read the interview and the comments! TNS sees the cup as half full and many of the commentators see it as half empty. the very fact that many top IIT and IIM graduates are staying back shows how much india has improved! yes, there is serious issues but there seems to be hope. now, the police and courts systems have to corrected then...
One must first realise that TNS's former colleagues in IAS do not have much of an opinion of him even though his contribution as CEC has been vital and did prove that existing rules are sufficient to put the pressure on the politicians to conform to the rules of the game. But it now appears that TNS is cut off from reality. With over 350 million people in dire poverty and with the ever widening gap between the rich and the poor, TNS talks of India making substantial progress. How to you measure progress? Any economist will tell you that one sure way is to reduce the people below poverty line. If one goes by that yardstick, the Govt of the day and the previous Govts have miserably failed. Today a one ground plot in the city of Chennai costs upwards of a crore of rupees. How many except the "filthy" rich, can afford to shell out this money. But most of the rich, especially those with political connections, evade taxes, break the law, and amass wealth just for its sake. TNS just does not know what he is talking about and I feel sorry for him. S Rajendran
Dear Mr.T N Seshan, I hope u r residing in India & not in Europe or US.......ur comments are phathetically Copybook & shows unawreness of the real thing.......maybe you are reading too many magazines and Journals 2 interpret the situation I think u should come out of your dreamland & visit some poorest people.......to start with u can travel in a local train in Mumbai or in Kolkata in office hours........& then u can check the stats & u can find the total sales of TV in India... till when it was invented....will not cross 10 crore....& u Know the population of India, don't u?
RE:Dreamland Speech
by Ashish Jain on Jan 24, 2007 02:48 PM Permalink
Do you thik Sheshan everybody has got to have his/er own television? Where will you find a space to keep them if there are even 5 membes in a family ;)
Was he talking about his servant...Or is he saying that they should have all these things cuz that's not the reality in India in 2007.. Check the HDI value http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/ and know what is HDI here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
I completely agree we certainly made a lot of progress but i think Mr seshan's perception of indian affluence/poverty is not completely true. However i do admire his courage and working style. God bless you ....
How about the Police??? Police are supposed to differentiate between Good and Bad....But for a significant number of them, it is Rich and Poor. Its all money, money and money. Nothing else. Also, the British Raj mentality of rudeness and arrogance has not disappeared.
No doubt, this interview is impressive and inspirational. I agree when he talked about Rajiv Gandhi's vision and other leaders who implemented his vision. Its a great loss to India in 1991 but I always believe other leaders have taken our country to new heights in past 10 years. I hope we have lot more to fulfill Mr. Kalam's dreams and I wish good luck for the next 10 years.
RE:Man whose words to be respected
by vivek fernando on Jan 24, 2007 02:35 AM Permalink
How about the Police??? Police are supposed to differentiate between Good and Bad....But for a significant number of them, it is Rich and Poor. Its all money, money and money. Nothing else. Also, the British Raj mentality of rudeness and arrogance has not disappeared.
TN Seshan is a matured man. But, one thing is evident. The fire is him is substantially reduced. He sounds more like a person in the receiving end. True, his observations are very very relevant and correct on the broader perspective. But, picture is not all that rosy at the root levels. Political corruption is rampant and it is accepted as normal a phenomenon as bribery with Govt.officials. Look at the amassed properties of petty political party workers to the Party leaders and Party funds. Where did all this monies came from. It is certainly from the budget allocation and other funds. Pilferages into such hands are truely possible. There can never be a society free from such influences. But what matters is the percentages. Compare the overall social upliftment on the same topics as mentioned by Mr Seshan as compared to amassed properties and life styles of the Politicians and their Hench Men. The proportions and rations are mind boggling. How, a fierce, furious and fiery man like Seshan Ignore those issues and speak only of the green pastures. Yet a very good interview.
Though you can be less cynical about the india of 2006 as gainst the india of 1996 we are still cynical of the job you left half done of cleaning the corrupt politcians diabolic electoral practices.India 2007 hopes of having more strict rules for political candidates vis a vis their criminal track record...Does Mr.Chidambaram really pay tax on his own annual salary plus the other perks he enjoys while in office as the FM of this nation.Or is it that the lungi he wears comes from the hard earned money of a billion-1 Indians is a question to be asked
RE:Why Mr Clean-up is less cynical about India
by Mohamed Aslum on Jan 23, 2007 02:51 PM Permalink
Thought you might wanted to know, since many of us speak ill of others without knowing the background of the person whom we are critising about. For your information, Mr.Chidambaram comes from a very well established business family, he does not need the central government "perks" to uphold his lifestyle. You might want to ask some of your tamil friends about the history of "chett-yars". If you would want to talk about his performance / policies as a finance minister, then its a different discussiion altogether. Btw, its not lungi, its called "Vaashti" / "dhoti".
RE:RE:RE:Why Mr Clean-up is less cynical about India
by murugesh venkat on Jan 24, 2007 02:19 AM Permalink
well said Mr. Aslum; its not a lungi, its a dhoti.
RE:Why Mr Clean-up is less cynical about India
by viji lakshmi on Jan 24, 2007 08:10 AM Permalink
Hi Redkar, This is abuse of your freedom.dont critice Mr.Chidambaram with out knowing the facts about his family back ground. You can always crticise a person for his acts not for the way he dresses or his personal appearance. It is dhoti not lungi. pl talk to your tamil friends if you have any or read about tamil culture.
RE:RE:Why Mr Clean-up is less cynical about India
by arvind athavale on Jan 29, 2007 05:59 PM Permalink
very well said. and mr. Redkar do you wear a patloon borrowed from british;he is weearing indian stuff.
