Both the Ambassador and the rediff editor are at fault.
The Ambassador should have been careful in what he was saying to a media person or an outsider about his personal views without clearly stating they were his personal views.
And the rediff editor should have clearly asked the Ambassador if he intended for provocative words such "headless chicken" to be quoted. This is a managing editor, and he can foresee the reaction. He certainly has the brains to know that such a statement can only be a personal remark, and not part of an official interview.
The editor has basically misused the trust placed in him by the Ambassador, a trust which builds over long periods and a trust that makes a person feel that the other person will know intuitively what is off-the-record and what is not, without having to explicitly state it each time, especially when the conversations are several and the relationship is close.
Aziz has miused trust for professional benefit. Both he and rediff.com need to apologize, and make up to the Ambassador for the damage they have caused him.
RE:Both are at fault
by Sandip on Aug 21, 2007 06:01 PM Permalink
i do agree with u.
this is good example of irresponsible Journalism ..rediff should act upon such editors taking into conideration the sensitivity of the subject and consequences of the same. this is no bollywood Movie review that rediff editors write ... its a serious issue .... its the editors fault...either he is inexperience or he is done this knowingly for cheap publicity...rediff would loose credibility of being good news portal if such things continue in future...
Mr Aziz, you yourself has said that you had called the ambassador to get his thoughts. Did you at anytime of convestaion mentioned to him that you will be publishing this interview. If not then ambsaador is right that his thoughts were off the record and hence should not have published.
Even in routine day to day conversation we use bad words for our friends, and almost for everyone. Are you going to publish these just because you will get cheap publicity.
All the more, as you say you have highest respect for him, you should have taken his consent before publishing this interview.
RE:Is Aziz Haniffa a Muslim?
by wasu manhass on Aug 21, 2007 05:42 PM Permalink
Seems you are a fanatic. I do not blame you for this. Most probably and I am certain that you have learned this ill ideology at your home. Otherwise, like most of the decent Indians you would not be speaking about Hindu and Muslim Issue; rather the national issue.
Go and start the school again. You need to learn the basics of a secular Democratic state like India.
RE:RE:Is Aziz Haniffa a Muslim?
by PARTHA SINHA on Aug 21, 2007 07:03 PM Permalink
well writtem Mr.Wasu Manhass.This type of ppl r destroying India.There r so many problems but these idiots still talking bout hindu-muslims.
YVR VIJAY Ronen did not mean the Left. But it is well known that the Left has no head in India. It is in China and China is not happy over the 123 Nuclear Agreement
RE:RONEN MAY HAVE MEANT THE MEDIA BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE LEFT
by Rohit on Aug 22, 2007 10:51 PM Permalink
Just has the BJP and Congress have no head in India ..they have theirs in Mr. Bush's lap in America.
Headless chickens - what a beautiful expression. I shall add it in my vocabulary. Thank you Mr. Sen. Do you have any more such expressions - pass them on.
Manmohan Singh did a lot for the US; but not India.
On the first day Dr. Manmohan Singh started to work against Indian people. How?
On Sept. 30, 2004, The Planning Commission dissolved all the 19 consultative committees in a bid to end the controversy over the presence of foreign experts from World Bank and Mc Cancy as business consultants, when the Left parties taken a stern stand.
Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister signed a defense agreement with the US on July 2005.
July 18 2005 Held India-US Joint Press Conference.
U.S.-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative Board included retail giant Wal-Mart and Monsanto members India-US agreed on agricultural collaborative research projects which is against Indian farmers.
Signed in crores of arms deals.
UPA government left their free foreign policy and voted two times in IAEA against Iran, even they have mentioned a free foreign policy in Common Minimum Programme.
Manmohan Singh accepted Condalesa Rice's warning on review non-aligned treaty and implement globalization.
Four Left parties suspended the UPA-Left coordination committee on share selling of Navratna PSUs. Then Sonia Gandhi made it cleared that it is halted.
Even then they have started to sell the shares of Nalco, Orissa and Lignite Corporation, Tamilnadu. Left and DMK's massive strikes were fruitful. DMK was ready to recall their ministers from Union Cabinet.
After Left's opposition in Pension Fund privatisation and 49% FDI in insurance s
RE:Manomohan
by Batman on Aug 21, 2007 05:34 PM Permalink
Only 2 nations in the whole world are opposing this deal, China and Pakistan.... China has the Most Favored NAtion status with the US and opposes the same status for India. China has got a similar nuclear deal with the US bt opposes the deal with India... Jyoiti Basu of CPM protested against Indian defence againt chinese invasion of india in 1962 and was jailed by Nehru for anti India activities. Basu went on to become the CM of bengal. Commies never condemn Chinese claim of arunachal Pradesh whn the people themselves want top be part of India.. CPM opposes Indian nuclear progress bt has no problems with Chinas nuclear arming of pakistan whch are targeted towards India and supports iranian nuclear program. The communists oppose industrialiazation in India and went on killing 100's of poor farmers in Singur and Nandigram tryin to grab farmers fertile land for setting up industries. Commies are ruling bengal for more than 30 years now and have reduced bengal from being the finest to being the poorest.. Only big industry in commie ruled states bangal and kerala are trade unions and their number one product is strikes and bandh. Commies vociferously opposed introduction of computers by rajiv gandhi, commies cald computers as evil and against national interest. Commies neva condemned chinese invasion of India in 1962. Commies do not recognize aksai chin in kashmir as part of india. Use your logic now...
