Can anyone tell what good Dr. Subramanian Swamy has done to the Society. He wants to be in the lime light some how. So he files one petition after another in the Courts and tries to blackmail the political leaders. Just because the major political parties have sidelined him, he wants to blackmail them. This is the third time he is in Ms. J. Jayalalithaa’ s Camp. She is fully aware of his machinations. Only once she obliged him by giving a parliamentary seat. He is hoping that he will be allotted a seat in the coming Lok Sabha elections by the AIADMK Supremo. This she will not do. She is very well aware that he will be a nuisance . She only wants to utilize him against Mr. Karunanidhi. Once Dr. Subramanian Swamy comes to know that he is not getting the Lok Sabha ticket, then he is going to train his guns against Ms. J. Jayalaithaa. Can he swear, that he is supporting Ms. J.Jayalalithaa unconditionally and that he doesn’t want to be a Member of the Parliament. Even if he gets a seat and becomes an MP, he will not keep quiet. He will clamour for a ministerial berth.
In the Times of India’s Chennai edition of 21/05/2008, it has been reported that Mr. Thol Thirumavalavan of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal has requested the Government to arrest Dr. Subramanian Swamy for having possessed the tape recordings of the conversation between the sacked minister Ms. Poongothai Aladi Aruna and the Vigilance Chief. Mr. Thol Thirumavalavan is right. The police officials who are investigating the matter must take Dr. Subramanian Swamy into custody and enquire as to how he has come into possession of the tape and if he has instigated the Vigilance chief to record and to pass over the same to him. Dr. Subramanian Swamy has been threatening that he is in possession of some more recordings. As such, this is not a minor matter. The Government must act on it and at the same time, it should also instruct its Ministers not to involve in any sort of favouritisms. Earlier, it was reported in the media, that as if the Government is involved in ‘phone tapping’. Once the Tamilnadu Police found out that the Vigilance Chief himself had recorded and that the recorded messages had gone from the Vigilance Chief’s Computer, Dr. Subramanian Swamy is saying that he is in possession of some more recordings. Again this is nothing but blackmailing. Further, it is not understood that how such a senior officer and that too the Vigilance Chief , himself had been a part of this controversy. The integrity of the concerned officer itself is now at stake, thanks to Dr. Subramanian Swamy. If he is really interested in the Society at large then why not he produce it directly in the Court and ask them to order enquiry as deemed fit. He only wants to bargain with the major Political parties.
In the meantime, Mr. Thol Thirumavalavan, himself can file a PIL in the court seeking it to direct the Government suitably in this matter. Further , it is not understood as to how Dr. Subramanian Swamy is getting funds for doing all this and for running his so-called party, which barely has any following. From where is he getting the money to fly between Delhi , Chennai and other cities. Will anyone file a PIL seeking to enquire into the sources of finance.
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Dear Raman Verma
I am not a Tamilian, so I am not aware of the specific case that you are talking about. But on the point that "Can anyone tell what good Dr. Subramanian Swamy has done to the Society" - I have the following to say:
1. It was Dr. Swamy who was almost singularly responsible in convincing the Chinese (Deng Xiao Ping) to allow Indian tourists to visit the sacred Mt. Kailas - that King of Pilgrimages that Hindus lost access to after the Communists in China turned hostile towards India.
2. It was Dr. Swamy who filed a petition in the Supreme Court and got a Stay on the Sethu Samudram project thus protecting the Sentiments of Hindus. Ofcourse, his opposition does not mean that he is against economic progress, not at all, he has also included in his petition an alternative proposal that would be more meaningful. In fact the very same proposal was made by the Planning Commission of India as well, in place of the current Sethu Samudram project - but the same was (illegally) ignored by Sonia and Karunanidhi.
3. Dr. Swami is a great proponent and defender of free speech. See his survival kit on defamation suits: http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/21/stories/2004092103551000.htm .
4. Dr. Swami is a brilliant Satistician, Economist and Advocate (he argues all his cases personally, does not engage a lawyer). In his youth he has exposed the plagiarim resorted to by the then ISI boss Dr. Mahalanobis (who was a favourite of Nehru) and thus earned a seat in the Harvard University. He is a brilliant academic.
I am no fan or follower of Dr. Swami, but just wanted to show the other side of the coin as well, mainly because we are living in an era where even the media has its own prejudices and we often miss listening to the other side of the story. As citizens with the right to vote we need to be watchful of the machinations of the political parties as well as the media, we need to stay sufficiently informed and take our independent decision.
It is not that I wish to preach, only wanted to note some facts. I respect your right to differ.
Best Regards
Vajrapani
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Dear Raman Verma 1947
You are obviously either a stupid idiot or a sleazy corrupt operator.
How can you even question the value of self-less crusading against corruption? Dr. Swamy is a rarity -- an honest, decent, upright politicains. Most other politicians in India are corrupt and unethical, feathering their personal nests by misusing, misappropriating and taking kickbacks that damage public good. To name a few, Bofors, Enron....the list is endless.
Dr. Swamy has dedicated his life to cleaning the system -- what have you done for the country exactly? Concerned Citizen
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Mr.Verma is absolutely right in branding Dr. Swamy as a nuisance character. He has been a perennial source of nuisance. He has been thinking that he is the most intellectual person in India. He must be taken into custody and enquired as to how he has come into possession of the CDs. The Public at large are interested to know who are all behind this episode. The Government must not be cowed down by his threats that he will be releasing some more CDs
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why are you so obssessed with swamy. just ignore him. who is not doing blackmail. from tehelka to all koofia camermen al are doing this. its all in teh game of politics
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