Monday, April 27, 2009

Interesting mails from member's..27 Apr 2009

JUSTICE FOR DEFENCE SERVICES

27 Apr 09.
To,
All Members And ESM Organisations
On Emailing List of "Report My Signal".
Dear Friends,
Jai Hind.
Some of the emails received from members are reproduced below.
On behalf of YOU ALL, 'i' thank all the members who sent these emails to us.
In Service of Indian Military Veterans
Chander Kamboj.
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From: Ranjit Rai
To: prem parkash batra
Cc: Kamboj Chander ;TRUNCATED
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Questions And Comments During ISIL Annual Conference-17th & 18th April-Delhi

Hi PP Sir (Cdr Prem P Batra),

Internet is great .......You can fire away and people can use delete key when they see your or my Emails.

I find you put nuggets always on the table and are better read on International Law than many of us but have you ever blamed ourselves .......seldom. The Bushido doctrine to look inwards and find flaws is the first point for success. It is easy to blame others though you have points always, and write well. Sir lets look inwards first as I have served 7 years Inter Service and saw the warts first hand. IAF helped sack Vishnu is one example.. Service before self they say.

Much fault on the security state of India lies with us including me from NDA and IMA etc and we cooperate till we are Commanders and then spend energies in fighting amongst ourselves for the cakes the Bureaucrats and Politicians throw down .....In Op Pawan I know Navy helped itself and LTTE never touched a ship or attacked a Navy person and poor Army lost 1400 souls.

And we come from amazing institutions where the GOI spent lacs to train us and feed us and all of us know Tri Service Jointness is the way to go but do we execute it. I have not seen it except on surface and forced by Manekshaw and our DIV O ACM Suri told me " We Chiefs are all First Course JSW and we will show what is cooperation". I saw non cooperation first hand as DA in Singapore for 4 years and let me confess I played to the gallery as is in our DNA.

.I see the same in the elections from afar .......no policies but money and caste and allegiance to the Gandhi family and old foggies like you and me., and even elder to us Manmohan and Advani in the fray. Most do not know Internet. Our time to lead is over ........our generation screwed the system the Brits left and we thrived individually. At least I did.That is the first admission we have to make.

..A person of the stature of the NSA who is brilliant and ambitious told me the Chiefs do not want a CDS .........Co-operation

. Most new Navy is not welcome in the Army or IAF golf course any more .........Bloody $ 30 bill defence budget and the largest land holder in the country the Army, and non public funds in 1000s of crores not enough Golf facilities and Golf is a team builder.No one chief can solve this problem .........only joint service ........Army or IAF will not part with one acre unless it is to GMR who will make a golf course if he can.

People thank God we have Ladoo Sarai and civil clubs have over taken ours ........and cash rich Gymkhana is where Air Marshals and Generals show their fighting skills ........the election fever has begun in earnest for September. I love the dramatics and the free drinks I can get. No policy but free drinks from now onwards if you can play to the gallery. I can give lessons as I wrote a book on it and got it out of my system .........PP Sir shall we jointly author a Book. No money in it buts loads oif fun and hard work and you seem up to it. Serious I know how.

Our PR in schools is pathetic .....we make NMF for Rs 5 Crores and do strategy ........who is instilling patriotism in India in the young. Children of India and others. All used to visit ships in Navy week but now thanks to terrorism that's stopped.

. Can India's children of 14 years be terrorists ...They should visit our ships and establishments every Sunday and Duty watch will be proud as they used to be.....and some girls at 14 are very good looking today ...The nation does not know us any more except the rich see what IAF or Navy or Army does does on National Geographic and Times now ........600 mill watch Hindi and vernacular TV..

Cheers all. Chalta Hai as Jug Suraiya says and my motto too.

(Cmde) Ranjit Rai
(Very well said Cmde Rai. I wish Cdr Batra and you Gods speed in your new mission.
I wish after reading this email many more of us come forward to work for unity among three Services, unity among veterans and nation building.
– Chander Kamboj)
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From: vinay singh
To: naughtilus2000@gmail.com ; carlgomes_2000@yahoo.com
Cc: Kamboj Chander
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:54 PM
Subject: JABALPUR MUTINY

The number of mutineers granted freedom fighters pension is not 1700 but 41. The irony is that none of them could be traced and hence not a single case could be taken up for grant of the pension. I tried to get the MHA to include the Jabalpur mutiny in the list of movements that are eligible, as has been done for other such mutinies and movements. Then, persons who are affected can apply individually. For some reason, the MHA has not done this. As a result, many of the affected persons such as Kochuvareed, whose photo appeared in the article, have not been able to claim the pension. Apart form the mutineers officially punished, many others like Kochuvareed were discharegd on administrative grounds, based on statements of JCOs and NCOs.

The Jabalpur mutiny in fact was the event that triggered the British decsion to get out of India without getting involved in a messy civil war, which they realised they will not be able to control. The trauma of 1857 lingered, and the fear of loss of British lives was uppermost in their minds. They made an elaborate evacuation plan for European nationals in case this happened. Thisisi all documented.

I think the least thatt should be done is to make a proper memorial at Jabalpur, like the one the Navy has made in Bombay. They also have an annual ceremony to commemorate the event.

Maj Gen VK Singh
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From: Carl Gomes
To: vinay singh ; Kamboj Chander
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 5:22 AM
Subject: Fwd: THE NATION REMEMBERS

Thanks for the input re signallers. Being a signalman myself, I
have a question (a silly one): Signalmen do not wear the lanyard
on the right shoulder. Did they not have the prefix "Royal"?
You may like to read this article written by me yesterday.
I just wrote it on the spur of the moment - with no intention of
submitting for publication - just to circulate among my friends.
Regards,

Carl.
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THE NATION REMEMBERS
By
Carl H Gomes
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders observed ANZAC day with reverence at home and far across the oceans at Gallipoli, Turkey on Saturday. This is the day the nation remembers their forefathers (many of who never returned home) who fought in wars far away from home in the two World Wars and in other campaigns in more recent times. ANZAC Day builds bridges across communities and unites generations of Kiwis, who gather at war memorials all over the land to commemorate those who gave their lives for their country, to honour those war veterans who made it back home and to pay tribute to the serving members of the Armed Forces. The abiding theme was “lest we forget”, which was the slogan which resonated throughout the day.
For most, the day started with a dawn service (at 0500 hrs) in almost every urban, suburban or rural town across the country: young or old, fit or feeble (including the Prime Minister and his cabinet) they assembled in the dark, braving the cold and blustery winds waiting for dawn and the sound of the bugle or trumpet. It was both a day of mourning and celebration which was not just moving but tear jerking, especially for a veteran like me from a country where veterans are castaways who are castigated by the media, the bureaucrats and the ruling party. Where the likes of Abhishek Singhvi and Manish Tiwari can get away with insulting the veterans and Rahul Gandhi can blandly state he is unaware of any veterans’ agitation going on right under his nose at Jantar Mantar. Where Shekhar Gupta and Vir Sanghvi can get away with writing vilifying editorials and run perfidious opinion polls in their papers and the bureaucrats can fiddle with soldiers’ salaries with impunity. Where Vijay Divas is just another date on the calendar! (It is important to note here that the events were for the veterans, of the veterans, supported by the government.)
Later in the morning (elevenish) parades were held in these same towns, every one of which has a war memorial or cenotaph, where veterans and their families walked or marched through the street(s), complete with bagpipes and brass bands. These events are organised and funded largely by the local Returned Services Association (RSA) – a smaller version of the DSOI (Delhi) or the US Club (Bombay), complete with bar, restaurant, pool tables, etc., which even holds dances on weekends. Funds are raised by sale of red (paper) poppies which everyone wears on his/her chest with pride on ANZAC Day. (Everything has its downside: at the Waitakere RSA, not very far from where I live, thieves broke in while everyone was out at the parade and stole some $3000, most of it collected from the sale of poppies – but these are hard times and hence, bad times!).
The official ceremony was held in Wellington, the nation’s capital at the National War Memorial. It started off with the sounding of the “Last Post”, guard of honour, gun salute at the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Warrior’, followed by laying of wreaths by members of the diplomatic corps, led by the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. (While every nation was represented by its Ambassador, High Commissioner or Charge de Affaires, India alone was represented by a minor functionary from the High Commission, who naturally brought up the rear; but I would not read much into it). After this it was the turn of the government led by the (rep of) Governor General, Prime Minister, followed by the leader of the Opposition, Mayor of Wellington, CDS, the three Chiefs of the Services, Police Commissioner (for the first time) and two youth on behalf of an organisation like our NCC. The PM laid the wreath on behalf of his government and the people of New Zealand and paid tribute, “We salute their willingness to fight to preserve our freedoms and ideals. They were everyday people who rose to heights of sacrifice.”
(Note: The Governor General -Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces- was absent because he was attending ANZAC Day ceremonies along with the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs at Gallipoli. 7500 people were present to commemorate the landings at Gallipoli when 2300 (out of 8500) ANZACs who were landed lost their lives in WW2. People from NZ and Australia save for months and years to make this annual pilgrimage to Gallipoli, but this year because of the recession, the numbers were drastically reduced.)
After this, the scene of action moved indoors, inside the chapel for the memorial service and more laying of wreaths - this time it was by the veterans themselves (some from World War II, some ex-POWs) on behalf of various entities like the Air force Association, Navy association, old battalions of the Army, even some campaign associations like the Normandy Vets, Viet Nam Vets, HMS Achilles Vets associations, etc. This was followed by speeches and tributes by the Rep of the Governor General, the Prime Minister and the President of the National Veterans’ Organisation.
All morning, every TV channel (7 or 8 of them) ran live broadcasts of events and also programmes devoted to old battles, naval actions and campaigns where ANZACs were present and one-on-one interviews with veterans who took part in them. Some of them screened war movies in the evening in lieu of their normal programmes. One channel in particular devoted the whole day to veterans with live broadcasts of services and interviews and also screened the movie, “The Battle of the River Plate” – the famous naval action involving our very own INS Delhi, nee HMS Achilles. Late in the evening this channel had a live 2 hour programme where famous singers and recording artistes sang old and new songs dedicated to veterans to an audience comprising veterans. There were old WW2 songs that my Dad used to sing, so I could sing along – ones made famous by Vera Lynn like “Lili Marlene”, “This is the Army, Mr Jones”, “White cliffs of Dover”, “Now is the hour”, “Auf Weidersehn”. JT and CK, you would have loved the one dedicated to the RAF: “Coming in on a wing and a prayer”, and a lovely, touching number that I heard for the first time” “There won’t be many coming home”.
Across the Tasman Sea, similar ceremonies were held in Australia: 20,000 (including PM, Kevin Rudd) turned out in the wind and rain in the capital, Canberra; 35,000 in Melbourne; in Brisbane the parade was led for the first time by expat New Zealanders and in Sydney a 101 year old Kiwi veteran had the honour of leading the parade.


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From: prem parkash batra
To: admiralharinder@gmail.com ; Kamboj Chander ; gen_malik@airtelmail.in
Cc: EDITED
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 12:54 AM
Subject: Wefare Of Ex-Servicemen-Two Issues

Vice Admiral Harinder Sigh

Lt Gen NS Malik

Birg CS Kamboj
WELFARE OF EX-SERVICEMEN-TWO ISSUES
Dear Sirs,

1. Courtesy Capt Alok Bansal I attended a Meeting at IDSA on Friday 24th April 2009. Unfortunately I left my car lights on at their basement parking. But I was lucky to start and reach Armmy R & R Hospital for preliminaries prior to my nose bone surgery. After the consultation, I found I had left the lights on again and car would not start. And I had to wait for help from DDE Motors for nearly 2 hours.

2. Whilst waiting, a 5 years old girl was being attended to by her Sardar Father and her Mother, caught my attention. At 4PM in afternoon it was pretty hot and they were squatting on plastic sheet under the shade of Garden Plastic Umbrella Shed. Of course this scene I had seen far too many times before. There were few other families of PBORS too. A scene too common at AIIMS.

3. I was too moved by the Girl's unsteady steps with her Parents lost in uncertainties. I went up and inquired. The Girl had under gone cancer surgery on her brain tumor a couple of months earlier. Now She was undergoing Radiation treatment to remove remaining roots of the cancer. Father was from outstation and was attached to an Army Unit at Sadar Bazar. During the surgery they had availed off the Built up Accommodation. Now they were sheltered in the open with pain and hope. With much difficulty I pursued the Father and Mother to accept Rs.50 for Girl to have some snacks from the Canteen. In fact a DSC Patrol urged the Parents not to decline.

4. Whilst waiting there I made some more inquiries. On an average about 35 to 50 PBORS with their families camp in open road steads at this R&R Hospital. I understand 10 to 15 are Ex-Servicemen of this number. When some VIPs come the DSC Patrol chases them out temporarily. The built in Home is not sufficient. Possibly one more complex is under construction that may be used for this purpose.

5. We Ex-Servicemen debate endlessly and undertake DHARNAS seeking IZZAT, MAAN and Dignity as enshrined in the Constitution. The Question is are we giving the same to PBORS in particular whilst they are in Service! The answer perhaps may not be affirmative. We have the mind set of Mogul and British Armies, I would like to persuade my self to think that way. I have had the experience of both. I have seen the Moguls way in West Punjab in 1946-47 in a rural Police Station. When I joined Academy in 1954 I had seen some Raj times culture. Why it should continue till today? Why should these things be done on approved scales and wait for our Political Leaders and Bureaucrats for such mercies. These issues can be sorted out with multi-sourcing from Public and Non Public Funds. I had fortunately or unfortunately all the punishment postings both in the Navy and Merchant Navy to tame me and toe the line. If I succeeded as Commander Barracks, it was because I demanded greater discipline but with human face. I did not wait for their problems to come to me but saw them and sensed and had them addressed before they could. Not once my Superiors or the Government or the Commander Works [who happened to be my NDA Course Mate] and others did not help. Of the 20+ Ships that I was asked to serve in SCI in my 14/15 years, nearly 17 ships were manned by Kolkata Crews. Any mariner would tell you that was a nightmare. It would be hell for first month but after 3 months they would be most loyal. They would earn from me but would work harder and longer and would never let me down. SCI would benefit though long hours meant more strain on my health.

6. So why R & R cannot provide more humane conditions for PBORS as there is more rush now then when things were planned. May be more R & Rs are in the pipe line. But Delhi would have one only. We know it has taken an Iraq War and change of Administration for Veterans Secretary to appreciate this problem as some of the young war casualties take many years and multiple surgeries at their Walter Reed Hospital to be able to live life on their own again. And they stay with their families in digs as they call them in inhuman conditions on shoe string budgets. Are we waiting for war for these mercies from the Government.

7. I would like to think that for over flow we should go back to traditional SARAIS built on temporary basis. And since most of PBORS are from rural areas their families would be more comfortable in them. Facilities could be provided on the lines that are provided at many DHARMIC STHAANS that should include food. And may be manned on Contract basis or what ever way security may permit. Some of rich ex-servicemen may be asked to contribute. Why only letters seeking body parts. Incidentally I have recd. 3 letters in the past 3 months. They perhaps know better about my health status then NHQ and Director of Ex-Servicemen who think otherwise. Not that I would not give away my body parts for whatever worth they may be.!

8. We have been gifted a car by our Son and so we can commute to R&R for the last 3 years now. Otherwise my Wife had to change 2 buses and walk up and down from the Gate! Now when ever I return I always stop and ask if any body wants lift up to Dhuala Kuan. I understand 2 Electric[!] Buses run for 2 hours in the morning. Please visit AIIMS. Its Campus is also spread. There is round Electric Cart service and free from far flung parking spaces and other areas for any body and who cannot walk. Possibly they plough some parking funds into this. Where is the difficulty in providing this SEWA here. Perhaps it could be run by a Contractor and could be green service

9. Frankly things could be more Patient friendly at R&R Hospital.

10. There is another minor issue. By and large I avoid any contact with the Serving Officers and Ranks outside of the annual CNS's Lunch. There is some chasm! They make you feel that you have come for some favour and perhaps that is true. But IZZAT TO HAR EKK KO PYARI HOTI HAI. Recently I did go but regret. MTNL from this year have started asking for LIVE CERTIFICATE as they charge half rates from Senior Citizens. From INS India I was going to Parliament Street for Notary Signature on the MTNL Life Certificate. At my Wife's suggestion I went in again and requested the Commander INS India for signing as a Gazetted Officer. He took 10 minutes to speak as he was busy. Then he called his PO Writer to ask if he could certify if I am alive who after lot of discussions advised the Commander that he could sign and did. Bureaucracy is not only in Civil, it is in Uniform too. Today I had gone to Telephone Exchange to deposit the Form. And I suggested to the Officer as to why this requirement cannot be given wide publicity as this is new. He advised, please come next year here only and our own Officer would counter sign your Life Certificate as they do in Banks for Pensions.

11. Incidentally I found in USA a lot more facilities are given to Veterans than here. A retd. Colonel and his Japanese Wife flew from HAWAI Islands Airbase to OKINAWA Base on their regular Air Lift Service if spare seats are available by paying $39 Dollars for food charges en route. He took us through his Idaho Air Base too.

12. Sir, whilst the major effort is on OROP and the Elections, these small welfare issues too need timely attention. You may have it ascertained through your own sources.

With best regards,

Cdr Prem P Batra Retried.
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From: Col K Malaiappan -
To: KADYAN Lt Gen RAJ ; satbirsm@yahoo.com ; CS Kamboj ; Cdr Sharan Ahuja
Cc: Arumugam Rama
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:36 AM
Subject: IESM SITREP 24 APR 09 -

25-4-2009
My Dear Sirs

1. Heartiest congradualations on these fantastic achievements which was due to your efforts which could have caught dusts otherwise.
2. IMA training was/is not included as service since the GCs entering IMA were not graduates. Now the entry level qualification is increased as Graduation for all type of entries in IMA/OTA at par with civil services Group I Officers recruitment where in minimum requirement to apper for civil services Exams is Graduation and their trainingis taken as servie, given pay and allowances. It should be for Armed Forces also. Kindly try for this also
3. I got WP dismissed. My stand was that ESM Corporation 's Chairman and all other functionaries should only be retired commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who qualify to be ESM (O) as per Para 12 b of DGR Instructions www.dgrindia.com/security agencies)& these corporations are for the welfare of the retd officers and ESM and no non retired commissioned officers or non ESM should hold any post in state ESM Corporations. I appeared as Party in Person as Respondent and the Addl Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, two eminent Senior Advocates appeared for the Petitioner the TEXCO. On my submissions of policy, subject, object and purpose and countering all the irrelevant arguments of the Petitioner 6 WPs were dismissed on 9th and 16 th of March 2009 by Hon'ble high Court of Madras.

4.I have asked for the copy of the Judgement and will sbe sent on receipt.

5. Outcome of this Judgement. Over 15 000 ESM on SG duties with Govt establishments in Tamil Nadu will get additonal wages of over Rs 4500 pm and will be revised every6 months. TEXCO will have to be revamped by appointing over 57 retired commissioned officers, and over 70 ESM and illegally recruited civilians have to be thrown out. All legal Advisors, lawyers dealing with ESM issues in Tamil Nadu will be only Ex Service Officers/ESM qualified as Lawyers and practicing in High Court of Madras.

With best wishes and regards
Yours Sincerly
Colonel K Malaiappan (Retd), BE,MBA,(BL)
[DSM,DPMIR,D Tax,PGDFM]
Phones 91 44 2532 5757 Office
91 44 2663 1251 Residence
91 94443 83683 Mobile

389/2 Green Gardens
"L" Block
Annanagar East
Chennai-600 102
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From: kiran krishan
To: Kamboj Chander
Cc: EDITED
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: Def Pensions - Khushwant Singh

The defence forces are now on the radar of the doyen of Indian journalism Khushwant Singh also for their after retirement blues.

Writing for his Weekly Saturday Column ‘With Malice Towards One and All’ in the Hindustan Times, Chandigarh Edition of April 25, he talks of male menopause under the sub title ‘Retired Hurt’. Retirement is most painful for all males, and he compares it to menopause for women. Writing about the defence forces, he comments: “With the defence services, the day of retirement can be more brutal. Unless a soldier gets promotions, he is retired in the prime of his youth with a miserable pension he cannot live on. He has to find another job or an alternative way of livelihood.”

Thank you Khushwant Singh.
I hope someone is listening to you, if not all, someone in the journalistic fraternity.

Could you kindly publish it in your report, and, if possible forward it with reactions to Khushwant Singh, and our worthy PM, and the Congress President.

Regards,

Brig Kiran Krishan, SM (Retd)
Coordinator, IESM,
Panchkula
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From: brig_bmk@dataone.in
To: chait_any@yahoo.com
Cc: csk551@dataone.in
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 11:12 AM
Subject: Deceased officer

Dear Prakash,

Reference your email to Kamboj.

This is clearly a case of the bank’s deficiency in service and highhandedness. I have dealt with the banks as also thru consumer court with good results. Many bank branches have been laggards in paying our arrears of pension.

There are three issues to be tackled; Commutation of pension, Family pension to the widow and Arrears of pension of deceased officer.

1. Commutation of Pension. This is clearly a ‘Deficiancy of service’ by the bank. As the pay order was issued by CDA on 11 Dec 08(?), the bank ought to have paid before the officer’s death on 03 Jan 09. A complaint should be given now to the bank with copy to their Zonal Office (addresses at www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/company check for PNB ), warning them of her going to Consumer Court for redress and damages. Next step is to apply to the applicable Consumer Court as per bank’s location. I can give you the procedure and formats if required. Even if she is located elsewhere now, she can authorize someone else to appear in court. It takes a few hearings and some time, but it works. No lawyer is needed.

2. Family pension should have been paid to the widow by now by the bank as per the existing PPO and at 6th PC rates. For this she should have given a letter and death cert to the bank. If not paid yet, she should give a complaint to the bank with copy to the Bank’s Regional office. Next step is to complain to the RBI Banking Ombudsman (addresses at www. bankingombudsman.rbi.org.in), and later to Consumer Court if needed.

3. Arrears as per 6th PC till 31 Aug 08 and difference of pension till 02 Jan 09 of the officer should have been paid by the bank. Again the same steps as above.

I will be happy to provide more information.

With warm regards.

Kapoor

Brig B M Kapoor
Director, Classique Management Systems
1172, Sector 37, Arun Vihar
NOIDA(UP) 201 303
Tele: 0120-243 1771
Mob: 98100 76682
email: brig_bmk@dataone.in
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--- On Sun, 26/4/09, Krishan K Punchhi wrote:

From: Krishan K Punchhi kkpunchhi@yahoo.ca
Subject: Fw: [MilitaryVeterans] A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To:
Date: Sunday, 26 April, 2009, 3:54 AM


--- On Sat, 4/25/09, sckaps@yahoo.co.in wrote:
From: sckaps@yahoo.co.in sckaps@yahoo.co.in
Subject: [MilitaryVeterans] A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To: mytimesmyvoice@timesgroup.com
Cc:EDITED
Received: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 2:03 PM
WANTED: INFORMATIVE IMPARTIAL INDIAN MEDIA
(W:IIIM)


A LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To:

The Editor
The Times of India

Sir:

Army Commanders' conference opened in Delhi on April 20 wherein important announcements regarding the security of the country were made by the Defence Minister AK Antony and Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor apart from consideration of issues bearing on the welfare aspects of the jawans.

The event was widely reported in the media on April 21.

However, there was not a word about it in The Times of India. Yet, ironically, there were as many as three write-ups--one of these along with a photograph adorning the front page--on dogs, their qualities and attributes, their masters' whims and fancies and passionate liking for them. There was an article each on how an ex-VVIP is kept busy by his canine friend (page 20) and the sale of a particular breed of dog has gone up in India (page 6) consequent on its adoption as a pet abroad.

Just a few days back, on April 16 (page 14), The Times of India had carried a similar story on the same dog with a photograph with the same master under the caption "BO-WOW: First show of first dog".

Next day, on April 22 there was a front-page quote that read:"Money will buy you a fine dog ..."

What profound publicity and prominence provided to the poodles (preferred and patronised by foreign presidents, past and present), their Portuguese pedigree named "Portie" or "PWD", their progeny and poops to boot!

It seems the readers, Sir, are being sold a pup, literally and figuratively, by your newspaper?

In contrast, look at the crass negligence shown towards even important events pertaining to the Army Commanders, Defence matters and the troops who put their head on the block for the safety of their country and its citizens including you, Sir, and your staff at TOI! (There are numerous examples of this nature involving non-coverage of national/Armed Forces news. What we have been pointing out to you for the past about three-and-a- half years is just about one-third or one-fourth of the total lot.)

How shameful and disgusting! Why this slavish mindset?

To the best of our knowledge and belief India has been an independent sovereign state for well over 61 years and the reputed The Times of India is published from Delhi and yet not from, say, Dallas.

Warm regards.

Sincerely,

SC Kapoor
Wing Commander (retd)
E-145, Sector 21
Noida-201 301
Mob: 9810515424


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