For instance, my comment about "running round like headless chicken looking for a comment here or comment there" was a tactless observation on some of my media friends, and most certainly not with reference to any Hon'ble Member of Parliament.
-------- Does this mean the reporters who are doing their job sincerely are headless chickens to publish something irrelevent. Now he is trying to blame the reporters instead of MP's. This has to be condemned by all. In such a high position he should not make any comments which are derogatory either off the record or on the record.
RE:Very bad comments
by always_right on Aug 21, 2007 05:36 PM Permalink
not now, thats what he meant in his interview. And he is absolutely right. Looks like you don't watch TV News or read news papers.
RE:Very bad comments
by Srinivas Sharma on Aug 21, 2007 05:51 PM Permalink
As soon as you read the interview you can understand that the headless chickens are media reporters and not MP's. But i was just joking that now when such clarification is given then media reporters will fight against this statement and the MP's will be releived.
RE:Very bad comments
by zafar manhas on Aug 21, 2007 05:37 PM Permalink
Go and try to understand his first comments. Semms like many BJP and Left party leaders, Mr Srinivas Sharma also requires some clases of Hinglish. He ment the same thing then and has accepted it now. It was the media people he addressed. anyways, it does not seem irrelevent. They do behave like "headless chicken looking for a comment here or comment there". And beleive me, once they come to know about "the smell of George W Bush", they will cover the news for an entire month.
RE:RE:Very bad comments
by Srinivas Sharma on Aug 21, 2007 05:54 PM Permalink
I have understood it properly. But in India we try to read in between lines for whatever a person occupying a high seat says. Hence our diplomats should be very careful while using some remarks.
RE:Very bad comments
by vikram pal on Aug 21, 2007 05:41 PM Permalink
I believe him when he says he was referring to the media and not the Honorable MPs as it's the media that seeks the comments and not the MPs ,but ,as a diplomat ,we'd expect him and his remarks to be less careless and derogatory.I guess, the frustration of representing a government supported by a stubborn,shortsighted left,that fails to appreciate the efforts that went into materialize a negotiation of this magnitude ,is getting to him.
People in India today trust journalists much more than glorified mandarins like Ronen Sen. I totally stand by Mr. Aziz Haniffa. It is a common practice in journalism not to print off the record remarks. But in that case the person who is being interviewed specifies such comments. Otherwise, whatever you say to a journalist is meant to be written. Ronnie boy, were you not taught this basic thing during your training when you joined the IFS!
RE:Credibility
by biz Narayan on Aug 21, 2007 05:34 PM Permalink
"People in India today trust journalists much more than glorified mandarins like Ronen Sen" - My sympathy for the people of India.
Dear Editor, If ,as you say,Ambassador Sen's words weren't misquoted ,then this was this excerpt from The Invertiew 'Sen told Rediff India Abroad that the Hyde Amendment -- which has already been signed into law -- cannot be renegotiated.' what he told you telephonically ? Did he say that the Hyde act ,which is not part of the nuclear deal,can't be renotiated ? I find that highly unlikely that he'd be using 'renegotiation' when referring to the Hyde act instead of the nuclear deal.
Why do you regret sen? Dont apologise. The politicians are making the public headless chickens..making them dwell in ignorance and dance only during election dramas. Headless chickens elect headless chickens only. How can they become puritans beyond criticism. This is just one more drama and will have its natural death until something else sensational replaces.Politicians in the helm of affairs should always remember the golden words of Mahathma Gandhi before they act or say. Gandhi said, before you do anything think a while whether what you do will wipe off the tears of the last poor man you have met; if it is going to help him go ahead and do it" What great words of the man; he is not with us and we keep assasinating him. It is sad that none of the politicians who decide the honour of the mother India do not have his spirit and thinking. The great leaders who have sacrificed their everything for the nation..LET US PRAY FOR MOTHER INDIA.
sir, pls think do we really need this deal at the cost of being Indian... u know well that US companies like our market nd they knw they will get benefit from our market, sir we will honour this deal if it really honour my country u knw well that by local poll this deal can be canceled in USA, our we so small or do we need such deal... pls think and then reply.. am Indian who luv India and thts y am aSKING YOU RHIS QUESTION??
RE:is this deal truly Indian
by Batman on Aug 21, 2007 05:35 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...
It has become a practice off late by the media that in the most unethical manner they drag the celebrities in to a PRIVATE CONVERSATION so that they will get best out it and in a cunning and immoral way they publish the same for media publicity.shame on media shame shame!
our politicians need to face the facts our Ambassador has said.I saw in one tv channel that most politicains had no clue about the 123 agreement.Bravo Sen-Bindaas Bol
I very much appreciate the clarification. This means that Ambassodor Sen is not hell bent on subverting the very system he is part of. Imagine the situation like the one in which quota was decided... The next day Arjun singh landed up in Saudi arabia to be praised for sickularism ! Here the ambassodor says he meant it off the record, and he offers his apology.
Also appreciate Aziz Haniffa to stand by his ethics and issue an clarification. Imagine his silence... we would be wondering what is happning here !
The last part are the parliamentarians... they have a lot of good out of it. It shows that the system works and people answer ! This is quite a lot of comfort, hope they manage the issue pleasantly.
