Mohammedanism, or Christianity, or any other ism in the world could never have succeeded but that you allowed them. No bacilli can attack the human frame until it is degraded and degenerated by vice, bad food, privation, and exposure; the healthy man passes scathe less through masses of poisonous bacilli. We know that there must be two causes to produce a disease, some poison germ outside, and the state of the body. Until the body is in a state to admit the germs, until the body is degraded to a lower vitality so that the germs may enter and thrive and multiply, there is no power in any germ in the world to
produce a disease in the body. In fact, millions of germs are continually passing through everyone's body; but so long as it is vigorous, it never is conscious of them. It is only when the body is weak that these germs take possession of it and produce disease. Just so with the national life. It is when the national body is weak that all sorts of disease germs, in the political state of the race or in its social state, in its educational or intellectual state, crowd into the system and produce disease. To remedy it, therefore, we must go to the root of this disease and cleanse the blood of all impurities. The one tendency will be to strengthen the man, to make the blood pure, the body vigorous, so that it will be able to resist and throw off all external poisons. Brethren, we know to our shame that most of the real evils for which the foreign races abuse the Hindu nation are only owing to us. We have been the cause of bringing many undeserved calumnies on the head of the other races in India.

You will understand better with you biceps stronger:

I know where the shoe pinches. I have gained a little experience. You will understand the Gita better with your biceps, your muscles, a little stronger. You will understand the mighty genius and the mighty strength of Krishna better with a little of strong blood in you. You will understand the Upanishads better and the glory of the Atman when your body stands firm upon your feet, and you feel yourselves as men.
We speak of many things parrot-like, but never do them; speaking and not doing has become a habit with us. What is the cause of that? Physical weakness. This sort of weak brain is not able to do anything; we must strengthen it. What we want is vigour in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles and nerves of steel, not softening namby-pamby ideas.

Quarrelling with brothers and kneeling before foreigners:

There is yet another defect in us. …….excuse me, but through centuries of slavery, we have become like a nation of women. You scarcely can get three
women together for five minutes in this country or any other country, but they quarrel. Women make big societies in European countries, and make tremendous declarations of women's power and so on; then they quarrel, and some man comes and rules them all. All over the world they still require some man to rule them.
We are like them. Women we are. If a woman comes to lead women, they all begin immediately to criticise her, tear her to pieces, and make her sit down. If a man comes and gives them a little harsh treatment, scolds them now and then, it is all right, they have been used to that sort of mesmerism. In the same way, if one of our countrymen stands up and tries to become great, we all try to hold him down, but if a foreigner comes and tries to kick us, it is all right. We have been used to it, have we not?

Secret of power lies in unity and organization:

Before my mind rises one of the marvelous verses of the Rig-Veda Samhitâ which says, "Be thou all of one mind, be thou all of one thought, for in the days
of yore, the gods being of one mind were enabled to receive oblations10." That the gods can be worshipped by men is because they are of one mind. Being of one mind is the secret of society.
Why is it, to take a case in point, that forty millions of Englishmen rule three hundred millions of people here? What is the psychological explanation? These forty millions put their wills together and that means infinite power, and you three hundred millions have a will each separate from the other. Therefore to make a great future India, the whole secret lies in organization, accumulation of power, co-ordination of wills.
And the more you go on fighting and quarrelling about all trivialities such as "Dravidian" and "Aryan", and the question of Brahmins and non-Brahmins and all that, the further you are off from that accumulation of energy and power which is going to make the future India. For mark you, the future India depends entirely upon that. That is the secret - accumulation of will-power, coordination, bringing them all, as it here, into one focus.

No destruction of religion is necessary to improve the Hindu society:

I claim that no destruction of religion is necessary to improve the Hindu society, and that this state of society exists not on account of religion but because that religion has not been applied to society as it should have been. This I am ready to prove from our old books, every word of it. This is what I teach, and this is what we must struggle all our lives to carry out. The first work that demands our attention is that the most wonderful truths confined in our Upanishads, in our Scriptures, in our Puranas – must be brought out from the books and scattered broadcast all over the land, Every improvement in India requires first of all an upheaval in religion.
Before flooding India with socialistic or political ideas, first deluge the land with spiritual ideas. In this land of charity, let us take up the energy of the first charity, the diffusion of spiritual knowledge. And that diffusion should not be confined within the bounds of India. After preaching spiritual knowledge, along with it will come, that secular knowledge, along with it will come that secular knowledge and every other knowledge that you want; but if you attempt to get the secular knowledge without religion, I tell you plainly, vain is your attempt in India, it will never have a hold on the people.

Unification of religion:

The first plank in the making of a future India, the first step that is to be hewn out of that rock of ages, is this unification of religion.
All of us have to be taught that we Hindus have certain common ideas behind us, and that the time has come when for the well-being of our-selves, for the well-being of our race, we must give up all our little quarrels and differences. National union in India must be a gathering up of its scattered spiritual forces. A nation in India must be a union of those whose hearts beat to the same spiritual tune.
What our country now wants, are muscles of iron and nerves of steel, gigantic wills which nothing can resist, which can penetrate into the mysteries and the secrets of the universe, and will accomplish their purpose in any fashion, even if it meant going down to the bottom of the ocean and meeting death face to face. That is what we want, and that can only be created, established and strengthened, by understanding and realizing the ideal of the Advaita, that ideal of the oneness of all. None can regenerate this land of ours without the practical application and effective operation of this ideal of the oneness of things. The truths of the Upanishads are before you. Take them up, live up to them, and the salvation of India will be at hand.

All the social upheavalists, at least the leaders of them, are trying to find that all their communistic or equalizing theories must have a spiritual basis, and that spiritual basis is Vedanta only. No amount of force or government, or legislative cruelty will change the conditions of a race, but it is spiritual culture and ethical culture alone that can change wrong racial tendencies for the better. Go back; go back to old age, when there was strength and vitality. Be strong once more, drink deep of the fountain of yore, and that is the only condition of life in India.

Men - sincere men – are wanted:

Where are the men? That is the question. Men, men, these are wanted: everything else will be ready, but strong, vigorous, believing young men, sincere to the backbone, are wanted.

My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions. I have formulated the idea and have given my life to it. If I do not achieve success, some better one will come after me to work it out, and I shall be content to struggle.

Have that faith, each one of you, in yourself – that eternal power is lodged in every soul - and you will revive the whole of India. Ay, we will then go to every country under the sun, and our ideas will before long be a component of the many forces that are working to make up every nation in the world. We must enter into the life of every race in India and abroad; shall have to work to bring this about. Now for that, I want young men. "It is the young, the strong, and healthy, of sharp intellect that will reach the Lord", say the Vedas.

This is the time to decide your future - while you possess the energy of youth, not when you are worn out and jaded, but in the freshness and vigour of youth. Work - this is the time; for the freshest, the untouched and unsmelled flowers alone are to be laid at the feet of the Lord, and such He receives. Let us therefore take up a great ideal and give up our whole life to it. Let this be our determination, and may He, the Lord, who "comes again and again for the salvation of His own people", to quote from our scriptures - may the great Krishna bless us and lead us all to the fulfillment of our aims!

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Uplift of Women:

If the women are raised, then their children will by their noble actions glorify the name of the country- then will culture, knowledge, power and devotion awaken in the country.

History and the Puranas, religion, arts, science, house-keeping, cooking,sewing, hygiene – the simple essential points in these subjects ought to be taught to our women. It is not good to let them touch novels and fiction. But only teaching rites of worship won’t do; their education must be an eye-opener in all matters. Ideal characters must always be presented before the view of the girls to imbue them with devotion to lofty principles of selflessness. The noble examples of Sita, Savitri, Damayanti, Lilavati, Khana and Mira should be inspired to mould their own lives, in the light of these.

Along with other things they should acquire the spirit of valour and heroism. In the present day it has become necessary for them also to learn self-defense. See how grand was the Queen of Jhansi ! With such an education women will solve their own problems. We must see to their growing up as ideal matrons of home in time. The children of such mothers will make further progress in the virtues that distinguish the mothers. It is only in the homes of educated and
pious mothers that great men are born. By their examples and through their endeavors to hold the national ideal before the eyes of the people, a revolution in thoughts and aspirations will take place.

So shall we bring to the need of India great fearless women- women worthy to continue the tradition of Sanghamitta, Lila, Ahalya Bai, and Mira Bai – women fit to be mothers of heroes, because they are pure and selfless, strong with the strength that comes of touching the feet
of God.

STAND UP IN DEFENSE OF YOUR RELIGION:

―My dear Sinha, if anybody insulted your mother what would you do?
―I would fall upon him, sir, and teach him a good lesson! Well said, but, if you had the same positive feeling for your religion, the true mother of country, you could never bear to see any Hindu brother converted into a Christian. Nevertheless, you see this occurring every day, yet you are quite indifferent! Where is your faith? Everyday Christian missionaries abuse Hinduism to your faces, yet how many are there amongst you who will stand up in its defense, whose blood boils with righteous indignation at the fact?

Man-Making of Workers:

We want fiery young men - intelligent and brave, who dare to go to the jaws of Death, and are ready to swim the ocean across. We want hundreds like that, both men and women. Try your utmost for that end alone. Make converts right and left, and put them into our purity drilling machine. Start centers at places, go on always making converts.

Let Mahavira be the ideal:

You have now to make the character of Mahavira your ideal. See how at the command of Ramachandra he crossed the ocean. He had no care
for life or death! He was a perfect master of his senses and wonderfully sagacious. You have now to build your life on this great ideal of personal service. Through that, all the other ideals will gradually manifest in life. Obedience to the Guru without questioning, and strict obedience of Brahmacharya – this is the secret of success. As on the one hand Hanuman represents the ideal of service, so on the other he represents the leonine courage, striking the whole world with awe. He has not the least hesitation in sacrificing his life for the good of Rama. A supreme indifference to everything except the service of Rama, even to the attainment of the status of Brahman or Shiva, the great World-Gods! Only the carrying out of Shri Rama‘s behest is the one vow of his life! Such whole-hearted devotion is wanted.

Sannyasins the need of the hour:

Let a few stand out and live for God alone and save religion for the world. …If you give up, stand fast. If a hundred fall in the fight, seize the flag and carry it on. God is true for all that, no matter who fails. Let him who falls hand on the flag to another to carry on; it can never fall. What will the poor householders do, with their little bits of life? It is for the Sannyasins, Shiva's demons, to rend the skies with their shouts of "Hara! Hara! Shambho!

…My hope of the future lies in the youths of character, intelligent, renouncing all for the service of others, and obedient – good to themselves and the country at large. Otherwise, boys of the common run are coming groups and will come. Dullness is written on their faces – their hearts are devoid of energy, their bodies feeble and unfit of work and minds devoid of courage. What work will be done by these? If I get ten or twelve boys with the faith of Nachiketa, I can turn the thoughts and pursuits of this country in a new channel. Among those who appear to me to be of good caliber, some have bound themselves by matrimony; some have sold themselves for the acquisition of worldly name, fame or wealth; while some are of feeble bodies. The rest, who form the majority, are unable to receive any high idea….…Of course…. by the will of God, from among these very boys may arise in time great heroes of work and spirituality who will in future work out my ideas.

My prayer to Sri Ramakrishna:

Now I pray to that world-teacher, Shri Ramakrishna, the Preacher of the gospel of universal synthesis, to manifest himself in the region of your heart, so that, having attained the consummation of your desires,
you may with an undaunted heart try your best to deliver others from this dreadful ocean of infatuation.

May you be ever possessed of valour! It is the hero alone, not the coward, who has liberation within his easy reach. Gird up your loins, ye heroes, for before you are your enemies - the dire army of infatuation.
It is undoubtedly true that "all great achievements are fraught with numerous impediments"; still you should exert your utmost for your end. Behold, how men are already in the jaws of the shark of infatuation! Oh, listen to their piteous heart-rending wails.

Advance, forward, O ye brave souls, to set free those that are in fetters, to lessen the burden of woe of the miserable, and to illumine the abysmal darkness of ignorant hearts! Look, how the Vedanta proclaims
by beat of drums, "Be fearless!" May that solemn sound remove the heart's knot of all denizens of the earth.

O ye Hindus, de-hypnotize yourselves:

Let us proclaim to every soul: Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached. Arise, awake! Awake from this hypnotism of weakness. None is really weak; the soul is infinite, omnipotent, and omniscient. Stand up, assert yourself, proclaim the God within you, do not deny Him! Too much of inactivity, too much of weakness, too much of hypnotism has been and is upon our race.
O ye modern Hindus, de-hypnotize yourselves. The way to do that is found in your own sacred books. Teach yourselves, teach everyone his real nature, call upon the sleeping soul and see how it awakes. Power will come, glory will come, goodness will come, purity will come, and everything that is excellent will come when this sleeping soul is roused to self-conscious activity.

Rejuvenated glorious Bharat:

I do not see into the future; nor do I care to see. But one vision I see dear as life before me: that the ancient Mother has awakened once more, sitting on Her throne rejuvenated, more glorious than ever. Proclaim Her to all the world with the voice of peace and benediction.

Source : Girish (Blog Author)

2G: Will make PM co-accused, if he defends Chidambaram-Swamy

2012-01-14T10:41:00.002+05:30

14 January 2012 :

The Janata Party Subramanian Swamy who is baying for the blood of Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2G spectrum allocation case has now said that he won’t even spare the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh if he comes to Chidambaram’s rescue.

Swamy threatened that he would make Manmohan Singh a co-accused in 2G case “if he continues to defend him”. He also took a swipe on the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi saying that she is responsible for corruption in the country.

The entire UPA it may be recalled is going all out to defend Chidambaram against NDA- led opposition and Swamy’s tirade. Swamy a few days back had deposed as witness seeking Chidambaram prosecution. He said that all the decisions taken by the former telecom minister A Raja regarding fixing of spectrum pricing had the backing of Chidambaram who was minister of finance at that time.

Source : telecomtiger

Democracy at crossroads, silent majority should speak up: CAG

2012-01-14T10:39:00.001+05:30

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI):

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, who has won many foes after a number of scams were unearthed by his watchdog, today said the democracy was at the "crossroads" and it was time for the "silent majority" to speak up.
Hinting that the pro-active nature of CAG had not gone down well with many, he said, that work done by his institution had taken a toll on his friendships. "Democracy is at crossroads today and each one of us assembled here needs to contribute to debunk the myth of the silent majority," Rai said addressing his Hindu college-mates at a function where he received the 'Alumunus of the Decade' award. "The time has come for the majority not to be silent because it is a minority which speaks on the behalf of the majority," the CAG added. Rai has come under severe attack from various quarters in the government, with some even suggesting that he was over-stepping the mandate that the CAG has. The CAG particularly courted controversy in its assessment of 2G spectrum allocation, with its calculation of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss being questioned repeatedly. Surrounded by his alma mater, Rai said in the lighter vein, "The pace at which I am losing friends, this award better came this year. Next year you may probably not even decide to give this award to me." The CAG said his friends "in bureaucracy and otherwise have stopped even acknowledging me everytime they are on my wrong side or I am on their wrong side." Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, another Hindu College alumnus who has played a key role as a whistle-blower in various scams including 2G spectrum allocation, was also honoured with 'Distinguished Alumnus' award along with Congress Leader Rao Inderjeet Singh.

Source : ibnlive

Dr. Swamy gets interim protection from Delhi High Court

2012-01-13T14:26:00.000+05:30

January 13 2012 :
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy was on Friday granted interim protection till January 30 by the Delhi High Court against his possible arrest for writing an allegedly “inflammatory” article.

Justice M.L. Mehta granted interim protection to Dr. Swamy on an undertaking by him that he would not write such articles in the future and issued notice to the Delhi Police for its response on Dr. Swamy’s anticipatory bail plea.

While hearing Dr. Swamy’s plea, Justice Mehta observed, “We are a secular country and we should respect the system which we have.”

The court said, “It is not a European country like Britain. We have a diversity and we should be proud of it.

“If you (Swamy) give an undertaking that you will not write anything based on the book, I’ll grant you the relief,” the judge said.

The court’s observation came after Dr. Swamy’s counsel, senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi, argued that as he (Swamy) has exposed 2G scam against the government, this case has been lodged to harass him.

The counsel also said that Dr. Swamy had written the article based on a book, which he had written six years ago, but no untoward incident had happened after that and suddenly the police registered a case against him soon after he exposed the 2G scam.

Dr. Swamy had moved the high court on Thursday seeking anticipatory bail in the case filed against him in October last year by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police for writing an article in a newspaper in July last year which, it said, tended to spread communal enmity.

Dr. Swamy, however, has denied all charges levelled by Delhi Police in the FIR. The matter will now come up on January 30.

Source : The Hindu

12 Jan : Dr. Subramanian Swamy challenges Digvijay Singh in his statement

2012-01-12T23:23:00.001+05:30

January 12 2012 :
Statement of Dr. Subramanian Swamy on 12 January
It is surprising that the Congress General Secretary Mr. Digvijay Singh has held his own Party’s choice for the Union Home Minister, namely, Mr. P. Chidambaram, responsible for denying a probe into the Batla House encounter. Mr. Digvijay Singh, however, has been silent all these years on the genocide of Muslim youths in Hashimpura, (Meerut district) during May, 1987 when the Provincial Armed Constabulary of U.P. deliberately selected 40 Muslim youths of the Hashimpura area at around midnight, and trucked them to a canal called Gang Nehar near Moradnagar, and then shot each of them individually and threw their bodies into the canal. At that time the Union Minister of State for Home affairs, Mr. Chidambaram, a day before the genocide action had aerially surveyed the area with the then U.P. Chief Minister Mr. Veer Bahadur Singh. When I demanded an inquiry, it was refused to hide that it was a State sponsored genocide. Thereafter, in August 1987, I went on an indefinite fast at the Boat Club, which lasted seven days, before the then Prime Minister (and my good friend Rajiv Gandhi) acceded to my demand for inquiry.
I challenge Mr. Digvijay Singh to similarly sit on a fast unto death, for holding of a Commission of Inquiry, to find out the facts into the Batla House incident. Today, the people want action, not words for the press in such issues of human rights. Time has arrived for Mr. Digvijay Singh to prove his bonafides. We have had enough of his speeches. As an office bearer of a ruling party, he has no moral right just to emit hot air on such sensitive issues.

( SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY )

Dr. Subramanian Swamy's speech during "Breaking India" Book launch

2012-01-12T23:17:00.001+05:30

Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy moves HC for bail

2012-01-12T23:12:00.004+05:30

New Delhi, Jan 12, (PTI):

Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy today moved the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case filed against him for writing an allegedly "inflammatory" article.

Swamy's plea, filed through counsel Maheen Pradhan, will be heard by Justice M L Mehta tomorrow.

In October last year, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Swamy for writing an article in a newspaper in July last year which police said tended to spread enmity between communities.

However, Swamy has denied all the charges levelled by the Delhi police in the FIR.

Source : deccanherald

पुणे आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सवमें म.फि. हुसेनका उदात्तीकरण करनेवाला चलचित्र प्रदर्शित नहीं किया जाएगा । - महोत्सवके आयोजकोंका हिंदु जनजागृति समितिको आश्वासन

2012-01-12T12:48:00.001+05:30

पुणे, १० जानेवारी (वार्ता.) -

१२ जनवरीसे पुणेमें संपन्न हो रहे दसवें ‘पुणे आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सव’में हिंदुद्वेषी चित्रकार म.फि. हुसेनका उदात्तीकरण करनेवाला ‘थ्रू द आईज ऑफ पेंटर’ यह चलचित्र प्रदर्शित किया न जानेके संदर्भमें आज हिंदुत्ववादीयोंने इस महोत्सवके आयोजक संतोष उनेछाको निवेदन दिया । हिंदु जनजागृति समितिके मुंबई, ठाणे एवं रायगड जनपदके समन्वयक श्री. शिवाजी वटकरने मुख्य आयोजक जब्बार पटेलको दूरभाषद्वारा यह चलचित्र प्रदर्शित न करनेकी मांग की । चर्चाके अंतमें पटेलने यह लघु चलचित्र प्रदर्शित न करनेका आश्वासन श्री. वटकरको दिया । इस चित्रपट महोत्सवमें कुल २४० चित्रपट प्रदर्शित किए जानेवाले हैं । उसमें हिंदु देवतओंके नग्न चित्र आरेखित करनेवाले म.फि. हुसेनको श्रद्धांजलीके रूपमें हुसेनका उदात्तीकरण करनेवाला यह चलचित्र प्रदर्शित किया जानेकी जानकारी हिंदु जनजागृति समितिको प्राप्त हुई । तद्नुसार समितिसहित अन्य हिंदुत्ववादी संगठनोंकी ओरसे हिंदूंओंकी धार्मिक भावनाओंको ठेस पहुंचानेवाले चित्र आरेखित करनेवाले हुसेनका चलचित्र इस महोत्सवमें प्रदर्शित किया न जाए, इस आशयका निवेदन आयोजक उनेछाको दिया गया । इस समय स्वातंत्र्यवीर सावरकर स्मृति प्रतिष्ठानके श्री. विद्याधर नारगोलकर, समस्त हिंदु आघाडीके श्री. मिलिंद एकबोटे, अभिनव निर्माण प्रतिष्ठानके श्री. श्री बोडके, हिंदु जनजागृति समितिके श्री. सुनील घनवट, श्री. विलास गायकवाड आदी उपस्थित थें ।

Source : Hindu Janjagruti Samiti

2G : Unitech rings bells on Telenor's Pakistan connection

2012-01-12T12:45:00.002+05:30

January 12 2012 :

NEW DELHI: The bitter feud between the partners of mobile phone company Unitech Wireless, that offers services under the 'Uninor' brand, has taken a fresh twist with the minority partner raking up Telenor's Pakistan connection and the underlying security concerns associated with it.

The Norwegian telecoms major has a majority stake of 67.25% in Unitech Wireless, while realty firm Unitech owns the rest. Unitech, has now raised concerns on Telenor's alleged failure to disclose the full extent of its operations in Pakistan. This issue has also been listed in the agenda of Unitech Wireless' next board meeting scheduled for January 12. ET reviewed the agenda note.

In November 2011, the foreign investment promotion board, the apex government body that approves all major investments from abroad, had cleared a proposal from Unitech Wireless' for a rights issue of Rs 8,250 crore. Both partners have been involved in an acrimonious spat over the last couple of months, as Unitech has opposed the rights issue. Telenor, in its proposal had also told the FIPB that plans to increase its holdings in Unitech Wireless to 74%, and induct other 'resident Indian shareholders' if its JV partner failed to subscribe to the rights issue.

The realty firm is now of the view that FIPB would not have cleared the proposal if Telenor had disclosed complete details on its Pakistan operations, executives aware of the developments told ET. In their defence, they also pointed out that the FIPB had cleared the deal despite the home ministry (MHA) had raising security concerns about Telenor's holding in Pakistan.

The Unitech spokesperson declined to comment. The Telenor spokesperson said that group was 'not surprised at both the nature and timing of such innuendos, coming as they do in the midst of a shareholders' dispute'.

"In India, we are governed by the Indian laws which Telenor Group off course complies to. Our investments in Uninor have been thoroughly and extensively tested by the authorities earlier through an elaborate FIPB process. We have now applied for permission to invest further in India. We would like to add that despite such diversions, the core issue remains that of securing Uninor's funding, where we believe both owners must discharge their obligations and put in their own funds in the absence of bank loans to secure Uninor's long term funding. We continue to persuade our partner to meet its obligation just as we are," Telenor said in a written reply to an ET query.

In 2009, the FIPB had first cleared Telenor's application to pick up a majority stake in Unitech Wireless on the condition that none of the staff who have worked inTelenor Pakistan -100% owned by the Telenor group - are employed here. This was because intelligence agencies such as IB and RAW were highly suspicious about the security implications of Telenor's presence in Pakistan through a 100%-owned subsidiary of the Norwegian parent company.

In September 2011, Telenor's group CEO Fredrik Baksaas had told ET that it would look at inducting another partner for its Indian operations if Unitech 'does not meet its obligations and participate in the rights issue'. After this, the Unitech group Telenor to the company law board (CLB) citing 'gross mismanagement' by the Norwegian telco, marking a new low in the deteriorating relations between both partners, who are also involved in an arbitration process in Singapore.

Unitech had also offered to buy out Telenor's 67.25% stake in their JV for Rs 269 crore, escalating hostilities between the two. The offer was made in their petition before the CLB which it accused Telenor and its executives of 'oppressive and mala-fide actions'.

Source : economictimes

Dr Swamy's public speech at Gandhidham on 8 Jan

2012-01-11T14:34:00.001+05:30

Protest : Pune International Film Festival to pay tribute to M F Husain

2012-01-11T09:49:00.000+05:30

January 11 2012 :

Appeal to devout Hindus. http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/13309.html

Government of Maharashtra and Pune Film Foundation is going to organise Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) at Pune from 12rd January to 19rd January 2012. As per the list of movies to be screened at PIFF, they are going to screen a documentary directed by Anti-Hindu painter M F Husain in 1967 to pay homage to M F Husain, who passed away in June 2011 at London. M F Husain had drawn nude paintings of Hindu Deities and Bharat Mata and hurt religious and patriotic sentiments of billions of Hindus and Indians. Now, it is the duty of all devout Hindus and patriotic Indians to protest lawfully against PIFF organisers and demand cancellation of documentary being screened as part of homage to Anti-Hindu and Anti-National painter M F Husain; because he does not deserve such respect.

Official website of PIFF : http://www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com/

The schedule of PIFF in which M F Husain's program is included : http://www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com/pdf/piff-10/movie-list.pdf

Devout Hindus and Patriotic Indians are protesting lawfully on following Contact details :

Pune International Film Festival

Mailing Address
Dr. Jabbar Patel, Director
Pune International Film Festival
Marathon Bhavan, near Mitra Mandal Colony,
Opp: Parvati Post-Office, Parvati,
Maharashtra, Pune- 411 009
India
Tel: +91 20 24424545/ 6
Fax: +91 20 24428788
Email: piff.india@gmail.com
Website: www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com

Festival Office
1. Mr. Santosh Unecha, Associate Director

Source : Hindu Janjagruti Samiti

खजुराहो के बाहर बनीं नग्न मूर्तियों के पीछे का यह है 'सत्य'

2012-01-11T09:41:00.001+05:30

एम्.ऍफ़. हुसैन और खजुराहो की दृष्टी एक नाही है. हुसैन विकृत था. सिर्फ हिन्दू देवता को नग्न दिखाना क्या आर्ट है ? खजुराहो की समज आने के लिए पढ़े .....

Must Read : The Facts of Khajuraho : http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/1334.html

खजुराहो के बाहर बनीं नग्न मूर्तियों के पीछे का यह है 'सत्य'

भोपाल। नॉलेज पैकेज के अंतर्गत आज हम आपको खजुराहो मंदिर के बाहर नग्न और संभोग की मुद्रा में बनी मूर्तियों का कारण बता रहे हैं। भारत का दिल कहे जाने वाला मध्यप्रदेश प्रांत अपने प्राचीन मंदिरों के लिए जाना जाता है।

यहां का खजुराहो मंदिर विश्व प्रसिद्ध है। इसकी विश्व प्रसिद्धि का कारण मंदिर के बाहर बनी नग्न एवं संभोग की मुद्रा में विभिन्न मूर्तियां हैं। मध्यप्रदेश के छतरपुर जिले में स्थित खजुराहो मंदिरों के बाहर बनी इन आकृतियों को काम साहित्य का नाम दिया गया है।

खजुराहो के मंदिरों का निर्माण 950 ई. से 1050 ई. के बीच हुआ है। इन मंदिरों में मूर्तियों का निर्माण इतनी बेहतरी से किया गया है कि इसे देखने के बाद किसी के मन में बुरा ख्याल नहीं आता, क्योंकि सभी मूर्तियों की खूबसूरती में खो जाते हैं। यह एक ऐसा स्थान है, जिसे पूरे परिवार के साथ पवित्र मन से देखा जा सकता है। ये मूर्तियां प्राचीन सभ्यता की विशेषता बताने के लिए काफी हैं।

हालांकि कई बार मन में यह प्रश्न उठता है कि आखिर मंदिर के बाहर इस तरह की मूर्तियां बनाने के पीछे राज क्या हो सकता है। इस बारे में एक राय नहीं मिलता। अलग-अगल विश्लेषकों ने अलग-अलग राय दी है। मुख्य रूप से चार कारण सामने आते हैं, जो इस प्रकार हैं।

पहली मान्यता

कुछ विश्लेषकों का यह मानना है कि प्राचीन काल में राजा-महाराजा भोग-विलाशिता में अधिक लिप्त रहते थे। वे काफी उत्तेजित रहते थे। इसी कारण खजुराहो मंदिर के बाहर नग्न एवं संभोग की मुद्रा में विभिन्न मूर्तियां बनाई गई हैं।

दूसरी मान्यता

दूसरे समुदाय के विश्लेषकों का यह मानना है कि इसे प्राचीन काल में सेक्स की शिक्षा की दृष्टि से बनाया गया है। ऐसा माना जाता है कि उन अद्भुत आकृतियों को देखने के बाद लोगों को संभोग की सही शिक्षा मिलेगी। प्राचीन काल में मंदिर ही एक ऐसा स्थान था, जहां लगभग सभी लोग जाते थे। इसीलिए संभोग की सही शिक्षा देने के लिए मंदिरों को चुना गया।

तीसरी मान्यता

कुछ विश्लेषकों का यह मानना है कि मोक्ष के लिए हर इंसान को चार रास्तों से होकर गुजरना पड़ता है - धर्म, अर्थ, योग और काम। ऐसा माना जाता है कि इसी दृष्टि से मंदिर के बाहर नग्न मूर्तियां लगाई गई हैं। क्योंकि यही काम है और इसके बाद सिर्फ और सिर्फ भगवान का शरण ही मिलता है। इसी कारण इसे देखने के बाद भगवान के शरण में जाने की कल्पना की गई।

चौथी मान्यता

कुछ और लोगों का इन सबके अलावा इसके पीछे हिंदू धर्म की रक्षा की बात बताई गई है। इन लोगों के अनुसार जब खजुराहो के मंदिरों का निर्माण हुआ, तब बौद्ध धर्म का प्रसार काफी तेजी के साथ हो रहा था। चंदेल शासकों ने हिंदू धर्म के अस्तित्व को बचाने का प्रयास किया और इसके लिए उन्होंने इसी मार्ग का सहारा लिया। उनके अनुसार प्राचीन समय में ऐसा माना जाता था कि सेक्स की तरफ हर कोई खिंचा चला आता है।

इसीलिए यदि मंदिर के बाहर नग्न एवं संभोग की मुद्रा में मूर्तियां लगाई जाएंगी, तो लोग इसे देखने मंदिर आएंगे। फिर अंदर भगवान का दर्शन करने जाएंगे। इससे हिंदू धर्म को बढ़ावा मिलेगा।

Source : Dainik Bhaskar

HC reserves order on a plea to modify EVM or reject it

2012-01-11T00:02:00.001+05:30

January 10 2011(New Delhi):

The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea to either incorporate paper trail to physically record the votes cast through the electronic voting machine or return to old days of paper balloting, rejecting EVMs.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, reserved its order on the plea by Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy after hearing arguments by him as well as those of Election Commission counsel Ashok Desai.

Swamy argued that the Election Commission of India should return to the ballot system to avoid tampering as there is lack of transparency in the EVMs at the time of polls.

He argued either paper printouts should be incorporated in EVMs by the Commission at the time of polls or it should return to the ballot paper system as the EVMs are not tamper proof.

He argued the EVM does not have international status and European countries like UK, US and Japan have rejected them due to its failure and they prefer paper ballot for their elections.

Seeking the court to direct the Commission to return to the ballot system, Swamy also argued the EVM''s brain - micro controller - is being manufactured in foreign countries like Japan, which themselves do not use the machine due to its demerits.

Appearing for the EC, Desai, however, contended that the returning to the days of voting through ballot system would not be feasible as it would require immense expenditure due to over 73 crore voters in India.

Source : MSN

Swamy demands reintroduction of ballot paper

2012-01-10T16:07:00.002+05:30

January 10 2012 :

New Delhi। Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Monday having proved in Delhi high court that EVM machines can be tampered, reiterated his demanded that Ballot paper should be reintroduced for fair electoral reform.
Swamy was speaking on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda organised by National Medicos Organisation with a joint venture with Bharatiya Bhartiya Vikas parishad in Kutch, Gujarat on 8 January.

Swamy said his finding proved that election results can easily be manipulated with the use of Electronic Voting Machine [EVM].
Taking on Congress party Swamy said that Congress have an internal notion that they can only win with voting machine.
“Congress can only win with EVM, “ swamy said.
Citing that most of the countries viz. England, Japan, Germany, Netherland are using the concept of ballot paper instead of using EVM for election.
“If EVM is used, there should be system of getting receipt of your vote like ATM machine receipt on transaction.”
Dr Swamy contacted EVM machine manufacturing Japanese company and asked whether they use this EVM machine in japan or not. They said they are not mad and they don't use that in Japan, in japan they use Ballot paper. Similarly in all advanced countries like UK, USA, Japan, Germany etc ballot paper is used. Dr Swamy also explains about the solution which he proposed.

Source : net4news

2G : Dr. Swamy submits documents against Chidambaram in court

2012-01-07T14:53:00.000+05:30

January 7 2011 :

A Delhi court on Saturday listed the application of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, seeking prosecution of Union home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case, for arguments on January 21.

"Put up for arguments on the application for summoning of accused on January 21," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said after Swamy placed on record various certified copies of the documents in support of his private complaint.

Swamy told the court that the documents and evidence which he has furnished reveal the "connivance, collusion and consent" of then finance minister in the decision taken by former telecom minister A Raja.

"This evidence reveals the connivance, collusion and consent of then finance minister P Chidambaram in the decisions taken by the then minister of communication and information technology (MOC&IT) A Raja in the matter of fixing the price of spectrum licence and in the matter of permitting two companies which received the licences namely Swan and Unitech in dilution of shares even before roll out of their
services," Swamy said.

The judge listed Swamy's application for arguments after the Janata Party chief completed his recording of statement before the court.

Swamy filed various documents in the court, including a January 15, 2008 letter written by Chidambaram to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Swamy also placed on record the certified copy of the minutes of a meeting between Chidambaram, Raja and the Prime Minister during the tenure of Raja as the MOC&IT.

Swamy submitted that Chidambaram is "guilty of breach of trust of national security" as he did not disclose that Etisalat and Telenor, to which Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless had diluted their shares, were blacklisted.

"I have also brought on record the evidence to show that Chidambaram, is also guilty of breach of trust in question of national security for not disclosing that Etisalat and Telenor were black listed by the Home Ministry advisory," he said.

Swamy, in his plea, has sought to make Chidambaram an accused in the case for his alleged role in allowing two accused telecom firms Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless to earn windfall profits by offloading their shares to UAE-based Etisalat and Norway-based Telenor respectively after getting the Unified Access Services Licenses (UASL).

Swamy, deposing as a witness in support of his private complaint, had on December 17 last year alleged that Chidambaram was also culpable like Raja as they were party to the decision of non-revision of entry fees of Rs 1658 crore, decided in 2001 during NDA regime.

Chidambaram and Raja, as finance and telecom ministers respectively, were empowered by a 2003 Cabinet decision to determine the spectrum price jointly and this fact has been corroborated by a statement of the Prime Minister made in the Rajya Sabha, he said.

Earlier, the court had allowed Swamy's plea to re-open his statement in the case in view of the emergence of some new facts about the identity of other co-conspirators.

Swamy had earlier also referred to the allegations that Swan Telecom was allotted UAS licences for 13 circles for Rs 1,537 crore and it offloaded 45 per cent of its shares in the licences before the roll out to Etisalat of UAE for Rs 4,200 crores.

Similarly, Unitech was allotted UAS licences for 22 circles for Rs 1,658 crore and it offloaded 60 per cent of its shares in the licences to M/s Telenor of Norway for Rs 6,100 crore even before the roll out, he had said.

Source : Hindustan Times

2G : Dr. Swamy to give ‘solid’ evidence against PC

2012-01-07T10:33:00.000+05:30

January 7 2011 :

Keeping the UPA Government on tenterhooks in the 2G scam, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy would submit PMO and Finance Ministry-certified copies of documents which point fingers at Home Minister P Chidambaram’s involvement, in the Special Court on Saturday. After producing the certified documents, Swamy is expected to conclude his arguments, demanding issuing summons to Chidambaram.

Swamy’s plea before the Special Judge OP Saini is for making Chidambaram a co-accused with the jailed former Telecom Minister A Raja. His main demand is to summon Chidambaram under Section 319 under CrPC. The Section empowers the judge to summon a person who appears to be guilty in a case.

According to sources, Swamy would produce Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee-approved controversial office memorandum to PMO on the timeline and details of the spectrum allocation. This 13-page note, which detailed Chidambaram’s lapses in spectrum allocation as a Finance Minister, had shaken the UPA Government in September, last year, after Swamy placed the photocopies before the Supreme Court.

Swamy would also produce the certified copies of five minutes of the meetings between Raja and Chidambaram during January-November 2008. These minutes, which were closely held by the Government, exposes that both Ministers shared the same view in allotting spectrum and licences at a seven-year-old price and both had shared the same view in allowing the newly formed companies to sell their shares at exorbitant rates to multi-national companies.

Source : dailypioneer

Much awaited speech of Prof. R Vaidyanathan on Tax Heaven & Black Money in Banglore Tweeple Conference

2012-01-06T17:48:00.002+05:30

Who does this nation belongs too ? ...

2012-01-06T15:41:00.001+05:30

January 6 2011 :

Does this Nation belongs to ...
1. Twenty-two crore Muslims, who behave contemptuously with Hindus ?
2. Anti-national Muslims, who refuse to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ ?
3. Four crore Bangladeshi infiltrators ?
4. Impotent and secular (unrighteous) Congress leaders, who let thousands of citizens get killed by terrorists & naxalites ?
5. Christians, who regularly convert Hindus by luring them ?
6. A Prime Minister, who says ‘Muslims have first right on the wealth of this Nation ?’
7. Partisan Congress leaders, who waste the Nation’s wealth on welfare of Muslims, but deprive 85 crore Hindus of it ?
8. The Police, who harass the Hindus but fear the Muslims ?
9. Kasab, who killed innocent Bharatiyas or Afzal, who attacked the Parliament ?
10. Secular Congress leaders, who despise Hindu Dharma ?
11. Congress leaders, who are corrupt, immoral, selfish, self-centred and devoid of any
love for the Nation ?
12. Congress leaders, who rapaciously enjoy power and plunder the Nation ?

No ! O Hindus ! Awaken your self-esteem ! Remember, this Nation belongs to :
1. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who defeated tyrant Muslim kings and established the Hindavi Swarajya for the Hindus to live with honour, happiness and security.
2. Chhatrapati Shambhaji Raje, who sacrificed his life for Hindu Dharma.
3. Brave and courageous Bajirao Peshwa (1), who defeated Aurangazeb.
4. Lokamanya Tilak, revolutionaries such as Swatantryaveer Savarkar, Bhagat Singh, who devoted their lives for the freedom of this Nation.
5. Crores of Hindus, who abide by Hindu Dharma.
6. Dharmabhimanis, who protect the Hindus, preserve the sanctity of temples and have deep love for Hindu Dharma.
7. Staunch nationalists, who work hard to preserve the honour of the Nation.
8. Great Saints and Gurus, who work for the spiritual upliftment of crores of Hindus, who also preserve the sattvikta of Bharat with their spiritual prowess and keep Hindus alive.
9. To the soldiers, who risk their lives and strive to protect Bharat.
10. To social leaders, who constantly enlighten society & take it on the right path.
11. To a handful of Govern-ment officers and leaders, who are honest, selfless, solve people’s problems, and love its citizens.
12. To those who pursue Spirituality for God-realisation and upliftment of the society, that will lead to all-round progress of the Nation.

In short, this Nation belongs to all those who have moral values, pride for the Nation, who are devout Hindus and give time for protection of the Nation.

Source : Sanatan Prabhat

Rama Sethu: Centre to reveal fate in 8 weeks

2012-01-06T00:46:00.001+05:30

Why Ram Setu (Sethu) should not be damaged

January 6 2012 :

Eight weeks later, the Centre will reveal to the Supreme Court,
fate of the controversial Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, the work on which was stayed following its structural alignment posing harm to the mythological Rama Sethu.

With an expert committee headed by Nobel laureate and eminent environmental scientist RK Pachauri tasked with the study of whether the project was feasible without damaging the Sethu, the Centre on Thursday informed the Court that the report will be tabled in Court in eight weeks.

The Committee constituted on June 29, 2008 comprises Acting Director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Chief Hydrographer, Government of India, and Director General, Geological Survey of India. Tamil Nadu government’s Principal Secretary (Environment and Forests) and Ramanathapuram District Collector have been included as special invitees.

The Bench of Justices HL Dattu and CK Prasad posted the matter for hearing on March 27 after it recorded the submission of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Harin P Raval. The Court even directed the Centre to supply a copy of the report to the petitioners. One of the petitioners Subramanian Swamy demanded the Sethu to be declared a national monument, which the Court would consider after going through the report.

Source : Daily Pioneer

Tariq Ramadan-Supporter Diana Eck Leads the Charge Against Fired ‘Islamophobic’ Professor

2012-01-05T19:35:00.002+05:30

January 5 2011 :
by PHYLLIS CHESLER

Must read answers from Dr. swamy on the last page of article.

The evil of small minds have triumphed over all that is good, both intellectually and morally, at Harvard.

Read complete article at below link & do post your comments.
http://pjmedia.com/blog/tariq-ramadan-supporter-diana-eck-leads-the-charge-against-fired-islamophobic-professor/#comment-2104079

Professor Diana L. Eck is a supporter of smooth-talking radical Islamist Tariq Ramadan, whom she describes as “one of Europe’s deepest and most articulate Muslim thinkers… one of the most powerful exponents of a reformist, self-critical, spiritual and dialogical Islam.” She is also a defender of Boston’s notorious Roxbury Mosque (whose former and current trustees, mullahs, and congregants have known ties to terrorism and to preaching violence). Now she has successfully led the pack against Professor Subramanian Swamy. Last year, in December, he was dismissed after twenty years at the summer school on the basis of an op-ed piece he wrote in an Indian newspaper about the obvious and growing danger of Islamic terrorism in India, including the 2008 and 2011 jihadic massacres in Mumbai.

Eck is a professor of comparative religion at Harvard’s Divinity School as well as a professor of law and psychiatry. She is known for her “interfaith” work. She, other professors, and some students decided that Swamy’s piece was racist, Islamophobic, nationalistic, religiously intolerant, and in favor of violence and, as such, should be treated as unprotected hate speech. Eck and the students do not believe that Harvard should be associated with anyone who holds such views.

Who is Swamy? His biography is very distinguished. In 1964, as a full scholarship student, Swamy obtained his Ph.D at Harvard. He worked with Nobel laureate Simon Kuznets, and jointly authored papers with Nobel laureate Paul. A Samuelson. He has subsequently served in the Indian parliament for five terms and was also a cabinet minister for Commerce, Law & Justice. Swamy, the president of the Janata Party, is also a linguist and is proficient in Tamil, Hindi, English and Chinese.

Swamy is the author of many acclaimed books and papers. In 1971 Swamy published Indian Economic Planning—An Alternative Approach; in 1973 he released Economic Growth in China and India 1952-1970: A Comparative Appraisal; in 1989 he published an updated Comparative Appraisal of China and India (1870-1986). In addition, he has published numerous papers, including one with Paul A. Samuelson in the American Economic Review.

In addition, Swamy is also something of a swashbuckling hero. In 1976, Swamy exposed and challenged corruption in Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s “emergency authoritarian” rule in India and had to flee the country twice as a result. However, due to his campaign Gandhi allowed long overdue elections. In 1972, Swamy lost his professorship at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, due to his crusade for both academic freedom and for the union rights of non-teaching Institute employees. After twenty years of litigation, the courts reinstated Swamy with full honors.

Between 1978-1985, Swamy visited China nine times. This led to the normalization of relations between India and China. In 1982, Swamy became the first Indian political leader to make a trip to Israel. Due to his efforts, India opened embassies in both China and Israel; these countries reciprocated..Continued

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http://pjmedia.com/blog/tariq-ramadan-supporter-diana-eck-leads-the-charge-against-fired-islamophobic-professor/#comment-2104079

Dr. Phyllis Chesler is the author of 14 books and an emerita professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies. She once lived in Kabul, Afghanistan. She may be reached through her website www.phyllis-chesler.com.

Source : pjmedia

Jan 5 : Dr. Subramanian Swamy's Interview by Radio Boston

2012-01-05T13:22:00.002+05:30

Radio Boston Interviewed Dr. Swamy on January 5th at 1.30 AM IST

Harvard : Madrassa on the “Charles”

2012-01-05T12:10:00.001+05:30

January 5 2012 :

When even a man like Richard Nixon called Harvard the “Kremlin on the Charles,” he probably didn’t envision in how many horrible ways that would eventually ring true. In late 2010, Harvard, instead of doing the right and honourable thing, simply went ahead and showed exactly how Kremlinesque it was. Stalin would have nodded approvingly in his grave at its disgusting U-turn in a span of mere months. If you want the short version, Harvard has fallen from its hoary pedestal on which stood the likes of Emerson, Thoreau, and T.Roosevelt and has today become a sprawling den of petty fund-mongers who have exhibited no scruples in putting it on the fast-track to convert it to the Madrassa on the Charles.

The longer version began sometime early in December 2011 when it sacked Dr. Subramanian Swamy from teaching his Summer economics course, something he’s been doing there for ages. Here’s the dirty saga in full. Dr. Swamy has aptly characterized Harvard’s chicanery as a Spanish Inquisition.

Actually, let me correct myself. Harvard’s descent into Madrassadom didn’t begin with Dr. Swamy’s Communist-style expulsion. His expulsion is perhaps the most open and brazen display of how Harvard cravenly does the bidding of the people who want to Islamize nations, which according to them constitute Dar-ul-Harb.

Harvard’s descent began when the Left infiltrated its ranks and began to steadily inject the political correctness—also called Americans, Hate-America!—venom. Here’s a pretty detailed study of what went wrong with Middle Eastern Studies in US universities: the primary reason is the Leftist infiltration and takeover followed by gradual inroads made by Islamism. And so in 1994 or so when an Islamic zealot masquerading as a scholar writes openly hoping that “a great number of American soldiers to be killed” in the Kuwait war, and nobody criticizes him, you know the nature of atmosphere that’s been created at Harvard. This was followed by an endowment here and a chair there across the American academia to “study and promote the understanding of Islam,” “foster studies to understand in depth the rich cultural history of Islam,” “bridge the understanding between East and West to further harmony and peace between diverse cultures and religions”….. you get the gist. Needless, Harvard was no exception to this.

And so when economy-wreckers like Larry Summers became Harvard’s President, the Harvard Law School already had three Saudi-funded endowments one of which was inaugurated by Prince Bandar, former Saudi ambassador to the US, a man who funds terrorism, and the other by Osama Bin Laden’s own brother. On a related note, a search for “Islamic Gift” on the Harvard Gazette site yields interesting but startling results. Almost every search result resembles something what the Utterly Faithful say about Islam.

It was Larry Summers, whose boundless greed and shameless knavery accelerated Harvard’s descent into what it’s become today: a state-of-the-art Madrassa of Islamic Higher Education. Andrew McCarthy explains it beautifully:

Harvard’s president Larry Summers, accepted a stunning $20 million donation for the creation of a program of studies to lionize Islam’s history and jurisprudence. The cash came from the Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire investor whose attempted $10 million contribution to the Twin Towers fund had been refused by New York mayor Rudy Giuliani when bin Talal blamed the 9/11 atrocities on American foreign policy. Summers, the anti-Giuliani, not only took the money but named the program and an endowed professorship in the prince’s honor.

With such an enormous stash, Summers got one of his favorite minions, Elena Kagan to start what’s known as the Islamic Finance Project, a euphemism for Sharia through the backdoor. This woman is now the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. A hardcore Marxist, she’s pretty illustrative of how the Left steadily gets into powerful positions over time using the same democratic processes and institutions that it seeks to destroy. To get a glimpse into the long-term implications of this Islamic Finance Project, we can turn to Andrew McCarthy again:

Kagan and other apologists for SCF [Ed: Sharia-complaint Financing a.k.a Islamic banking] would absolve themselves from the real-world consequences of their allegedly well-intentioned diversity fetish. But legitimizing any aspect of sharia is the endorsement of all of it. Moreover, there is no cut-and-dried separation of sharia brutality from the tidy, white-collar world of financial transactions.

To pull off the SCF chicanery, financial institutions hire as advisers Islamic clerics who are expert in Muslim jurisprudence — there being, again, no separation between divine edicts and the secular law in Islam. It is those clerics, many of them Islamists, who decide what transactions are permissible. And very often, to purge the taint, prohibited interest payments are diverted to Islamic “charities.” It all sounds wonderful . . . except for what they don’t tell you: The major schools of Islamic jurisprudence teach that support for violent jihad is a legitimate form of charitable giving. […] SCF is thus the Islamist triple-play: It elbows sharia’s way into our legal system, from whence it can expand its influence; it institutionalizes financial jihad; and it pressures true Muslim moderates to shun Western practices. It is, furthermore, unabashedly anti-capitalist — another reason the Left likes it so much.

And not even the naivest of the naïve would actually believe that Summers had any lofty educational or knowledge-enhancing goals in mind when he accepted Prince Alwaleed’s largesse. Alwaleed had the means to temporarily quench Summers unquenchable greed in return for Summers allowing him to plant yet another Jihad-furthering unit right in the heart of what’s still regarded as the numero uno of the US academia.

So it’s entirely consistent with Harvard Madrassa Project’s aims and objectives when Professor John Esposito writes extreme apologies for Islamic terror groups in the Harvard International Review (Check out Investigative Project on Terrorism’s damning dossier on him). Which is also the reason Harvard invites bloody dictators like Khatami to its campus. Or employs the vile Muslim Chaplain who “counseled” the insane bigot Major Hassan who went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood. Or allows Sara Roy, a Israel-hating, and vitriol-spewing woman to spin lies about the 2008 Gaza war openly in class. Or helps the spread of propaganda in Arabic language classes. I could go on with similar and more extreme examples of how the Islamization virus has now become an almost-fully blown disease at Harvard. Here’s a pretty comprehensive list for you to read and shudder. The tragic cruelty is that this virus was willingly injected by American citizens like Larry Summers themselves: one of our own feeding us to fanatical wolves who want to convert and/or destroy us.

It’s the same sickening pattern at work again. What began as academic programs to broaden scholarship, foster understanding etcetera has now degenerated into an unofficial ban against criticizing Islam in any form and enforcing Islamic mores on the university campus. Here’s a seemingly silly instance where the university prohibited male students from using the gym during certain hours because female Muslim students laid down that “their faith forbids them from wearing revealing clothing in the presence of men.” Not just that. Harvard allowed the Azaan Call (Muslim call to prayer) “to be broadcast across the campus from the steps of the main library during the Islam Awareness Week” sometime in March-April 2008. And now, Dr. Subramanian Swamy’s shameful expulsion. It’s that $20 Million from Prince Alwaleed at work behind these “decisions.” All those protesting against Harvard’s “disgraceful throttling of free speech” in Dr. Swamy’s case need to look here for the answer. Per Harvard’s Larry Summer’s Code of Ethics, petrodollars triumphs over free speech just as Islam and free speech are mutually exclusive.

That this kind of open partiality towards supporters of Islamism and discrimination against and stifling of critical voices has been going on for more than a decade despite tons of evidence is pretty telling on the US government itself. Is it because the very propagators have sat in and continue to occupy important government positions? Larry Summers and Kagan are just two examples. Let’s face it: the US policy on the Arab world has been flawed from the start. If the US thought it was good policy to give the Arab world technology and other goodies in exchange for oil, it was not only shortsighted but foolish as well. The Arab world—chiefly Saudi—used the same oil dollars to spread the poison of Islamism by buying out universities and sections of the media. As we continue to witness, technology has come to Arabia but it still has retained its Islam in all its 7th century purity. It’s this pure Islam that it wants to spread across the non-Muslim countries using means fair and foul.

The happenings at the Madrassa on the Charles are far more alarming than most realize. Let’s not forget the fact that the US government draws most of its top people from Harvard and similar 5-star universities. None of these universities have been spared from Islamic funding. It’s truly a nightmarish future scenario when corrupt sleazeballs occupy top positions in the administration and from being terror-apologists, become open supporters of Islamic terror. The next step is the Islamic Republic of America.

Source : Faithfreedom.org

Big News : PMO certifies trouble for PC

2012-01-05T11:50:00.000+05:30

Finance Ministry too attests Mukherjee ‘note' on 2G scam.
Certification of Mukherjee’s controversial note is a big blow to Chidambaram.

January 5 2012 :

Home Minister P Chidambaram could find the going tough in Saturday’s hearing at the Special CBI court in Patiala House. The Prime Minister’s Office and the Finance Ministry on Wednesday certified the documents used by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to allege Chidambaram’s role in the 2G scam.

The court had directed Swamy to produce certified copies of documents following which it will take a call on Swamy’s plea to issue summons to Chidambaram. According to sources, the PMO and the Finance Ministry certified the controversial Office Memorandum of Pranab Mukherjee to the PMO, highlighting the lapses by Chidambaram as the then Finance Minister in the spectrum allocation.

Apart from this document, the Government also certified the closely kept minutes of the meeting between Raja and Chidambaram. Sources said that the Government officials certified the minutes of five meetings between Raja and Chidambaram during January-October 2008. These minutes show that both Ministers agreed on allotting spectrum and telecom licence at the seven-year-old rates and agreed on allowing the sale of shares of multi-national companies at whopping prices.

It is learned that Swamy also got certified copies of senior Finance Ministry officials’ communication to Chidambaram cautioning him on Raja’s designs to allot spectrum.

Special Judge OP Saini had directed Swamy on December 17 to produce the certified copies of documents on his petition to make Chidambaram a co-accused in the spectrum scam. Swamy had demanded summoning of two witnesses in his case against Chidambaram. The witnesses were CBI Joint Director Hitesh Awasty and Sindhusree Khullar, the then former Joint Secretary in the Finance Ministry.

After hearing Swamy’s arguments and testifying him as witness, the Judge observed that “if you can produce certified copies, there is no need of summoning the witness.” Legal experts say this situation may directly lead to the issue of summons to Chidambaram under CrPC 319 (power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of the offence).

It is expected that after submitting the certified copies before the court on Saturday, Swamy would conclude his arguments against Chidambaram. Certification of Mukherjee’s controversial note is a big blow to Chidambaram. This note which shook the UPA Government came to light when Swamy produced it the before the Supreme Court on September 21, last year.

The Finance Ministry’s 13-page note showed that Chidambaram was aware of Raja's ‘plan’ when his (Chidambaram's) officials alerted him on January 9, 2008, just a day before the controversial allotment of licences and spectrum.

It also blames the Finance Ministry, then under Chidambaram, for keeping silence even after the DoT on November 29, 2007 opposed the directive of Finance Secretary D Subbarao on November 22, 2007 to stay the award of licences to Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communication.

Clearly expressing dissatisfaction on Chidambaram's observation to treat the matter as "closed chapter", the memorandum to the Prime Minister, approved by Mukherjee, argued that the licences can still be cancelled.

"There was a way out by invoking clause 5.1 of the UAS Licenses (Telecom Licenses), which inter alia, provides for modification at any time the terms and conditions of the licence, if in the opinion of the Licensor (DoT) it is necessary or expedient to do so in public interest or in the interest of the security of State or for the proper conduct of the telegraphs. DoT could have invoked this clause for cancelling licenses in case Ministry of Finance had stuck to the stand of auctioning the spectrum," said the Mukherjee approved note to PMO.

Source : dailypioneer

Summary of rebuttal "Swamy & his Harvard enemies- The real story"

2012-01-04T22:58:00.002+05:30

January 4 2012 :
Few days back Dr.Navaratna S Rajaram wrote a incredible rebuttal, demolishing Dr. Swamy's Harvard enemies and baring their racist anti-Hindu theories.
Here we present a summary of tweet excerpts widely circulated by a Patriotic tweeter user Shri Kiran Kumar Ji. Request to true Nationalists and followers of Dr. Swamiji to widely circulate the below mind blowing details to wider audience.

You can read the complete article at below links :
Dr. Navaratna S Rajaram's bio -

Part 1: swamy-and-his-harvard-enemies-the-real-story-part-1

Part 2:swamy-and-his-harvard-enemies-the-real-story-part-2

1. Harvard has dual personality. it is a university that is also a business. Harvard University is part of the Harvard Corporation. Worth $32bn

2. Faculty at @TheCrimson & @Harvard wrote "religious violence" following Swamy's article. Only violence was CON goons attacking Swamy's house!

3. Dr Navaratna Rajaram's phone call to Harvard elicited response that she, the President, had NOTHING to do with Swamy's course cancellation:)

4. "A theologian voting to cancel economics class at Harvard, was like Church preventing Galileo to teach astronomy 500 yrs back!" - N Rajaram

5. Christian theologians led by Diana Eck signed letter of apology to Muslims for past Xian violence. But not to Hindus for Goa Inquisition..

6. Rajaram: If Diana can force Swamy out of Harvard for political 'objections', shouldn't she, a Lesbian, be out as some may have 'objections'?

7. Subramanian Swamy doesn't need lessons on 'pluralism' by Diana Eck kind of 'exclusive' religionists.His family is a proof of true Pluralism!

8. @KanchanGupta had said: “Harvard's Witzel declared Hindu-Americans to be “lost” or “abandoned”, parroting anti-Semite slurs against Jews".

9. NS Rajaram: “Indology is an anachronism with colonial and racist roots that has outlived its purpose. India Studies should outgrow Indology”

10. NS Rajaram: "There are village schools and undergraduate colleges in India with better Sanskrit scholars, and students, than @Harvard today"

11. Indology was created by ‘scholars’ sponsored by British East India Company and Christian missionaries. At the core of this was Aryan myth.

12. Infamous Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) had 2 incarnations: 1)British colonial-missionary version. 2) German nationalist version that led to Nazism

13. Indology departments and programs are shutting down across Europe. One of the oldest and most prestigious, at Cambridge, recently shut down.

14. So called Indology as practiced by colonial scholars and their successors like Eck and Witzel targets Hindus, their traditions and history.

15. Rajaram: Christians have almost surrendered to growing Islamo-fascism on academic circles, while Jews & Hindus haven't. Hence anti-Hinduism!

16. Angana Chatterji was dismissed by CIIS after her Fai and ISI link. But @Harvard didn't dismiss Sugata Bose who participated in her programs!

17. If India today is a thriving pluralistic society it is because pluralism is an integral part of the Hindu tradition and experience - Rajaram

18. NS Rajaram says: "It's ironic that @DianaEck kind of "Pluralism" folks render apology to Islam, which destroys Pluralism!"

19. Rajaram: "Problem faced by West today is that Islam is attacking pluralism and individual freedom, same problems India faced 1000 yrs ago!"

20. NS Rajaram: "China under Mao lost its pluralistic character in a SINGLE generation, and then went on to erase it from #Tibet also."

21. India Studies shd make pluralism of HINDU civilization, especially its capacity to survive centuries of repeated attacks, its central theme.

Source : Shri Kiran-Kumar S

Pushed out of Harvard, professor returns fire

2012-01-03T00:02:00.001+05:30

Dismissal stirs debate over free speech
January 03 2012 :

By Mary Carmichael
Subramanian Swamy is an outspoken man. That is what got him into trouble last July.

While teaching economics at the Harvard University summer school, he penned a sharply worded column for a newspaper in India, where he is a prominent right-wing politician.

Many readers thought his proposals would deny Muslims basic rights and incite riots. Some 40 Harvard professors called for his dismissal.

But the furor died down, or appeared to, after Harvard’s president, Drew Faust, defended Swamy’s right to free speech as “central to the mission of a university.’’ The economics department invited him back for another summer. Swamy heard nothing else from Harvard.

Then, a few weeks ago, he checked his e-mail and learned - from a Google Alert for his name - that his colleagues had fired him anyway.

Encouraged by a private note from the summer school’s dean, professors who opposed Swamy came to a faculty meeting where summer classes were to be approved. The process is usually a rubber-stamp affair, but the professors argued so passionately that Swamy’s courses were voted off the slate. No one told Swamy about the meeting.

Now, the case has devolved into an imbroglio about hate speech and academic freedom. The professors who led the charge against Swamy are buried in angry e-mails from his supporters in India. Others are torn, despising both Swamy’s column and the way he was relieved of his duties. Faust is in an awkward spot: She is scheduled to visit India in January.

And the usually outspoken Swamy - who has made few public comments on the issue, save a few Twitter postings - is finally firing back.

“I was surprised Harvard would do this, given that the president’s office said free speech was sacred,’’ he said in an interview. “The people who cut me out are leftists who have nothing to do with economics. There’s no allegation that in my class I said anything offensive. There’s no allegation that it has affected my research. It’s almost like the Spanish Inquisition - they didn’t give me a chance.’’

No one, including Swamy, disputes that the column, which appeared in the English-language Daily News and Analysis, is provocative. Published after a terror bombing in India, it lays out a strategy “to negate the political goals of Islamic terrorism in India, provided the Muslim community fail to condemn these goals and call them un-Islamic.’’

Among its suggestions: remove an iconic mosque on the site of a Hindu temple “and 300 others in other sites as a tit-for-tat;’’ declare that “only those non-Hindus can vote if they proudly acknowledge that their ancestors are Hindus;’’ and “enact a national law prohibiting conversion from Hindu religion to any other religion.’’

Potentially shocking words, but Swamy said he believed they had been misconstrued.

Was he advocating the destruction of mosques? Not exactly, he said: “I said if they threw bombs on our temples, we could restore the temples they demolished earlier on.’’

Did he want to keep Muslims from voting? No, he said: “I was searching for a way to unite Hindus and Muslims. Based on DNA research, we are descended from the same ancestors. I said that if you do not acknowledge that your ancestors are Hindus, you are identifying with those who came from outside, and for them we created Pakistan.’’

To Swamy, these are reasonable points. To Diana Eck, the comparative religion professor who introduced the motion to cancel Swamy’s courses, they are “an open incitement to violence.’’

“He begins by talking about ‘fanatic Muslims’ and proceeds to suggest means of remedy that would affect the entire Muslim population of India,’’ she said. “That’s not an alternative side of a heated political discussion. It’s advocating the abrogation of human rights.’’

Since the meeting, Eck’s inbox has been flooded by Swamy’s allies. They accuse her of issuing a fatwa. Some call for the president to fire her; others blame the president herself for the mess (“Dr. Faust will NOT be welcome in India,’’ one e-mailer wrote).

Eck and her colleagues also have critics who disapprove of what Swamy said but defend his right to say it. Among them is Harry Lewis, the former dean of Harvard College who often serves as its loyal opposition. Swamy’s column does not fit the legal definition of incitement, he said. (It also does not seem to have incited any violence.) It was political speech, he said, the kind often most in need of protection.

More importantly, Lewis said, the back-channel way in which Swamy was dismissed sets a precedent that could be used against any professor who offends. “If you create a weapon,’’ Lewis said, “the weapon will eventually be used against you.’’

But Eck called concerns about a slippery slope ridiculous. The faculty course approval process, she said, applies only to the summer school, and use of it in this manner is so rare that no one can remember another instance.

Free-speech advocates have asked Harvard administrators for redress. Anne Neal, a Harvard alumna who is head of the higher education lobbying group American Council of Trustees and Alumni, said she welcomed Faust’s original expression of support. “Not to speak up a second time when these same principles are at play would be a very sad statement about governance at Harvard,’’ she said.

But the school’s administration has been silent on the case since July, and it remains so, declining requests for comment.

For his part, Swamy has moved on. He has no plans to sue Harvard. Actually, he said, he loves the school, where he has studied and taught on and off since 1962. He will not be seeking an academic position elsewhere: “It’s Harvard or nothing.’’

He might have one opportunity to return. Hate speech or no, Eck said, she “felt kind of bad’’ that no one from Harvard had asked Swamy to explain himself while controversy flared. “There are many people who would like to have him come and speak,’’ she said. “Perhaps he will. I would certainly attend the talk.’’

Source : bostonglobe

MY NEW YEAR RESOLVE ! : Narain Kataria

2012-01-02T05:46:00.000+05:30

Every Proud Hindu should make Resolve like Shri Narain Kataria & try to achieve it.

January 2 2011 :

I, the undersigned, Narain Kataria, hereby solemnly resolve and declare on the eve of the New Year:

·That I will try my level best to restore the dignity to Hinduism, and work for the unification and consolidation of Hindu Nation.

·That I will steadfastly and sincerely dedicate my services for Hindu Unity.

·That I will devote my time, energy, intellectual capability and financial resources in the service of Brihad Virat Hindutva.

·That I will volunteer, support and work for any organization/association/temple that promotes Hindu cause.

·That I will stand up and be counted if any injustice and humiliation is heaped on Hindus in any part of the world.

·That I will campaign against the dowry system, untouchability, and will seek to eradicate them from the Hindu society.

·That I will not do anything which would create disunity, or drive a wedge among Hindu people.

·That I will try to stand up and protect the honor and dignity of my Hindu fellows anywhere in the world.

·That I will endeavor to learn about the Real History of India.

·That I will help the organizations and associations and leaders working and supporting Hindu causes.

·I will support, guide, inspire and motivate my Hindu brothers and sisters to come forward and join the forces working for Hindu causes.

·That I will expose and nip in bud the mean, mendacious and malicious designs of our enemies who are bent on denigrating and destroying all of us.

(Narian Kataria)

Dec 31 : RSS office in Kannur destroyed in bomb attack

2012-01-01T00:58:00.001+05:30

December 31 2011 :

KANNUR: An RSS Karyalaya and another centre working under its control near the- Macheri AUP School at Aechur were destroyed in a country bomb attack early on Friday morning.

The first floor of the concrete building housing the RSS office was completelydestroyed in the attack.The furnitureand other instruments kept in the office were reduced to ashes.Two persons have been taken into custody in connection with the attack, according tothe police.As many as fivecountry bombs were hurled at the RSS office, said local people.The BJP-RSS leadership alleged that it was a group of CPM workers who organised theattack.A 12-member gang who camein four motorbikes were behind the entire operation, they alleged.Police deployment in the area has been strengthened following the incident.

Source : expressbuzz

Exclusive : Foreign inspired conspiracy of Ms Sonia Gandhi to install Rahul Gandhi as PM. MMS and FM should Indianise Congress – Dr. Swamy

2012-01-01T00:25:00.002+05:30

Statement of Subramanian Swamy, President of the Janata Party. 31-12-11

Dec 31, 2011:

The foreign inspired conspiracy of Ms Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi to destroy the credibility of their own appointed Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, by engineering the Lokpal Bill fiasco in the Rajya Sabha on December 29th requires to be condemned as treachery. Dr. Manmohan Singh should recall the other fiasco of the FDI-Walmart Retail Trade proposal, and this December 29th fiasco in the Rajya Sabha are a move to make him resign and to make way for the intellectually moribund Rahul Gandhi as PM. National interest now requires both the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee to come together and Indianise the Congress party.

A Roman Catholic clique of advisers of Sonia Gandhi are seeking to radicalize the situation in the country to enable a takeover of the levers of power in their grasp. The danger then is that India’s long unbroken civilization may be ruptured and a concubine westernized culture imposed. Hence I urge both Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mr. Pranab Mukherjee to make a New Year’s Resolution that they will work together to Indianise Congress and take necessary steps for this purpose so that this aim can be achieved by 15th August of 2012. Both these leaders should come to an understanding as to who then will be the Prime Minister and who will be the President of India. Patriotic MPs who represent the overwhelming majority in the Parliament will rally behind such a combination. The operational details of this plan will be worked out after the forthcoming UP elections and during the Budget session and be implemented before the Rashtrapati election in July 2012.

( SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY )

Source: Janata Party

Don't celebrate 31st & Live as a true Hindu at least for a day !

2011-12-30T16:45:00.000+05:30

O Hindus, celebrate New Year as per Hindu tradition and follow Hindu Dharma & Culture

December 30 2011 :
Welcome the New Year by celebrating Samvatsararambh: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada

Celebrations on the eve of the Western New Year, that is 1st January, is accepted by Hindus as a day of celebration for them as well. They make big plans for this day, with regards to shopping, eating at a restaurant, taking a vacation, etc. And mind you this is not only in big cities, it is also happening in villages, which do not even have the basic amenities of regular electricity and water supply ! By aping the West you are not only destroying your own tradition but are also impressing materialistic values upon the future generation. Hindus are completely in the dark about this fact. This article is therefore meant to highlight these facts.

Difference between 31st Dec & Chaitra Shukla Pratipada for celebrating New Year :
31 st December :
-Day changes at midnight
-No change in environment
-No Spiritual and Scientific reasons present

Chaitra Shukla Pratipada/ Hindu New Year:
-Day changes with sunrise
-Positive changes in environment
-Spiritual and Scientific reasons present

Conversion’ for a day !

When a person converts to a new religion he begins to follow the customs and celebrates festivals of that religion. In the same way, in neglecting our own customs if we Hindus start celebrating Christmas or New Year as per the Christian calendar, then even if it be for a day we too are like converts to Christianity ! Hindus are completely oblivious to the fact that they will have to face the demerits of neglecting their own rituals and of being anti-Hindu, for following the materialistic 'Western days of celebration'. Today, to create respect for their religion and Dharma amongst Hindus, religious education is an absolute necessity.

Hindus endow more importance to 31st December !

Nowadays, from the young to the old, all wish each other a 'Happy New Year' or send greeting cards, on the night of 31st December; but Chaitra Shukla Pratipada is the New Year as per our Hindu culture. They consider this as a prestige point. In fact you will find only a handful of Hindus greeting each other on the occasion of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.

Parents of the materialistic new generation are in hibernation !

As per the Hindu religion every auspicious event begins with ritualistic worship at the auspicious time (Brahma muhurta), which is on awakening at dawn, after a bath, wearing clean attire and ornaments. As a result, the sattva component in the atmosphere creates good impressions on the doer.

On the eve of the Western New Year people drink and make merry, in other words spend the night enjoying the pleasures of life. Thus automatically impressions of materialism are created on their subconscious minds. Besides, since at night the atmosphere is tama predominant the tama component in them grows. People are unaware of this because of the lack of religious education; the young generation falls prey to this materialism, fun and frolic. Their parents too are completely oblivious about what is happening to their children.

Destroy the invasion of foreign culture in the form of the demon Ravan

Today the Hindu religion is being attacked on all fronts, influence by Western culture being the most invasive. It is the duty of each and every Hindu to combat this attack. Just as on the day of Gudhi Padva Lord Rama killed the demon Ravan and returned to Ayodhya to hoist the flag of victory, so also Hindus must now combat Ravan who has assumed the form of Western cultural invasion and raise the Gudhi this year !

Hindus! Live as a true Hindu at least for a day !

On this day one can take note of the 'do's' and don'ts' given below -
1. Do not wish a fellow Hindu 'Happy New Year' either on 31st December or 1st January.
2. If a fellow Hindu greets you that way, take time to explain to him how this is wrong and impress upon him that Chaitra Shukla Pratipada is actually our new year.
3. Instead of sending New Year greetings to relatives and friends for 1st January, do it on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
4. Ensure that you pass on this valuable information to your near and dear ones, thus preventing them from sinning by celebrating New Year on a day other than our real New Year.
5. Remember that ushering in the New Year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada will help you develop pride in your religion, nation and language.

Samvatsararambh: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada

The wheel of Time that begins on Samvatsar-arambh day is related to the origin of the Universe and is beneficial for mankind. The period commencing on 1st January is related to the Dissolution of the Universe and is detrimental. Hence, celebrate the Samvatsar-arambh day !

A flyer creating awareness about the disadvantages of New Year celebrations on 1 st Jan. One HJS visitor sent this to us.

Source : Hindu JanJagruti Samiti

Dr. Swamy's speech at book release "Battleground India" by Maloy Dhar(former official of IB)

2011-12-30T15:39:00.001+05:30

December 30 2011 :
Yesterday on 29th december dr. subramanian swamy released a book "Battleground India : Prognosis of Hindu Muslims Exclusivism" by Shri MK
Dhar, formal Joint Director - IB and also author of much acclaimed
book "Open Secrets - How Indian Intelligence works".

Book Name :

Dr. Swamy's Keynote address points to the Twentieth Congress of Vedanta at JNU Campus

2011-12-28T10:43:00.001+05:30

December 28 2011:

Today Dr. Swamy will be addressing The World Congress on Vedanta on "India's Identity" at the JNU campus.Below are points from Dr. Swamy's Keynote address.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS POINTS
TO THE TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF VEDANTA At JNU Campus, December 28, 2011

PHILOSOPICAL ISSUES IN INDIAN IDENTITY AND CURRENT VERSION OF HISTORY

I. INTRODUCTION

•Since becoming free of British Imperialist rule in 1947, modern India’s ideological space had been for the subsequent four and half decades circumscribed by an essentially a pro-Soviet Union and Left--leaning socialist, secular and ostensibly democratic framework,Philosophical issues were also debated within that framework, termed loosely as “Marxist”.

•The Left-leaning intellectuals saw the Indian identity in a geographical and not civilisationally or philosophically, as of a peninsular area created as a by-product of British Imperialism and colonisation, as a multi-national, multi-ethnic, and multi-lingual modern state. Any argument that India has an overriding civilizational identity was condemned as “communal” or “saffron”. They advocated that secular focus required that history and the social dynamics be interpreted as economics or materialist driven.

1. The renaissance in thought initiated by Bankim Chatterjee, Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda, Dr. Ambedkar, and Mahatma Gandhi in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in harmonizing the material growth and spiritual advancement, was aborted after 1950 when the Soviet Union’s influence took hold in the academia and intellectual discourse. The Left version of Indian history was fundamentally no different from what Macaulay to Max Mueller had designed for a purpose.

2. But now a certain consensus is thus taking shape all over the world that material progress alone will not increase the feeling of well-being of a people. It has to blend with spiritual and implied moral values, that is values to make national development meaningful to the people.

3. Society of course as Swami Vivekanand observed, needs to eat and live tolerably well.Material progress is thus necessary, but it must not be an end in itself. We thus have to modify today’s Globalisation phenomenon accordingly.

4. This is a fundamental philosophical issue, and the premise of our true national identity— the development of an integral human empowered to pursue material progress and one who does not sacrifice spirituality or the basic values of inter-personal relationship, moral values and environmental concerns.

5. We Indians have however been waffling on the question of identity now for over six decades.Since Independence from colonial rule, in 1947 Indians have been grappling with the question of ‘who are we’? This as-yet-unanswered question represents India's identity crisis.

6. We have now to call for a closure on this subject. The failure to date, to resolve this crisis, has not only confused the majority but confounded the minorities as well. However, without a resolution of the crisis, which requires an explicit clear answer to this question, the majority will never understand how to relate to the legacy of the nation, and to the minorities.

7. Minorities would understand how to adjust with the majority only if this identity crisis is resolved. In other words, the present dysfunctional perceptional mismatch in understanding of who are we as a people, is behind most of the communal tension and inter-community distrust in the country. It also weakens India's integrity.

8. In India, the majority is the conglomerate Hindu community which represents about 81% of the total Indian population, while minorities are constituted by Muslims [13%] and Christians [3%].

9.Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, and some other small religious groups, represent the remaining 3%.Though these groups are also considered minorities, but are really so close to the majority community in culture that they are considered as partners of Hindu society.

10. Unlike Islam and Christianity, these minority religions were born as dissenting theologies of Hinduism. They share the core concepts with Hindus such as re-incarnation, equality of all religions, and ability to meet God in this life. That they feel increasingly alienated from Hindu society nowadays is also the consequence of India’s identity crisis.

II.PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES OF INDIAN IDENTITY

11. From a study of nations that remain united and contrasted with those which have disintegrated, it seems that the crucial element for national integrity is the concept of ‘who we are’ that the people within a geo-political boundary accept. This concept however has to be nurtured, renewed, continually enriched and given substance.

12. Such a concept however cannot be forced down the throats of a people as USSR and Yugoslavia demonstrates or allow the concept to derail a society as it did in Hitler's Germany. At the same time the concept cannot be amorphous, meaning all things to all men, and without a time frame for its acceptance.

13. Even in United States of America, a relatively young nation created by an influx of immigration from diverse countries, scholars have felt the need to define the identity of an American. Harvard Professor Samuel Huntington has penned a book titled Who Are We? [Penguin Books, India 2004] to define the American's identity as a “White Anglo-Saxon Christian who speaks English”. It seems contrived since majority of Americans are perhaps not ‘White’, but Huntington is emphatic.

14. However, Huntington's contribution is in seeing the two components of this identity that define it: Salience, which is the importance that the citizen attributes to national identity over the other many sub-identities. Second, Substance, which he calls as the “American Creed”, is what the citizens think they have in common, and which distinguishes them from others of other countries.

15. Paraphrasing Dr.Huntington, the ‘American creed’ is identified as (i) Anglo-Protestant work ethic (such as sticking to contracts, punctuality, word as bond, honouring IOUs etc.). (ii) Christianity-religious belief in God, in good being rewarded and evil being punished by Him. (iii) English language. (iv) Rule of law and equality before it. (v) Individualism and the pursuit of happiness.

16. Dr.Huntington quotes a 1931 judgment of the Supreme Court in which the apex Court held that US is a Christian nation, and hence he advocates that acceptance of that is part of the American creed. We shall apply the concepts of salience and substance to Indian identity.

17. Similarly, the British Prime Minister Cameron on December 17, 2011 was quoted by BBC as stating at Oxford that “ UK is a Christian country and we should not be afraid to say so”. Addressing a meeting on the 400th Anniversary of the King James’s Bible, he called for a revival of traditional Christian values to counter Britain’s “moral collapse”, adding the slogan “live and let live” has too often come to mean “do what you please”. Significantly, he also said that it was wrong to hold that “standing up for Christianity was somehow doing down other faiths”.

18. We in India today do not have to conjure up a contrived identity as Huntington valiantly had to do, or issue dictums as Cameron. A century ago, Sri Aurobindo declared [as reproduced inIndia’s Rebirth: Institut De Recherches Evolutives, Paris 1993]:“ I write for those who acknowledge reason but do not identify reason with Western Materialism; who are sceptics but not unbelievers; who, admitting the claims of modern thought, still believe in India, her mission, her gospel, her immortal life and her eternal rebirth”.

19. The battle to settle the answer to this question is on today between the Indian nationalist and the internationalist liberal. The latter deny that the Indians have an overriding identity of salience and substance.

20. Eminent philosophers and observers have also held so. India has thus always existed because of the Indian-ness [read: Hindutva as Substance of Huntington] of the people.“In all the fleeting centuries of history” holds Dr.Radhakrishnan in his work on Indian Philosophy, “in all the vicissitudes, through which India has passed, a certain marked identity is visible. It has held fast to certain psychological traits which constitute its special heritage, and they will be the characteristic marks of the Indian people so long as they are privileged to have a separate existence”.

21. Hindu-ness or Hindutva, judged by Huntington’s criteria, has been our identifying characteristic, by which we have been recognized world-wide. The territory in which Hindus lived was known as Hindustan, i.e., a specific area of a collective of persons who are bonded together by this Hindu-ness. That is the Substance.

22. The Salience of Huntington thus was given religious and spiritual significance by tirth yatra, kumbh mela, common festivals, and in the celebration of events in the Ithihasa, viz., Ramayana and Mahabharata. That is why all great mass movements in India have been inspired by spiritual persons, or by invoking spirituality as did Mahatma Gandhi when he made Ram Rajya as a goal, and Gita as the basis of his actions.

23. Even Jawaharlal Nehru, no Hindu chauvinist, acknowledged this fact in on two occasions: First in his 1948 Convocation Address to the Aligarh Muslim University wherein he averred that Hindus and Muslims have the same ancestry, and Second, in his foreword to one of Dr.Karan Singh books as follows: “It is significant to note that great political mass movements in India have had a spiritual background behind them”.

24. But the towering philosophers of the 19th and 20th centuries have affirmed the cultural oneness of India. I can do no better than quote Dr.Ambedkar from his paper presented in the Department of Anthropology seminar of Columbia University in 1916, and titled “Castes in India, Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development”[ published in Indian Antiquary, Vol XLI, May 1917, p81-85].

25. On page 84, he concludes as follows:
“Ethnically all people [may] be heterogeneous. [But] it is the unity of culture that is the basis of homogeneity. Taking this for granted, I venture to say that there is no country that can rival the Indian peninsula with respect to the unity of its culture. It has not only a geographic unity, but it has over and above all a deeper and much more fundamental unity—the indubitable cultural unity that covers the land from end to end”

III. CURRENT INDIAN HISTORY

26. British imperialist inspired historians and their tutees, and the Communists in tandem, have propounded India as a multi-nation artificial construct and as an administrative by product of colonialism. This is the current version in our history textbooks.

27. The roots of Aryan-Dravidian theory, the racial basis of varna, the artificial construction of linguistic differences, and the Hindu-Muslim cultural divide have been fostered by them.

28. The Aryan Dravidian theory is centered on the Max Mueller thesis that the Rg Veda was written no earlier than 1500 BC, and that carbon-dating of Indus Valley’s Mohendajaro/Harappa first layer excavations place it as ending in 1500 BC. A pastoral society described in Vedas and a city civilization in the latter, could not be of the same people it is inferred.

29. ‘Arya’, ‘Dravida’ were thus falsely given racial meaning.

30. More recently, Mr.Jonah Blank, an American journalist curious about this Hindutva, took a journey in 1991-92 from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka on the route taken by Lord Rama. He then wrote a book about titled: Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God—Retracing the Ramayana Through India [published by the well known Houghton Mifflin of Boston USA]. He writes: “India’s land may be ruled by aliens from time to time, but never her mind, never her soul..... In the end, it is always India that does the digesting" [p.217]. He concludes: “But somehow a nebulous sense of “Indianness” does exist, and it binds together Gujaratis, Orissans, to Nagas who might seem to have nothing at all in common. Perhaps it is this elusive, undefinable [yet very real] link that has allowed the sub-continent's multitude of races to live in some rough semblance of harmony for four thousand years”[p.218].

31. The next mischievous division is the varna’s colour/caste basis. Hinduism nowhere in its Sruti scriptures states varna is skin colour-based. Although varna means “colour”, it was used by the rishis, Bhrigu and Baradwaja, as an insignia colour. Thus if Brahmin is ‘white’, and Shudra is ‘black’, the Kshatriya is ‘saffron’ and Vaishya is ‘Green’!

32. Nor our languages are fundamentally different—Sanskrit vocabulary is common to all languages.Even Tamil has 40% or more words in common with Sanskrit. All our scripts are evolved from Brahmi script.

33. The recent DNA studies affirm that is Indians, i.e., Hindus+, Muslims and Christians are one indigenous people. Hindu culture and religion gives the geographical area its distinctiveness.

34. In the face of DNA evidence of all Indians, plus the reality established by modern science such as satellite imaging, of discovery of the walk trail of Sri Rama, Rama Setu, Sarasvati River, and the submerged Dwarka city, all held earlier as “mythical” to debunk the Vedas and Mahabharata, most independent scholars now have disowned the racial/migration theory of Aryans & Dravidians. Even the BBC and Romilla Thapar have now done so.

35. A social philosophy based thus on dharma is vitally needed at this moment in our history, because there is a dimension to the current national crisis, namely, the moral decay and the decline of character in our society which if not stemmed, will slowly poison to death our nation.

36. This decay and decline is visible in every aspect of our life—politicians defecting for office and cash, bureaucrats taking bribes, teachers selling exam questions, students passing by cheating, businessmen adulterating products, lawyers cheating clients, doctors betraying their patients etc.

37. Consequent to this decay is the wave of dangerous cynicism amongst the youth. A renaissance of values in society has thus to take place.

IV.CONCLUSION

1. These then are the core task today: to know the philosophical and civilisational basis of our identity, through a correct perception of our history, and to reform our society on that basis.

2. To achieve such a reform and usher a renaissance, of course, requires a complete de-falsification in the current Indian history, rejecting that portion that has been deliberately contrived by British imperialists and their compradors, and to correct the currently perceived linkages to our past.

3. Thus unless we settle these philosophical issues and answer the factual questions arising in the current version of our history, clearly, finally, unambiguously, and authoritatively, as to who we are and what we were, the modern Indian nation will flounder, flip-flop, and generally be devoid of healthy patriotism, and hence under an intellectual existential siege..

4. Consequently, a de-falsified fact-checked history of India based on Indian sources which is devoid of gloss on the truth of our long civilisational experience and reality of Hindu, Buddhists, Islamic and Christian interactions, is vitally necessary.

5. I congratulate Professor Bal Ram Singh of U. Mass and Rajiv Malhotra for “being different”, and thus giving us a hope that such a history of India would be written by Indians for Indians.

Open letter by Indian Dalit Christians to Pope Benedict XVI for providing Equality & Justice

2011-12-27T20:50:00.001+05:30

(The below letter sent by a leader of Dalit Christians clearly shows that how Christianity failed in India. It is my humble request to Dalit Christians to come back to their original Hindu religion because Sanatan Dharma can only provide them equality & justice...Blog Author)

December 27 2011:
By R L Francis

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you - St Matthew 7.7

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Secretariat of State
00120 Vatican City State - Europe

Wish You a Merry Christmas and New Year

Your Holiness
The debate related to the status of Christians in India is going on and you are already aware of it. There are two points to this wide ranging debate. First, social, economic and political status of converted Christians; and second, growing tensions in different parts of the country due to conversion-related activities. The second has more to do with the way the Catholic Church opts to function in the country.

According to official estimates of the government, there are 30 million Christians in the country and 70 percent of this population has directly come from socially and economically downtrodden community popularly known as “Dalits”. However, as per unofficial figures, the population of minority Christians is not less than 60-70 million. Irony is that; these people have been constantly suppressed and exploited even under the structure of the Catholic Church being led by you (Pope). They are ridiculed for their sacrifices made hundreds of years ago for the church. They don’t command equal status in the existing structure of church and this has made the sacrifices futile.

Christianity stresses on the fact that God has created people in his own image and this has become the founding stone of equality of human values in Christian society. But, they are continuously meted out differential treatment in the name of caste and birth. In order to catch your attention towards these core issues, I am writing this letter to you. I am going to discuss first core issue.

Ideology of Church

Theoretically, there is no place for non-equality and racism in Christianity and when it is attached with identity of the Catholic Church; the concept of caste automatically vanishes like camphor as the word ‘Catholic-means-Universal’. There is only one head of this universal community of people and that is none other than representative of Vicar of Christ which is responsible for recruitment of Bishops in order to guide their disciples.

In that way, Holy Father/Pope, ‘you’ are responsible for maintaining the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ on the earth. Now you should explain to me where is the place of dirty ideology like casteism and racism in this ‘Kingdom of Heaven’?

Deprived class in Indian church

Downtrodden class in India has always been victim of unequal treatment, casteism and social exploitation. In order to seek solace and relief from their pathetic condition, they are still coming under the aegis of church for the last 3 or 4 centuries. But, here, too, they have been exploited in the name of caste and race. The hope with which they had come to Christianity seems to have been forfeited. On the contrary, they are now entangled in even deeper quagmire of inequality.

Church moving opposite to ideology of Christianity

Catholic Church has completely failed in its duty to provide equality and justice to that majority of converted people under the structure controlled by you (Pope). The resources have been captured by upper-class Christians. After independence of India, the Catholic Church has immensely progressed which is reflected in the heavy increase in the number of schools, colleges, social institutions, new diocese, Fathers, Bishops, nuns and their followers. However, despite this entire progress, one thing that has not changed - the status of converted Christians.

Converted Christians are the backbone of the Catholic Church in India, but their participation in the structure of Catholic Church is zero. Bishop, Father and Cardinal from this class are rare to find and those who somehow managed after hard-fought struggle are standing marginalized in society. They are being treated differently by their upper-class brothers (Bishops and Fathers).

Thousands of organizations related to education, health and non-governmental organizations are being run by church and right to run these institutions has been conferred by Indian constitution. The structure of church being run under Vatican (you) has failed to do justice to converted Christians. Understanding the gravity of the situation Pope John Paul-II had severely criticized the attitude of unequal treatment and discriminatory approach in the church. In 2003, he had said that Bishops were appointed to look after lambs and it is their duty to abolish any kind of discrimination prevalent in the Catholic Church.

Betrayal of faith

There is widespread anger among converted Christians against the policies adopted by the church. They have started demanding their rights within the existing structure of church. The response of church has been abysmal in this regard. The church leadership has termed this anger unjustified. Instead of addressing the genuine concerns of converted Christians, they have shied away from their responsibilities and are trying to shift it on the Government of India. This is being done in order to fulfill their own ulterior motive. By doing so church is pushing these people in the same quagmire of caste system.

When Indian constitution was being framed, constitution makers advocated reservations for the dalit class who were victims of caste oppression in the prevalent Hindu system. Majority of Hindu people sacrificed their right to equality in favour of their dalit brothers as a compensation of injustice meted out to them.

Your Holiness, do your representatives have the moral right to betray the faith of those who had blindly believed in the church and its promises? They have given their whole life to the church. The story is similar to the poor widow about whom Jesus had said to their disciples, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” (Mark 12: 41-44) We Dalit Catholics had also left the facilities (reservation) given by the Indian government.

Church should compensate

Church is now blaming others for its failures. When the Indian constitution was being framed, these converted Christians remained in the fold of the church and did not switch their loyalties. Within the framework of the constitution, minorities were given special rights and privileges that were unthinkable even in USA and Europe. Taking benefit of these rights, the church has enlarged its empire but seems to have forgotten converted Christians. Church leadership is stifling the just demands of their own people who are the backbone of the Catholic Church in the country.

Now, church leadership has no moral right to bring the converted people in the realm of the same caste system that has oppressed them for centuries. Had they not gone in the fold of the church and continued with the Hindu system they, too, would have enjoyed benefits bestowed upon them by the Constitution of India and progressed like their other Dalit Hindu brothers in the same fashion.

After the Government of India, the church is the only organized entity that can make available jobs, but the participation of converted Christians is very low and maximum they can get is post of driver, cook, clerk, peon and gatekeeper. These jobs, too, can be availed on the mercy of Bishops and their condition is no better than slave laborers. I demand from the church that they should compensate for the injustice and exploitation meted out to millions of converted Christians. Vatican had done this in the past and it can also be done here.

Church should change its policy

Church has always preferred safe trade. It has established thousands of schools, colleges and other institutions. This has benefited a lot to the church leadership, but the majority of converted Christians have been largely deprived. Even in the field of education where church has practically monopoly, it has failed to benefit converted Christians. We will not stop just after getting few benefits, but Dalit Christians want their due share in the existing structure.

Hindu society is changing very fast. Doors of temples are being opened for Dalit Hindus and many programmes are being run to abolish ignominious caste system, whereas Christianity has not been able to do minor changes in its structure. Hindu dalits are constantly moving on, but this is not the case with converted Christian society. Church administration being led by you is pushing them back. Perhaps their thinking is to assimilate converted Christians among 300 million Hindus. They believe that this will make the task of church leadership easier. Why it is that church leadership always seeks solution in putting converted Christians in the list of Hindu dalits?

It is the duty of church leadership that process of development should be smooth. It is good to have institutions/policy made for the welfare of people. However, it is even more important who are implementing them. Converted Christians should get share proportionate to their population. Unless and until this happens, their position in the society will remain the same and their problems will persist.

Your Holiness, in the first point I have tried to elaborate the first point related to the problems faced by converted Christians. In India, the relationship between Catholic Church and its followers is not based on democratic set-up. Inside the church, upper-caste Christians have more opportunity to progress than converted Christians. Considering the status of these people, some fundamental structural changes are needed. At present, Bishops are the “key power” and they are appointed by the Vatican and that is why they feel themselves more responsible towards Vatican and less towards Kalisia. Most of the Catholics are of the view that Bishop should be elected by Kalisia and not by the Vatican so that they could be made more responsible towards their people.

Evangelization and escalating tension

Recently, for the sake of safety and security of Christian society, you have appealed to Hindu society that they should stand-up against condemnable hate propaganda against Christians and should pave the way for religious freedom. Your concerns are genuine as tension between Christians and people from other faiths has escalated over the years and at some places it has even taken violent turn. Be it ignominious incident of burning of Graham Staines with his two children in 1999 or Kandhamal riots or violence at some other place. Indian society has always opposed violence on the name of caste or religion. Indian government has acted swiftly whenever such incidents have taken place. Perpetrators of crime have been punished. Government has also constituted various commissions in this regard and their reports have been startling.

India has always been a glorious symbol of tolerance and has shown respect for all religions and faiths with the feeling of amicable co-existence. There is no place for non-tolerant faith among majority of Hindu community. Every citizen respects fundamental right of religious freedom of other people.

Many commissions constituted by government in the wake of violent instances against Christians have also indicated towards imperialistic nature of church. There is an urgent need for introspection on the method of propagation of Christian faith as they have become instruments of growing tension with people of other faiths. We can stop this by changing the current practices by the church and help create amicable atmosphere.

Freedom of church in India

Indian church and Christians have rights that are not even available to European church. In matters related to Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and other religions there is some government intervention. For example, properties of religious institutions of Muslims are looked after by Waqf board. Similarly, religious properties in Sikhs are also managed according to Indian law. Government has direct control over the income of big temples and this money is spent on upliftment of deprived class.

But, government has no intervention in matters pertaining to Christians. Bishops are appointed by you and Vatican and Fathers/Bishops has ownership over huge assets and resources of church. Even in Europe many countries have control over the properties of church. India is one country where church enjoys immense religious freedom.

Introspection of evangelization policy is necessary

Recently, Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue has raised few questions about status of religious freedom in India. The indication was towards anti-conversion law made by few states in India. Church is facing difficulty after enactment of this law. They should understand that Indian constitution allows anybody to follow faith of his/her choice and even allows propagation of religion. But nobody can justify conversion of scheduled caste and tribes under the garb of social service.

There is a thin line between propagation of one’s faith and conversion. If state gives absolute freedom to those who have sole motive of conversion, then it is the duty of the state to intervene in the matter. This becomes all the more important considering wherever conversion has taken place in large number social tension has increased.

This year Vatican had convened a meeting of various heads of faiths in Assisi of Italy on October 27. In this meeting, Indian representation had tried to attract the attention of Vatican towards conversion. As a matter of fact, if Vatican really wants amicable solution to various problems faced by Christianity then it is the church that will have to play larger role in the process.

Development of converted Christians should be goal of church

Your Holiness, theoretically Christianity advocates equality but in practice reality is starkly different. Discriminatory caste policies of the Catholic Church fail the basic motive of Christianity. In reality, condition of converted Christians worsens after conversion. Church should bring a White Paper on the matter of how much church has progressed after independence and how much progress converted Christians have made during the same period.

Church receives huge donations in the name of social service and development of disciples of the faith, but hardly anything has changed on the ground. This is certainly a food for thought that where this money goes?

Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM), an umbrella organization of Dalit Christians, is of the view that church officials don’t want to leave any benefit currently enjoyed by them at any cost. They are not at all concerned with the betterment of converted Christians. This is why there is no hint of betterment of the status of this community even in the distant future. The current system harbours inequality. That is why it will be wrong to expect that things will change in the near future.

Converted Christians are looking towards you with a lot of hope and we request you to take concrete steps for change in the fundamental structure of church.

Yours in Christ
R L Francis

The author is president, Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM)
(typos and grammar corrected – ed)

Source : Vijayvaani

'Jana Gan Man...' : Praise for Bharatmata or Glorification of British King ?

2011-12-27T16:42:00.000+05:30

Today is centenary of 'Jana Gan Man...'

December 27, 2011 :
By Brahmarshi Dr. P. V. Vartak

Preface

Our National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27th December 1911. ‘Jana Gan Man…’ is composed by late Ravindranath Tagore precisely at the time of the visit of the British King George V. Many are not reconciled to accept this truth. They question, ‘How will Ravindranath ever do so ?’ Their mind has already taken a side in the controversy. They have already prepared an opinion. If our mind is calm and steady, we do not create an opinion in advance. Let us examine some evidences to indicate that the song was composed to welcome the King George V

The national anthem we sing today is not complete. For the convenience of the readers we are reproducing the entire text of the national anthem at the end of the article.

1. The song was composed precisely at the time of the visit of British King George V in December 1911 to Hindusthan.

2. In this song, the ‘Adhinayak’ (‘The Lord of the masses of India’) has been hailed. In 1911, when Hindustan was in slavery, there was no lord of the masses. ‘Adhinayak’ means the most superior hero. In those days, the British emperor was considered as the ‘Adhinayak’.

3. ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ means he who decides the destiny of Bharat. The destiny of the Bharat which was languishing in slavery was then decided by the British emperor alone. Thus the King George V can only be considered eligible to be hailed as ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ and no other Indian leader.

4. Some people argue that ‘perhaps the Congress president may have been referred to as Adhinayak and Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’. However, the stanzas 2 and 3 are in complete variance of this stance. The second stanza says, ‘Purab Paschim Aase Tava Sinhasan Pase’. When the song was composed, there was no throne for any Indian leader and no Indian had ruled the East or West direction. There was only one emperor in the world with a throne who ruled the East and West at that time and it was the British King George V.

5. With the words ‘Tava Charane Nata Matha …. Rajeshwar Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’, Tagore was bowing his head in reverence in front of an emperor. It is but natural to conclude that he was bowing his head in front of the King George V. As per Indian tradition, ‘Rajeshwar’ means the God of Kings. That time, not a single Indian king was independent. King George V was the only independent king of Hindusthan. The local kings of princely states were ruled by the British emperor and were at his mercy.

6.‘Gahe tava jaya gatha’. Who was victorious in 1911 A.D. in Hindustan ? None. Hence it can safely be inferred that Tagore was praising the victory of King George. In those days, the British emperor was hailed throughout the world. Tagore also lent his voice in the chorus by singing this song.

Ravindranath imitated British style and changed his name to Tagore !

By 1911 A.D., the Indians were greatly influenced by the British. Ravindranath Thakur (Tagore) also was equally influenced. In keeping with the British style, he discarded his original surname ‘Thakur’ and adopted a new name ‘Tagore’. It was a sheer psychological slavery. Everyone in the country bowed his head in front of the British. No wonder, Ravindra also could not have resisted the heavy pressure of British education.

Pak province in India’s anthem – a rank denigration !

No doubt, the Congress government selected this song as a national anthem in 1947; but it is against the truth. India was partitioned in 1947. The entire Sindh, half of Punjab and half of Bengal had gone to Pakistan. How did they get a place in India’s national anthem ? Had I been the prime minister or president of Pakistan, I would taken strong objection to this and would have compelled India to remove these lines. But no one realised the bitter truth.

Savarkar’s vision that Gandhi would reject ‘Vande Mataram’ !

‘Vande Mataram’ was accepted by all as a national anthem; but when a few Muslims took objection to it, Gandhiji promptly discarded ‘Vande Mataram’. Surprisingly, Swatatryaveer Savarkar had already said in 1938 that Gandhi would reject it.

Bengali men - proud to be mental slave to the British as against Bengali women –
proud to preserve Indian culture !

British rule on Bengal dated back to 18th century. It was the Bengal state which the British won first in India. From then onward, the Bengali people were in awe of the British. History never recorded that the Bengalis rebelled against the British any time. More than any other state in India, the British had great hold on the Bengali people. This was evident from the fact that many Bengali men changed their names and
adopted the British style of names.

For example, the Chattopadhyay surname was transformed into Chatterji. Mukhopadhyay became Mukherjee. Bandopadhyay became Banerjee. The sole reason for this was that there was no self-esteem left in Bengal ! The influence of the British was so great on the Bengalis that they started behaving like the British. However, one cannot find such a change in the Bengali women. They preserved Hindu culture. They never adopted British clothes. The Bengali men grossly lacked self-esteem ! Naturally, Ravindrababu happened to be one of them !

Employee of Shantiniketan tell proudly - ‘Ravindranath was drinking alcohol’

Let me narrate to you my experience during my visit to Shantiniketan for a conference. During leisure time, I, along with friends, went to see the house of Ravindrababu in Shantiniketan. We were told to remove shoes at the gate. Shoes were prohibited inside the room. After removing the shoes we entered the room. In the first room, we were shown the place where Ravindrababu used to sit.

There was a table in the centre of the room flanked by four chairs. A bottle of alcohol and a few glasses were kept on the table. The employees proudly narrated to us that Ravindrababu used to drink alcohol. We wondered whether he had told us to remove shoes merely to show the arrangement of bar.

Anglicised Ravindranath from head to toe !

The other contemporary veteran Maharashtrian leaders such as Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, Lokmanya Tilak, Agarkar, Swatatryaveer Savarkar etc. never had such a bar in their house; because these great men never touched alcohol. It was in the British rule that it was a matter of pride to drink alcohol ! Ravindranath Tagore willingly fell prey to it ! No wonder, such a poet who is devoid of self-esteem had raised slogans of hail for the British emperor. There is no doubt that a poet who changed his name on British style would glorify the British king.

God alone got this article done from me !

I have narrated the entire truth to the readers because my mind is fond of truth. I perform the spiritual practice of Yoga. So my mind is always connected to God. I think nobody has realised so far this truth. God alone has presented it before me and got this article written from me. I end this article by paying obeisance to God and submitting my mind at His Holy feet.

Source : Hindu JanJagruti Samiti

Whole lyrics of 'Jana Gan Man...'

जनगणमन अधिनायक जय हे, भारत भाग्य विधाता
पंजाब सिंधु गुजरात मराठा द्राविड उत्कल बंग
विंध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा उच्छल जलधितरंग
तव शुभ नामे जागे, तव शुभ आशिष मागे
गाहे तव जय गाथा
जनगणमंगलदायक जय हे, भारत भाग्यविधाता
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय जय हे ।।१।।
अहरह तव आव्हान प्रचारित सुनि, तव उदार वाणी
हिंदु बौद्ध सिख जैन पारसिक मुसलमान खिस्तानी
पूरब पश्चिम आसे, तव सिंहासन पासे
प्रेमहार हय गाथा
जनगणऐक्यविधायक जय हे, भारत भाग्यविधाता
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय जय हे ।।२।।
पतनअभ्युदयबंधुर पंथा युगयुग धावित यात्री
तुम चिर सारथी, तव रथचक्रे मुखरित पथ दिन रात्री
दारुण विप्लव माजे, तव शंखध्वनि बाजे
संकट दुःखयात्रा
जनगण पथ परिचायक जय हे, भारत भाग्यविधाता
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय जय हे ।।३।।
घोरतिमिरघननिबिड निशीथे पीडित मूर्छित देशे
जागृत छिल तव अविचल मंगल नत नयने अनिमेषे
दु:स्वप्ने आतंके, रक्षा करिले अंके
स्नेहमयी तुमी माता
जनगण दु:ख त्रायक जय हे, भारत भाग्यविधाता
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय जय हे ।।४।।
रात्र प्रभातिल उदिल रविच्छवि पुर्व उदयगिरि भाले
गाहे विहंगम पुण्य समीरण नवजीवन रस ढाले
तव करुणारुण रागे, निद्रित भारत जागे
तव चरणे नत माथा
जय हे, जय हे, जय हे,
जय जय जय जय हे, भारत भाग्यविधाता ।।५।।

Bangalore : Spontaneous response to 1st Patriotic Tweeple Conference Organised by Dr. Swamy

2011-12-27T14:21:00.002+05:30

December 27 2011 :
By Blog Author(Girish):

First of its kind of Patriotic Tweeter conference was organised in Bangalore on 25th December 2011 by Dr. Subramanian Swamy for some of his serious followers who are ready to contribute for the future of Bharatmata. About 140 Patriotic Intellectuals from all parts of Bharat and few from outside Bharat gathered with great curiosity at National Indian Heritage Academy for a surprise package which Dr. Swamy thought of giving.

The program was planned in a very systematic manner. Eminent personalities like Padma Bhushan Prof. N.S.Ramaswamy, Prof R. Vaidyanathan from IIM Bangalore and Shri Jagadish Shetty (National General Secretary of Janatan Party) were present on dais. The program started with lighting of the lamp by Dr. Swamy & by Ganeshvandana.

Prof Ramaswamy enlightened the participants with the importance of our heritage, our Hindu Dharma and need to protect it. He also introduced Dr. Swamy in his own fashion by calling him Handsome politician. The attendees heard him with great concentration.

Now it was time for Dr. Swamy to give a speech on "A Vision for Secure India" & when he stood on his feet to give his speech, emotions gathered in his followers as they saw their leader & gave a big applause. Dr. Swamy talked on various subjects like corruption, Hindutva, Patriotism and Importance of Sanskrit. He emphasized on the fact that Indians need to create or develop a mindset which will make India a Virat renaissance & It can happen only when our minds are clear. Also we need clarity about what we are ?. He also said that our National Security is our first priority & for that we must have mental toughness to take decisions.

Dr. Swamy explained how Hindu Society is not based on the cast but it is based on the Gunas i.e. Skills, how our civilization survived even after 800 years of Muslim rule and 200 years of British rule. He also said that we must bring back the sanskrit as our language of communication as it connects to all of us and our heritage.

Prof. R Vaidyanathan gave a fantastic speech on "Movements against Corruption" in which he explained in detail about global economics, black money kept abroad in tax heavens and the need to bring back the black money with minute details & a excellent presentation. He has a immense knowledge & fantastic sense of humor which was enjoyed by participants.

Shri Abhishek Joshi (Member Secretary, Action Committee Against Corruption in India #ACACI) & Shri Aravind Chaturvedi & Shri M.R. Venkatesh also enlightened the participants with their views on different topics.

The Program concluded with Vande Mataram & Vote of thanks.

(Personally I feel that the first of its kind of Tweeple conference was not organised by Dr. Swamy to just come, listen & watch. Also the participants were not present for the same. But it was organised because every participant who will go out after attending this conference will become a National fighter with a vision to Protect his nation & his heritage throughout his life.And I am sure each participant will carry on this mission & contribute to the future of Bharatmata. I feel this would have been the real purpose of this conference...Girish(Blog Author)

Subramanian Swamy sniffs mining scam in Goa

2011-12-27T10:23:00.001+05:30

PANAJI: Anti-corruption crusader and Janata Party (JP) president Subramanian Swamy on Thursday referred to a ‘mining scam’ in Goa and said that when present homeminister P Chidambaram was the finance minister between 2004 and 2007, he fiddled with export duties on mining ore so that mining companies like Vedanta reaped huge profits.

On a visit to Goa, Swamy addressed mediapersons and said the scam is worth around 16,000 crore. When he gets more time from his present engagement with the 2G scam, he will pursue the issue against Chidambaram, Swamy said.

The JP chief praised the movement spearheaded by Anna Hazare and expressed his willingness to join it, but said that Hazare and his team were focused totally on one piece of legislation – the Jan Lokpal bill.

Swamy said that he has proved that even without the Jan Lokpal bill, his Action Committee Against Corruption in India (ACACI) can get results, as evident from the results in the 2G scam so far.

He said the ACACI is now focusing on money stashed abroad. It has already given a 15-page complaint to the CBI asking it to file an FIR. “But the CBI has not filed the FIR even after one month. If and when it does, the ACACI will take the FIR to a criminal court and get a letter-rogatory. With that letter, the ACACI will go abroad and obtain details about the money stashed in foreign countries,” Swamy said.

He said that while the ACACI has provided names of politicians who have such foreign bank accounts, the French government has provided 788 names of Indians and the German government provided 16 such names.

“But the government of India is not prosecuting these people. If the CBI does not file the FIR by January 1, I will go to the Supreme Court asking it to direct the CBI to do so, like I did in the Raja case when the Prime Minister did not give me sanction,” Swamy said.

He said he has filed 17 files corruption cases against Chidambaram. These include irregularities in stock market and various other cases. “But my busy engagement with present cases is preventing me from pursuing these,” Swamy said.

“Although the ACACI has not been able to align with the Anna Hazare movement, partly because the Hazare team does not want to align with a political party, the ACACI may align with Baba Ramdev soon as he is doing a fantastic job of raising awareness against corruption in India, said the JP president.

Source : profitscam

Who is govt shielding in HSBC, Liechtenstein tax-haven lists?

2011-12-26T23:11:00.001+05:30

By R Vaidyanathan

Barack Obama is concerned about it, Angela Merkel is furious about it and Nicholas Sarkozy wants to regulate it. But the leaders of one of the countries most affected by the phenomenon of tax evasion and black money in safe havens – India – don’t want to do much about it.

Tax havens and offshore financial centres are where tax evaders and criminal elements hoard their ill-gotten wealth. In the midst of the Anna movement, one important thing – namely, black money abroad – has been pushed to the background. But this is really the Gangotri of corruption and we are doing little about it. Consider the following two examples:

The Liechtenstein affair: Liechtenstein is a tiny country and a convenient “letter box” for moneyed people all over the world to hide their illegal wealth. Germany’s intelligence agency seems to have paid an unnamed informer more than US$ 6 million for confidential and secret data about the clients of LGT group, a bank owned by the Liechtenstein Prince’s family.

The German government has announced that it will share information on accounts held in the tax haven with any government that asks for it. Finland, Sweden, Norway, UK, France, the US and Australia have expressed interest in the data obtained by Germany.

Now, the interesting and intriguing part is this: the Indian government was initially very reluctant to get that data from Germany. It finally got the data under public pressure in 2009. More than 100 names are presumably in that list. But the results have not been shared with Indian citizens, though some newspapers and TV channels have it.

It is common knowledge that billions of dollars of Indian money is in various tax heavens like Antigua, Switzerland, Bahamas, Liechtenstein, Isle of Man, and St Kitts. But all our leaders – be they in business, politics, films, sports or bureaucracy – are keen on keeping a conspiratorial silence.
The government is not releasing the names obtained from Germany and claims it is due to the double taxation treaty with that country. The data stolen by Germany from its neighbour is nowhere linked to our treaty since it does not pertain to any misdemeanor by Indians vis-vis Germany. But the government is intransigent. Who is it trying to protect?

Illegal money with HSBC: A few months ago, the Indian government got data on nearly a thousand accounts of Indians allegedly holding illegal wealth with HSBC Bank in Switzerland. This data was obtained by France from people who had stolen the data – more than 15,000 accounts – from HSBC’s data files. The French have given the full data set to us. The government of India is not telling the citizens what action it is taking. It does not want to share the names.

When quizzed about it, the finance minister chants the same mantra about double taxation treaties when those treaties take only prospective effect. What is needed is the political will to bring back the illegal funds accumulated abroad. From Bofors to CWG to 2G to Hasan Ali – all illegal money takes us to tax havens. The size of the illegal stash abroad by Indians is estimated anywhere between half a trillion ($500 billion) and one-and-a-half trillion ($1,500 billion).

Why black money held abroad is dangerous for India: The issue of black money held abroad is of paramount importance for four reasons.

Every two-bit expert on the Indian stock markets knows that our markets are moved by external flows – both inflows and outflows. Such flows may be the ill-gotten wealth of Indians kept abroad in tax havens or domestic funds sent out and brought back to facilitate these activities.

In other words, the destabilisation of our stock markets can be done using the black money in tax havens. The movement of the Sensex may not be related to the performance of our economy but to the actions of these black money holders.

The second concern is: are we adequately sterilised in terms of know your customer (KYC)? This is in the context of the concern expressed by our former National Security Advisor (MK Narayanan) regarding the possibility of terror funds coming through the financial markets.

Third, there is a question-mark about our ability to formulate policies without being blackmailed by foreign governments. For instance, many may not know that De La Rue Giori – the owner of more than 90 percent of the world’s currency printing business in Switzerland – was one of the passengers in the Indian Airlines plane hijacked to Kandahar. (Time magazine, 17 January 2000). It is easy to imagine the type of pressure that could have been applied by the Swiss on our government at the time of the hijack.

If a large number of our elites hold illegal money in foreign countries like Switzerland, then we will be prone to manipulation in terms of policy formulation. It is not clear what role was played by various foreign agencies in the Kandahar hijack. Even now it is not clear if our foreign minister handed over dollars or Swiss currency to the hijackers. The true history may come out some time in the future.

The same is the case with the Bofors funds. The Swedish authorities knew the names of beneficiaries and accounts since the bribe originated there. The Swiss government also knows the identities, since the money went into Swiss banks. The British government also has some idea, since some money was kept with Barclays by Ottavio Quattrochi and defrozen by our government from London.

The fourth issue is about getting arm-twisted in our economic and foreign policy formulations. It is pertinent to note that if the CIA knows about our leaders holding black money in tax havens, then there is a strong possibility that the ISI can also have that data. This is the danger faced by our republic. Our national policies may not be formulated in Delhi, but in Washington or Islamabad – if they have the data and can use it to pressure our leaders.

To protect and preserve our republic we need to insist on exposing and bringing back this black money. Is there political will among India’s ruling class to put the issue of tax havens on the global agenda and compel other developed countries to facilitate the closure of these accounts? If not, we are doomed to be indirectly ruled by western spy agencies who have enough information to blackmail our policy-makers.

The tiny island absurdities had their place in the sun in the 20th century. But in the 21st century, integrity is the motto and transparency the mantra. India should pass a law making all the illegal wealth held abroad as part of a new national trust. We should, along with other emerging markets, arm-twist these tiny islands to give back our money.

India should bring sanity to the global financial markets and joy to millions of pauperised persons in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Let us be proactive and not be ruled by outsiders by cleaning up the global financial system.

The author is Professor of Finance, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and can be contacted at vaidya@iimb.ernet.in. The views are personal and do not reflect that of his organisation.

Source : FirstPost

Black not beautiful, 11 ways to fight corruption – Dr. Swamy

2011-12-26T09:31:00.001+05:30

By Subramanian Swamy : President of the Janata Party, the writer has been a vocal anti-corruption campaigner

December 24 2011 :

Corruption in India is a major concern because of the mind boggling amounts of money illegally appropriated in the Satyam, IPL, CWG and 2G Spectrum scams. India today has one of the most corrupt governance. The unanimous worldwide view is that corruption is no more the tolerable grease or speed money in any system, but a cancer that will cause death of a society unless cured early.

Although ancient India had won the admiration of visiting monks, historians and traders as a nation of honest citizens, we have lost that reputation. Global watchdog, Transparency International Index of Corruption, shames us in India’s rankings. Our citizens’ illegal bank deposits in tax havens abroad are the highest for citizens of any nation — as high as $1.5 trillion. Though India is a signatory to the UN Convention Against Corrupt, it is yet to ratify it. The Convention came into force on December 14, 2005 when 38 nations ratified it. Its asset recovery provision is appealing. Yet, India is yet to sign.

Corruption misallocates resources from the meritorious to the unworthy, most transactions then lead to sub-optimally produced sub-standard goods and services, which would not otherwise have been sold in the open market without law enforcement retribution. The bitter truth is that our corporate world’s success stories are founded on fudged accounts and undisclosed funding through black money held by corrupt politicians and criminals. Since merit today is regarded inferior to acquisition of power, the immoral, criminal, powerful and illegitimately rich achieve social respectability because of this short-cut to wealth. Since elections lead to political power of those with illegal funds, future Governments naturally become bribe-compliant and protect the crooked. The cure for corruption is manifold but the goal cannot be achieved unless there is accountability in governance. Such accountability requires transparent and ethical reporting of the finances of an organisation. I highlight 11 ways:

1 Black money unreported money, neither taxed nor spent openly. Thus, the rich pay minimal taxes relative to their legal dues either due to clever chartered accountants, or by tax avoidance through the agricultural sector which has zero income tax. I advocate a three-year period of zero income tax for all for the first three years of a newly elected Government.

2 Since the corrupt indulge in gross luxurious consumption and bribery, it raises the profitability of non-essential luxury industry. This essentially crowds out investment in other, more essential, industries. In India, the luxury goods sector, directly and indirectly receives 70 per cent of national investment. I advocate that the essential commodities sector receives loans from public sector banks at the international rate of four per cent interest, and be exempted for five years from paying all direct taxes. But, they must pay a flat 25 per cent of the declared profit net of dividend paid.

3 A mathematical analysis based on probability of detection, the cost to the corrupt of such detection, and probability-weighted average with the value of the gain from the corrupt act proves that even if the probability of detection is low, if the cost to the corrupt of detection is some big multiple of the gain from the corrupt act, every rational person would voluntarily choose not to bribe or accept bribe. This is because the expected value of any corrupt transaction then becomes negative. Hence, I advocate focusing on individual cases and making an example out of them to society as I have tried to do through courts with A Raja and P Chidambaram (and later with Sonia Gandhi) and confiscate all their properties post conviction, for effectively fighting corruption.

4 Cronyism and corruption have brought Budgets on verge of bankruptcy. This, too, needs fixing. Based on the ICAI’s Concept Paper on Convergence with IFRS in India, I advocate the adoption of the International Standards of Financial Reporting and Disclosure Standards for FDI flows into India.

5 Though the SEBI has made compliance for listed companies in Corporate Governance Guidelines mandatory from January 1, 2006, about one-fourth (i.e. 1,213) listed companies have not complied for the period ending March 31, 2010. Yet, there has been no action by SEBI, which can de-list these companies on the Stock Exchange.

6 One of the most scandalous frauds on the financial system of India is the derivative called the Participatory Note (PN). According to a conservative estimate, there are over Rs 3,50,000 crore worth of PNs issued abroad which are being actively traded in India, fuelling about 55 per cent of all foreign investments in Indian stock markets. The PNs have no requirement to comply with even the SEBI disclosure rules, to enable laundering. I advocate that all PNs be abolished and SEBI directed to publish names of the secret owners of these PNs.

7 In 2002, India and Mauritius extended the controversial Indo-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAT) laying down that no resident of Mauritius would be taxed in India on capital gains arising out of sale of securities in India. After DTAT was signed, the Government of Mauritius abolished capital gains tax in their country. Mauritius has, thus, emerged as the largest foreign investor in India since PNs have been routed through that small island nation, and the windfall earned in the stock market exempt from tax. The tax losses to India as a result of DTAT are estimated at Rs 1,00,000 crore to date. I advocate abolition of DTAT.

8 In his address to the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy on February 11, 2007, National Security Advisor MK Narayanan listed out ways and means of terror funding in India. He admitted: “Instances of terrorist outfits manipulating stock markets to raise funds for their operations have been reported. Stock exchanges in Mumbai and Chennai have, on occasion, reported that fictitious or notional companies were engaging in stock market operations. Some of these companies were traced to terror outfits”. This is a shocking admission. I advocate death penalty for any stock broker facilitating such a sale of stocks.

9 To bring back all the black money deposited in banks abroad, I advocate that the next Union Government issue an ordinance declaring that all foreign accounts held by Indian nationals abroad are nationalised. If any such holder proves that the account was opened legally and operated with legitimate deposits and withdrawals, then it will be restored. This, under the new UN laws, is permissible as confirmed to me by Fali Nariman. The amount recovered will cover all tax abolitions I have advocated.

10 I advocate that CBI be re-constituted under a Special Act and all foreign exchange transaction offenses under PMLA be made criminal and transferred to CBI.

11 As corruption stems from greed, I advocate that the next Government adopt Integral Humanism as propounded by Deendayal Upadhyaya who said that a society is healthy only if there is a harmonisation of material pursuits and spiritual advancement. In a nutshell, that is through renaissance of sanatan dharma.

Corruption is rooted deep in us, only the level varies from person to person. If a person has Rs 5,000 crore, he does a scam of Rs 1,000 crore. If a person has Rs 1 lakh, he does a scam of Rs 5 lakh. So, instead of pointing fingers at others, we should try to improve ourself. I never break traffic rules so that I can avoid corrupt cops. People are now aware of corruption in India. It’s time for all of us to join hands and fight it ------ Rajeev Khandelwal : Host of TV show Sach Ka Saamna: Bhrashtachaar Ke Khilaaf

Source : Daily Pioneer

डेन्मार्कमें स्थित हरे कृष्ण मंदिरपर मुसलमानोंद्वारा आक्रमण !

2011-12-26T09:16:00.001+05:30

हिंदुओ, सामर्थ्यशाली हिंदुत्ववादी संगठन एवं मुसलमानोंकी दास्यता करनेमें स्वयंको धन्य समझनेवाले हिंदुद्वेषी कांग्रेसी नेता इसपर कोई कृति नहीं करेंगे । इसलिए आपही कृतिशील हो जाएं !

हिंदुओंको पारंपरिक वेश परिधान न करनेकी विनती करनेवाला स्थानीय प्रशासन क्या मुसलमानोंको ऐसा सूचित करनेका साहस दिखाएगा ?

डेन्मार्क देश ईसाई बहुसंख्यक है । इस देशमें यदि हिंदुओंको अपने धर्मानुसार आचरण करना असंभव है, तो पाक, बांगलादेश, मलेशिया एवं इंडोनेशियाके समान मुसलमान बहुसंख्यक राष्ट्रमें हिंदुओंकी स्थिति क्या होगी, इसका हम विचार भी नहीं कर सकते । इस घटनासे यह स्पष्ट होता हैं कि, हिंदुओंके लिए संपूर्ण विश्वमें एक भी सुरक्षित स्थान नहीं है । यह स्थिति परिवर्तित करने हेतु हिंदु राष्ट्र स्थापित करना अनिवार्य है । - संपादक

कोपनहेगन, २४ दिसंबर - डेन्मार्कमें पश्चिम कोपनहेगनमें स्थित ‘हरे कृष्ण’ मंदिरपर मुसलमानोंके एक समुदायने आक्रमण किया । युवकोंके इस समुदायद्वारा मंदिरपर पथराव कर मंदिरके द्वारके शीशे तोडे गए । मुसलमानोंके समुदायसे संघर्ष टालनेके लिए नगर प्रशासनद्वारा मंदिरके आसपासके मुसलमान प्रभावित क्षेत्रमें हिंदु भक्तोंको पारंपरिक वेश परिधान न करनेकी विनती की गई है । (अर्थात् डेन्मार्कमें हिंदुओंका धर्मपालन करना कठिन हो गया है । आज ‘पारंपरिक वेश परिधान न करें’, ऐसा कहनेवाले भविष्यमें पूजा-पाठ करनेके लिए भी प्रतिबंध लगाएंगे । विश्वभरमें हिंदुओंने संगठित होकर ऐसी घटनाओंका विरोध नहीं किया, तो पूरे विश्वमें हिंदुओंके श्रद्धास्थान नष्ट करनेके लिए भी मुसलमान हिचकिचाएंगे नहीं । - संपादक) डॅनिश पुलिसद्वारा इस आक्रमणके विषयमें प्रथमदर्शी अहवाल नीचे दिएनुसार बनाया गया है ।

१. मुसलमान गुंडोंके एक समुदायने कोपनहेगन स्थित ‘हरे कृष्ण’ मंदिरपर आक्रमण किया । इन गुंडोंने प्रथम मंदिरके प्रवेश द्वारपर पथराव किया । तदुपरांत माताजी आश्रमकी खिडकियां तोडीं । मंदिरके अध्यक्षद्वारा इस आक्रमणके विरोधमें पुलिसमें परिवाद प्रविष्ट किया गया । परिवाद प्रविष्ट करनेके आधे घंटेके उपरांत केवल एक पुलिस अधिकारी घटनास्थलपर आया । उसने मंदिरकी हानिका विषय पंजीकृत किया एवं वहांसे चला गया । आधे घंटेमें मुसलमान गुंडोंके बडे समुदायने पुनः मंदिरपर आक्रमण कर पथराव किया तथा द्वारके शीशे तोडें । तदुपरांत उन्होंने मंदिरका प्रवेशद्वार तोडकर मंदिरमें प्रवेश करनेका प्रयत्न किया । इस विषयमें पुलिसमें पुनः परिवाद प्रविष्ट किया गया; परंतु उस समय एक भी पुलिस घटनास्थलपर नहीं आया । (यदि मुसलमानोंद्वारा किसी चर्चपर आक्रमण हुआ होता, तो डॅनिश पुलिसने निश्चित ही ऐसा व्यवहार नहीं किया होता । उन्होंने अपराधी मुसलमानोंको ढूंढ निकाल उन्हें न्यायालयके समक्ष खडा किया होता । डॅनिश पुलिसद्वारा हिंदुओंके परिवादकी उपेक्षा यह मुसलमानोंकी दास्यता करनेवाली कांग्रेसका ही पाप है । हिंदु बहुसंख्यक भारतमें ही यदि हिंदुओंके साथ शुल्क नागरिकके समान व्यवहार किया जाता है, तो विश्वके अन्य देशोंसे सम्मानपूर्वक व्यवहार होगा, इस प्रकारकी अपेक्षा करना ही मूर्खता है । हिंदुओ, विश्वमें एवं भारतमें आपकी स्थिति बिन बुलाए अतिथिसमान करनेवाले राष्ट्रद्रोही कांग्रेसवालोंको आप कितने समयतक सहेंगे ? - संपादक)

२. हरे कृष्ण मंदिरपर जिस दिन आक्रमण हुआ, उसी दिन प्रातः मंदिरके दो भक्तोंको नगरमें क्षुद्रसे कारणको लेकर मारपीट की गई थी । यह संघर्ष न बढे तथा स्थानीय मुसलमानोंद्वारा पुनः आक्रमण न हो, इस हेतु मंदिरके भक्तोंको पारंपरिक वेश परिधान न कर बाहर जानेका आवाहन किया गया है । (हिंदुओंकी धर्मस्वतंत्रतापर आंच लानेका ही यह प्रसंग है । मुसलमान गुंडोंपर कार्यवाही करनेकी अपेक्षा हिंदुओंको ही बाहर जानेके लिए रोकना अर्थात् मुसलमानोंको गुंडागर्दी करनेके लिए अनुमति देनेसमान ही है ! क्या प्रशासनने ईसाईयोंको ऐसा कहनेका साहस दिखाया होता ? हिंदुओंकी अतिसहनशीलता एवं भारतीय शासकोंद्वारा मुसलमानोंकी दास्यता ही मुसलमानोंकी इस उद्दंडताको कारणभूत हैं । हिंदुओ, यदि आपने इन जिहादियोंके विरोधमें संगठित होकर कृत्य नहीं किया, तो वे आपका अस्तित्व ही नष्ट कर देंगे यह निश्चित है ! - संपादक)

स्रोत : Hindu JanJagruti Samiti

Swami Shraddhanand : A Martyr Hindu Leader !

2011-12-23T22:16:00.002+05:30

Let us remember Swami Shraddhanand on his 85th Martyrdom Anniversary.Shame on Bharat's Selfish political parties who have forgotten the sacrifice of Swami Shraddhanand !

December 23 2011 :

Introduction

Realising the psychology of Hindus about getting directionless if their leader directing them gets killed, the Hindu leaders are being killed by Hindu haters in a very systematic manner. 125 people from Sangh Parivar have been killed in the last some years in Kerala. Swami Laxmananand was killed in Orissa in 2008. Swami Shraddhanand was the first Hindu leader getting killed by the murderous tradition of the Hindu haters. He was killed by a fanatic Muslim by name Abdul Rashid on 23rd December 1926. Today is His 85th Martyrdom Anniversary.

Whole life having been spent nurturing faith in Veds and Vedic Dharma, He naming himself as Swami Sharaddhanand

Swami Shraddhanand alias Lala Munshiram, got initiated into Vānaprasthāshram (Third stage among the four stages of life, retired householder) at the age of 35 and He became Mahatma Munshiram. He established a Gurukul (A residential school system prevalent in ancient Bharat, where teaching on all areas of life, including spiritual practice was done by Gurus or Sages) at Kangari region near Haridwar in 1902. In the beginning His 2 sons, Harishchandra and Indra were His students and Mahatma Himself became the Acharya (Teacher). At present thousands of students are studying there and Gurukul Kangari is now an University. Munshiram served in Gurukul continuously for 15 years. Later in the year 1917, Mahatma Munshiram got initiated into Sanyāsāshram (The last among the four stages of life, namely, the stage of a renunciant). While speaking at the time of initiation ceremony, He had said that I will name myself. Since I have spent my whole life nurturing Veds and Vedic Dharma and will keep on doing the same in future, so I am naming Myself as Shraddhanand.

Active participation in the freedom struggle !

Swami Shraddhanand’s mission of liberating the country was invaluable. ‘Marshal Law’ in Punjab and ‘Rowlatt Act’ were forced upon Bharatiyas. There was agitation in Delhi against the oppressive ‘Rowlatt Act’. Swami Shraddhanand was leading the agitation. There was ban on processions then. Swamiji announced challenging the ban that, a procession will be held in Delhi. Accordingly thousands of patriots had joined the procession by the time it reached Chandani Chowk. The Gurkha regiment was ready with guns, bayonets etc. at the command of the British. Brave Sharaddhanand reached the venue with thousands of followers. He came forward fearlessly when they were about to shoot and roared loudly, before killing the innocent people kill me first. Immediately the bayonets were lowered down and he procession went ahead peacefully.

Brave renunciant giving a speech reciting Ved Matras at Delhi’s Jama Masjid !

Swami Shraddhanand had given a speech at Delhi’s Jama Masjid in the year 1922. He recited Ved Mantras first and gave an inspiring speech. Swami Sharaddhanand was the only one to have the honour of giving a speech reciting Ved Mantras. This was an extraordinary moment in the History of the world.

Leaving Pro-Muslim Congress and joining Hindu Mahasabha

When He studied the situation properly He realised that the Muslim remains a Muslim even after joining Congress, they even could stop Congress meeting for the sake of their ‘Namaj’. Hindu Dharma was suffering injustice in Congress. When He learnt the truth, He immediately left Congress and established ‘Hindu Mahasabha’ with the help of Madanmohan Malaviya

Great work of re-conversion of converted Hindus

In order to stop the increasing number of Muslims compared to Hindus. He started a Holy campaign of purifying the converted Hindus. He opened an office at Agra. There were many Rajputs at Agra, Bharatpur, Mathura etc. who had been converted to Islam that time only; but they wanted to come back to Hinduism. 5 lacs of Rajputs were ready to accept Hinduism. Swami Shraddhanand was leading this campaign. He organised a huge gathering for this purpose and purified those Rajputs. Many villages got purified under His leadership. This mission created a new consciousness, a new energy and enthusiasm among Hindus and the number of Hindu organisations increased. A Muslim woman by name Ajgaribegum from Karachi was initiated into Hinduism. This incident created a furore among Muslims and Swamiji was known all over the world.

Victim of murderous tradition of Islam

A Muslim fanatic by name Abdul Rashid reached Swamijis residence at Delhi on 23rd December and said that, he wished to discuss Islam with Swamiji. He had covered himself with a blanket. He had hidden a gun inside the blanket. Mr. Dharmapal who was in the service of Swamiji, was accompanying Swamiji. So he could not do anything. He asked for a glass of water. After giving him water when Dharmapal went inside taking the glass, Rashid fired gun shots at Swamiji. Dharmapal had caught Rashid. By the time people gathered there Swamiji was no more. Action was taken against Rashid. Thus Swami Shraddhanand was the victim of murderous tradition of Islam; but He attained martyrdom and made His Name immortal.

As soon as Swami Shraddhanand objected to conversion to Islam, Gandhiji and Muslims losing interest in Him and fanatic Muslim killing Him

Gandhiji liked Swami Shraddhanand very much. But when He started the campaign of reconverting the converted Hindus to Hinduism, Gandhiji and Muslims lost interest in Him. Not only this but Abdul Rashid killed Him at point blank with a gun. Lot of Muslims joined the funeral procession in great number. Not only this, but it was published in a newspaper that an ‘Ilamuddin’ must be born in every house. This desire of Muslims has been fulfilled and is being fulfilled now. The killer, Abdul Rashid, of Swami Shraddhanand was addressed with great honour by Gandhiji as ‘Mere Bhai !’ It is very obvious; because even if a Hindu is being killed in an incident, Gandhiji would politicise it.

Source : Hindu JanJagruti Samiti

Sonia Gandhi is the 'root cause of corruption' in India...Dr. Swamy

2011-12-18T23:35:00.000+05:30

December 18 2011:
Margshirsh Krushna Ashtami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

SURAT: Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Sunday
accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi of causing corruption in the country. "The root cause of corruption, which is spreading in India is Sonia Gandhi. Till the time Sonia Gandhi would not get punished, it is impossible to remove corruption from the country," he told the media here.

Swamy also criticised Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, saying the latter was not the appropriate candidate for the Prime Minister's post.

"Rahul Gandhi is a 'fool'. He is not eligible to become Prime Minister and I cannot reveal his false deeds right now. However, if the decision of electing him as the Prime Minister would come in force then I would reveal all the truths related with him as I did with Sonia Gandhi and not let her become the Prime Minister," he added.

Further hitting out at P. Chidambaram, Subramanian Swamy said the Union Home Minister has been in 'active connivance' with former Telecom Minister A. Raja.

Swamy clearly stated that if the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, defended Chidambaram in the 2G scam then he would term the former to be a co-accused in the case.

"If he (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) would back Chidambaram in 2G telecom scam then I assure you that I would hold Prime Minister a co-accused in the scam as after seeing a lot of proofs, he has no right to defend Chidambaram if he himself is not an accused," he said.

Chidambaram has been at the centre of political storm ever since certain reports revealed his alleged role in 'deciding' the prices of 2G-spectrum during his earlier tenure as the Finance Minister, thus embroiling him in the telecom scam.

His name cropped up in a recent letter of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in which Mukherjee blamed his predecessor for not sticking to the established procedures in auctioning of the 2-G spectrum.

The letter stated that sufficient steps were not taken by Chidambaram to prevent the colossal scam from occurring in the first place, considering he could have 'stuck to the stand' of auctioning of the precious spectrum instead of giving it at throwaway prices.

The telecom scam, one of India's biggest graft cases ever, may have cost 39.57 billion dollars in revenue to the public exchequer as per the Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG).

Raja was sacked last November and later arrested after being charged with giving away telecom licenses in 2008 at meagre prices.

Source : The Economic Times

Raja committed offence with active connivance of Chidu : Swamy

2011-12-18T23:16:00.002+05:30

December 17 2011 :
Margshirsh Krushna Saptami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113
New Delhi: Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today urged a Delhi court to make P Chidambaram an accused in the 2G case for his alleged role in allowing two telecom firms to earn windfall profits by offloading their shares to foreign firms.

Deposing as a witness in support of his private complaint, he told Special CBI Judge OP Saini that the then finance minister was also culpable like A Raja, then telecom minister, as they were party to the decision of non-revision of entry fees of Rs 1658 crore, decided in 2001 during NDA regime.

Chidambaram, as Finance Minister, had allowed accused Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless to earn windfall profits by offloading their shares to UAE-based Etisalat and Norway-based Telenor respectively after getting the Unified Access Services Licenses (UASL).

“As far as charge against A Raja is concerned it is that Swan and Unitech were allowed to offload their shares to Etisalat and Telenor respectively,” Swamy testified.

The Janata Party leader also referred to a document of 5 November 2008 on a meeting between Raja and Chidambaram, that the finance minister had clarified that the dilution of shares by the two firms did not amount to sale of UASL and was permissible under corporate law.

“Ministry of Home Affairs had then raised objections regarding Etisalat (the company to which Swan Telecom allegedly offloaded its shares) in India,” he said.

“Mr P Chidambaram was aware at least on January 9, 2008 of what Mr Raja was planning to do on January 10, 2008 (the day four counters were made in DoT to grant Letters of Intent by allegedly flouting first-come-serve policy),” he said.

Swamy also said “Raja could not be guilty of this charge (deciding to stick with the price of spectrum fixed in 2001) alone but he committed this offence with the active connivance of P Chidambaram, presently the Home Minister”.

Chidambaram and Raja, as Finance and Telecom ministers respectively, were empowered by a 2003 Cabinet decision to determine the spectrum price jointly and this fact has been corroborated by a statement of the Prime Minister made in the Rajya Sabha, he said.

“The Prime Minister has also corroborated this in his statement made on the floor of Rajya Sabha on February 24, 2011. It is stated that the government policy on pricing of spectrum was taken on the basis of a cabinet decision of 2003 which specifically left the issue to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Telecommunications,” he, referring to the PM’s statement, said.

Swamy said that “in pursuance of this empowerment, the two ministers, Chidambaram and Raja, met on four occasions first on January 30, 2008, second on May 29, third on June 12 the same year and then subsequently, an agreement was reached. And the meeting of minds took place and later, they met the Prime Minister to convey their agreement on the question of price of spectrum.”

He referred to the minutes of meeting, held on January 30, 2008, which recorded that “the Finance Minister was for now not seeking to revisit the current regime of entry fee and revenue share”.

“The same document further states that spectrum upto 6.2 MHz may not be priced,” he said.

The recording of Swamy’s statement remained inconclusive and would be resumed on 7 January as he sought time to place on record some more documents.

Earlier, the court had allowed Swamy’s plea to re-open his statement in the case in view of the emergence of some new facts about the identity of other co-conspirators.

It had, however, said his plea to summon other witnesses, including some government officials, in the case shall be allowed only after relevance of their testimonies is explained.

Swamy had earlier also referred to the allegations that Swan Telecom was allotted UAS licences for 13 circles for Rs 1,537 crore and it offloaded 45 percent of its shares in the licences before the roll-out to Etisalat of UAE for Rs 4,200 crores.

Similarly, Unitech was allotted UAS licences for 22 circles for Rs 1,658 crore and it offloaded 60 percent of its shares in the licences to M/s Telenor of Norway for Rs 6,100 crore even before the roll-out, he had said.

Source : PTI

2G scam: I am convinced Chidambaram will be made an accused, says Subramanian Swamy

2011-12-16T23:23:00.001+05:30

December 16 2011 :
Margashirsha Krushna 6, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

Exclusive Interview of Dr. Swamy by Sandeep Bamzai

Subramanian Swamy has petitioned the 2G trial court in his quest to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum case. On December17, he will make a statement on oath that Chidambaram is prima facie guilty and seek the summoning of two crucial witnesses-CBI Joint Director H.C. Awasthi and then additional secretary, finance, Sindhushree Khullar. He is judge, jury and executioner all rolled into one. His smiling visage conveys it all when he meets Sandeep Bamzai at his Nizamuddin East home in Delhi. Swamy believes he is close to getting Chidambaram sent to prison as a co-accused.Excerpts.

Q. What is your game plan for December 17?

A. I have been trying for a pincer movement and I think I am succeeding -the idea is to leave very little to Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini's discretion. He is a very good judge, but there are huge stakes involved and nobody can afford to make a mistake. I argued in my capacity as a deemed public prosecutor with nearly 200 pages of documents. On December 17, I will come as a complainant and argue why Chidambaram needs to be made a co-accused in the 2G trial. If the judge is satisfied that I am not being frivolous, he can prima facie indicate that a crime has been committed by Chidambaram.

Q. What will you do after that?

A. I will argue that there is a February 11, 2008, Department of Economic Affairs note which will conclusively prove that the finance ministry under Chidambaram was alive to monetising spectrum by pricing it at Rs 5,772 crore instead of the Rs 1,650 crore which Raja made the nine operators pay. The bulwark of my argument is that the letters of intent issued on January 10 did not give the decision contractual status. I will establish that had Chidambaram wanted, this decision could have been reversed. Moreover, even after licences had been issued, the March 25, 2011, finance ministry office memorandum clearly states that had the ministry wanted, the terms of the licences could have been modified. The fait accompli offered by the CBI while giving a clean chit to Chidambaram is a bogus argument.

Q. Why do you say that?

A. On November 22, 2007, the finance secretary wrote to the dot secretary. The reply was put up on November 29, which clearly shows Chidambaram knew. On December 17, a note was put up to assess the market price. Strangely on January 8, news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) put out a story listing the entities which would be given licences. How is it that PTI knew that X, Y and Z would be getting licences? Even more clinching is the January 9, 2008 position paper prepared by Sindhushree Khullar, then additional secretary in the finance ministry. This note was prepared on January 3 but put up on January 9. The same became the template for Chidambaram's letter to the PM with the famous last words-let us treat this as a closed chapter.

Q. What do you think Judge Saini will do on December 17?

A. I am clear that Chidambaram knew before, knew after and still knows everything there is to know about 2G. There are two things the judge can do after hearing my deposition as a complainant. He will allow me to cross-examine Khullar who I will ask a simple question: Did you or did you not tell your minister that the Transaction of Business Rules allowed him to refer the matter to the Cabinet even as late as January 9, just a day prior to the fateful events of January 10? Similarly, I will question Awasthi about why the agency has not moved on Etisalat and Telenor. The Supreme Court handed over documents pertaining to these two companies to the CBI counsel in February 2011. These proved that both companies should not have been allowed to do business in India since they had dealings in Pakistan and China. The Supreme Court asked CBI to investigate the matter because the home ministry wanted both entities banned. I want to ask Awasthi: if you got these papers, why did you not act on them and how did you allow the sale of fresh shares in both Swan and Unitech Wireless to these two companies?

Q. What is at the heart of your dislike for Chidambaram?

A. I have no animus against him. Karunanidhi said that I am a Brahmin so I have an animus against Raja. He said that I am anti-woman so I have an animus against Kanimozhi. What will they say now? The reality is that Congressmen have an animus against Chidambaram. I have fond expectations that I will send him to prison.

Q. You made a hue and cry about Anil Ambani and Ratan Tata not being in the chargesheet, and yet there was not a peep about the Ruias?

A. I have a bone to pick with Ambani because as commerce minister I once helped Nusli Wadia which was like a red rag to a bull. Tata's involvement with Niira Radia is sordid. My interest is to pursue cases against politicians. If you are in politics you are bound to get to know businessmen. I am a private person, I am not the CBI.

Q. Where is this trial is headed? There are close to 150 witnesses and only number six is testifying.

A. I am convinced that politicians involved will be convicted-Raja, Kanimozhi, Chidambaram, Dayanidhi Maran and two other politicians whose names I will not reveal now. As far as businessmen are concerned, that is up to the CBI, but my investigation will bear fruit. I am very close now.

Q. Why are you so convinced that Chidambaram is at fault?

A. In this case, I have gone beyond the prima facie. I am convinced Chidambaram will be made an accused. I have proof to secure a conviction.

Q. What are the three things that you foresee next?

A. I think convictions will begin by July. The attachment of properties will begin around the same time. Finally, I would like to see the people who have managed to stay out of the public eye till now-media, lobbyists and others of their kind-pay a price. We need to recapture the soul of India and put an end to greed and crony capitalism.

Source : IndiaToday

Shame on You, Harvard University!

2011-12-16T12:12:00.004+05:30

December 16 :
Margashirsha Krushna 6, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

By Prof Phyllis Chesler (Israel)

Harvard has come to the aid of Islamic fundamentalists in their quest to dominate India and South Central Asia by their dismissal of Indian Prof. S. Swarmy for writing of Muslim persecution in India. For shame!

First they came for the pagans and the Jews. Then they came for the Christians. And then they came for the Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, and Ba’hai.

What am I talking about? I am talking about the Islamic persecution of infidels on every continent—a persecution which is still ongoing; about forced conversions to Islam; and about the genocidal extermination of 80 million Hindus over a period of six centuries (1000-1500 CE).

What I’ve just written is historically true as is Islam’s history of anti-Black racism, slavery, and gender and religious apartheid. Ibn Warraq has a new and very important book just coming out on this very subject. It is titled: Why the West is Best. A Muslim Apostate’s Defense of Liberal Democracy.

But, it is a crime to say any of this. And, it is a crime to suggest that a liberal or constitutional democracy must defend itself against jihadic terrorism.

This is not true only in the Middle East or in Islamic central Asia. It is true in the major and most prestigious universities in the United States.

For example, in the summer of 2011, Yale got rid of the elegant and sophisticated Dr. Charles Small (The Yale Initiative for the Inter-disciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism), because he dared to hold a conference in which Islamic anti-Semitism and Islamic terrorism were discussed. This outraged the “Palestinians”, south-Syrians, Jordanians, and Egyptians on campus. Calls were made, letters were written.

The Ivy League professoriate, including the Jews, were exceedingly nervous about having such a politically incorrect Jew in their midst and on their faculty.

Thus, although Yale did not have to pay a penny for Dr. Small’s endeavor (he came with his own funding), they dismissed him. Dr. Small was able to establish a beachhead for five full years. In these times—not bad but especially in these times, not good enough.

Now, Harvard has similarly dismissed a distinguished and highly respected Professor or Economics, an Indian Hindu, Professor Subramanian Swamy. He taught at Harvard for 20 years, every summer.

We do know that many professors all across America preach daily against Israel and against Jews without losing their jobs due to “hate speech” or racism.
What was his “crime?” In the wake of a second Islamic terrorist attack on Mumbai (July, 2011), in which 26 people were murdered and 130 were wounded, Professor Swamy wrote an article about this tragedy. Please recall that in 2008, Islamic jihadists launched a long and horrific attack on Mumbai, in which 164 people were murdered and 308 wounded. The Pakistani Islamist group behind this chose Mumbai because it is a densely populated commercial and entertainment center; they targeted Westerners, tourists, wealthy Indians, and, of course, Jews.

Professor Swamy, is also the President of the Janata Party and served as both India’s former minister of Commerce and Industry as well as the former minister of Law and Justice. This learned man published an op-ed piece in an Indian newspaper in which he reminded his readers of the long history of Hindu persecution at Muslim hands and of the contemporary stated intentions of Pakistani-based terrorist groups to convert all India or to kill those who resist. He suggested adopting a “Hindu mindset” as the first way of fighting back against this.

In a letter to Harvard President, Drew Gilpin Faust, Dr. Jagan Kaul, Retired Professor of International Law and Chairman, Diversity-USA, defended Dr. Swamy’s right to hold his opinion without being dismissed because that opinion was being viewed, by some Harvard students and by a handful of highly politicized faculty, as anti-Islamic “hate speech.” Professor Kaul writes:

“Dr. Swamy has clearly stated that ‘Islamic terrorism is India’s number one national security problem….and already the successor to Osama bin Laden as the al-Qaeda leader has declared that India is the priority target for that terrorist organization and not the USA.’ Towards the concluding portion of his analysis Dr. Swamy has summarized the goals of the Islamic terrorism in India. He believes that their number 1 goal is to overawe India on Kashmir….By demanding the abrogation of section 370 of the Indian Constitution Dr. Subramanian Swamy has been trying to reverse the dangerous advance of Wahabi Islam in the Indian sub-Continent and in the process saving the US from having to deal with one more nasty, bloody and complex development in the world.

"How unfortunate and regrettable it is that Dr. Swamy is being banished because he showed the wisdom, fortitude and guts for doing the right thing by fighting the Jihadis before it was too late.”

On December 6, 2011, Professor Swamy was formally dismissed by Harvard. I do not know if he has any legal recourse. Harvard’s reputation is certainly damaged—just as Yale’s has been.

Professor Swamy should be allowed to write op-ed pieces in India that are not held against him in the United States.

I am not sure whether he preaches against Muslims in his Economics classes. We do know that many professors all across America preach daily against Israel and against Jews without losing their jobs due to “hate speech” or racism. I do know that infidels are cursed in many mosques and madrassas and in Islamic state universities across the world. ”

This situation affects us all. The West must understand that silencing men like Professor Swamy is in a sense an act of Jihad. We are aiding the Islamic fundamentalists in their quest for domination in India and South Central Asia.

Prof. Phyllis Chesler
Prof. Phyllis Chesler is the author of fifteen books, including Women and Madness (Doubleday, 1972), The Death of Feminism: What's Next in the Struggle for Women's Freedom (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) and most recently, The New Anti-Semitism. She is the co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology and the National Women's Health Network.

Source : israelnationalnews

Maharashtra Govt succumbs to the strength of Hindus

2011-12-16T11:31:00.000+05:30

December 16 :
Margashirsha Krushna 6, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

Hindus, the government has given you such assurances a number of times and cheated you. Hence do not fall prey to such assurances and keep opposing the Anti-Hindu,Anti-Superstitions Bill !

The law will not be passed until discussions are held with warkaris ! – Shivajirao Moghe - Minister for Social Welfare

The bill will not be placed in the present winter session of the assembly ! – Government’s assurance

Nagpur (Maharashtra): As the warkaris are opposing the Anti-Superstitions Bill we will discuss with the Chief Minister about naming a representative committee of the warkaris. Warkari representative committee will be named. The government will not place the bill in this winter session of the assembly and the bill will not be made a law until discussions are held with the warkaris. This assurance was given by Shivajirao Moghe – Minister for Social Welfare to the representative committee of warkaris and right-wing Hindu organisations.

As the warkaris are opposing the Anti-Superstitions Bill we will discuss with the Chief Minister about naming a representative committee of the warkaris. Warkari representative committee will be named. The government will not place the bill in this winter session of the assembly and the bill will not be made a law until discussions are held with the warkaris. This assurance was given by Shivajirao Moghe – Minister for Social Welfare to the representative committee of warkaris and right-wing Hindu organisations.

Aerial view of strong demonstrations held by Hindus
After the protest march was carried out by the warkaris and right-wing Hindu organisations today, a representative committee of warkaris and right-wing Hindu organisations met the Minister for Social Welfare Mr. Moghe in his office in the Vidhan Bhavan. Mr Moghe gave the above assurance at this time. On this occasion most knowledgeable and senior member of warkari community H.B.P. Nivrutti Maharaj Vakte gave the Minister a detailed memorandum and said, “This law is against Hindu Dharma. As a result there will result a ban on the rites, rituals, customs, traditions, etc of Hindu Dharma. Hence our opposition to this bill. The government should not pass this bill and make it a law.” On this occasion, Dinesh Waghmare – Secretary of Social Welfare Department was also present. At this time the minister told the representative committee of the warkaris and right-wing Hindu organisations, “Give some names of your people for the representative committee.”
Strong feelings of the warkaris will reach the Chief Minister ! – Mr. Babanrao Pachpute

On this occasion the warkaris also met Babanrao Pachpute – Minister for Adivasi Development and Vitthal devotee, in the Vidhan Bhavan. At this time a memorandum on behalf of the warkaris and right-wing Hindu organisations was given to the Minister. Mr Pachpute said, “Nothing will happen to warkaris due to this law – care will be taken to ensure this.” H.B.P. Vakte Maharaj replied, “This law is not only against the warkaris but it is against the Vedic Sanatan Hindu Dharma and Warkaris are a part of this Dharma. As this law is against the Hindu Dharma the warkaris are opoosing it. The Maharashtra government should not pass this law – we are giving you a memorandum on behalf of all saints and sages and warkaris from Pandharpur.” (Crossing the limits of warkari community for the sake of protecting Dharma at the age of 80 years and in the tradition of saints and sages for the benefit of Hindu Dharma H.B.P. Vakte Maharaj has given a fitting reply to the Minister. The entire Hindu society is thankful to him ! – Editor SP) Replying on this occasion Pachpute said, “I will personally meet the Chief Minister and inform him about the strong feeling s of the warkaris about the Anti-Blind Faith bill and I will also inform him about your memorandum.” Assuming that he had been requested to inform the Chief Minister of this matter, he agreed giving an assurance saying “I will inform the Chief Minister of this matter and also ensure tht this law will not be passed without taking the warkaris into confidence.”
Leader of Opposition Pandurang Fundkar also opposes the bill during the meeting with the Minister !

Leader of Opposition in the Vidhan Parishad Mr. Pandurang Fundkar and Shiv Sena MLA from Rajapur Mr. Rajan Salvi joined the representative committee of the warkaris when they went to meet the Minister Babanrao Pachpute and also demonstrated their opposition to the proposed law. On this occasion Mr. Fundkar said, “This bill has lot of shortcomings. Why is the government bringing this law? Everyone is opposing this law. Inform the government of these feelings.” Similar thoughts were expressed by Mr. Salvi in front of Mr. Pachpute.

Responses of respectable people participating in the Morcha

H.B.P. Mr.ram Maharaj Joshi : The nature of the Anti-Blind Faith bill is against Hindus. Warkari community will never tolerate this. We will oppose this bill with our lives. Today the demolition of Ram-Setu has been stopped; this is a result of the strength of the warkari brotherhood. Hence the Maharashtra government should not cross path with the warkari community.
H.B.P. Narayan Maharaj Shinde : This bill plays with the religious sentiments of the Hindus. Does the government only see the blind faith in Hindu Dharma ? This bill is unnecessary. Every Hindu is unitedly opposing the bill which is assaulting the faith of Hindus. ‘Sukhe Tari Deu Kaechi Langoti, Nathalacha Mathi Hanu Kathi! (‘If you are good to us we are good and can do anyrhing for you; If you are opposing us aimlessly we will oppose you tooth and nail!), the Maharastra government should remember this.
H.B.P. Vanve Maharaj : If this bill is made a law then there will be a ban on rituals such as Vat-Poornima, Gauri Vrat and SatyaNarayan Puja. While describing the biography of saints, we tell that Saint Dnyaneshwar rode a wall and he made a bull utter the Vedas; all this will be banned. You cannot evaluate non-human spirits and strengths using science. Saints and Maha Purush are knowledgeable by birth, we don’t need a law which slanders them !
National Kirtankar H.B.P. Shyambuwa Dhumkekar : By making this law do not play with the faith of Hindus. There are a number of people who take undue advantage in the name of Dharma; but we will always oppose a law which provides for destruction of Hindu Dharma.
Mr. Parmatma Prabhu, Vice President, ISKCON Temple, Nagpur : A number of imposters exist in every sector of society. That is why it is necessary that the thoughts and teachings of saints should be spread everywhere. Removal of Blind faith can be done by saints only. Those who do not accept the power of God are preparing the law for removal of blind faith – nothing can be more outrageous. We oppose this. Instead the government should take into consideration the thoughts of Dharma Gurus of all religions, heads of religious communities, saints and noble men and then form the law.
Mr. Shrikant Aaglave, VHP, Nagpur District Minister : This law is being framed intentionally. This law which assaults the faith of Hindus is not for the benefit of Hindus.
Mr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman Hindu Mitra Mandal : This law should not come into force. Why does the government not form such a law against Christians and Muslims? Hindu traditions are being attacked through the medium of this law. Hence it is wrong of this law comes into force.
Mr. Naresh Lalwani, Working President Mr. Yog Vedant Seva Samiti : This law plays with the faith of Hindus; so why is it that they see only the blind faith in Dharma ?
Dr. Ramcharan Dubey, District Chief, Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Sena, Nagpur : This law should be immediately scrapped. We are going to strongly oppose this law. Shiv Sena Chief Mr. Balasaheb Thakarey himself has told to oppose this law.
Demand for action against Dhabolkar for crating scams in the trust and cheating the government !

The Chairman of ANiS Dr. Narendra Dhabolkar has been creating scams in the trust ‘Maharashtra Andha Shraddha Nirmulam Samiti (ANS)’, Defaulting on the grants received from government and giving wrong information about not receiving funds from foreign countries when actually receving such funds; hence very strong action should be taken against him and his trust – this demand was made on behalf of the warkari community and right-wing Hindu organisations when they personally met the Minister for Social Justice Shivajirao Moghe and Minister for Adivasi Development Babanrao Pachpute. A memorandum making this demand along with proof was also handed over to the minister.
Names of the leaders in the representative committee

On this occasion the representitve committee consisted of senior-most warkari H.B.P. Nivrutti Maharaj Vakte, H.B.P. Mr.ram Maharaj Joshi, H.B.P.Laxminarayan Maharaj Dayma, H.B.P. Dyaneshwar Maharaj Wagh, H.B.P. Vasudev Maharaj Tapre, H.B.P. Narayan Maharaj Shinde, H.B.P. Vanve Maharaj from the warkari community and Mr. Ramesh Shinde – Spokesperson for HJS for Maharashtra.

During this meeting Minister for Social Justice Shivajirao Moghe and Minister for Adivasi Development Babanrao Pachpute were given a copy of the book ‘‘Removal of Blind Faith Law has grown on the roots of Hindu Dharma’ published by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.

We will not allow the law which assaults Hindu Dharma ! - Opponents reiterate their resolve

Mr. Ramesh Shinde and warkaris handing the memorandum to Eknath Khadse
“Eknath Khadse, Repramand the Congress government for trying to bring the Hindu hatred law,” said H.B.P. Vakte Maharaj while handing over the memorandum.

When today's protest march was proceeding towards the Vidhan Bhavan, Mr. Ekanth Khadse – Opposition Party Leader in the Vidhan Sabha, Shiv Sena Group Leader Mr. Subash Deasi, Senior MLA of BJP Mr. Devandra Phadanvis, Shiv Sena MLA Prof. Sharad Patil met the protestors at Manas Chowk near Vidhan Bhavan. At this time the protestors reiterated their resolve of not allowing the law which assults the Hindu Dharma.

No need of the anti-Dharma law which places the biographies of saints under blind faith ! – Mr. Eknath Khadse, MLA

Leader of Opposition in the Vidhan Sabha Mr. Eknath Khadse said, “Hindu Dharma has a tradition of thousands of years. Thoughts saints and their teachings are the reason for the safety of Hindu Dharma until now. These thoughts are followed by Hindus in their daily life. This proposed bill has many shortcomings which endanger the very existence of Hindu Dharma. From Saint Dnyaneshwar to Saint Gajanan Maharaj have demonstrated the strength of spirituality. ANiS terms this as a fictitious and fabricated story. Saint Dyaneshwar Maharaj made a bull utter the Vedas, rode a wall – this is termed as blind faith. In short we will not tolerate this law which clubs the biographies of saints under blind faith. Earlier we have defeated this bill on the floor of the house, now we will not allow any discussions on this proposed law.”

We will not allow a faulty law to be passed ! – Mr. Subash Desai, MLA

Senior Shiv Sena leader Mr. Subash Desai said, “Maharashtra government is making useless law which assaults Hindu Dharma instead of making law beneficial to the society. Instead of making a Removal of Blind Faith law why is the government not insisting on making a law for common social justice for all? The joint government of Shiv Sena and BJP had brought a law banning the slaughter of cows, now they say that the centre’s approval is required. Why are they not following up on this? In the guise of blind faith Narendra Dhabolkar and Shyam Manav are trying to bring a law which assaults Hindu Dharma, its traditions, rites, rituals and practices. We will never allow this law. In this state workers, farmers, unemployed, everyone is participating in protest marches against the state government. Now the warkari community has had to come on the roads to protest – this is very unfortunate.”

Source : HinduJanjagruti Samiti

Can PC survive?

2011-12-16T11:21:00.001+05:30

16 December 2011 :
Margashirsha Krushna 6, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

Home Minister faces High Command ire

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday battled to retain his chair in the face of a strident call for his resignation within and outside Parliament. The decision of the Lt Governor of Delhi, Tejinder Khanna, to revoke the order for withdrawal of FIR against Chidambaram’s former client, hotelier SP Gupta, may have come too late. The damage control exercise will only give credence to allegations that the Home Minister’s directive to the Delhi Police to give relief to Gupta in three cases of serious fraud and cheating was legally untenable.

Despite facing such serious charges, Chidambaram did not make appearance in Parliament and remained out of bound for the media as well. The Government, the Congress and the Home Ministry did play proxy for the beleaguered Minister, but their defence was at best an exercise in evasion and at worst a ploy at making scapegoat of a junior official.

In addition to the tell-tale evidence establishing his complicity in the withdrawal of cases against the Gupta, the Home Minister also faces the ire of 10 Janpath — since the hotelier had floated a trust in the name of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and named Sonia Gandhi as its patron. Sources said Sonia was livid at her name being dragged in the unsavoury scandal and wanted legal process should not be interfered with.

Chidambaram also faces serious allegation of involvement in the 2G scam. The Supreme Court has reserved a judgement on a plea for CBI probe in his role and the lower court has already granted permission to Subramanian Swamy to proceed against him. While in both cases his fate will depend on judicial pronouncements, in the Gupta’s case it will be difficult for the Government to go on defending the indefensible.

Sensing the kill, the Opposition on Thursday went all out against Chidambaram in Parliament and both Houses saw disruption over demand for his resignation. While the Opposition stalled the Lok Sabha throughout the day, except for a brief interlude, Question Hour could not be taken in the Rajya Sabha.

As soon as the Rajya Sabha met for the day and Chairman Hamid Ansari commenced the Question Hour, BJP members, including Chandan Mitra and M Venkaiah Naidu, raised the matter.

Several BJP MPs as well as AIADMK leader V Maitreyan were seen waving copies of The Pioneer, which carried on the front-page an explosive story in its Thursday edition.

Evan as Ansari asked the members to refrain from showing the newspaper, sharp exchanges took place between Opposition and Treasury Benches.

In the midst of it, some Congress members were seen displaying copy of a newspaper which had a report that a trust, with Anna Hazare as a member, had allegedly grabbed land in Pune. As din prevailed, Ansari adjourned the House till noon at about 11.05 am.

The Lok Sabha witnessed uproar during Zero Hour with BJP and AIADMK members rushing into the Well of the House demanding Chidambaram’s resignation. AIADMK MPs, led by M Thambidurai and Semmalai, rushed to the Well along with several other party colleagues. The BJP’s protest was led by Murli Manohar Joshi and Yashwant Sinha.

Demanding the dismissal of Chidambaram from the Cabinet, BJP MPs and JD(U) MPs also trooped into the Well of the House. The AIADMK members were also seen waving copies of The Pioneer and demanded that Chidambaram be put in Tihar Jail along with former Telecom Minister A Raja.

The House was first adjourned at 12.30 PM, and when familiar scenes were witnessed on resumption at 2 pm, it was adjourned for the day.

Meanwhile, Chidambaram fielded Home Secretary RK Singh to put forward a strange argument in his defence. Singh claimed that order attributed to Chidambaram giving approval to withdraw cases against Gupta was drafted by a director in the Ministry and not seen by the Home Minister.

“The draft of a letter sent by the Home Ministry to the Delhi Government for withdrawal of the FIRs had not been shown to the Home Minister or Home Secretary or the Joint Secretary concerned and it did not reflect the proper deliberations of the Home Ministry. He suggested it could be a fault of drafting,” Singh said.

Defending Chidambaram, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said the Home Minister had specifically said on May 4, 2011 that his Ministry should not issue any direction to the Government of NCT and only forward the advice of the Law Ministry. These instructions are clearly there on the file, but still some official went ahead and issued direction for which the Minister should not be held responsible, he said.

Bansal, who is a lawyer, also agreed with Chidambaram’s plea that he did not remember having represented SP Gupta. He said it was difficult for a lawyer to remember whom he had represented ten years back.

Source : dailypioneer

15 Dec : Statement of Dr. Subramanian Swamy, President Janata Party

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15 December 2011 :
Margshirsh Krushna Panchami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

I demand that the Prime Minister immediately call for the resignation of the Union Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram for his gross and reckless disregard of the Code of Conduct for Ministers regarding conflict of interest. Not only the FIR was not worthy of the attention of the Home Minister, because it was based on a private complaint by a private party against another private party, and hence not filed by any agency of the Government; but also that Mr. Chidambaram had been an Counsel for one of the parties, namely Mr. S.P. Gupta. The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice B.P. Singh and Justice Altamash Kabir in its judgment dated 3.7.2006 had held that “In our view, investigation (based on the FIR) cannot be quashed” thereby upholding the judgment and order of the Delhi High Court dated 24.3.2005 in Writ Petition No. 1163/2003. Thus, for the Home Minister to intervene for his former client makes Mr. Chidambaram guilty of gross misconduct attracting Section 13(1)(d)(ii) and (iii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He is also guilty of having committed contempt of the Supreme Court by ordering the withdrawal of the FIR registered against Mr. Gupta.

Let the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh know that if he cannot act on such a blatant disregard of the laws of the country as well as the Code of Conduct of one of his Ministers, then he himself loses all moral right to continue as the Prime Minister of the country.

( SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY )
President Janata Party

Source : Janata Party

Delhi HC to decide fate of Electronic Voting Machines

2011-12-15T11:12:00.000+05:30

December 15 2011(NEW DELHI) :
Margshirsh Krushna Panchami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113

The Delhi High Court will on January 10 next take a call on

whether the upcoming Assembly elections in five States will be conducted through the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) or e-ballot papers.

Taking a note of the urgency involved in the matter given the Assembly polls in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur early next year, the court allowed the plea of petitioner Subramanian Swamy for urgent disposal of the matter.

Janata Party president Swami had alleged that voting through EVMs lacked transparency and either paper printouts should be incorporated in the EVMs or the Election Commission should return to the ballot paper system to avoid tampering at the time of polls.

This assumes significance in wake of the controversy surrounding the use of EVMs in India amid allegations that they are not tamper-proof. The row over the issue had intensified after the general elections in 2009 with several Opposition parties including the BJP demanding that polls in India be conducted through ballot papers. Similar demand was made prior to the local body elections in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Arguing before a division bench of acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, Swamy insisted that ‘transparency’ had to be given priority over ‘efficiency’ in the poll process.

He said that the electronic database in the EVMs is controlled by micro-processor chips that are not tamper-proof. He cited instances of other European democracies where ballot paper continues to be the mode of voting despite being technologically advanced than India.

The counsel appearing for the Election Commission sought to convince that paper trail or the use of ballot papers was not feasible as not only it would require immense expenditure but also result in cutting down forests given the huge quantity of paper that would be required for the purpose.

“There are 10 lakh voting centres in the country and 73 crore voters. Voting through ballot papers would require huge expenditure besides cutting down of trees. We are still exploring the possible modifications in the EVMs. The EVMs have a benefit that electronic database in them can be reconstructed anytime,” the counsel said.

Interestingly, an expert committee appointed by the EC is considering introduction of “paper trail” so that voters can get a printout that will show symbol on which the vote was cast. The voter will be required to put it in a box before leaving the polling booth. For this, the a small printer can be installed along with the EVMs.

The technical expert committee on EVMs, headed by Prof PV Indiresan, former Director of IIT-M has also held discussion with officials of the Bharat Electronic Limited and Electronic Corporation.

The EC appointed the committee on October 8 last when at an all-party meeting majority of political parties backed the proposal to have a ‘voter verifiable paper trail’ in EVMs to counter the charges of tampering. The BJP had been in the forefront of this demand.

Referring the matter to the three-member committee, the EC in its Press note said, “Several political parties have suggested the possibility of incorporating a ‘voter verifiable paper trail’ in EVMs to be explored.”

In the background of severe indictment of EVMs and the fact that Indirsan committee is yet to take a final call on the matter, the stout opposition to the proposal by EC counsel seen as a surprising development.

Source : dailypioneer

Harvard Visit called off by few dozen top executives of Eminent Business Group

2011-12-14T11:14:00.001+05:30

December 14 2011 :
Now Corporate World started Protesting by calling of their visit to Harvard Institute

Below is the protest letter written by Group Business Development Manager of Continental Group to Harvard regarding its undemocratic decision to sack Dr. Subramanian Swamy.

From: "Ashish"
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:32:25 +0400
To: president@harvard.edu
Subject: Harvard Called off!

Honorable President,

I was planning to come with few dozen top executives from our company to your esteemed institution but we changed our mind after reviewing your decision in regards to Dr. Swamy, I oppose your decision of insulting him while sacking him undemocratically.

Please acknowledge my protest, as I called to ur office but not been able to talk to you.

Dear Colleagues,

Please refer to above and note this with sorry that we have decided to called off executives Harvard trip and will look forward for another institution of repute very soon.

Thanks,
Ashish Jain
Group Business Development Manager
Continental Group
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Web: www.safarixpress.com

Harvard Sells Out Free Speech to Islamic Supremacism

2011-12-14T10:53:00.001+05:30

by Pamela Geller
Dec 14 2011 :

Harvard University has dropped courses on economics taught by a Hindu professor,

Subramanian Swamy, president of the Janata Party of India and a former Union Cabinet minister—not because they were poorly taught, or because Swamy advocated discredited economic theories (such as, say, socialism), but because he wrote an editorial last summer that Muslims find offensive.

University officials said that Swamy’s editorial was “reprehensible.” Harvard students formed a group called the Coalition Against Bigotry at Harvard, and demanded that Harvard fire Swamy. Comparative religion Prof. Diana Eck explained: “There is a distinction between unpopular and unwelcome political views.”

Swamy, however, said that university authorities never even bothered to discuss the matter with him. “If there was an objection, they should have written to me.” With his firing, he said, “A dangerous precedent has been enacted.” That’s true, because when the protests first began, Harvard officials said they were going to keep Swamy on the faculty and defend his right to free speech.

The university had initially decided to stand by Swamy, citing principles of free speech. Harvard’s Faculty Council voted unanimously to keep him on board. But Swamy’s detractors didn’t give up with that vote: Philosophy Department Chairman Sean Kelly at first defended the Faculty Council’s decision, but then changed his mind and voted for the removal of Swamy’s courses from Harvard’s offerings. “I was persuaded,” he said, “that the views expressed in Dr Swamy’s op-ed piece amounted to incitement of violence instead of protected political speech.”

Neither Eck nor Kelly nor anyone else, however, bothered to mention that Swamy’s piece was called “How to wipe out Islamic terror,” and that it was written in the context of the Islamic jihad against India. I ran it on my website AtlasShrugs.com here on July 16, 2011. Swamy wrote: “The terrorist blast in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, requires a decisive soul-searching by Hindus of India. Hindus cannot accept to be killed in this Halal fashion, continuously bleeding every day, till the nation finally collapses.” He noted that “there are about 40 reported and unreported terrorist attacks per month in the country. That is why the recent U.S. National Counterterrorism Center publication, 'A Chronology of International Terrorism,' states: ‘India suffered more terrorist acts than any other country.’ ”

In light of this fight for India’s very life, Swamy offered a series of strategies for India’s defense. He even invited Muslims of conscience to join in the defense against the jihad and Islamic supremacism: “In this response, Muslims of India can join us if they genuinely feel for the Hindu.”

Some of Swamy’s recommendations reflect the deep crisis that he sees in India. He urged that “whatever and however small the terrorist incident, the nation must retaliate—not by measured and ‘sober’ responses, but by massive retaliation. Otherwise what is the alternative? Walk meekly to death expecting that our ‘sober’ responses will be rewarded by our neighbors and their patrons? We will be back to 1100 A.D., fooled into suicidal credulity. We should not be ghouls for punishment from terrorists and their patrons. We should retaliate.”

Accordingly, he recommended that when Islamic jihadists “blast our temples and kill Hindu devotees,” that mosques should also be “removed” as a “tit-for-tat.” In light of Islamic efforts to “make India into Darul Islam” (that is, the House of Islam, land ruled by Islamic law), Swamy said that India should “implement Uniform Civil Code, make Sanskrit learning compulsory and singing of "Vande Mataram" mandatory, and declare India as Hindu Rashtra in which only those non-Hindus can vote if they proudly acknowledge that their ancestors are Hindus.”

People who sincerely believe in human rights and want to defend free societies against the Islamic jihad may disagree that some of Swamy’s recommendations are necessary or appropriate. But is it not central to this Ivy League university and every institution in these United States to “protect free speech, including that of Dr Swamy and of those who disagree with him”?

Where does Harvard address the truth of Swamy’s remarks, or the 80 million Hindus slaughtered in jihadi wars, land appropriations, cultural annihilations and enslavements?

India, along with Israel, southern Sudan and so many other places, have been the battlefields in endless bloody wars to install a universal caliphate, the objective of the global jihad.

Freedom of speech protects all speech, not just the ideas that we like. That’s the point. Who decides what’s good and what’s forbidden? Harvard? The Islamic supremacists who are seeking to impose the Sharia restriction on free speech?

Harvard has been bought and sold to the highest Sharia bidder. In December 2005, Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal donated $20 million each to Harvard University and Georgetown University to fund Islamic studies.

It is dire. I cannot believe this is America.

Source : humanevents.com

The Harvard Fatwa

2011-12-13T18:40:00.001+05:30

December 13 2011 :
Margshirsh Krushna 3 ,Kaliyug Varsha 5113

Subramanian Swamy is an Indian politician that has been waging an incessant battle against corruption, especially against the infamous USD 40 billion 2G Spectrum telecom license scam orchestrated by the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), and to prosecute the Indian politicians who have hidden away their ill-gotten wealth in secret Swiss bank accounts. Not surprisingly, Swamy remains a high-profile target of the corrupt and the powerful. Ironically, the ones to fire the first shots at him have been the secular leftists of the famed Harvard University, where Swami has once been an associate professor of economics, and where he continued to teach summer courses until last year.

On July 16, 2011, Swami wrote an op-ed in the online newspaper, DNA India, where he addressed the threat of Islamic terrorism directed at the Hindus and India. He predicted a Taliban takeover of Pakistan which would be followed by an escalation of terrorism directed at India since the successor to Osama bin Laden has already announced that India is the top priority. Swamy rubbished the “bleeding heart liberal” claim that “terrorists are born or bred because of illiteracy, poverty, oppression, and discrimination,” and the liberal advocacy “that instead of eliminating terrorists, the root cause of these four disabilities in society should be removed,” by pointing out that “Osama bin laden was a billionaire,” and that “in the failed Times Square episode, failed terrorist Shahzad was from a highly placed family in Pakistan and had an MBA from a reputed US university.” Swamy also ridiculed the argument that “terrorists cannot be deterred because they are irrational and willing to die” by pointing out that “terrorist masterminds have political goals and a method in their madness. An effective strategy to deter terrorism is to defeat those political goals and to rubbish them by counter-terrorist action.”

Swamy proposed means to deal with Islamic terrorism by pointing out that every goal of terrorists must be strategically defeated. Some of his advocacies are:

1. Abrogate special privileges such as governance by Islamic Hadiths in civil cases that Muslims enjoy in India and enforce uniform civil code of law; abrogate Article 370 that grants Kashmir special status and sustains Islamic terrorism.

2. If Pakistan continues to back terrorists, India should assist the Baluchis and Sindhis to become independent of Pakistan.

3. Remove the mosques that were built after forcibly demolishing the Hindu temples, and rebuild Hindu temples in their sites.

4. Mandate every Indian to sing the national song Vande Mataram, which personifies India as the mother goddess, and which song many Indian Muslims refuse to sing under the pretext that praising the motherland in sacred feminine terms is against Islam. Every Indian should also learn the Sanskrit language as it embodies India’s heritage.

5. Hindus as well as non-Hindus can vote provided they all acknowledge their heritage as descendants of Hindus.

6. A ban on proselytizing of the Hindus.

Swamy’s op-ed was opposed by Islamists and leftists, who also petitioned Harvard to have his summer courses removed, under the pretext that his op-ed was inflammatory towards Muslims, while his powerful political opponents in India whom Swamy has been prosecuting for scams clamored for his arrest using the same op-ed as the pretext. Initially, Harvard refused to capitulate, and vowed to defend Swamy’s right of freedom of speech only to make an eventual u-turn to remove Swamy’s summer courses. It is as if freedom of had been abrogated by a cabal of leftists!

Diana Eck, who advocated issuing a fatwa against Swamy’s courses said that “Swamy’s op-ed clearly crosses the line by demonizing an entire (Muslim) religious community and calling for violence against their sacred places,” and reminded that “Harvard has a moral responsibility not to affiliate itself with anyone who expresses hatred towards a minority group.” Sugata Bose, who also favored the fatwa, stated that “Swamy’s position on disenfranchisement (of the Muslims) is like saying Jewish Americans and African Americans should not be allowed to vote unless they acknowledge the supremacy of white Anglo Saxon Protestants.”

This is extremely troubling for numerous reasons which we will discuss next.

1. One may very well disagree with Swamy’s views but freedom of speech is not contingent upon the acceptability of what is spoken. If an academic fatwa may be issued against a faculty for expressing certain opinions it is tantamount to, citing Harvard professor James Russell’s words, “Stalinism without Stalin” because it forces academics to conform.

2. Swamy only called for legally removing 300 mosques that were built by Islamic rulers after demolishing the Hindu temples that stood there earlier. If Diana Eck thinks this is a “call for violence,” would she agree that the earlier demolition of the Hindu temples is actually an instance of organized violence? Is it her expectation that the Hindus can never ask for the restoration of their most sacred places that were violently razed?

3. Since Diana Eck thinks that “demonizing a religious community” is sufficient grounds to remove a faculty, I would like to know whether she supports a fatwa against her Harvard counterpart Michael Witzel who too demonized all American Hindus that asked for a fair portrayal of Hinduism in California textbooks by portraying them as extremists. Not that I support any such fatwa but Eck may want to be consistent lest she should be perceived as wearing her mullah’s mantle only against those that do not fit the proverbial mould of Gunga Din.

4. Quite contrary to what Bose claims, Swamy did not ask for an acknowledgment of Hindu supremacy. He asked every Indian to acknowledge that their ancestors were Hindus. I see this as a meaningless exercise but the fact is that dar-ul-Islam requires pan-Islamic brotherhood, and this sometimes means that an Indian Muslim bonds with his counterparts in Afghanistan or Pakistan, and sometimes even wages jihad against India, as evident from terrorist attacks such as 11/26 which could not have happened without local accomplices. Every nation requires loyalty to itself first, and since Islam is a political ideology, the only way India can secure the loyalty of Muslims is by having them relate to their Hindu legacy and by severing their imaginary link with the worldwide umma. The ways for accomplishing this transformation of the Muslim mindset can be debated but Swamy’s is hardly a call for Hindu supremacy.

5. In the recently concluded American Academy of Religions (AAR) conference, many leftist academics, while discussing freedom of speech in the context of the Danish cartoon controversy, always qualified their support for freedom of speech with the caveat that it cannot offend Muslim sensibilities. It seems that leftist academics accord freedom of religion a higher precedence over freedom of speech. Well, votaries of this thought such as Eck, who is also a lesbian, must remember that in an Islamic state she would receive death penalty for marrying her lesbian partner. Islam is intolerant of the lifestyle Eck espouses just as it is intolerant of the “idolatrous” ways of the Hindus. I can understand why a Hindu such as Swamy would not want to tolerate the intolerant religion but I fail to understand Eck’s suicidal tolerance, and even advocacy, of Islam.

6. Eck’s warning that Harvard should not associate itself with any intolerant agency is commendable. Is it not true that the Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz in 2005 donated USD 20 million to found an Islamic Studies Center at Harvard? Eck surely knows that these Saudi rulers are the same ones that award death penalty to women for adultery (or even for getting raped), whip them for revealing a strand of hair, and who certainly do not allow the immigrant Hindu workers to carry any images of their divinities. Eck should fervently argue that Harvard return the money to the Saudis and call for the center to be shut down unless she wants us to conclude that in her worldview USD 20 million transforms the “intolerant” into “tolerant.”

One should not make the mistake of assuming that the Harvard fatwa is an isolated incident. Recently, Government of India, in an undisguised effort to suppress all news regarding political corruption, initiated measures to shut down Internet portals that disseminate news exposing corrupt politicians. It is against these politicians that Swamy has been waging a courageous and honorable battle. DNA India was forced to remove the op-ed from its website clearly indicating the involvement of a powerful political hand. Is it the same hand that is behind the Harvard leftists’ concerted effort against Swamy?

Leftists proclaim that freedom of religion is an inviolable right, and this assertion must be accepted as an axiomatic truth claim even though the same leftists do not value freedom of speech as much, especially when what is spoken is not to their liking. This proclamation should not prevent others from asking the legitimate question: Is freedom of religion a right or a privilege? If a religion is intolerant, and seeks to conquer everything in its way, why should society tolerate it? A tolerant society and an intolerant religion are as incompatible as a peaceful woman and her rapist. Islam seeks to conquer the world through jihad and demographic warfare. Non-Muslims have every right to discuss this threat and propose legitimate and reasonable means to deal with it.

A call for a Hindu state where Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, as well as other Indian tribal traditions would be protected by the state is legitimate considering that these religions are the collective target of Islam and Christianity for the purposes of conquest through proselytizing. If that were to happen, India would not be the first religious state. The UK, Germany, and many European states are religious states that accord special status to Christianity and even fund the church. These states regularly enact laws to constrain and disenfranchise Eastern religions, the case of the Christian Hungary proposing a new law to suppress Eastern religions being a recent example. America is secular (and secularism itself favors Christianity – but that is a different topic) but the American government funds the church extensively. Many Arab countries are Islamic theocracies and do not tolerate Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism in their land. One never comes across these leftists defending Hindu rights yet they are the first to pontificate to us about the need to be tolerant of Islam or Christianity.

It would be an act of utmost stupidity on the part of the Hindus to be blindly tolerant towards intolerant religions. A few Gunga Dins amidst us might wear the secular hat because it brings them rewards but the rest of us cannot afford to ignore reality. Let us not forget that that these leftists who want to silence Swamy are the same ones who were silent when the church, in collusion with the Indian government, banned the Da Vinci Code in India.

Harvard should pay heed to what one of its own professors, James Russell, wrote about freedom of expression:

“As I understand it, liberalism has to do with freedom. As a boy I marched for civil rights: that meant equal opportunity and integration, not affirmative action, Black separatism, and the licentious advocacy of violence. When as a college student I fought for gay rights, I wanted homosexuals to be able to express the love we naturally feel without fear of violence, ridicule, or condemnation; (…) It has been distressing to witness the Left's misguided take on foreign affairs morph into full-blown, murderous anti-Semitism, coupled with an utterly illogical worship of political Islam, which is anti-homosexual and misogynist just for starters. But the Left has always flirted with totalitarian violence and has indulged in an easy demonization of America that relieves one of the need to think with greater complexity and depth about the problems of our world. Most of the 101 academic rogues of Horowitz's list would probably describe themselves as liberals, but nothing could be more illiberal that their censorious intolerance. They abuse their position of authority and the captive audience of the classroom to impose their views on students (…) They abuse academic standards to hire and promote those who think as they do.”

I thank Swamy for not being a conformist idiot (using that word in the sense Nietzsche did) like Eck or Bose and for daring to think with clarity. The issues he has raised are pertinent. I may disagree with some of his methods but I do support his right to freedom of expression. Unlike the Harvard leftists, I am confident that the might of my pen is capable of challenging Swamy where I disagree with his methods, and that I do not have to resort to censorship.

Shame on you Harvard mullahs!

Source : harvardfatwa

HINDU AVALANCHE IS GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE USA AGAINST HARVARD UNIVERSITY

2011-12-13T11:21:00.004+05:30

December 13 2011
Margshirsh Krushna 3 ,Kaliyug Varsha 5113
Dear Readers:
Thousands of Indian Americans, several Human Rights Activists, including Dr. Dr. Richard L. Benkin, Diversity-USA, Fire (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), Save India from Corruption, Indian American Intellectuals Forum, several other institutions and highly placed professionals, living in India as well as USA have registered their protest to the President of Harvard, Dr. Drew Faust at 617-495-0505 or 617-495-1502 (president@harvard.edu) and Dean Dr. Mike Smith at 617-495-1566 (mike_smith@harvard.edu) against the curtailment of free speech at Harvard.

They view the dropping of Dr. Swamy’s cousrses at Harvard as politically motivated, unfair and unjustified and request reinstatement of the same.

Please express your dissent and disgust by calling and sending your emails in a decent and dignified manner.

Here is one more powerful letter written by Global Hindu Heritage Foundation to the President, Dean and other faculty members of Harvard saying that Harvard's decision to remove Dr. Swamy's courses is shocking, hateful, repulsive and totally biased.

[GHHF] Harvard University’s Decision to remove Dr. Swamy’s Summer Courses shocking, hateful, repulsive and totally biased

December 12, 2011
In 3000 years of our history people from all over the world have come and invaded us, captured our lands, conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards, the Greeks, the Turks, the Moguls, the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Dutch, all of them came and looted us, took over what was ours. Yet we have not done this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their lands, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. Why? Because we respect the freedom of others. That is why my first vision is that of FREEDOM. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India.
It is shocking to read that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) of Harvard University have voted to remove two courses from the Summer School offerings Dr. Subramanian Swamy was teaching for a number of years. The academic university, which is known for championing the free speech, has become pawn of self-professed liberal academicians who feel that Dr. Swamy’s speech was “hateful.” These academicians appear to have no knowledge about the atrocities committed by the Islamic terrorists, Islamic war on Hinduism, daily infiltration of Bangladeshi Muslims into West Bengal, professed killings of non-believers, and satanic verses demanding the destruction of Temples and Hindu Gods.

Dr. Swamy’s article is a peaceful approach to the most dangerous situation that is wrecking India. He did not advocate terrorism, did not mention about the extermination of any religion, did not advocate the forced conversion, did not call for burning the non-believers of Hinduism, did not advocate the demolition of Mosques, did not espouse the imposition of Jizya tax on non-Hindus, and did not declare fatwa on the haters of Hinduism. Any rational, fair minded, freedom loving, objective, logical, pluralistic persons irrespective of their religious affiliation would appreciate and applaud his article on “How to wipe out Islamic Terrorism?”

These academicians seem to know more than Dr. Abdul Kalam’s assessment of Hindus, their philosophy, their culture, their religion, their tolerance, their mindset, and their respect for freedom. For centuries Hindu have welcomed by almost all the religions with open hands, respected them and allowed them to practice their religion. Jewish people openly declared that the India is the only country that has not discriminated. Like wise Parsees, the descendents of Zoroastrians, were thrown out from their homeland, Persia, to be welcomed by India. Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, and many others religions lived peacefully. In fact, on December 1, 2011 Sri Dalai Lama proudly announced that “I consider myself as a son of India” and carries the message of ahimsa across the globe and says that the country’s spiritual leaders should promote love and harmony in India and outside. Further he observed “that India has so many languages and dialects, yet remains strongly united because there is the freedom of speech and rule of law.”

Additionally, India welcomed with open hands two other religions – Islam and Christianity. These two religions profess their superiority and exclusivity. One is damned in hell if they do not believe in their God. In the name of God, Islamic invaders caused untold atrocities on Hindus. Suffice to mention the gloomy picture described by Koenraad Elst: “The Muslim conquests, down to the 16th century, were for the Hindus a pure struggle of life and death. Entire cities were burnt down and the populations massacred, with hundreds of thousands killed in every campaign, and similar numbers deported as slaves. Every new invader made (often literally) his hills of Hindus skulls. As a contribution to research on the quantity of the Islamic crimes against humanity, we may mention that the Indian (subcontinent) population decreased by 80 million between 1000 (conquest of Afghanistan) and 1525 (end of Delhi Sultanate).” Goa inquisition is as bloodiest as Islamic onslaught on Hindus. Genocide of Hindus by these two religions is described in greater details if one is objective and rational. No Hindu would ever think of this kind of brutality, cruelty and viciousness even to their worst enemies, let alone do it.

The decision to remove two courses Dr Swamy was teaching for years is blot on the reputation of the university, blotch on the credentials of the faculty, stain on the objectivity of the faculty, blemish on the faculty’s grasp of the nearly eight centuries Islamic terror, spot on the integrity of the faculty, and a show case for the abuse of academic authority. Arrogance of academic power, pure hatred toward Hindus pluralism, alignment with religion that abhors human freedom and dignity, associating with no-productive petro dollars, and negation of the history of Islamic barbarism are unpardonable offenses committed by the pseudo secular scholars at Harvard.

The so-called liberal faculty members at Harvard thought the Dr. Swamy’s article is equal to incitement of violence and a hateful speech.

Amnesia at Harvard

It appears that many of the faculty members seem to experience Islamic amnesia – they experience memory loss, suffer from forgetfulness, and become totally blank when it comes to Islamic terror that reined India and continue to terrorize many countries. They close their eyes, plug their ears and tape their mouths when it comes to talk about the destruction of thousands of Hindu Temples by the Muslims, killing of millions and millions of Hindus, mass raping of untold number of Hindu women, pillage of national treasures and whole sale conversion of Hindus into Islam at gunpoint.

Would they be willing to remove all the Islamic courses because these courses talk about Terror, violence, destruction and mass killings? The faculty members at Harvard appear to either justify or ignore all the atrocities committed by Muslims on Hindus for more than eight centuries.

Are the Harvard Faculty Jaundiced eyed?

Any persons suffering from the medical condition known as jaundice would see everything as yellow. It means the person with jaundiced eye would have a prejudiced view, usually negative, prejudiced, subjective, biased or critical. The blind association with the so-called liberal thinking may have interfered with the objectivity, rationality, and balanced opinion – the hallmark of academicians – causing them to see Dr. Swamy’s article through jaundiced eyes.

Past History: The human beings are relentlessly tortured to make a decision by between two seemingly contrasting areas of human endeavor, namely, the pursuit of livelihood and the reality of existence. No matter how idealistic one may be, one cannot the escape from the past, present and future. Faculty members at Harvard chose to ignore the past history of the Islamic atrocities in India that experienced the untold misery. As many as 80 million Hindus were brutally murdered, millions of women were raped, millions of people were disfigured, thousands of Temples were destroyed, thousands of Hindu Temples were converted to Mosques including Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar & Kaaba in Saudi Arabia, a number of Mosques were built either on the Hindu religious places or built in front of them, and converted Hindus into Islam. Many people keep moaning and whining about the demolition of Babri Masjid forgetting the 14 centuries of destruction of Temples, mass killings, wholesale rape of Hindu women, and forced conversion of Hindus. Sitaram Goel compiled a list of 2000 mosques that were converted from Hindu Temples. He listed them by the present name of the mosques, the earlier name of the Hindu Temples and the location state by state, for any fair minded to read, digest and comprehend. They would not say a word about the horrific history.

Present status: Similarly the Faculty members decided to overlook the present conditions in India and how Muslims are aggressively planning to convert India in to three Muslim countries. At first SIMI, Indian Mujahideen, ISI from Pakistan, and others are relentlessly creating terror in the major cities killing scores of people, blasting Hindu Temples and Hindu pilgrimage centers and declaring fatwa against any body who criticizes Islam, imposing Jizya tax on Hindus in Muslim dominated cities and making India as part of Dar-ul-Islam (world Islam). For all practical purposes, Article 370 excluded Hindus to own any property. Can any of these distinguished professors find any parallels to this kind of provision in any other country? Will it be acceptable for these Faculty members to exclude Muslims from owning land in any one of the states in India? Nearly half a million Kashmiri Pandits were chased out from their homeland and forced to live in tents. Almost all the districts in West Bengal bordering Bangladesh have millions of Muslim infiltrators tilting the balance toward Muslim state. Rampage and terror continues even today forcing Hindus to flee from their villages. Converting many Hindus into Islam through Love Jihad is continuing openly. The Muslim Clerics openly asking their faithfuls to have eight children to make Kerala a Muslim State. The list goes on.

Future outlook: Like wise the Faculty members should also look at what might happen in the future based on the past history and present conditions. One does not have to be an expert in Islamic Expansion to find out what might happen. Just look around, you will see it. There are as many as 52 Islamic countries where other religions are abhorred or barred from practicing their religion. In Saudi Arabia no body can take even Bhagad Gita or any other Hindu scriptures. It is also a known fact that majority of these countries are undemocratic, mostly controlled and ruled by Islamic fundamentalists and Al Qaeda. Individual rights are denied. One has to submit to Allah, because “there is no God but Allah.” That means they do not accept neither Hindu Gods nor Christian Jesus. There would not be any freedom, pluralism and independence left in those countries. Neither the members of FAS nor an average citizen are worth any more. In Pakistan, at the time of Independence in 1947, Hindu population was about 20 percent. Today, not even a fraction of one percent is left. They were either brutally killed or converted to Islam. Out of 428 Hindu temples at the time Independence, not even 25 Temples are functional. Similar story continues in Bangladesh. At the time of Independence, Hindu population was between 28-30 percent. Today, Hindus account for less than 7 percent of the population. Most of them were either killed or forced to convert. In India, Muslim population was about 9 percent at the time of Independence; today their population increased to more than 14 percent. Their fertility rate is much higher than any other religious group.

Coexistence is anathema for Islam and to some extent for Christianity. Wherever they went they either terminated the local population, converted them, conducted inquisitions, imposed jizya tax, destroyed the Hindu Temples, or decimated the local cultures. Hindus accept dialogue, discussions, criticism and debate. Hindus do not believe in conversion by any means to hoist the flag of hegemony in other countries. How many faculty members can talk about these 52 plus countries and examine as to how they were able to make these countries Islamic nations? How come they cannot accept the concept of Hindu Nation and call Dr. Subramanian Swamy’s statement as hateful? Can they also declare the Islamic countries as hateful, vicious, and destructive? Have they ever examined the freedom of speech and freedom of worship of the minorities in these Islamic countries? Is it not their moral responsibility to question the freedom issue in these Islamic countries?

What is expected of Academicians?

Academicians in general are expected to demonstrate honesty, integrity, objectivity, fairness, rationality and professionalism conduct are expected. Their presentation of views and opinions should be couched in scientific evidence. They are also expected to have broad knowledge where they should give both side of the argument, rather than being biased based on affiliation, association, allurement and monetary inducements.

Faculty members have the responsibility of adhering to the Free Speech Guidelines adopted by the faculty. It states that the “Free speech is uniquely important to the University because we are a community committed to reason and rational discourse. Free interchange of ideas is vital for our primary function of discovering and disseminating ideas through research, teaching and learning. Curtailment of free speech undercuts the intellectual freedom…”

When Professor Diana Eck says “Swamy’s op-ed clearly crosses the line by demonizing an entire religious community and calling for violence against their sacred places,” and “Harvard has a moral responsibility not to affiliate itself with anyone who expresses hatred towards a minority group.”

Professor Sugata Bose states that “[Swamy’s position on disenfranchisement] is like saying Jewish Americans and African Americans should not be allowed to vote unless they acknowledge the supremacy of white Anglo Saxon Protestants”

Being a Historian, Dr Bose should know better than that and compare apples with apples. What a tragedy. These are the professors teaching young students and molding them to hate Dr. Swamy’s article but never open their mouths about the hateful, violent, destructive and demeaning verses in Quran. Hiding behind freedom of speech, they are distorting the views of Dr. Swamy. Comparing the statement that Muslims accept their Hindu ancestry to Jewish American and African American accept the supremacy of Anglo Saxon Protestant is nothing but a blatant distortion of Dr. Swamy. One wonders about the competency of these professors in teaching at Harvard.

Now the question is what kind of research they have conducted about Islamic terror in India and the satanic verses in Quran. How many of them know that as many as 3400 people were killed by Islamic terrorists in the last one decade? They have failed to follow the guidelines adopted by the faculty – disseminating ideas through research.

These faculty members are not lay people, uneducated, biased and subjective who express their opinions without any scientific research. They are expected to be authority on the subject they speak about. What kind of research they have done and how many of them have done research on Quran and Islamic open war against Hindus in India?

What happened to the moral responsibility of the faculty members in addressing these issues?

Academic abuse of authority

Based on the controversial decision taken at Harvard with regard to Summer School offerings, every University should look at the standard procedure of a group of faculty members approving the courses for that school. This has been a norm for centuries; it is nothing new. An incident like this opens every body’s eyes and wonder as to “how can it be.”

Decisions are made by the faculty members of a particular School as to whether a course can be offered in a given semester. In each School there may be as many as 10 – 30 departments representing different disciples. That means if the Economics Department would like to offer Economics 101, decision is made by overwhelming majority of non-economists. The faculty members in the field of Sanskrit, Comparative Religion, philosophy, Islamic Studies, History, Sociology, Anthropology, Music, Art, Mathematics, Statistics, English and other fields decide depending on their clicks, associations and / or favors. Traditionally the faculty members would follow the recommendations of the department concerned. They have over stepped their boundaries in removing these courses.

Regarding the two courses Dr. Swamy was teaching over the years, the distinguished professors used their biases, prejudices, hatefulness, narrow-mindedness, and vindictiveness in rejecting the courses. There is nothing wrong with the courses except that these courses were to be taught by Dr. Swamy. Many of these faculty members have no clue as to the ground reality in India. Many of them have no expertise in the field of neither Economics nor Islam. But they can dispose these courses even if the God proposes. They are given that kind of authority. It is time for all Academic Universities to probe the academic abuse of their authority.

Can these Academicians call the following verses in Quran HATEFUL?

If these distinguished faculty members consider Dr. Swamy’s article a hateful speech, what would they call the following verses in Quran. Just for their perusal, we listed only few.

What do Professors Eck, Witzel, Kelly, Bose and others say about these verses?

Quran contains many verses that offend the sentiments of Hindus, their worship practices, and their numerous gods because they are considered kafirs (non-believers). These verses create enmity between the religions, create disharmony, create poisonous climate for the destruction of Hind images, belittle the belief system, and encourage killing of non-believers (Hindus). Hindus believe in peaceful coexistence while the Quran believes in total domination with no rights for non-believers.

Idol worshippers

[31:13] Recall that Luqmaan said to his son, as he enlightened him, “O my son, do not set up any idols beside GOD; idolatry is a gross injustice.”

[12:106] The majority of those who believe in GOD do not do so without committing idol worship.

[4:48] GOD does not forgive idolatry, but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside GOD, has forged a horrendous offense.

[4:116] GOD does not forgive idol worship (if maintained until death), and He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who idolizes any idol beside GOD has strayed far astray.

[39:65] It has been revealed to you, and to those before you that if you ever commit idol worship, all your works will be nullified, and you will be with the losers.

[72:18] The places of worship belong to GOD; do not call on anyone else beside GOD.

Idolaters are unclean just because they are idolater
9.28: O you who believe! The idolaters are nothing but unclean, so they shall not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year; and if you fear poverty then Allah will enrich you out of His grace if He pleases; surely Allah is Knowing Wise.

Forcing non-believers to pay tax
9.29: Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

2.62, 5.69 : All except Muslims / Jews/Christians / Sabians will go to hell
Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.

Smite the neck and cut fingertips of unbelievers
8.12: When your Lord revealed to the angels: I am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.

Smite the neck of unbelievers
47.4: So when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome them, then make (them) prisoners, and afterwards either set them free as a favor or let them ransom (themselves) until the war terminates. That (shall be so); and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have exacted what is due from them, but that He may try some of you by means of others; and (as for) those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will by no means allow their deeds to perish.

Now, would the Faculty Cancel courses on Islam?

As documented above, these verses openly advocate the killing of non-believers, destruction of the idols, smiting the necks of unbelievers, the imposition of taxes on nonbelievers, and condemning nonbelievers to hell. How many distinguished faculty members would like to vote on these verses as vicious, inciting, hateful, vicious, and evil? If you cannot vote, how many of them are willing to conduct research on these verses? How many of them are willing to discuss each of these and other verses in Quran openly in the University campus? All the faculty members who voted to scrap these courses from the Summer School denying Dr. Swamy to teach should be honest to their consciousness, integrity, and professionalism. Pascal may have Muslims in his mind when he stated that “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”

Reinstate Dr. Swamy, restore credibility, and regain the lost prestige

We earnestly request the President of the University, the faculty, the staff and the students to reintroduce these courses and reinstate Dr. Swamy to teach these courses. It is the right thing, a noble thing and an honest thing to do. Freedom of speech cannot be railroaded by select group of non-experts in the field. The reasons for removal of these courses are based on the supposed hatefulness in Dr. Swamy’s article, then the University should apply the same yardstick to all the Islamic courses based on Quran since it contains hundreds of hateful passages about non-believers. University’s reputation cannot be a sacrificial lamb for certain vested interested, anti-Hindus and self-professed secular liberals. University is a citadel for research, investigation and reasoning. The faculty should look at all sides of the issues rather than carried away by personal prejudices, ignorance and associations. It takes courage, guts and nerve to reverse the decision. The faculty and the President have this rare opportunity to correct the wrong. Every body will be a winner. No body will be a looser for doing the right thing.

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Source : Shri Narain Kataria

Petition : Reinstate Dr. Swamy's courses at Harvard University

2011-12-11T11:08:00.001+05:30

Margashirsh Shukla Chaturdashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113
Dec 9 :

INCIDENT
Dr. Subramanian Swamy teaches couple of economics courses at Harvard University. He wrote an op-ed piece in online publication DNA India (see appendix) wherein he gave his views on Islamic terror and how to deal with it. As it is well known, Dr. Swamy is crusading against the massive corruption and scandals underway in India. In retaliation to his views on Islamic terror, a cabal of Leftists, Islamists and retainers of Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty combined, represented by co-opted faculty at Harvard, launched a campaign to have Swamy removed from Harvard. Initially, Harvard University stood by Dr. Swamy as a matter of its long-standing principle of supporting free speech and academic freedom ( Ref - http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/8/6/harvard-swamy-summer-school/ ), but came to its knees as a result of continuous attack by the aforementioned cabal. Finally, Harvard University has dropped Dr. Swamy's courses from its summer school offering. (Ref - http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/12/7/faculty-final-meeting/ ).

ASSESSMENT
Dr. Subramanian Swamy is a feisty public activist crusading against corruption in India. He is also troubled by the wave of Islamic terror that has engulfed India. Dr. Swamy's op-ed in DNA actually does not advocate anything extra-ordinary that has never been mentioned before in the political discourse in India. Moreover Dr. Swamy does not have any political clout to translate his ideas into a public policy. If at all anything, his op-ed echoes frustration that any common man would feel in India, who is subjected to the relentless attacks by Islamic terrorists. Where Dr. Swamy is being highly effective is his crusade against corruption that is exposing corrupt politicians who have looted a poor nation of its wealth. If anyone has to gain from actions against Dr. Swamy, it is this class of looters.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
In order of effectiveness:

(a) TELEPHONE CALL
(very effective)
Call up Harvard University's President and complain, and ask her to reinstate Dr. Swamy's courses.
Dr. Drew Faust, President
Telephone Number: +1 617-495-1502

(b) FAX
(significantly effective)
Compose a protest and demand letter (see sample letter enclosed below)
Dr. Drew Faust, President
Harvard University
Office of the President
Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
Fax Number: +1 617-495-8550

(c) POSTAL MAIL
(medium effective)
Send the protest/demand letter in postal mail. See (b) for further details.

(d) E-MAIL
( ineffective as such protest e-mails go to the bit bucket )
Send E-mail protest
E-Mail: president@harvard.edu
Feedback: Please send an e-mail to < hindu.vigil@vhs-net.com > if you take any of the aforementioned actions, stating what action you took, and your name/e-mail please.

SAMPLE LETTER
(Please DO NOT use the sample letter verbatim)

Dear Dr. Faust,

It is very disheartening to note that your institution has dropped Dr. Subramanian Swamy's courses from your summer offerings http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/12/7/faculty-final-meeting/ ), under pressure from the few faculty members, who might be ideologically opposed to Dr. Swamy. You had initially stood by his freedom of speech ( http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/8/6/harvard-swamy-summer-school/ ) few months back. The flip-flop is even more troubling.
It does not behoove a world renowned institution such as yours to take such a regressive step. Such actions reminds me of Nazi Germany's Gestapo and Soviet Russia's Gulag. If Dr. Swamy's detractors are indeed serious about the issues that are pertinent, then they should engage with him at an intellectual level, instead of gagging his academic career.
Moreover, if you study his supposedly "offensive" article dispassionately, you would not find anything that has not been part of the Indian political discourse before (Abrogation of Article 370, restoration of Hindu temples that were demolished to build mosques). Further, Dr. Swamy does not seem to have any significant political clout to have a say in Indian public policy.
What is indeed at stake is that, the actions of your institution signify a victory of looters of India's public wealth in the form of massive scandals of corruption that Dr. Swamy is relentlessly pursuing. By your thoughtless actions, you have not only violated your covenant of free speech and academic freedom, you have appeared to have taken the side of corrupt politicians of India who have robbed a poor country's wealth and stashed in tax havens all over the world. You have become an indirect partner in acts of economic criminality by victimizing a crusader against corruption.
I request you to kindly examine the matter dispassionately and reinstate Dr. Swamy's summer courses as was the case in the past. Kindly inform me of the actions taken in this regard and inform me of your decision. I can be reached via e-mail at _______________and/or via phone at _____________.

Thanking you.
Sincerely yours,

Source : Hindujagruti.org

FHA(Forum for Hindu Awakening) condemns Harvard University dropping Dr. Swamy’s courses !

2011-12-10T11:52:00.001+05:30

Dec 09 : Margashirsh Shukla Chaturdashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113
By FHA

In India a lot of "vote bank" politics, often unconstitutional, is going on to appease the Muslim minority. For example, the demands made by the Sachar Committee to provide preferential treatment to Muslims in the Indian Army, which undermines the secular nature of the Indian Armed forces. To curb such vote bank politics malpractices, Dr. Swamy's article has merely made recommendations regarding voting policy for Muslims in India.
In India Muslims are often known to support pro-Pakistan, anti-Hindu agenda, and oppose decisions like construction of a temple for Hindus' revered Incarnation Rama at the Incarnation's birth place, Ayodhya. Dr. Swamy's article, to reduce such tensions, has urged Indian Muslims to realize that they are not some immigrants from the Middle East, but that their ancestors a few centuries ago were Hindus themselves.
Dr. Swamy, in an interview with Karan Thapar over his article, has well clarified that he is not against Islam or Muslims, that if it were so, he would not have accepted his daughter's marriage to a Muslim man !

It is clear from these examples that views such as expressed in Dr. Swamy's article are often distorted in the media. In India some anti-Hindu political figures tried to sue Dr. Swamy over this article, but the cases were not even accepted in the Indian courts of law. Only after some political pressure has a case been entered in a high court in India recently, but the court has yet to rule for or against Dr. Swamy. In such a case, how can

Harvard University declare Dr. Swamy guilty of hate speech ?
In the name of freedom of speech, Universities like Harvard are known to hold conferences that have an anti-Hindu, anti-India agenda, such as the pro 'Kashmir cessation/freedom' conferences held by the organization of Ghulam Nabi Fai, who has now confessed in US courts about the source of his funding being Pakistan's ISI, to influence US policy on Kashmir. This has promoted policies that have virtually enabled genocide of Hindus in Kashmir ! Don't such conferences demonize an entire religious community, namely the Hindu community and aren't they allowed in the universities in the name of freedom of expression ? It smacks of double standard that Harvard University should feel justified to brush aside this very freedom of speech to cancel Dr. Swamy's courses, citing some imaginary distinction between unpopular and unwelcome political views ! In light of this and in the name of democratic principles, Forum for Hindu Awakening condemns Harvard University's decision to cancel Dr. Swamy's courses on Economics.

Source : forumforhinduawakening

Would Harvard now stop giving courses in Islamic theology?

2011-12-09T23:02:00.001+05:30

Protest Letter written in support of Dr. Swamy

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am absolutely appalled and would like to register my protest against your injudicious and illadvised decision to remove Economics Professor Dr. Subramanian Swamy from teaching roster. (http://www.thecrimson.com/ article/2011/12/7/faculty- final-meeting/) Dr. Swamy is not some unknown new figure at Harvard rather a respected faculty member, whose so far proud association with the University goes back at least 4 decades. (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=IteO05kaY-8) I do not find any merit in your argument to classify his article "How to wipe out Islamic terror" as hate speech. Bold and alternative political speech may be, but far from hate speech. (http://janamejayan.wordpress. com/2011/07/29/how-to-wipe- out-islamic-terror-dr- subramaniam-swamy/) He was merely exercising his basic human right of Right to Free Speech guaranteed under our First Amendment, which even protects, as it should, worst of the worse hate speeches. With all due respect, your unwise decision smacks of clear ideological and selection biases, and decision process influenced by emotions and various cognitive traps such as anchoring and confirming evidence.

Expression of Free Speech especially alternative Political & Religious viewpoints are basic human needs and these should not be denied to anyone. Political and Hate Speech are both protected under First Amendment as they are subjective. Because who is to decide what is hate speech and what is not? You, me or other Harvard faculty? Just because I don't agree with what some other person said in his personal capacity, I have no Right to discriminate against him because of his political or religious views. It is very unfortunate that some of the Harvard faculty members have allegedly let their personal ideology and religious biases affect their professional decision making process. It a matter of shame and grave concern that Harvard has reprimanded Dr. Swamy for his protected political speech, which he gave in a different country on a topic which is completely unrelated to what he teaches at Harvard in the US.

Dr. Swamy is an Economics professor and Harvard administration has a right to judge his subject knowledge merits and teaching history only. Certainly not on the basis of what religious or political ideology he ascribes to or on grounds of his protected political speech. It is an alleged case of discrimination based on political ideology and civil liberties violated. This is a very bad precedence unwittingly set by Harvard which may have a chilling effect on the campus as student and faculty will now be scared to freely share and speak alternative viewpoints. Best way to deal with hate speech is either debate it or ignore it. Harvard allegedly did neither in case of Dr. Swamy. If the faculty found his views distasteful, why didn't they challenge him for an open debate to publicly present and defend his views rather than unilaterally punishing him for speaking his mind in personal capacity? This may set an unhealthy precedence as per which every Harvard faculty member may now be held accountable and may face excoriation, at the whims of Harvard's few biased faculty members, for anything he or she may say anywhere in world, without being given any fair chance to defend himself or herself. Should all those anti-Swamy faculty members who spearheaded this allegedly prejudicial campaign against Dr. Swamy's free speech be now held accountable in India for what these people say, write or print in the US? Reprehensible. Correct, Dean Pfister?

What is even more ridiculous is that those who decided and coerced other faculty members to drop Dr. Swamy's courses are not even related to his subject of expertise. Could Harvard please explain to us how and why is a History Professor Sugata Bose, known for his far-Left political ideology, deciding if Dr. Swamy should continue to teach Economics? That too when Dr. Swamy wasn't even present there to defend himself. What Economics subject credentials does Prof Bose have to decide Dr. Swamy's courses fate? How Dr. Swamy's personal viewpoints on how to deal with terrorism in India can be used as a yardstick to censor him in the US and throw out his economics courses? How can Dr. Swamy's protected political speech on dealing with terrorism in India influence his capabilities to teach Economics in US? There is no bridge between these two acts then how can he be reprimanded for it? This is essentially Heckler's Veto to curb Dr. Swamy's civil liberties. Will Harvard now reprimand anyone whose political and religious views doesn't align with few of its faculty's political leaning?

It is sad to see that Philosophy Department Chair Sean Kelly got "persuaded" to be part of those who like to censor others protected political speech.

Let us consider the faculty's justification to censor Dr. Swamy. Is the faculty claiming that there is no Islamic terror in the world? As per terrorism research experts, there have been over 18000 Islamic terrorist attacks (small to big events classified by number of people murdered) in the world since 9/11. Just because main stream media doesn't cover all them doesn't mean these attacks aren't happening. I am sure all you learned people have heard of SchrÃ¶dinger's cat experiment. India has been suffering at the hands of Muslim extremists for over 25 years. Third anniversary of brutal 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai just passed a few days ago. Do you expect Dr. Swamy and other Indians to simply ignore these facts because Harvard faculty is just too uncomfortable and sensitive to face the truth? Political correctness cannot be an excuse for poltroonery and censorship.

Until a few decades ago, it was mostly Pakistan sponsored terrorists attacking India. Since past decade, various domestic terrorist groups like Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Popular Front of India (PFI), Indian Mujahideen, etc. have also started committing terrorist attacks in India. Now it is clear that US citizens are involved in worldwide terrorist activities also. As exposed by PBS Frontline-ProPublica (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ pages/frontline/david-headley/ ), American-born Dawood Gilani aka David Coleman Headley was one of the main co-conspirators of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks. He was trained and indoctrinated in Islamic theology by Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. Then there is Faisal Shazad (Times Square bomber), Major Nidal Hassan (Fort Hood), Anwar Al-Awaki, Underwear bomber, et.al. Unfortunately they are all self-proclaimed Islamic terrorists. You cannot just brush these facts under the carpet.

It is not Dr. Swamy who is calling Muslim terrorists as Islamic terrorists, rather it is these terrorists themselves who are proudly proclaiming themselves to be Mujahideen i.e. Islamic warriors fighting for Allah. Then why is Harvard allegedly punishing Dr. Swamy for speaking against these self-proclaimed Islamic warriors? Why is Harvard allegedly shooting the messenger? There is no line, let me say it again, there is no line in that article where Dr. Swamy has "demonized an entire religious community" as terrorists. I am sorry to say but Professor Diana Eck is wrong and her inference is grossly exaggerated. There is no way all of the decision making faculty members could have construed Dr. Swamy's argument as a call for destruction of religious places. This shows a clear case of selection bias and anchoring. Dr. Swamy said the following (an excerpt from the article),

In a brilliant research paper published by Robert Trager and Dessislava Zagorcheva this year (â€˜Deterring Terrorismâ€™ International Security, vol 30, No 3, Winter 2005/06, pp 87-123) has provided the general principles to structure such a strategy.

Goal-strategy

Applying these principles, I advocate the following strategy to negate the political goals of Islamic terrorism in India, provided the Muslim community fail to condemn these goals and call them un-Islamic:

Goal 2: Blast our temples and kill Hindu devotees.

Strategy: Remove the masjid in Kashi Vishwanath temple complex, and 300 others in other sites as a tit-for-tat.

Dr. Swamy has not proposed that Hindus or Government of India should proactively remove Mosques (aka masjid) rather as a consequence of an unfortunate event (tit-for-tat). As per his proposal, if Islamic terrorists continue to blast Hindu temples and devotees then instead of cowing down, remove their controversial Mosques from encroached land. For those who may not know, Kashi aka Varanasi is the holiest site in the world for Hindus just like Kabba is for Muslims and Wailing wall is for Jews. About 600 years ago a Muslim bandit ruler ordered destruction of Holy Hindu temple of Kashi Vishwanathji and built a Mosque on top of it, compare it to Dome of Rock controversy. Not only at Kashi but Muslim Mughal bandit rulers did the same to prime Hindu temples at other holy sites such as Ayodhya, Mathura, Somnath, etc. Can you see a pattern? Prof Diana Eck is a professor of comparative religious studies, she ought to know better. Rather than thinking rationally, some faculty decision makers seem to have taken an extreme position influenced by an emotional reaction to a rational viewpoint (based on well thought out research).

For the sake of argument let us agree for a moment with the standards that Harvard faculty has applied to misconstrue Dr. Swamy's free speech as hate speech. Then the same standards should be applied to the following,

Quran (2:190-193) - "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you. And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution [of Muslims] is worse than slaughter [of non-believers]... but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah."

Bukhari (2:28) - Women comprise the majority of Hell's occupants.

Quran (9:73) - O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and evil is the destination

Quran (4:56) - Those who disbelieve Our revelations, We shall expose them to the Fire. As often as their skins are consumed We shall exchange them for fresh skins that they may taste the torment Lo! Allah is ever Mighty, Wise

Quran (56:92-94) - But if he is of the rejecters, the erring, then the welcome will be boiling water and roasting at hell-fire

Quran (5:60) - Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path!"

Bukhari (59:727) - Allah's Apostle [said]... "Allah's curse be on the Jews and the Christians"

Verse 59:727 was spoken on Mohamed's death bed, and was one of the last things that he ever said.

Isn't Mohamed preaching annihilation of non-Muslims? Hasn't Mohamed crossed the line by demonizing an entire non-Muslim religious community and calling for violence against their sacred places? So would the esteemed faculty at Harvard now call for censorship of Quran, Hadith, Sira and other Islamic texts and publicly reprimand Mohamed for hate speech? Would Harvard now stop giving courses in Islamic theology?Would Harvard now cancel classes by Professors who euoligize Mohamed and teach such hate speech? Would Harvard now throw out students who emulate Mohamed? If no then isn't it hypocrisy on part of the same decision making faculty and Harvard administration? Standards set and enforced by the faculty in Dr. Swamy's case should be unambiguously applied in this case also.

Since Harvard is willing to overlook Dr. Swamy's professional accumen and rather use his personal views as a yardstick to decide if he should continue, let us analyze this fallacy also. Dr. Swamy has already publicly clarrified in this interview http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=K3lv71xEBs0? v=K3lv71xEBs0 that he doesn't have any problem with Muslims. He is one of the most pluralist public figure I have ever known of. He is a Hindu who is married to a Parsi (Zorashtrian) and one of his daughter is married to a Muslim. Cannot get more Secular than that.

Now lest I am accused of being some fringe Right winger, let me prove my Centrist credentials by giving another rational argument that will sound tune to the Leftist gallery. For those who may not know, Dr. Swamy, as a lawyer, has been spearheading a massive anti-graft lawsuit against some of the most corrupt and powerful politicians and corporates in the world who have allegedly committed at least $50 Billion scam during the distribution 2G spectrum in India. Think of it as the Occupy Wall Street but this one actually works, and has a clear direction and goals. The anti-corruption movement has a leader in Dr. Swamy, who has already fell many politicians, bureaucrats and corporate heads, and there are some big fishes yet to be brought to book. One of the alleged corrupt big fish is ironically a Harvard alumni. Now since Harvard disassociated itself from Dr. Swamy's political viewpoints on terrorism, hence, by applying its faculty's logic as a corollary we can inference that Harvard would not agree with Dr. Swamy's political position on bringing corrupt individuals including the alleged person who is also a Harvard alumni to justice. Therefore, it may be concluded that Harvard supports corruption in Politics and Business. Sounds weird right? Doesn't make sense as this sounds like a far-fetched conclusion. Harvard would never support corruption. So now you can see how some of your biased faculty's emotional argument, that there is a connection between a political speech on the menace of theologically sanctioned terror and teaching economics, sounds-like to a rational mind.

In the end I would like to thank you for reading my protest letter and I hope some sanity will prevail in Harvard administration. I hope that you will promptly apologize to Dr. Subramanian Swamy, reinstate his popular courses without prejudice, and invite him back with all due courtesy. Please null and void this reprehensible precedence set by Harvard, before it is too late. My respects where due as I mean no malice to anyone. Just speaking against the injustice done.

Best Regards,
Seema
Dallas, TX

Source : haindavakeralam

2G: Court allows Subramanian Swamy to be witness against Chidambaram

2011-12-08T14:50:00.001+05:30

NEW DELHI 8 Dec: A Delhi court today allowed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy to depose as a witness and lead further evidence in support of his private complaint against Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum case.

"Complainant Dr Subramanian Swamy is permitted to recall himself as complainant witness one for leading further evidence," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said.

The court told Swamy that the list of witnesses, which he had filed with his application, for summoning some senior CBI officials and other public servants to press his case would be allowed only after he could explain the relevance of their testimony.

"Other witnesses as mentioned in the list of witnesses filed with the application, shall be allowed to be summoned only after relevance of their testimony is explained by the complainant (Swamy)," the court said.

The judge said Swamy could lead evidence in support of his complaint as he has referred to the role of other conspirators in it.

"In view of the facts that complainant was not aware of the identity of additional proposed accused (s) at the time of filing of complaint, but has now come to know about it, he is not prevented in law from leading evidence on this point, more so, when he has referred to the role of other conspirators in his complaint," the judge said.

The court directed Swamy to appear in the witness box on December 17 to lead further evidence in support of his complaint against Chidambaram.

The court had on December 3 reserved its order on Swamy's plea seeking permission to examine himself afresh, senior CBI officials and others to prove that Chidambaram had taken a joint decision with former Telecom Minister A Raja regarding fixing the price for 2G spectrum.

He had claimed that Chidambaram, as the then Finance Minister, had permitted Swan Telecom and Unitech, who had secured the licences, to sell their shares to foreign companies.

Source : economictimes

Harvard setting a dangerous precedent: Subramanian Swamy

2011-12-08T14:29:00.001+05:30

Dec 8, 2011 :
Now it is high time for all true patriotic Indians to support Dr. Subramanian Swamy. We should show our strength of unity to the World in such incidents. You can read Dr. Swamy's article here : 'How to wipe out Islamic Terror'

Subramanian Swamy has said that the decision by Harvard university to discontinue his classes is a “dangerous principle that stifles personal opinion”. Commenting on the decision on his personal twitter feed Swamy said, “I have been held accountable at Harvard for what I write in India.This means India studies’ Witzel and Eck are accountable in India. Healthy?” Witzel and Eck are professors at Harvard.

At a meeting of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, faculty members voted with an “overwhelming majority” to remove two economics courses – ‘Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business’ and ‘Economic Development in India and East Asia’ – that Swamy teaches at the three-month Harvard Summer School session. In a statement after the decision was announced, the university said that the views expressed in Dr Swamy’s op-ed piece in the DNA newspaperamounted to incitement of violence instead of protected political speech,” he said.

Harvard had initially chosen to stand by Swamy in line with its declared commitment to free speech. However at Tuesday’s meeting, faculty members agreed to remove his two courses, effectively removing him from Harvard’s teaching roster. Faculty members said Swamy’s article was not a product of free speech—but of hate speech.

Swamy however remained defiant, saying that the dangerous thing Harvard has done is to make their Professors responsible for what they write anywhere in the world adding “IIT/D sacked me in 1973. Four years later, I became a member of the IIT Board Governors–the very body which had sacked me!”

Source : FirstPost