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рд╡рд┐рджреЗрд╢реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд░рдЦреЗ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдзрди рдкрд░ рд╕рд░реНрд╡реЛрдЪреНрдЪ рдиреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рд▓рдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрд░рд╡рд╛рдИ рдХрд░реЗ

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 3
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рдЗрдгреНрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЯреВрдбреЗ (3 рдЬрдирд╡рд░реА, 2010) рдХреЗ рдирд╡реАрдирддрдо рдЕрдВрдХ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╡рд┐рд╢рдВрдХрд░ рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рд▓рдЪрд╕реНрдк рдХрд╛рд░реНрдЯреВрди рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗрдВ рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖ рдкрд░ рдкреНрд░рдореБрдЦрддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рд▓рд┐рдЦрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ : 176 рд░реБрдкрдП рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдЧреНрдпрд╛рд░рд╣ рд╢реВрдиреНрдпред рдореБрдЦреНрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрдЯреВрди рдореЗрдВ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдбрд╛. рдордирдореЛрд╣рди рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдФрд░ рд╕реЛрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрд╛рдВрдзреА рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рднреНрд░рд╖реНрдЯрд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдХреЛ рд╢реВрдиреНрдп рдмрд░рд╛рдмрд░ рднреА рдмрд░реНрджрд╛рд╢реНрдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд░реЗрдВрдЧреЗ (We have zero tolerance for corruption)Click to Read More

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LET S.C. ACT ON INDIAN WEALTH ABROAD

Monday, December 27th, 2010 18
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The latest issue of India Today (January 3, 2010) carries an interesting cartoon by Ravi Shankar with an amount boldly inscribed at the top : Rs.176, followed by eleven zeroes. The main cartoon shows Dr. Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi declaring тАЬWe have ZERO tolerance for corruption!тАЭ and some minions of theirs declaring тАЬWe can tolerate many more zerosтАж.тАЭ

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Sunday, December 19th, 2010 1
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рдЖрдЬ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЪреЗрдиреНрдирдИ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЕрджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдп рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рди рдХреЗ рд▓реЛрдХрд╛рд░реНрдкрдг рд╣реЗрддреБ рдирд┐рдордВрддреНрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред рдореИрдВ рдЗрд╕реЗ рдЕрджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдп рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рд╡рд░реНрдгрд┐рдд рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдВ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдореВрд▓рдд: рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рди рддреАрди рджрд╢рдХ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рднрд╛рд░рдд рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдиреЗ рд╢рд╛рд╣ рдХрдореАрд╢рди рд░рд┐рдкреЛрд░реНрдЯ рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ред рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдореБрдЦреНрдп рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЙрдк-рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рд▓реЙрд╕реНрдЯ рдПрдгреНрдб рд░рд┐рдЧреЗрдиреНрдбрдЬреБреЬрдиреЗ рдФрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдХрд▓реНрдкрдирд╛рд╢реАрд▓ рдкреБрд░реНрдирд╕рдореНрдкрд╛рджрди рдиреЗ рдЗрд╕реЗ рдирдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдЕрд░реНрде рджреЗ Click to Read More

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A SIGNAL SERVICE TO HISTORY

Sunday, December 19th, 2010 3
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Today, I have been invited to Chennai to release a unique publication. I describe it as unique because this book was originally published more than three decades back as a Government of India publication titled SHAH COMMISSION REPORT. But the addition of a sub-title тАЬLost and RegainedтАЭ to the main title, and some imaginative re-editing gives it a new and significant meaning.

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SezhiyanThis new book has been compiled and edited by an old friend and Parliamentary colleague of mine, Era Sezhiyan.┬а Born in 1923, Sezhiyan became an ardent follower and highly trusted assistant of C.N. Annadurai, founder of the DMK. He was in Parliament from 1962 to 1984.Click to Read More

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Sunday, December 12th, 2010 1
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рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬреА рдкрддреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдЖрдКрдЯрд▓реБрдХ (13 рджрд┐рд╕рдореНрдмрд░, 2010) рдХреЗ рдирд╡реАрдирддрдо рдЕрдВрдХ рдХреА рдЖрд╡рд░рдг рдХрдерд╛ рдХрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрд╕ рдХреНрд░рд╛рдЗрд╕рд┐рд╕ рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реИред рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рдХреЗ рдиреАрдЪреЗ рджреЛ рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░-рдПрдХ рд╕реЛрдирд┐рдпрд╛рдЬреА рдФрд░ рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рд░рд╛рд╣реБрд▓ рдЧрд╛рдВрдзреА рдХрд╛ рд╣реИред рдореБрдЦрдкреГрд╖реНрда рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░реА рдХреЛрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдмрд╣реБрдЪрд░реНрдЪрд┐рдд рд▓реЙрдмрд┐рд╕реНрдЯ рдиреАрд░рд╛ рд░рд╛рдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдлреЛрдЯреЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдл рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред

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A YEAR OF STINKING SCAMS

Saturday, December 11th, 2010 20
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The cover story of the latest Outlook (Dec. 13, 2010) carries the bold caption CONGRESS CRISIS. Below the caption are two pictures- of Sonia ji and Rahul Gandhi. A top corner of the cover bears a photograph of the much talked about lobbyist, Nira Radia.

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A sub-caption to the main heading reads:

A Parliament impasse. An election defeat. Rebellion in the ranks. The stench of corruption. Can the Congress dig itself out of the hole before the 2014 polls ?

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The year 2009 was for the Congress party a year of triumph. The Click to Read More

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Sunday, December 5th, 2010 1
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рдХрд╛рдлреА рд▓рдореНрдмреЗ рдЕрд░реНрд╕реЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж 3 рджрд┐рд╕рдореНрдмрд░, 2010 рдХреЛ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЯрд╛рдЗрдореНрд╕ рдСрдл рдЗрдВрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХреЗ рдореБрдЦрдкреГрд╖реНрда рдкрд░ рд╣рд░реНрд╖рд┐рдд рдХрд░ рджреЗрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдкреЭрдиреЗ рдХреЛ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ред рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдХрд╛ рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рд╣реИ рдПрд╕.рдЖрдИ.рдЯреА. рдХреНрд▓реАрдпрд░рд╕ рдореЛрджреА рдСрдл рд╡рд┐рд▓рдлреБрд▓реНрд▓реА рдПрд▓рд╛рдКрдЗрдВрдЧ рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ-рдЧреЛрдзрд░рд╛ рд░рд╛рдпреЕрдЯреНрд╕-рдлрд╛рдИрдиреНрдбреНрд╕ рдиреЛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗрдВрдЯрд╢рд┐рдпрд▓ рдЗрд╡реАрдбреЗрдВрд╕ (рдПрд╕.рдЖрдИ.рдЯреА. рдиреЗ рдореЛрджреА рдХреЛ, рдЬрд╛рдирдмреВрдЭрдХрд░ рдХрд░рд╛рдП рдЧрдП рдЧреЛрдзрд░рд╛ рдкрд╢реНрдЪрд╛рддреН рдХреЗ рджрдВрдЧреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдХреНрд▓реАрди рдЪреАрдЯ рджреА-рдХреЛрдИ рдареЛрд╕ рд╕рдмреВрдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓реЗ)ред

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HEARTENING NEWS ABOUT GUJARAT AND BIHAR

Sunday, December 5th, 2010 11
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The most heartening news I have read in a long, long time is the front page report in the Times of India on December 3, 2010 bearing caption тАЬS.I.T. CLEARS MODI OF WILFULLY ALLOWING POST-GODHRA RIOTS - Finds No Substantial EvidenceтАЭ

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In my sixty years of political life I have not known any colleague of mine so consistently, so sustainedly and so viciously maligned by opponents as Narendra Modi. Ironically, during the same period as this calumny campaign against Modi has been at its peak, the Gujarat C.M. has been a recipient of fulsome compliments and kudos from within the country as well as abroad for making GujaratтАЩs a leading government in so far as the stateтАЩs all-round development is concerned, and a kind of a role model for the country in so far as good and honest governance is concerned.

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