It is Ratan Tata,E Shridharan,and Narayan Murthy, who should be given Bharat Ratna not wretched politician like Vajpayee and Jyoti Basu,The kacchawala and Dhotiwalas
RE:Who should get Bharat Ratna?
by Swapnil on Jan 11, 2008 10:37 PM Permalink
I understand giving Ratan Tata and E Sreedharan - but why only Narayan Murthy (and not Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar and others). Narayan Murthy is no more in that elite club to be considered for an award. He is just like us another Indian with a lot more cash.
Yes, Jyoti Basu should be honored. He had great aspirations to be the Prime Minister of India, but his association with WB politics left him only a regional figure. There is nothing wrong with giving him such a honor. My only concern is what Priya Ranjan Munshi Dasgupta will have to say now that the person comes from his state, and is a UPA supporter.
Well I would be a little more forward thinking - why not share it between Veerapan and Phoolan Devi - so that the North South bias does not come into play and we can also avoid a hate mail session here. After all both of them shared everything in common. So why not this?
RE:Why not?
by Tim on Jan 11, 2008 09:50 PM Permalink
How can you give India's highest Civilian honor to a traitor who supported the chinese when they invaded India and said "It is a fight between Capitalism and Communism".
Do not reply back criticizing other candidates, but say why he should be given. In my books he should have been banished out of the country long back just for mentioning the statement as a anti-national and treason.
RE:Why not?
by raj sreedhar on Jan 11, 2008 10:45 PM Permalink
Jyothi Basu betrayed the nation in 1962. And he worship foregin leaders like Lennin,Mao and bucher Stalin. And carries foregin flag over his shoulder. What is Indian about him? Commies pro Chinesse and pro Soviet (60s,70s,80s era)They are not pro Indian. Fine exaple is N-deal.
RE:Aren't BJP leaders mental
by Ramesh Kapoor on Jan 11, 2008 09:52 PM Permalink
Ravi Kumar you are a sick person, is all that I can say. You don't look with a microscope the failures of a person, as we all have many in our lives, but the good that has been done over a period of time. I need to know how many Bharat Ratnas are alive today, and how were they awarded this honor. An enumeration of their services versus their failures should suffice your arguments.
RE:Aren't BJP leaders mental
by Bilal M Akhtar on Jan 11, 2008 10:11 PM Permalink
APJ Abdul Kalam is Bharat Ratna , verymuch alive and Vajpayee is no match for his Chaddi/underwear even
RE:Aren't BJP leaders mental
by ravi kumar on Jan 11, 2008 10:40 PM Permalink
i am not justifying other bharat ratnas.they may deserve or may not deserve it.
all the good work done by a person over his life time can be undone by one wrong act of his.
committing a crime or being an accessory to a crime is also bad enough.
atal is an accessory to babri masjid and godhra. no one can deny that.
RE:RE:Aren't BJP leaders mental
by Swapnil on Jan 11, 2008 10:43 PM Permalink
Ravi, these qualifications alone are good enough to get this prestigious award. Remember, Karunanidhi will give Atal a stiff competition for getting this award. His achievements are even bigger. Not enough space to write in these columns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is another crap dished out by Rediff. They go begging for news to these politicians. Obviously for Mr. Bose, Jyoti Basu is everything and he would, if asked, say that Jyoti Basu can be given the Bharat Ratna. Not that he deserves it, but thats a personal opinion. And then look at the headlines: 'Now, CPI-M wants Bharat Ratna for Jyoti Basu'. It gives the impression that the CPI-M has written a letter to the PM too, like that Snake Advani. The media needs to grow up big time.
These Commies think that Bharath Ratna is like some Mishti Dhoi (Sweet Curd) or Rasagulla!! People of Bengal should seriously consider about the Next Election..make sure that CPM does not come to Power!!
Jyoti Basu was a lousy administrator who is largely responsible for the decline of Bengal. But that said, the guy was a great statesman, possibly the best in that class because of his political shrewdness and sharpness of mind which is incisive even at 95! Lot of us don't know that his writings and speeches are a treasure in Constitutional democracy..
In short, a BAD and FAILED administrator who had the potential of being India's best statesman/diplomat ever.
