This is really shameful on the part of Rediff. That its journalistic standards have dropped of late is evident to anyone who visits this site. However, this time Rediff has really crossed the boundaries of shamelessness. I cannot believe that this so called "article", containing personal scraps of a recently deceased person, passed the editorial board. Dissemination of information is one thing; however, these personal scraps give absolutely no information or insights about the horrific incident at V.Tech. If Rediff journalists did want to report something in memory of Minal, they could have at the very least made the effort to contact her friends at V.Tech and publish their views. This is sheer laziness on part and belies a total lack of professionalism and ethical standards on Rediff. Did anyone at Rediff bother to place himself/herself in the shoes of Minal's family and friends and think of what they must be going through, and how they might feel at seeing this kind of rubbish published online? If the editors have any shame left, they should remove this article immediately, post an apology for publishing it in the first place, and then write a more sincere article about Minal. I dont usually post on the Rediff message boards, however nonsensical their articles might be, but I found this to be really despicable.
