How and who killed Sunanda Pushkar?

Again my question is… what is wrong with Indian media, especially the visual media? Why these new generation visual media ‘prodigies’ are always exaggerating anything  that comes near their vicinity? How can these   ‘Goswamis’ become experts on anything under the sun?  Who on earth has authorized  these modern day ‘Sherlock Holmeses’ to authoritatively conduct and declare the verdict on matters which are no way under their ‘jurisdiction’?  Still as poor ‘viewers’ of these  nonsense ‘cubs’  tolerance is the only option before us. Isn’t?

Knowing about ethics of journalism and adhering to its basic principles are some minimum qualities that a journalist must possess.  The label of journalism doesn’t permit anyone to go overboard on any individual and tarnish his/her  personal or professional image in the public.  It also doesn’t permit the intrusion into anyone’s privacy.

Coming to the case of Sunanda Pushkar’s death,  I expect  our media to act with little more responsibility.  When debate sessions in our news channels becomes battle fields of words,  mission of these channels to identify the real issue gets sidelined and only to increase their TRP rating becomes the ultimate goal.  I do not blame their marketing strategy. However, what I am concerned is, should they play this dirty game in someone’s expense?

Why do I say this is, there are many anchors who conduct these debates with their pre-notion on the subject.  Let them have it. I am not against it. But how can they force others to believe and agree to their  views?  For example, when I express some opinion on one subject that is just ‘MY’ opinion and need not necessary it must be the truth.  If our debate anchors conduct their program with this point in mind, they will be successful in extracting more information from others in the debate that will ultimately  bring out something good out of the show.

There are lot of speculation going around on the cause of Sunanda Pushkar’ death. Everyone has the liberty to assume things  with their own intelligence and have their own perspectives.  However,  it is very pathetic to see the argument of some media people who are trying to play junior Sherlock Holmeses and forcing the viewers to believe that it is a murder case that has been surely carried out by her husband Shashi Tharoor.   When I first ‘saw’ the BREAKING NEWS  on these TV channels saying SUNANDA PUSH MURDERED: CONFIRMS DELHI POLICE, I thought the police must have got some solid evidence that made them to come on this conclusion. However, my repeated efforts to find out through these ‘channels’ , there was nothing ‘new’ I could  summarize from the new revelations. At least these junior ‘Sherlock Holmeses ’ must have taken some more pain to dig further deep into extract something solid that has made the police to reach into this conclusion. Strangely, the police had nothing new to reveal, except she died “UNNATURAL’ death and it  was cause of POISONING!!!!! Arre baba, this was something we are hearing from day one, there is nothing new.  Can someone come forward and enlighten me if ‘unnatural death’ means  it is only a murder? Because our media people are making out it in that way. Then came the photographs of her body which shows bruises and injection marks which these medias  showcase as the proof that Sunanda was attacked by someone.   Followed  by now infamous ‘INJURY NO. 10” that could be the cause of the death!!!!!.  I really surprised how these ‘over-reacting’ media people gets such false information and wasting hours of hours of time just on arguments.  When these same people who have managed to capture a copy of the FIR all their arguments have got bumped.  In the FIR it has been stated that the injurious found on Sunanda’s body are 12 hours to 4 days old and none of these injuries are amount of her death.

There are also other statements that have been made out by people like Nalini Singh and Shobha  De. One of the statements was  Ms. Sunanda has revealed that she has some serious illness and she is not going to survive for a long time. Other is Shashi Tharoor is connected to some other ladies and he is not sincere to Sunanda. How far it is true or false to be a matter that needs to be probed and proved.

However, from an ordinary thinking mind I can summarize the whole happenings in some other way which will be more scientific and logical.

That is……..Sunanda was very much suffering from some kind of mental depression.

There is a possibility that  she was suffering from narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). This condition must have developed from her attitude of over possessiveness towards her husband. The way it has been told by her friends, she threatened Shashi Tharoor and complained about his sincerity towards her. This claim leads to believe that she was mentally depressed and could not stand to tolerate her husband getting associated with any other woman other than herself.

Now coming to NPD, it is said, people who are diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder are characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance. They have a sense of entitlement and demonstrate grandiosity in their beliefs and behavior. They have a strong need for admiration, but lack feelings of empathy. It further states that NPD is a Cluster B personality disorder in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and to others in the process.

I have made above observations on the basis of the statements and arguments that I have heard and read in the media and not on any medical ground.  However, if the observation holds any water, it is easy to reach on to a convincing conclusion of Sunanda’s death theory.

That is…. It was habitual for her to get into argument with her husband on subject that are mainly connected to some woman or women. There is no wonder even if she has threatened him by bringing matters he has been infamously associated with --  matters such as IPL etc.  One of the interesting part of the whole episode is, no one, even her close relations, never never, never ever, (courtesy Arnab) have pointed a finger at Shashi Tharoor  accusing him of hurting her physically or emotionally any point of time. 

Initially there were lot of arguments going  on about the injuries on her body and it was made out to be the result of an attack on her. Then the Dubai connection and unknown people staying in the hotel with fake passports etc. etc.  However, when the FIR became a public document through the ‘efforts’ of visual media, most of these claims had to be shelved and now these media prodigies are looking for other ‘loopholes’ in the inquiry, (FYI: A injury mark appears NOT only when a person gets attacked by someone but it can also happen in other way around, I mean hitting somebody can cause harm or injury to your own body too. As the injuries in Sunanda Pushkar’s body seems to be minor ones, the chances of above possibility increases.).

From all the evidence that has been revealed and are in the public domain suggest that it was a possible case of suicide or a death due to overdose of drugs.  The Delhi police claims it is an ‘unnatural death’ and she has been ‘poisoned’.  However, there is no reason or evidence to believe till today that she was poisoned by someone else. If at all poison was administered, it should have be done by herself.

Let me conclude with a report appeared in the Economic Times on January 21, 2014.

‘Autopsy report shows 27 tablets of Alprax caused Sunanda Pushkar’s death’

Autopsy findings in the death of Sunanda Pushkar are believed to have indicated that she had died because of an overdose of a prescription drug, Alprax, which may have made her slip into coma and perhaps die in her sleep last Friday. Though there are over a dozen minor injury marks on her hands and face, they are not related to her death, the doctors at AIIMS are believed to have said in the autopsy report terming the cause of death as "drug overdose".

Now the Delhi police have two options. Either they must admit that the above autopsy report was the one that they have received from doctors of AIIMS or they must come out and reveal something that they were able to lay their hands on to believe it was a clear case of murder.  Whatever the truth is, it is the responsibility of the Delhi to police to put a full stop to all speculations and embarrassments.

Time for change?

In the Malayalam movie ‘Arabikatha’ there is a scene where the character Mukundan played by Sreenivasan, a job hunter in Dubai meets a girl from China who sells pirated CDs for a living in the Dubai street. China being a Communist nation and Mukundan being a hardcore Communist follower from the state of Kerala believes everyone in China is a Communist that includes the girl, tries to befriend with the girl. Now you must watch the movie to get the full story.

The reason for bringing up the story here is, being a Malayalee, I have often been misquoted as a Communist in the other states or the countries where I have lived most of my time. For example in Mumbai where I lived for more than two decades people used to ask me ‘Are you a Communist?’ when introduce myself from the state of Kerala.  I have seen many eyebrows are getting raised when I responded with No, I am not. Though I was not one, Communism was the way of life in Kerala.

All these years it has never came into my mind why I haven’t been a Communist. But today, after living in my home state for the last three years, I have come to a conclusion that I can’t be a Communist. I have nothing against the party. In fact it is one of the political parties that have helped my state to achieve whatever progress in the last 60 years.

As I have mentioned the word progress, it is better we indulge in some reality check. I am still confused with whether to refer Communist Party of India-Marxist as a national party. A party that has no hold in any state other than Kerala and West Bengal can fit into that category is a subject to be debated. Now take the case of West Bengal. It is the one state in India where the Communists ruled uninterruptedly for more than three decades, exactly to be 34 years.  It is a party claims to be working for the upliftment of downtrodden.  If that claims holds any water, their leaders must go for an introspection when it comes to the living condition of the rural areas of West Bengal. The self-made Bengal savior Mamta Bannerjee is a product of this pathetic condition. I don’t believe Madam Mamta can never be a substitute for a party like Communist in Bengal. Still people have voted her to power.  Any grey-haired Communist head has rolled in Bengal? No. I don’t think.

Let us turn our focus to Kerala, where people live red, eat red, sleep red and dream red.  Can anyone of their leaders answer my question? That is….. If there was no government change in every five years, would have we achieved whatever progress we witness today in our state? If your answer is YES, then you must also answer why it has not happened in West Bengal. If you say NO then credit goes to the government that has followed your rule.  I am not favouring any party. But truth cannot be hidden forever. I must say, Congress is the most efficient party in India with most corrupted people. That is the destiny of Indian people. If Kerala has achieved anything it is all due to the government change and policies of the progressive governments.  The government that follows has to continue the policies of earlier one which makes the progress automatic.

Communism was need of a time.  Once the need has been met there must be a change in its policies which includes the ideology too. There is a saying, Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.  A party, its policies, its ideology must change as the time demands. That’s what Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was meant to say. But his comments were taken out of context and a big hue and cry was made by some top level leaders of CPM of Kerala. They want Ravi Shankar to mind his own business (yoga).  I don’t know why these people are becoming intolerant when someone trying to correct them.  Maybe this is the reason why the young generation is keeping away from Communist Party. From two and half states in the country you have reduced to one and half now. Hope a lesson will be learned from this.

Contribution by Communist in Kerala’s development is all together a different story. I will keep that for my next post.

Death of a girl

My heart bleeds for the little girl..... Hundreds of people die every day in India, the second largest populated country in the world. But this one particular death will make every Indian bow their head in shame.

 My heart bleeds for the little girl..... How could I trust the lines that I am listening for decades? Sare Jahan Se Acha Hindusthan Hamara……No. Never again I will able to sing this line with honesty.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... I must confess, I will not be able to withstand the trauma and agony that has been experienced by the little girl. The incident itself is beyond my imagination.  It was cruelty at its ugliest form.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... I am yet to find a word in the dictionary that can condole her parents. The mental agony they are going through cannot be described through some words.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... I must say I feel pity for our politicians who make senseless comments. I don’t expect them to show any sympathy however my humble request to them is don’t bring your dirty linen and wash it in the public, it stinks.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... If ever I was made a deciding authority then the one thing I would like to change is the working style of our Judiciary system. I feel the only solution to curtail crime in our society is a speedy trial and immediate sentencing.  If anyone who does a crime knows he will get punished within three months, he will give a second thought to his action. Appoint a thousand judges and clear all the backlogs of cases. Any case that comes up newly must be sentenced within three months of time. My first priority, if I become the deciding authority.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... I don’t subscribe to channel mongers who desperately recommending public trial for criminals, especially rapists. We are a civilized nation. We can’t perform public beheadings and public hangings. After all punishment doesn’t mean taking a eye for an eye. Punishment must make the criminal regret their wrong doings. Give them maximum harsh punishment a human being can tolerate, but not death. Death is a simple punishment for any crime.  The agony doesn’t last, only a few seconds.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... I don’t totally blame the Delhi police for the situation. I am saying this knowing the fact that the Delhi police are the most corrupted lot in our country.  Then our most corrupted politicians are also in Delhi. It is the interconnection between these power houses that make our capital most corrupted place in our country. It is also our capital of crime. Even if you escape from clutches of criminals you can’t escape from hitches of these power houses. Solution is only self conscious. Take care of yourself.

My heart bleeds for the little girl.... I am helpless. I am ashamed. I am dejected.  I know no one in the country who has the power to stop this kind of ugly crimes. It seems to me that the God is also helpless. My only pray to the God is, please stop these type of criminal-minded people taking birth in my country. Will you listen?

When cart comes before the horse

Sachin don’t need my certificate. Still I would like to say, he is the one of the greatest player the cricket world has ever produced.

But whatever his arguments may be, sometime he puts his personal interest before the team. That’s what happened in Mirpur yesterday. When the whole world is busy praising and pouring greetings on him, the sad part is we have lost a match against Bangladesh that would have been easily won if the scoring rate was high as the situation demanded. There is no doubt we had to content with 289 because Sachin’s cautious approach (or over cautious?) towards his century. What is significant in one day cricket is, it is not important how you made the run but how much you made. Sachin consumed 147 balls to score his 114. In a game of total 300 balls a player in the side takes almost 50 per cent of the balls to score only 38 per cent of the total score cannot be acceptable, for whatever the reason.

In a tournament where we have beaten a better side like Sri Lanka, would have more easily won against Bangladesh that would have brought an easy entry to the final. Now we have placed in a peculiar situation where we had to beat more professional and talented team like Pakistan, who are also considered to be our arch rival. Surely the tension has been mounted, at least for cricket loving people of India.

At the same time I salute Sachin for his achievement I will also place the blame on his shoulder for our failure to win against Bangladesh. It has become part of us, our Indians, to live with tension coupled with happiness in whatever we do, life or play.

My prediction for Asia Cup final.

When my heart says India-Pakistan my mind indicates it is going to be a Bangladesh-Pakistan clash. No surprise if Bangla wins.

A treasure that made me rich

Among many other things what life has taught me is that you don’t have to be the direct beneficiary of something to become a happy man in your life.

I was a happy and proud Indian when India won the cricket World Cup, though I never got a penny from it. Dhoni got, Tendulkar got and other players who have played and not played all got a fortune of cash. But not me. I was still happy, say even more than Sreesanth.

I was also a happy Indian when A.R. Rehman got Oscar award. When he took the award I took the happiness. But I was not that happy when the movie Slumdog Millionaire bagged the award. Not because I have anything against the movie. But I don’t subscribe to the idea of foreigners selling the pathetic conditions of our slum life to the world. And I still believe if the movie has won the academy award it is just because of some ‘white hands’ in it.

When Viswanathan Anand became the Grand Master I was double happy. He was an Indian first and South Indian second. The later one was the reason for my double happiness. All south Indians are that way. They become happier if the person concerned is a South Indian. The same applies to in sadness too. Otherwise ask Karunanidhi. He was sad when Kalmadi went to Tihar, depressed when Raja followed and when Kanimozhi went, he cried.

When I think of Viswanathan Anand’s extraordinary brain power, I wish our politicians had got half of it. I must admit, it is a thought that makes me sad, not happy.

I was always happy to watch Sania Mirza play, whether she win or lose. It was the same case with every Indian, I bet. I felt proud when she won and sympathized when she lost. At least she tried hard, I argued for her. The way she was progressing I thought one day she will conquer the world. She proved me wrong and conquered a Pakistani. She still plays for India as an Indian. However, today many Indians see her as Sania Malik not as Sania Mirza. That’s the problem.

Another woman I am really happy with is Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. Can anyone imagine where the Congress Party will be today if she was not in the helm of affairs? I am saying this not because I am a Congressman. In that case I am also happy with the way Mr. Narendra Modi is carrying out his work in Gujarat (except his inaction during the riot). With no personal connections with either of these two, I still feel happy about them and their work.

Another time I felt much happier is when Mr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became the President of India. People like him are real treasures of the country and when he has been selected for the high position of Indian President, I felt myself getting honoured.

And comes to think of treasures, I feel I am one of the most honoured, fortunate, luckiest, richest and happiest men in the world today. That is because Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple, where thousands of crores of wealth being been unearthed, is situated just one hour ride from my home.

Have the cake and eat it too

AN OPEN LETTER TO SHREE OOMEN CHANDY, CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA, AND SHREE UTHRADOM THIRUNNAL MARTHANDA VARMA MAHARAJA, HEAD OF TRAVANCORE ROYAL FAMILY.

Respected Chief Minister Mr. Oomen and Shree Uthradom Thirunnal Marthanda Varma Maharaja,

As there are lot of suggestions and opinions are coming from both ordinary and eminent people of this state regarding the utilization of the massive wealth unearthed from Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple in Thiruvanathapuram, here is a concrete and useful suggestion, which if implemented, would change the face of our state.

Everyone will agree that unless and until a wealth is used in a proper manner there is no value for it. A dead asset is of no use. Therefore the treasure wealth that has been found must be used for the welfare of the whole state in the name of Sree Padmanabha.

This does not mean we must dispose of the wealth.

A country or a state can progress only if the three basic amenities like Road, Water and Electricity facilities are improved. If you consider the present condition of the three amenities in our state you will come to know we have to improve a lot on these areas.

Once you have these facilities in place development will be an automatic process. But our main problem is we do not have sufficient fund to carry out these projects successfully and the will power to take the initiative.

Here are my suggestions:

A separate trust consists of three senior members from the Palace authority, three members nominated by the government, one representative from each national political parties (heads of the parties in the state will be a good option) and three members of public prominence under the guidance of Supreme Court be formed to take care of this wealth.

The trust should keep the wealth under the custody of Reserve Bank of India under a mortgage scheme.

The trust should make available a 90 per cent of the value of the wealth as loan under the mortgage plan. This amount should be deposited in an account operated by three trust members, one from palace representative, one government representative and one from the public prominence. (No political member should be made a signing authority). Proposals should only be approved with consent of all the trust committee members with a veto power to all members.

Initially this amount should be utilized for only three purposes; road development project, electricity projects and water projects.

ROAD PROJECT:

A six line national highway to be constructed across the state connecting all important places and local roads widened wherever it is necessary. This road project must keep in mind the road safety and must help avoid all accidents happening in our roads every day.

ELECTRICITY PROJECT:

Electricity is the next project we must concentrate. Kerala is a state where we a lot of natural resources. Despite we get considerably good rain during the monsoon season our concerns to produce enough electricity is still at large. We must explore other possibilities that could produce enough electricity to meet our needs. The project should be aimed at our long term requirement.

WATER PROEJCT:

Water water everywhere not a drop to drink is apt saying when it comes many places in our state. The situation may not that grim in urban areas. But in rural areas the situation is different. We must make drinking water easily available to everyone in the state. No doubt it will be one of the most humanity works that will be carried out rather than a social need.

The projects that are mentioned above only based on the priority. Availability of funds could be used in any project that will be good for the state and can bring direct benefit to the needy people of the state. Again, with the approval of all trust members.

We have resource now, I mean the money. We are not disposing off the wealth which is a real treasure. On the contrary by carrying out the above mission in the above manner we will be having a cake and eating it too.

The loan taken against this treasure will be repaid to the Reserve Bank of India by the government through a fixed monthly installment. The duration for repayment of the loan could be fixed for 25 years which will be an ideal duration. This process can be continued and in every 25 years the state could avail fresh loan from the Reserve Bank for development of the state.

HOW TO PRESERVE THE TREASURE

Reserve Bank of India must make the provision to keep the wealth under a well-protected security cover by constructing a hi-tech security locker.

The Reserve Bank in coordination with the government of Kerala should construct a high security cell in Kanakakunnu Palace, where the treasure could be kept under stringent security cover, probably in a vacuum glass chamber. This will enable the authorities to open the place for public viewing, may be for one month in every calendar year during the Onam festival.

This above proposal, if implemented with the full consent and guidance of respected Shri Uthradom Thirunnal Marthada Varma Maharaja, the present custodian and head of Travancore royal family, I hope, will be the best option to utilize the treasure in a meaningful way.

Apart from the projects mentioned above, a substantial amount from the mortgage loan amount to be deposited in the temple account in a fixed deposit and interest from this deposit can be utilized for the development of the temple. (There may be question raised about the repayment of loan by the government as part of the amount has been deposited temple account. What is to be taken into consideration is that the government is the main beneficiary of the temple treasure, and therefore the government should consider this proposal in healthy manner and bear that responsibility).

The responsibility of the security measures deployed in the treasure site in Kanakakunnu Palace will be a joint venture of Reserve Bank of India and government of Kerala. The state government can also avail extra security advises from the central government if necessary.

Last but not the least, all the projects carried out using this resource will be the name Sree Padmanabha prefixed to it. Like Sree Padmanabha Highway, Sree Padmanabha Water Project, Sree Padmanabha Energy Project, Sree Padmanabha Seawater Desalination Project etc. etc. etc. etc………

It is a dream, will it materialise? Let wisdom prevail.

Yours truly,

P.S. Rajan

Chalo Dilli

The wife was telling me this morning, “We must book our tickets to Delhi for August 16 today or it will become extremely difficult to get.”

“Tickets for Delhi? Who told you we are going to Delhi on August 16? And I don’t understand why someone wants to go to Delhi on August 16. People go to Delhi on August 15 so that they can watch and take part in Independence Day celebrations. But not on August 16,” I said.

“Not on August 15, but on August 16 that is the day we will be going to Delhi,” the wife insisted, “And you know we are not going there to watch the Independence Day parade. We are going there to take part and support Anna Hazare’s fasting that he said will be starting again on August 16. The whole India will be there to support him, not only just us,” she said.

“You are mistaken, not the whole India, but some few thousands will be there to support him, six thousands to be exact, if you believe Kapil Sibal,” I said.

“That’s the problem with you and your Congress party,” she continued, “not only you don't want to go to Delhi to support Hazare but you are also underestimating him.”

“Let me make it clear, it is not my Congress party, it is Sonia Gandhi's, and I have no connection with any political party. As far as supporting Anna Hazare is concerned, I am a supporter of the cause he is fighting for but I have my reservations about the way the agitation being staged,” I said.

“If you have your opinion then you must present it to Hazare when we are in Delhi and not to me, I am going there only to support him and not to express my opinion,” the wife said.

“I told you earlier, neither you nor me going to Delhi and that is final.” I said, and continued, “I never said we will not support him. We are just ordinary people. There are politicians, intellectuals and social workers who can carry out this mission more meaningful way, but not us. We will give him all our moral support while watching his agitation live on our television.”

“You will support him by watching him fasting live on television while you are having your dinner, right?” the wife asked. “ You are becoming too selfish nowadays. In fact you must also fast along with him to show your solidarity,” the wife said.

“You know I have acidity problem and if I don’t take my food on time it will get worst, and secondly, if Anna Hazare’s health deteriorates after a couple of days of his fasting he will be forced to get admitted in a hospital by the authorities and he will walk out from the hospital healthier than ever. On the other hand if my health worsens there will be no one to take care of and if I die, even the insurance people won’t pay you the money, claiming that death due to fasting amounts to suicide and suicide is not covered under the insurance scheme.” I said.

“You have a habit of talking too much,” the wife said. “If you don’t want to fast then don’t fast but at least come to Delhi and support me to support Hazare. Can you do that?” the wife asked.

“Okay, I don't want to discourage you. I will try to get the tickets today itself. Are you happy now?” I asked.

“One more thing, tell your cousins in Mumbai to send us a nine-yard saree before we go,” the wife said.

“Nine-yard saree”? You wear normal saree, why you want to wear a nine-yard saree when you go to Delhi?” I asked.

“Not for me, it is for Hazare,” the wife said continued,” “If there is a police crackdown after midnight and Hazare jumps from the stage to evade arrest and lands in front of me I can offer him the saree. I am sure being a Maharashtrian he will be more comfortable in nine-yard saree than in a churidar like Baba Ramdev.”

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