[Assam] The Question of Motives

[Chan Mahanta]

At 8:46 AM -0600 10/1/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>C'da,
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>I agree completely with these darn motives, hidden agendas, or what 
>you will. But, you, of course will agree, that the opposite is also 
>true.



**** WHAT opposite side Ram?

What is an opposite side to exploring, dissecting, pointing out or 
otherwise laying-bare to desi-dysfunction  and its adverse impacts on 
Assam?

What is that HIIDDEN AGENDA here?  To destroy India? Let us be 
grown-ups Ram :-).


**** Nice try , but that attempt to make everything equally bad or 
everyone at equal fault  does not

fly.








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>That is, that there are those who also pretend that they are 
>'looking after India's welfare', but are actually on the look out 
>for every chance to bash anything India.
>Some of these people also seem to RELISH anything that might 
>contribute toward India's downfall. These people also tend to have 
>that "gotcha-move".
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>Oh! what a lousy world - I mean a world full of hidden agendas.
>For some, it is putting India on a pedestal, while for others it is 
>one more step toward the possible total destruction of India.
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>But, I guess, we all have to live with it - it does take two to tango. :) :)
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>--Ram
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>On 10/1/07, Chan Mahanta 
><<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>Rajen:
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>The question of motives,  widely seen in forums where desis 
>participate, almost always are raised by members of that crowd who 
>get heart-burn over something she or he is unable to face up to his 
>Indian condition but cannot debunk or refute.  It is a particularly 
>popular gotcha-move with the crowd that also spouts 
>'so-called-secularist' ,'pseudo-secularist', 'mera-bharat-mahan' and 
>such other catch-phrases  ( you know what they really mean) and are 
>quick to call others communists when their ability to articulate a 
>position against criticisms of India's loot 
>-from-the-many-to-enrich-a-few-policies. If you visit the Outlook 
>India feedback, ToI feedback, Rediff-feedback sites you see it all 
>the time. And if you pause to ponder over the level of discourse in 
>these sites  you will want to hide if you identify as an Indian.
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>At 12:12 AM -0500 10/1/07, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote:
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>>Where do you live and what do you believe in life?
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>What is your mission in life?
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>Rajenda
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>Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy
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>Dear Rajen Da,
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>Exactly what has motivated you to start this discussion? As far as 
>we are concerned, you are an NRA with American citizenship residing 
>in America. Do you seriously think these views really matter to even 
>a miniscule of the Indian ruling polity? I think the discussion on 
>maps and boundaries was settled in '47.
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>Even if India runs on the dirty word "Vote Bank Politics", its the 
>voter whose opinion matters. That is why BJP got booted out after 
>India Shining campaign. - and Mayavati got power back in UP. So are 
>you a "voter?".
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>It may also be "vote bank politics" of a slightly different nature 
>that motivated Laloo to transform IR.
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>If the intention is to make a difference, why not come back and join 
>Indian politics?
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>Incidentally, TOI is running a campaign called "Future leaders" of 
>India. A bulk of the interested people who now want to join politics 
>are highly paid professionals from South India.
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