With all due respect to the deceased professor and his bereaving family, why should the tax payer bear travel expenses for the whole family? I have no grievance about the ministry of External affairs working with the US consulate to facilitate paper work for the passport and Visa. In fact it is the right thing to do. But asking the tax payer to foot their travel bills is way over the top. There are families of soldiers killed by terrorists in Kargil and Kashmir, running from pillar to post, doling out bribes to scumbag politicians to get a petrol pump sanctioned, so that they can make a modest living. TN government%u2019s action to %u201Chelp%u201D the family of the deceased professor is a travesty of justice and a slap in the face of our brave marytrs who paid the ultimate price to preserve and protect the sovereignity of our country.
RE:Another unfair burden to the taxpayer
by citizen on Apr 19, 2007 07:26 AM Permalink
Our deep condolences to all the bereaved .... We appreciate the efforts by the concerned authorities to expediate the docs required for the family members to travel to US ,but the Tamil Nadu government bearing the travel expenses of all the family members, who would be leaving for the US on Wednesday by a Lufthansa flight, is very RIDICULOUS ... There are so many tragedies happening all over, every day ..Will the govt act with the same heart for all ...or is this because it happened in US?????? I think the govt should do more to help its citizens who have chosen to stay back in their own country & invest their education for betterment of their homeland ,rather than being too generous to people & families of people who CHOSE to leave India & settle abroad, for monetory gain ... Instead of blessing the family members from the tax payers money, CM could have given from his pockets ..we would have appreciated that ...this definitely is uncalled for !
RE:Another unfair burden to the taxpayer
by bharat on Apr 19, 2007 07:01 AM Permalink
The government's assistance for expediting the issue of passports to the bereaved family is understandable but for the government to bear the travel expenses is totally inapproproiate. Just because Prof Loganathan's death has occurred in a sensational incident that made international headlines does not qualify the family to receive financial assistance. Every year, a few Indians die abroad due to unnatural causes, say accidents or murders which don't appear in the news. Does the government foot the expenses for the relatives of such incidents to travel abroad for similar reasons? TN government's action will set a very bad precedence.
