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Asian Voice | 28th November 2015
Media vs Politicians?
Irresponsible, warmongers, leaders of the west and the media are adding fuel to the Jihadis crisis etc. Gurkhas and others did sacrifice the cream part of their lives unselfishly, in two bloody great and other wars for our tomorrow. But the warmongers of the west is creating further hatred and violence across the globe and adding salt to the wounds of our war heroes,bombing indiscriminately in Iraq, Libya for oil and creating refugee crisis, destroying their homes, dignity and making them "Limbo & Illusion" in the 21st century. Wish these leaders from the so-called civilised society of the west had used their heads before bombing. Yam Gurung Via Email
He came, he saw, he conquered Who would have thought that the son of a tea vendor at Vadnagar railway station in Gujarat will one day dine with the British Queen and address a crowd of 60,000 people at Wembley Stadium? Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, did just that. True to his words and in response to the orchestrated campaign mounted by AV and GS, he announced the start of direct flights between London and Ahmedabad from next month. I am sure that I heard him rightly, when at that point in his speech, he referred to CB as his friend. He also announced a revamp of current the visa system. Narendrabhai has also promised to eradicate India of corruption, nepotism, violence against women, poverty and many such vices that are at present endemic in India. We sincerely hope that he will now fulfill these promises too. Dinesh Sheth Newbury Park, Ilford
Unprofessional Air India? Modiji's announcement in Wembley Stadium amid some 60000 strong attendees; the great news of direct flight from UK to Ahmedabad on 15.12.2015, was met with loud applaud and cheers. An eagerly awaited confirmation by all concerned was indeed a very welcome news. Undoubtedly, the direct flight resumption is the result of a 14 year long, untiring campaign, initiated by C.B. Patel and supported by large number of Gujarati Diaspora including some dignitaries. It must be proud moment for C.B. that his meeting with Modiji whilst he was a Chief Minister of Gujarat regarding direct flight issue was acknowledged by Modiji himself in his grand speech. However, it is a matter of regret that Air India has not acted in a professional and responsible manner during the whole campaign. I wish the authority had shown courtesy to inform directly in confidence of the great news to CB with an explanation for the long delay for resumption of direct flight. This would have been much of a business-like manner. Niranjan Vasant London
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If the internet is constantly assailed by hackers why not get rid of it and revert to manual processes which offer greater security, full employment and peace of mind for all? Vijay JoshiBy Via email
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Can the world live in 7th and 21st centuries at the same time? The position in the world today, reminds us of the profound words of Abraham Lincoln on 16th June 1858. viz. “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free”. Presently, the world is in the same situation as the USA was in Lincoln’s time. Half of the world is stuck in the 7th century closed mind and the other half in the 21st century with gender equality and open mind to explore life, existence and physical reality. We hear from Hollande, Obama, Putin, and many other leaders that they will eliminate closed minded groups like IS, Boko Haram, El Qaeda, etc. and will make the world free from terror. Unfortunately, our leaders cannot see the reality or do not want to see it. Will the leaders tackle the parents? We, mere mortals, have to await our leaders’ possible enlightenment about reality. We will see either humanity will end up to live permanently in the 7th century without the inquiring mind and without the gender equality or in 21st century and beyond where it preserves human dignity, continues to search for the Higgs Boson to establish the roots of our physical universe and proceeds in search of intelligent life on other planets in our Milky Way galaxy.
Modi and Air-India
I refer to Mr Vaidyanathan's letter in AV, Vol 44,Issue 28. He writes about Mr Modi's address to the House of Parliament as being the first person to address the House of Parliament. I take this opportunity to correct his statement by saying that Mr Modi did not address the House of Parliament, as the House was in recess at the time. He addressed the invited MPs in one of the halls in the Palace of Westminster. It was not even a joint session. Moreover, Mr Modi is not the first person to address the House of Parliament. There have been many PMs and Heads of State who have addressed there before Mr Modi. I stand to be corrected on these facts. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate and offer my gratitude to Shree CB on his great work regarding his achievement to re-start London Amadavad Air India flights. He has done and fulfilled his task that he had undertaken on behalf of the wider Indian Diaspora. We all know about the problems of Air India as to its punctuality, cleanliness of the aircrafts, behavior of its staff and operational attitude. The onus will be on Air India to improve on these factors and prove to the travelling public. The government of India will also have to open this route to other airlines so that there is healthy competition between them. Mukesh Patel Croydon
India’s parallel faiths
Ramesh Jhalla has done well highlighting the reasons for the declining number of Hindus historically in India. The question is how we Hindus should stop this. Mr. Jhalla is perfectly right to say that renegade Hindus made sure India does not have any official religion and all other religions are treated in the same level in spite of 85 per cent of population being Hindus In the West the word secularism implies three things: freedom of religion, equal citizenship for all regardless of religion and race and the separation of religion and the state. In France everybody has to go to the same school irrespective of religion, race or creed. In India the India government is pouring money on religious schools such as Madrasas, Missionaries or any other schools that creates division which is against true secularism. No financial support should be given to any religious groups. India is not a secular state, as the word secularism is widely understood in Western world and it is rather a strategy for political goals which has resulted in separating people on the basis of religion. Arun Vaidyanathan Via Email
Congratulation
It was a great honour that our Prime Minister Modiji in his Wembley speech- mentioned CB Patel's name. Certainly a very rare honour and pride for the Gujarati community worldwide. Prime Minister who meets so many dignitaries did not forget the shining star of the Gujarati literary world. Certainly a sweet memory to cherish for ever for all diaspora. Many congrats to CB. Sudhir Jatania OCI Assistance
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Bhupendra Gandhi laments poor show by BJP’s in Bihar elections. Losing election is disappointing, wide margin is heartrending. I believe that Modiji and BJP indulged in over confidence to expect repetition of 2014 National elections. Under such euphoria , they fell prey to psuedo-secular, communal, caste and beef imbroglio. Thus proLaloo-(Yadavs), pro-Nitish-(Koormis) and all Muslims-swayed by Dadri murder-voted for grand alliance. RSS did not organize door to door campaign to garner votes, leaving Modiji and Amit Shah to their charisma and resources, to face treachery by grand alliance. Low turnout is not new to India’s electorate and should have been included in campaign mathematics. Hindu fanatic godmen and leaders knew very well that Bihar has about 20% Muslim population. Yet they boldly uttered anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan statements which hurt BJP. This was aggravated by prolonged silence by P.M. on murders of writers, returning of Awards, communal murders and beef politics. Grand alliance took maximum advantage of this silence. BJP must take urgent steps to see that this is not replicated in Gujarat-(2017) elections, and National-(2019) elections. Energies of RSS, old BJP members and Muslims must be harnessed to win future elections. Ramesh Jhalla Via email
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