You disappoint me Altamas Kabir. You failed as CJI. You stayed the execution of 4 bandits who murdered 22 policemen. You should have dismissed the petition and fined the petitioner(s) for wasting court’s time. Instead you have given more time for murderers to live and families of victims to mourn. On 16/2/2013 you refused to…
Category: India
Wish list for new pope
On 28/2/2013 at 8.30 p.m. Italian time Benedict XVI will quit as pope. A conclave will follow. I have my wish list for new pope. The pope should have coronation. There are around 20 tiaras in Vatican. He can use one of them for coronation. If he finds it heavy he can have a new…
Hanging of Afzal Guru
Afzal Guru was hanged on 9/2/2013. The hanging of Afzal Guru had many reactions, most of them predictable. One unpredictable reaction came from Ram Jethmalani. Before hanging he used to say Afzal Guru was innocent, there is no evidence against him. After hanging he said “Given the kind of crime he committed, he deserved death.”…
Rape capital of the world
China has advised its women to avoid Delhi calling it the rape capital of the world. This happened after the rape of a Chinese woman in Delhi. It is just a matter of time before the whole country is called the rape capital and other countries follow suit. In India it is difficult for victims…
India is a mango republic
India is a not a banana republic. India is worse than a banana republic. India is a mango republic. There are not many liberals in India. There are a lot of pseudo-liberals. They defend the rights of some authors, artists and singers but want ban on item songs. One singer and his songs are their…
Ashis Nandy in trouble
I am glad that Ashis Nandy is in trouble. He was against fight against corruption. He defended the corrupt. What was Ashish Nandy doing at Jaipur Literature Festival? What is his contribution to literature? Writing on psychology or sociology is not literature. On 26/1/2013, Republic Day, he said: “Some may call it a vulgar statement…
Cultural terrorism
Kamal Haasan has termed the protests that led to the ban on his film Vishwaroopam as cultural terrorism. Some Muslims think it portrays them as terrorists. Before that Salman Rushdie had talked of cultural emergency in India. There is CBFC for certifying films. Once it certifies the film should be allowed for exhibition. There should…
Verma Committee disappoints
Justice J. S. Verma Committee’s report submitted on 23/1/2013 is a disappointment. The committee headed by Ex-CJI Jagdish Sharan Verma had Ex-Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium and Ex-CJ of Himachal Pradesh Leila Seth as members. The committee was appointed after Delhi gang rape on 16/12/2012. There was no need to appoint the committee. The government wanted…
Diversions from rape cases
There are many rape cases pending in courts. The focus should be on how to decide those cases quickly so that victims get justice. Instead many people want to divert attention from them. Some talk of many victims getting raped by people known to them, either in family or outside. Their figures range from 75%…
Gandhi responsible for soldier deaths in Kashmir
The deaths of Lance Naiks Hemraj and Sudhakar Singh have angered the nation. Their bodies were mutilated and one of them was beheaded. They are the latest in the long list of Indian soldiers who died in Jammu & Kashmir fighting Pakistan. In October 1947 Hari Singh Dongra, Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir, signed the…