Wednesday, February 25, 2009
SATYAM SCAM - POLITICS, MEDIA & LIES
Kudos to Ahmed Ali for his incisive and scathing writing on the sham surrounding Satyam scam.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Koli and Pandher get death in Nithari case
At long last, justice has prevailed. But i will heave a sigh of relief once the sentence has been carried out.
But what needs to be pondered over is whether it was the real hard evidence or public outcry that forced the judge to give the verdict? After all, the CBI had neither found any evidence against Pandher nor it sought death sentence against him. CBI had even stated that he was not even in India at the time of the murder. But fortunately, the judge decided to frame charges against Pandher independently and subsequently found him guilty as well.
IMO an enquiry should be initiated against the officers handling this case, and if found guilty, they should be given an exemplary punishment.
But what needs to be pondered over is whether it was the real hard evidence or public outcry that forced the judge to give the verdict? After all, the CBI had neither found any evidence against Pandher nor it sought death sentence against him. CBI had even stated that he was not even in India at the time of the murder. But fortunately, the judge decided to frame charges against Pandher independently and subsequently found him guilty as well.
IMO an enquiry should be initiated against the officers handling this case, and if found guilty, they should be given an exemplary punishment.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Of Moral Policing
I feel this debate over Moral policing is bunkum. A clever journalist must have coined this term and some of our politicians & socialites seem have taken a fancy for this phrase and are using it ad absurdum to prove their point. Result is that they are now contradicting themselves and making a mockery of the proceedings (Centre trashes NCW's Mangalore pub attack report).
In my opinion, the Mangalore Pub incident is a law & order issue and the perpetrators of the crime should be brought to law. You cannot change the mindset of Mr. Muthalik or others of his ilk. In a democracy they have a right to their opinion. But they do not have any right to impose their own views on others.
Morality is something that cannot be universal, hence binding on everyone. What one deems highly immoral may be a way of life of another. Friction arises when we try to impose our moral standards on others. Government's duty is to reduce chances of such friction to arise and when it does, to deal with a firm hand.
P.S. : Wasn't Lakhman's cutting of Surpnakha's nose (in Ramayana) an act of moral policing? He didn't approve of her advances and wanted to teach her a lesson.
In my opinion, the Mangalore Pub incident is a law & order issue and the perpetrators of the crime should be brought to law. You cannot change the mindset of Mr. Muthalik or others of his ilk. In a democracy they have a right to their opinion. But they do not have any right to impose their own views on others.
Morality is something that cannot be universal, hence binding on everyone. What one deems highly immoral may be a way of life of another. Friction arises when we try to impose our moral standards on others. Government's duty is to reduce chances of such friction to arise and when it does, to deal with a firm hand.
P.S. : Wasn't Lakhman's cutting of Surpnakha's nose (in Ramayana) an act of moral policing? He didn't approve of her advances and wanted to teach her a lesson.
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