RE:they should be given green cards!
by manoj k nair on Apr 19, 2007 05:52 PM Permalink
They are not as full as tamilians ( to atleast sponsor the money for even travel)
It is a sad tragedy, cannot be compensated. I send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family to bear this untimely irreparable loss. His old parents need more and more consolation and it is a matter of pride that TN Govt have made arrangements for the family members to perform last rites of GVL in USA. Sympathies. It would have not possible if the TN Govt. reacted quickly and made necessary arrangement. Eveready this these type of activities takes place some or other way with the Indians so Central Govt. should ensure securities to their citizen within India or abroad. Other state Government should take this example and make necessary arrangement for good cause irrespective of any partiality. Tax payers money also share social cause. By arranging the ticket fare by the TN Govt. they had represented Indian not only their family. Those who are opposing for their arrangement of ticket fare I would like to tell them 85 % of the Tax payers money is been looted by the state machinery by way of corruption. Only 15 % of the share is been used for development and functioning of the Indian union. 99 % of Indians don%u2019t know what is total share of Tax payers of respective state and Union of India. Instead of opposing for good cause they should find out the total shares of tax payers & whether same is been utilize properly by the Govt. of various States & Union Govt. Lastly It is responsibility of the Govt. to protect and fulfill all need citizen of India. SANJAY NAIK
RE:condolences
by ekalayva on Apr 19, 2007 10:53 AM Permalink
First let Govt protect and fulfill need of citizens of india then they can worry abt US Citizens ?
RE:condolences
by Laker on Apr 20, 2007 01:55 AM Permalink
The Govt is worrying about Indian Citizens---parents of Professor are Indian Citizens. Think before you say something.
I fail to understand y govt. is acting so swiftly from issuing the pp to bearing travel expences to the family members. Question to be asked is will the govt. act so quickly if any of the locals are in a situation? Of course, i'm also saddened by the demise of Prof. Loganathan. He was a professor and he has been living in the US for past 30 years and he was a US citizen legally paying taxes to US only and y our govt. shud bear the expences to his family members?
RE:Govt bearing expences...
by kshitij kanwar on Apr 19, 2007 10:12 AM Permalink
its not a f**kin complaint idiot ...its a simple logical discussion ...
RE:Govt bearing expences...
by manoj k nair on Apr 19, 2007 05:50 PM Permalink
You are correct Kshitij, The demise for Mr.Loganathan is sad news but dont know why tamil nadu goverment is paing for travel of all family members for funeral.It supposed to be sponsored by US government for their mess.
James says that the TAXPAYERS money not respected. Probably, he grudges because Prof.Loganathan was a HINDU and that would be the reason. Had the prof been an Indian of a different faith, all the people would have saluted the government gesture. Why not an industry stalward take over such a cause? they would not. Everyone thinks that it is the government's duty. What if, the TN government had waited or passed the buck on the central government. it would have been stillworse. Taxpayers money is meant for all the societal needs. When such money could be afforded for calamities, this massacre has brought much pain to many families. the talk is only of Prof.Loganathan. the other massacre victims and their respective countries/states also are in for a helping hand. the other observations are even absurd. During such times of disastors, a loss in the 1 km /1 mile radius puts the human mind out of gear. what if such thing happens at the other end of the globe. Atleast on such occasions, the administrators think & act wisely and they had done so now. Thanks to Mr.Veerasamy in his gesture. Interestingly, every Tamilian does something for his state. may be because of reservations he is not able to get a job in TN.
while condoling the loss of an academic, the Passport Department and the TN Government needs to be lauded for their efforts & support.
RE:RE:If Loganathan was not a Hindu
by kshitij singh kanwar on Apr 19, 2007 09:56 AM Permalink
y r u bringing religion in between??? even m a HINDU, however i still completely agree with wat james has mentioned earlier. It is indeed a tragic incident and i deeply condole an intellectual death. but now they are exaggerating... for god sake keep politics and religion aside. Prof. left India for foreign soil whn India needed him most. still no grudges ( was his personal decision). M sure he was a respectful US citizen thr and the US govt would have taken good care of his family member too. JAMES rightly mentioned... y r our funds being transfered for this particualr cause???? how much money was transfered to A/Cs of deceased ppl in afganistan or middle east (INDIANS who went thr for a small period of time to earn thr bread and butter)... this is a discussion board and you shld not use it for propogating religion caste political advantage etc etc ..... its time u start thinking like an INDIAN now, as till date even TN is a part of india ..
The concept of tax payers money is not given due respect and consideration in India.
Recently in the Virginia massacre an Indian professor (settled in the USA) Prof Loganathan was tragically shot. My solemn condolences. His parents in a little heard of town in Erode, did not possess passports and such official documents were readied immediately.
The Tamil Nadu government goes one step further and announces that it will pay for all the expenses of his parents and three other relatives from tax payers money. This would come up to a minimum of 5 lakhs for the tickets alone, if not more.
As much as I condole an intellectuals death, he was a private citizen of the US. I am certain as a tenured professor, he would have made sufficient amounts of money. He was not anyone of public importance in India.
I may be sounding insensitive here, but the fact remains that many Indians die abroad as well as in India. The government does not pay much attention to the many common deaths.
It seems to have a penchant for doing "good" at public expense, whenever a case is high profile and media worthy. We as the citizens of this country need to put a stop to this wanton, arbitrary use of taxpayers money.
If we the Gen X citizens do not protest regarding the many ills which plague our society who will? This is not about protesting blindly. This is more about debating the ills in a rational calm manner, which is constructive.
RE:hmm
by mohamed hashim on Apr 19, 2007 01:59 PM Permalink
You wouldnt have made this ESSAY if the deceased happened to be one of your dear one!
Furthur more you would appreciate the efforts taken by OUR government regardless of the media attention it is creating, regardless of the matter of fact that it is public money regardless of anything for that matter!!
A friend in need is a friend indeed - Our government is that friend!
IT IS A SAD TRAGEDY, CANNOT BE COMPENSATED. I SEND MY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY TO BEAR THIS UNTIMELY IRREPARABLE LOSS. HIS OLD PARENTS NEED MORE AND MORE CONSOLATION AND IT IS A MATTER OF PRIDE THAT CHENNAI GOVT. HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS TO PERFORM LAST RITES OF GVL IN USA. SYMPATHIES.
RE:g.v.loganathan
by bharat on Apr 19, 2007 08:52 AM Permalink
It is a PRIDE, is it? What next do you want the TN government to do for their family? Sell them rice at a subsidised rate of Re. 1 per kg for the rest of their lives?
RE:RE:g.v.loganathan
by Nandish on Apr 19, 2007 09:36 AM Permalink
U forgot... some important things.. an apartment, life long pension. I might be sounding insensitive but so many folks have lost & losing their children locally. I don't see the need for the govt to bear all expences to the family members.
I understand that in situation like this government should help the people in facilitating travel like getting passports, preferences in getting tickets or other logistical issues. But it is beyond by understanding that why should government pay for travel for this Prof's kin. In some cases people don;t have money to travel but in this case I believe that his kins may be able to afford their own travel arrangements. But this is my own belief.
BTW Prof wanted to be buried in US and his parents never travelled to US and since Prof is 51 years old, his parents may be too old and may not have enough money on their own to trave.
I strongly condemn these kind of activities done by TN govt, We all know the incident is a bad one the govt can help to get them visa quickly thats reasonable but why to pay for their expenses. Will the govt pay for all those fathers & family of those who have been shot dead innocent. Wasting the money if u want to give money give from your packet? or all MLA's give their one day salary perks ...Not the tax money ...
RE:RE:Tamilnadu Govt Going Crazy
by balaji subramanian on Apr 19, 2007 08:15 AM Permalink
Perfecto!! Its getting ridiculous.. Wll the government pay for every NRI's ticket to perform the last rites of his/her parents? Sympathies to the family. But Politicians are trying to play political cards. I am in Sydney and Sister gave birth to a baby boy. Will TN Govt pay for my ticket to Chennai??
RE:Tamilnadu Govt Going Crazy
by ekalayva on Apr 19, 2007 09:06 AM Permalink
Eventhough he gets from tax. If he don't sponsor it will be in his pocket ? So you should re think :)
