From Hindustan Times

Monday, November 27, 2006
Arunachal ; Mars ;Sonia ; Sathya Sai Baba
From Hindustan times dated 26th Nov , 2006 ;---
i) as many as 82.36 % people want that Parliament should adopt a resolution affirming Arunchal Pradesh as part of India i.e Left parties do NOT represent popular sentiments as they did not use their goodwill with Red comrade Hu when he ca,me from China. But they were pressurizing on PM to make certain concessions fro him. Left's heart beats more for foreigners than Indian counterparts !
ii) India is spending whopping Rs 300 crores to reach on Mars in 2012 . As we are a poor Nation let this space -hunting be with rich countries like USA , Russia etc . Can we spend these Rs 300 crore to build roads , hospitals , schools please ? if we are so rich why our farmers are suiciding or kids are dying for want of food , clean water ? And why should taxpayers pay Rs 300 crores from already reduced income ?
iii) on page 14 & 15 , two ads bring out interesting facts . That of page 14 is by Delhi Govt --while photo of CM and Chairperson DCW is understandable , that of Sonia in what capacity ?
On page 15 is of PM + minority minister but here that of Sonia is missing while she is Chairperson of UPA . In case of Delhi , if MP Govt publishes photo President Rajnath Singh , how will tax-payers react ? Most interesting will be case of West Bengal as they don't have ea supremo but whole Politburo so whose photo shall be published ?
Let SC and Election Commission decide the norms --otherwise it's sheer wastage of tax-payers money + open invitation to papers as they bargain for specific ads to be inserted in their papers nd quality of reporting also gets politicised to that extent.
iv) lastly Editor Vir Sanghavi on page 8 questions Sathya Sai Baba. If he truly has divine powers can he stop suicide of farmers , domestic violence , atrocities on women , other weaker sections or at least provide 2 time meals to hungry children , poor people ? Quite thought-provoking indeed. Mail your response to counterpoint@hindustantimes.com
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K.Venugopal Monday, November 27, 2006 6:23:07 PM
A living nation is ever vibrant at various levels. Just because we are not satisfied with the progress we make at poverty alleviation, we should not put brakes on other areas where we are progressing – be it at space exploration or the Pole expedition. India has to be multi-faceted, not uni-dimensional and it is always possible that progress in one field would open up possibilities in other fields too. Can anyone deny that the invention of the tractor has helped farming though at first fetch a person at that time might not have seen the connection between a tractor and farming.

K.Venugopal Monday, November 27, 2006 6:55:22 PM
Sathya Sai Baba is verily a God among men. Can anyone tell me of another person in the world today who can parallel the phenomenon that Sathya Sai Baba is? If Sathya Sai Baba is a crook, why hasn’t the law moved against him? Vir Sanghvi owes it to his journalistic brilliance to take a fresh look at the Phenomenon and report to the world why there has never been anyone quite like Sathya Sai Baba.