All those people who were passing condolences, where were your thoughts about this person ? Atleast he lived 51 years and had a life. What about a person who is 26 and looking forward to her life ?
Atleast mr. loganathan has all his family, This girl has a mom who is a widow. Where is the sympathy for her ?
I feel for there life's as well. I am sad for very person who die in this world as well. But i will question if my tax dollars are not used for a valid reason. Why weren't my tax dollars use to support the widows and orphans of kargil war ? why are they not using it for thousands and millons of people who are living on platforms of india ? why are they not using it on thousands of life's struggling with various diseases in india ?
It is a person's right to be buried anywhere, but it is not the govt right to give the money for them to go. Give them passports and help them get visas, that is humanity. But this govt has no right to give the money... if it is to be spent it should be spent on indians suffering in INDIA.
If mr. loganathan, sent to indian suffering various parts of the INDIA. Thousands and thousands of dollars and was a well known social worker i can completly understand. How many of them knew this loganathan before he was killed. Out of that how many life's has he changed ?
But if people did not go and stand in that border during kargil war and fight on behalf of us... think how many life's would have gone and another part of the country would have been named in the international map as POK.
Think people, we are living in INDIA. Not in Tamil Nadu or Punjab to split it into hundred pieces and use foul language over one another.
Our ancestors were not educated, among us in this generation so many of us are educated, lets think of this country's future. All we can do is pass condolences and think they rest in peace. But for this not to happen or such discussion not to come up, each and everyone of us should start to think. Question the govt if something is wrong or right.... we cannot sit back. Do favour to one person next to you.. and soon it will be passed to every indian.
RE:Minal Panchal
by Jay Krishnan on Apr 19, 2007 01:26 PM Permalink
This post is totally uncalled for. How do you known govt is paying for those tickets? Govt only helped them in getting faster visa
RE:Minal Panchal
by on Apr 19, 2007 01:31 PM Permalink
Check the posts in news papers in chennau and u will know. And to answer i need not say what i did for people. I dont make much, but as a matter of fact i have touched atleast 6 kids life's till date and i will continue to do so as my income increases.
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by BlurBlur on Apr 19, 2007 01:37 PM Permalink
Have you checked with the airline company, if they are not vaiwing the ticket prices. So perhaps the gov. is not paying for the ticket. They are only paying for the visa. Anyway, what is your problem if the govt. helps a family to see their son for one last time.
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by Chamundi on Apr 19, 2007 01:42 PM Permalink
If at all any airline should waive the prices, it should be our own Air India and not the German air - Lufthansa in which their tickets were booked. Does this sound logical?
RE:Minal Panchal
by Super User on Apr 19, 2007 03:15 PM Permalink
You say that you dont want to reveal how you help others and then go on say how you "touched" atleast 6 kids lives. Why this hypocricy. By the way, good on you that you like to help others. But that does not give you automatic rights to judge others philanthropy or lack of it.
RE:Minal Panchal
by manjunath patil on Apr 19, 2007 01:55 PM Permalink
You mean all the NRI's are traitor's and never deserve the sympathy ? Some of the things need to be ignored on the grounds that, total environment is in greef. This type of opinion should never have prevailed in this situation. After all life is a life, we need to pay condolance, irrelevently should not be related to money/matter. The message does not give ideological view, if intrested, let him give this opinion toward's person's who are still living in western. Atleast it will give them scope to change, there is no need to comment on dead people, or on govt. This time is not fit for that.
RE:Minal Panchal
by ravi khari on Apr 19, 2007 01:23 PM Permalink
to say somethung is very easy what have u ever done 4 india?think it hard any last gud deed u did to help poor or last time when did u pay tax honestly or even went to vote?
RE:Minal Panchal
by Chamundi on Apr 19, 2007 01:40 PM Permalink
How many Indian including you pay your tax honestly? How many politicians use the funds effectively? Stop accusing thee originator on some irrelevant subject - he has made a point and hence there is nothing personal about it
RE:Minal Panchal
by puthiyan ram on Apr 19, 2007 01:53 PM Permalink
Very sad news as human being and as American not as indian. I totally agreed with him.Person studying with our indian money and settled at US.He has not given back any benefits,money,no knowledege contribution to develop the india then why Indian govt should spend money for him once again. Govt can help only for Passports, visa not for money.
RE:Minal Panchal
by Don on Apr 20, 2007 10:54 PM Permalink
Puthyian,
I can see from you comments what knowledge you are imparting, please do us a favor and go to some other country. I am working for NGOs in India, and the kind of donations that NRIs make is way more than any of the industrialists, actors and sportsmen in India. Looks to me that NRIs are more patriotic than guys like you are, u jerk. So do us a favor and stop writing.
RE:RE:Minal Panchal
by BlurBlur on Apr 19, 2007 02:11 PM Permalink
Try to understand that the govt. is not helping the prof., for he is already dead. The help is only for prof's family who are still very much Indian.
RE:Minal Panchal
by Maryjorse Gandmar on Apr 19, 2007 11:02 PM Permalink
Passing condolence is fine. As long as you don't pass gas, you can pass anything else. My neighbors are eating sundal from temple and passing gas everyday because of fiber content compared to that gas condolence you can pass as much as you want it has no smell.
RE:Minal Panchal
by AMITABHA SAHA on Apr 19, 2007 01:27 PM Permalink
SAD BEYOND WORDS TO EXPRESS. I PRAY GOD TO GIVE STRENGTH TO HER GRIEF STRICKEN MOTHER.
RE:Minal Panchal
by SR Balasubramanian on Apr 19, 2007 01:48 PM Permalink
Minal - first wake up and go to a doc. you hv some serious pbms in your thinking process - scan your brain - JUST THINK ( I PRAY GOD - NOT TO HAPPEN ) IF SOMETHING HAPPEN LIKE THIS TO U OR ME, CAN WE PREACH LIKE LORD BUDDHA.
RE:RE:Minal Panchal
by Chamundi on Apr 19, 2007 01:52 PM Permalink
Mr. SR Balasubramanian - Minal's soul is already at rest - if you think you can wake her up, I think all these articles are redundant - that will be the truest cheer for her family. Please read the article and then respond. And if you want to preach at the least, guess you are in the land of temples
RE:Minal Panchal
by BlurBlur on Apr 19, 2007 01:35 PM Permalink
Your point is totally irrelevant and out of context. Where did Kargil war come into picture. How does the prof,'s contribution to India come into picture. How well do you know Loganathan to say he never helped anybody.
Stop giving this unsolicited "Holier than Thou" advice!
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by Chamundi on Apr 19, 2007 01:45 PM Permalink
What is 'Holeir Than Thou' about the original message? No one is questioning the prof or his contributions - the questionaable and objectionable point is the act of the Govt of India. Suggest you digest the article first before your reply
RE:Minal Panchal
by on Apr 19, 2007 01:43 PM Permalink
It is in context, what we are talking about is human life and what i am talking about is more human life's that were sacrificed for the country. And people before questioning, read the regional papers and look at the regional news as well and what i am saying is true. I am not saying anything bad about the prof, i am questioning govt stance when it comes to a student vs NRI.
what if your brother or sister or my brother or sister died and all attention went to the Big famous NRI but not to your own family member ?
They are talking about one person, why is there no value to the other person's life in the same tragedy ? Is this media blind, are you guys blind ?
RE:RE:Minal Panchal
by BlurBlur on Apr 19, 2007 01:56 PM Permalink
Trust me, if i had such a tragedy in my family the last thing I will be concerned about is how much attention am I receiving from the media!
Helping a family to see the remains of their son is not valuing one person's life over another. Has the student's mother made any statement saying they are being sidelined? It is presumptuous to say that her family has been ignored for the prof's family. You have a wierd way of looking into this issue.
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by manjunath patil on Apr 19, 2007 01:57 PM Permalink
You mean all the NRI's are traitor's and never deserve the sympathy ? Some of the things need to be ignored on the grounds that, total environment is in greef. This type of opinion should never have prevailed in this situation. After all life is a life, we need to pay condolance, irrelevently should not be related to money/matter. The message does not give ideological view, if intrested, let him give this opinion toward's person's who are still living in western. Atleast it will give them scope to change, there is no need to comment on dead people, or on govt. This time is not fit for that.
