Tuesday, December 02, 2008

mera bharat mahaan

First of all, my condolences to great heroes of my country who died fighting heroically with coward terrorists. May their soul rest in peace.
Who is responsible: The first thing that comes to minds of every Indian on the “Mumbai Siege Incident” are shocked and terrified. After the long 60 hour battle with coward terrorists, we- the people, started blaming government for the failure to prevent attacks. Isn’t it “we” who elected the representatives to form the government. So does this mean we, the people, are to be blamed for the ghastly incident?
In my “personal” opinion (without offending anyone else opinions) I feel its ‘us’ who are responsible for not preventing the incident. We elect officials who run our government who are incapable of protecting our country. From the newspaper articles it seems that the equipment used by Army, NSG was outdated to confront with Terrorists. (I have outmost respect to army, navy, police, NSG personnel who defended my country. So please don’t get my opinions wrong.) But who takes the decision to buy the equipment. Again its our own elected representatives who are appointed as minister’s due to nepotism rather then their individual ability.
Analyze This: Let’s analyze the whole incident. The total numbers of terrorists involved in the operation were, according to news sources, 10. They are believed to come via sea route to Mumbai. They are between ages 21-30, well trained in using ammunitions and explosives. Let’s connect the loops now.
Coming via the sea route should have taken atleast 8-10 hours in sea. This means there is a very good reason to believe that they are prone to dehydration.
That basically means the energy levels are less, unless they are on some “military” medication. Where did they get this “military” medication from?
The two terrorists who killed Hemanat Karkare, Vijay Kalaskar, Ashok Kamte are according to the story of the constable, the only survivor, were hiding behind a tree and shot the officers and other constables using AK 47. How did the terrorists know that the officers were coming in that route. Why were they hiding behind the tree which was exactly in the route? In a big city like Mumbai, no one noticed two terrorists hiding behind tree with AK 47’s.
The terrorists fought continuously for about 60 hours. Taking into account the number of terrorists in Taj hotel were 3-4, how did they manage to fight in that tremendous pressure without sleep. How were they able to control hostages, burn buildings, fight our elite NSG commandos at the same time?
Even if the terrorists had complete maps of hotels and locations how were they so successful in locating targets in those pressure situations.
All these means without internal help its highly impossible to make this happen.
Learn from past mistakes: Every time there is a bomb blast in India we blame Pakistan’s ISI. But after a month or so no one really talks about it. Why are we forgetting incidents that tear our country’s sovereignty? Why don’t we come with proofs of Pakistan’s involvement before international community and prove their involvement. (In the past there were incidents where we were able to successfully prove Pakistan’s involvement with limited proof, but to no avail). May it be train bombings, parliament attacks, Mumbai siege I feel my “bharathamaata” has seen enough and its time we need answers. By answers I mean not begging other countries to give the culprits. They should be hunted and killed, when we know where they are hiding.
Mera Bharat Mahaan: One thing sure to feel proud is the way Mumbai city rebounded after the incidents. The opening of Leopold’s cafĂ© in less than 3 days after the incident shows the courage and determination we Indians have.
No Terrorist can decide the way we live in our country. There were terrorists in the past centuries like Ghazni, Babar who plundered our most sacred temples and wealth. All of them died. But my India stands today, withstanding all the evil acts with determination and courage.
We have to see the issue of terrorism as related to particular people’s ideology rather than relate it to a religion. India belongs to every Indian who pledges allegiance to our country and flag. No matter Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh… as long as we bow down before Bharathmaata we are all sons of India.
What needs to be done: We need to elect representatives who will think about our country’s interest rather than party interest. We need to question our representatives when they fail to protect us. We need to name the streets against the great heroes who died fighting in the battle as a respect to their sacrifice for our country. We need have young leaders who have overall vision of the present global impact we as Indians have in the world. We need to have leaders who will guide us in the right direction of nationalism. We need to elect representatives who will teach us the right meaning of “Jai Hind”.
In this hour of crisis let all Indians stand for one cause. “FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM”.

Jai Hind.
Suresh Matta
chilldesi@gmail.com

Thursday, October 09, 2008

TANA ----TANDANA

TANA ----TANDANA:
First of all, these are my personal opinions and not intended to hurt anyone opinions/feelings.
For the past few days, I have been going through emails/articles/responses from TANA committee members and President.
The whole point in forming a “non profit” organization is (or may be) to help, guide, and assist people. What is TANA doing? To my knowledge I have never heard of any charity work being done nor any form of financial assistantship to any Telugu(s). I have heard TANA in news only when a political party in Hyderabad mentions them and that too news related to politics. If it is non profit why the (hell) are committee members associated or aligned with political parties. I am not saying association with a particular political party is wrong. My point is if you are associated with a non profit organization like TANA, a committee member should NOT take TANA position as advantage to get political mileage.

Coming from Andhra Pradesh, I always wanted to mingle with people from my state and be active in my community to help people. Whenever I mentioned this to my colleagues and friends to join TANA, all I heard was TANA is full of politics.

Why should we have differences in an alien land? Can’t we be united to help each other? Why can’t TANA have a website (or fund a website) where employers can post job requirements which might be helpful for other Telugus in the community. Almost 1 in 3 of Telugu people has some sort of business in USA. 2 in 3 are willing to help other people in need. Why can’t TANA provide assistance for people out job by helping them with recruiting process? Leave all this, I NEVER heard TANA”s name when AP students are killed in USA and need financial assistance to deliver their bodies to India.
“Ooru kani ooru viccchi enduku manaki ee panikirani rajakeeyalu”…
The whole point of the present conflict as I understand is change of TANA’s venue place from Florida to Chicago. Don’t we have anything better to fight about?
Think about collecting funds to have bore wells in villages. Think about starting schools for poor children in AP. If an organization like TANA comes up with these activities, it will develop a trust in people who are willing to donate for a noble cause.
Last but not least, let’s stand united to help our community and each other rather than waste our most valuable time in pursuing worthless personal egos.
“Ye Desamegina Yendu Kaalidina Pogadara Mee Thalli Bhoomi Bharathi Ni!!
Nilupara ni jaathi nindu gauravam”
Jai HIND
Matta
chilldesi@gmail.com

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

"Praja Rajyam" Chiru:: What Next?

"Praja Rajyam" Chiru:: What Next?
What’s next for Chiru: I was thinking what Chiranjeevi would do inorder to impress people/vote bank. These are the things I came up with that Chiru would be doing in the next few months…
1. Chiru would pray in a mosque. There will be heavy media attention to this event.
2. Chiru would be eating dinner/lunch in a very middle class family’s house. There will also be heavy media attention to this event.
3. Chiru will launch an outfit (other than party) that would deal specifically with corruption. Just like the ATF in ‘Tagore’
4. Chiru will organize huge ‘Homam’ calling gods to wish Andhra Pradesh with blessings. Again as you know there will be huge media attention.
5. On his way to proposed RathaYatra (around Andhra Pradesh)• Chiru will ride a bullock cart,• Chiru will weave a cloth, • Chiru will even press a shirt in a laundry, • Chiru will cut hair….(this way Chiru will be “Andarivadu”)
6. Chiru will either support nor deny separate Telangana.
7. Chiru will organize “saha pankthi bhojanalu” (people of all castes eating together).
8. Chiru’s party symbol might be “train” as Train always goes forward, which will signify the development of people.
My Friends, I am as good fan of Chiru as anyone of you. I sincerely appreciate Chiranjeevi coming to politics. There is lot of hope he is generating among people like me who wish to see my country without corruption and eradicate poverty. I hope and wish him all the best wishes and success.--sarvejana sukhinobhavanthu---
Jai Hind
Suresh
chilldesi@gmail.com

Chiranjeevi in Politics

http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2253&scat=18

When will Chiranjeevi enter politics??This is the hot topic now. Lets see the pros and cons of Chiru entering politics. First of all, is Chiru good leader or good politician. There is lot of difference being politician and leader. Chiru has enormous charisma that he can generate masses to follow him and his speeches, which makes him a good leader.
The way Chiru reacted for MohanBabu's comments on Vajrotsavam maynot make him a smart politician. One good thing before the speech, is Chiru took time to react to Mohanbabu's comments, may be its someone (?) else idea to do so...Undoubtedly Chiru has the following similar to NTR during 1983. His larger than life image is "Na Bhutho Na Bhavishyathi"....

Andhra Politics: Rightnow there is a lot of buzz in AP on BC forming their own gathering(i wouldn't say political party as there are many people who are not united on one front) and Kapus from andhra region are emerging to be a major power players. BC leaders definitely need a leader(not politician) to take the "gathering" to masses. Thats one reason they are pursuing Chiru to enter BC Aikya Vedika.

Why is Chiru waiting:Chiru has very smart and best advisors(or advisor) around him. There is still more than 2 years for next elections. If Chiru enters now into Politics, he might as well loose his folowing by the time the elections are due, which is what NTR did entering politics(creating party) before 9 months election. People at this point are fed up with both Congress and TDP. They are looking for someone whom they can believe, whom they can relive on.My assumption is that, Chiru will definitely enter politics. The timing is very important. Logically, he might enter a party before 6-7 months of election. He might not start a new party as it requires lot of money and resources. He might not join TDP or Congress as he knows that they will just use him for their benefit. The only best possible option is Lok Satta,
........as Lok Satta is being backed by a powerful community and has a a very good reputation in people. All Lok Satta needs is a charismatic leader like Chiru. All Chiru needs is a genuine party with "believable" idealogy. The type of position Chiru is in now, he doesnot need to enter politics to make money. He is at a stage where he enjoys success and already crossed many phases of life. So NAME is more important to Chiru. Larger Than Life: The charitable trusts started by Chiru help thousands of people and motivate lakhs of people. He has to do many more things like this for a social cause. People believe Chiru for what he is and he has lot of charisma. May be, he has to start a website where NRI fans/audience can donate money. Chiru can use this to fund his activities of charity. In a nutshell, Chiru will definitely enter politics, timing is very important..Disclaimer ::
THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ABOVE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINIONS WHICH I FELT MAKES SENSE LOGICALLY. I DONOT INTEND TO OFFEND ANYONE. IF ANYONE GETS OFFENDED PLEASE EXCUSE ME. MY HUMBLE APOLOGIES. I AM NOT REDDY, CHOUDHRY, KAPU, KAMMA, SC, ST, BC.....BEFORE BEING THAT I AM AN "Indian"....
JAI HIND......

60 Years of Independence: What makes us proud to be Indian

60 Years of Independence: What makes us proud to be an Indian?First of all, Happy and Prosperous Independence Day. Before I continue the article I sincerely apologize if I offend anyone’s feelings. These are my personal opinions.Let’s see, what makes us proud to be Indian. Past 60 years have been a great run for the biggest democratic country in the world. It took only 50 years for us to be a nuclear nation challenging “superior” powers. We definitely made advances in fields of Information Technology, Education, Women empowerment, medicine etc., We succeeded in many areas and there are definitely lot more things for us to achieve. At this moment of pride, I would like to salute each and every freedom fighter who fought independence. The nation definitely has greatest freedom fighters (other than Gandhi’s and Nehru’s) whom we have forgotten to remember at this moment. I would like to mention four freedom fighters whom I like because of their character and sacrifices.
1. Bala Gangadhar Tilak
2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Sardar Vallabhai PatelBala

Ganngahdar Tilak: Most of us know July 4th as American Independence Day, but how many of us know it as the birthday of our greatest inspirational leader Bala Gangadhar Tilak. He was also one of the pioneers to start Ganesh Chaturdhi as “sarvajanik” festival to unite the nation on one front. This makes him my most adored freedom fighter
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The only words that resonate in my ears when I listen to the name Netaji are “Mujhe khoon dho...Main Azadi doonga”. He was the one who made popular “Jai Hind”

Swami Vivekananda: Although he was not active freedom fighter, he and his teachings were inspirational to many freedom fighters. Had it been not to Swami Vivekananda not many nations around the world would have known that there is a religion called “Hinduism”.

Sardar Vallabhai Patel: Had it been not the guts and strategy of Patel, India would have had many more “Kashmir’s’. I salute this brave soldier of BharatMatha who was responsible for integrating our country.
I would like my fellow Indians to add the names of the freedom fighters so that we pay our honors to these legends on this day for their sacrifices.
I would also like to suggest that there is still a lot to achieve for us in eradicating poverty, improving our infrastructure, providing minimum education etc., We have to hunt down the perpetrators of our sovereignty no matter in which country they hide. Whatever might be the face of mayhem (Bombay blasts, parliament attacks, 7/11 blasts, Masjid blasts) let us all unite to bring those involved to justice. Again, with outmost respect to my country, I wish all my fellow Indians ‘happy independence day’
JAI HIND.
Suresh Matta

Why Rajiv Gandhi International Airport?

This article is not intended to offend any person's feelings/opinions. These are my own opinions which I thought of sharing with my fellow Indians. I apologize if I offended anyone's feelings.
The launching of Shamshabad International Airport is definitely a great moment of pride for us. One of the many people to be appreciated for achieving this daunting task is Mr.Chandra Babu Naidu for his vision to establish the airport. It was under Naidu's regime that the initiation of the airport took place. One of the other person to be appreciated is Mr.Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy for his efforts to complete the project. Having these two "dynamic and charismatic" politicians is a boon for state of Andhra Pradesh.
The details are good till this point. I was thinking why we named the airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Shri.Rajiv Gandhi was definitely one of the most dynamic leaders India had. No arguments or discussions about it. Now that the airport has been named Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, cadres from Telugu Desam Party(TDP) are protesting to rename the airport to N.T.Rama Rao International airport. As we all know Shri.N.T. Rama Rao was also the most charismatic leader and politician we ever had. No arguments or discussions about it.
The issue is, why should we name an international airport against persons who are associated with contemporary political parties. As everyone would agree the leaders I mentioned above deserve every respect and honor. No arguments or discussions about it. My point is aren't we marginalizing ourselves naming such important landmarks by people associated with present day politics. I mean why don't we name the airport after freedom fighters, whom we forget (other than Gandhi).
There are many freedom fighters from our own state like Kandukuri Veeresalingham Pantulu, Potti Sreeramulu, Alluri Sitaramraju to name a few. Even at the national level there are freedom fighters like Sardar Vallabhai Patel without whose efforts our capital Hyderabad would still be a Nawab's territory. Why cant we name it after Sarojini Naidu sending a right signal to the world about women empowerment in our state. Why can't we name it after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, chief architect of Indian constitution, who worked all his life for the deprived sections in India. Don't our governments claim to be for the empowerment for lower classes and women. Doesn't it makes sense to name an airport against whom everyone will agree irrespective of all the party lines. Isn't that the respect these great leaders deserve for their contributions towards our country.
Lets consider our history. There are greatest personalities whom we as Indians feel proud to be associated with. As everyone knows its Indians that gave mathematical number "zero" for the world. History says its been used by in Pingala's binary representation. How about Aryabhatta the greatest Indian astronomer and mathematician. How about our greatest emperors Akbar and Ashoka. I can definitely come up with list of names that represent our greatest history.

Again my friends, I am not saying that our contemporary leaders Mr.N.T.Rama Rao and Mr. Rajiv Gandhi donot deserve to have their name on the airport. Its just that we are creating a political ruckus naming the airport with their names. May Shri.N.T.Rama Rao and Shri. Rajiv Gandhi soul rest in peace.
SARVEJANA SUKHINOBHAVANTHU.
Jai Hind
Suresh Matta

Happy Independence Day 2008

Happy Independence Day: My friends…exactly a year ago I wrote an article on Independence Day regarding our greatest freedom fighters. http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=2034&scat=17

First of all, our greatest land “bharathamatha” completed its 61 years of Independence. Moment of pride to Indians residing in India and Indians all over the world. Gradually and slowly, my India is growing to be superpower.
Let’s consider something’s which make us feel proud and something’s which we need to move on…
First of all, in 108 years our “Indian Pride” Abhinav Bindra got us one of the greatest achievement. Gold Medal. My hearty congratulations.
Let’s appreciate Mr.Manmohan Singh’s efforts for striving to make the nuclear energy dream com true, which will make India self sustainable in energy. So he is definitely “Singh is Kingh” of the hour.
Lets feel proud about the exponential growth in sectors like Information Technology, Education (IIT’s especially), missile technology, medicine …to name a few. A lot achived ..a lot more to achieve.
Lets’ take pride to be the most populous democracy in the world in addition to the home for four major religions (Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism).Let’s honor our greatest army “jawans” who sacrificed their lives in protecting ‘India’s” integrity.

Things we need to change:
Let’s not let our political leader(s) decide which part of India we are from and where should we live. Let’s stand united as Indians and let the leaders know India is a sovereign country with every citizen having the right to live in any part of India.
Let’s stand united in protecting our ancestral religious symbols, may it be Raam Sethu or anything.
Let’s take this moment of pride to condemn the bomb blasts that our enemies are doing to create havoc in our country.
Let’s donot mix politics with national harmony. Let’s doNOT elect the leaders who sell their identity and rotten our image of democracy.

Last but not least, let’s honor our greatest freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for us to have this moment of pride. -Bala Gangadhar Tilak-Subhash Chandra Bose-Lala Lajpat Rai-Bhagat Singh-Sardar Vallabhai Patel-Alluri Seetharamaraju-Tangutoori Veeresalingam Panthulu…just to name a very few of “bharathamatha” greatest son’s …
Jai Hind
Suresh Matta
chilldesi@gmail.com

"Praja Rajyam" Chiru:: What Next?

What’s next for Chiru: I was thinking what Chiranjeevi would do inorder to impress people/vote bank. These are the things I came up with that Chiru would be doing in the next few months…
1. Chiru would pray in a mosque. There will be heavy media attention to this event.
2. Chiru would be eating dinner/lunch in a very middle class family’s house. There will also be heavy media attention to this event.
3. Chiru will launch an outfit (other than party) that would deal specifically with corruption. Just like the ATF in ‘Tagore’
4. Chiru will organize huge ‘Homam’ calling gods to wish Andhra Pradesh with blessings. Again as you know there will be huge media attention.
5. On his way to proposed RathaYatra (around Andhra Pradesh)• Chiru will ride a bullock cart,• Chiru will weave a cloth, • Chiru will even press a shirt in a laundry, • Chiru will cut hair….(this way Chiru will be “Andarivadu”)
6. Chiru will either support nor deny separate Telangana.
7. Chiru will organize “saha pankthi bhojanalu” (people of all castes eating together).
8. Chiru’s party symbol might be “train” as Train always goes forward, which will signify the development of people.

My Friends, I am as good fan of Chiru as anyone of you. I sincerely appreciate Chiranjeevi coming to politics. There is lot of hope he is generating among people like me who wish to see my country without corruption and eradicate poverty. I hope and wish him all the best wishes and success.

--sarvejana sukhinobhavanthu---

Jai Hind
Suresh
chilldesi@gmail.com