These rascal congress politicians have done nothing for the country...a country of failures and corrupt poltics and nonachievers is created by these rascal congressi piggies..
RE:agree
by PRASHANT DIGHE on Aug 05, 2008 10:26 AM Permalink
What R U saying Shankar ? This attitude of 'importance of participation not wining' is killing us. With this attitude we loose the war even before it starts..
I hope this time india will get atleast silver in boxing. Mr.Rathore will not get this time in shooting. Others waste of money which is colleted from tax. Kalmadiji pl. resign & hand over to some young talented indian
I agree with the article. We like to be led and not lead. Else we would'nt have ended up with the general lethargic public participation on any issue that effects us. any. We conveniently put it on karma without actually doing anything.
Indians are very good in claiming honours when an Indian goes abroad and settle there and then achieve something great. Eg. Sunitha Williams etc. We have no funds to encourage sports people but we have more than enough for officials and ministers to go and watch Olympics. See todays news a large number of officials and minister is off to China from Kerala. Athlets are crying for a track to practice and there is no money!!!
India is not required to participate in olympics. Why so much crores of Rs to spend ? Is it not better we should utilize that money in other area. We are paying lot of Tax and see the Roads of Mumbai. What a third class City is this now. I feel shame when foreigners who comes here and talks to me about their country.
One foreigner from Germany told me once (he was working in same organization) that Indians like third class and people are here having all time double standard.
So better we should make our infrastucture good than think of prticipating in Olympic otherwise foreigners will again say there that Look Indians (T type) have come.
India has mastered the art of claiming other people's success as its own. I read an Economic Times article yesterday that "BRIC" countries medals tally has gone up by 5x in 2 decades (or some such number). The fact is that China's tally has gone up, so has Russia's, and to some extent Brazil. But we are happy to label this as "BRIC" success.
Similarly, you will find Indian media tom-toming the success any person with a bit of Indian genetic lineage. We have claimed Vijay Singh (golf), Sunita Williams, etc as our own.
RE:We can always claim other people's success as our own.
by raj arora on Aug 05, 2008 10:15 AM Permalink
yes and dont forget kalpana chawla and laxmi mittal and guess what they dont even live in india lol
RE:We can always claim other people's success as our own.
by Santosh on Aug 05, 2008 11:50 AM Permalink
If Sunita Williams live in India she never had chieved this. Kalpana Chawla was a great personality its only because that she is was in the US. Where you live and brought up does matter. But our media will publicise like anything just because she is an Indian origin. Indian media is sick and shit. They are hungry for any rotten news.
THTS A RUN TIME ERROR AND NOT ALWAYS ONE CAN BE BLAMED FOR JUST BEING A PARTICIPANT AND NOT A WINNER OF COURSE WE CAN NOT COMPARE SELVES WITH US & CHINA AS THEIR BACK END SUPPORT ISNT CORRUPT OR CEASES TO BE WHEN THE NATIONAL PRIDE IS IN QUESTION NOT LIKE OUR MP'S WHO WEREN'T ASHAMED OF WAVING CURRENCY NOTES IN THE PARLIAMENT WHEN A NON-CONFIDENCE MOVE IS GOING ON AND THEY KNOW THEY WOULD BE COVERED BY MEDIA AND TELECASTED IN INDIA ITS NEIGHBOURS AND THE WORLD.BUT STILL, WHO CARES LET US DO ANYTHING AND EVERYBIT TO PROJECT OURSELVES AS GREEDY CORRUPT NATIONALS ELECTED BY THE NATIVES OF A SECULAR STATE WHERE GANDHIJI'S TALISMAN IS PRINTED ON THE CARTER OF COURSE BOOK AND IF WE DONT READ WE AT LEAST SEE IT FOR 12 YEARS.....
we have right political system but managed by wrong people.... if we compare their wisdom of governace as compared... I feel that the outcome are not same as cmpared to other nation....it is not a question of efficiency but the right wisdom.....I request all political leaders to take ownership of this ... and they should accept their failure...i suggest for each goverment there should be a session that.... what they didn't deliver at the end of the show.........
RE:Olympic and Indians
by Kes Som on Aug 05, 2008 09:42 AM Permalink
Yes. Ten years ago Kalmadi was saying that he was doing the groundwork and targetting a large medal haul in 2008 olympics. In the last ten years the sports situation hasnt improved, so one wonders where the 100s of crores have been spent.
RE:Olympic and Indians
by krishnakanth on Aug 05, 2008 09:59 AM Permalink
I remeber, i was in pune when kalmadi become Oly pres. & i was very happy that he will improve the indian sports & he wi change the entire indina sports. but now oh no.. evrything is worst. Indian hockey team cannot make it to qaulify in Oly.
RE:Olympic and Indians
by bacchu on Aug 05, 2008 09:47 AM Permalink
You can consider Kalmadi as a character.... He will be replaced by another Kalmadi or still worst a Gill....
