[Assam] Nuisance or Nonsense

Fri Feb 1 10:44:39 CST 2008

Joining a FAN CLUB, CULT WORSHIP, DEIFICATION etc. are a matter of personal choice. Someone may also try to ask others to join the bandwagon, which he has gotten into. If we are not interested we may look the other way. At the same time, someone may also feel free to question the correctness of the statement made by a person. I think, the validity of the question should be considered in the context only. I have seen days in Assam where slightest dissent has not been tolerated. I also believe that people may tend to evaluate the contribution of a person and true evaluation is neither deification nor vilification. So, there is no harm in evaluating Late Saikia's contribution towards various fields of life. If I say he was no great singer, will it be disrespect towards him?  

Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:  I am writing ONLY because Hussein is being unfairly attacked, being 
ganged-up on by people. He has not in any way, shape or form created 
ANY nuisance . Nor has he in any way, shape or form, shown any 
disrespect to the late Saikia.

He has merely questioned WHY his examples, whatever that may be, 
should be emulated by other Oxomiya IAS types.

He would not have had any occasion to ask that question, had a 
recommendation to that effect not been made by somebody and probably 
seconded by others. I say probably, because I am not fully 
conversant with the origins of the issue, or what followed.

Now CAN those who made the recommendation explain it or not? If not 
he/she/it can just say so, UNLESS he/she/it is mired in an 
infallibility complex and can't acknowledge his/her/its own 
intellectual shortcoming as exemplified by this controversy.

But if there are good answers, he/she/it can lay it down and it would 
be the end of story and we will be better informed for it.

None of the above has anything to do with the late Saikia, his 
abilities, his contributions to society or humanity or IASdom . 
Nobody here has QUESTIONED any of that. But as far as SERVICE to 
ASSAM is concerned, it IS a legitimate question, BECAUSE of the 
recommendation that was made by someone in this forum.

And citing of Nam-Ghoxa wisdoms by Manoj , lovely as it is, has NO 
bearing on the matter. Claims of hurt feelings are attempts to 
obfuscate , pure and simple.

Hussein's question was not a nuisance. And his opponents are 
indulging in nonsense.

At 9:49 AM +0530 2/1/08, muktikam phukan wrote:
>Dear Hussain
>
>I'd reacted earlier also & reacting again becos u r definitely 
>creating nuisance. Pl let Mr Saikia's soul rest in peace. U r 
>hurting a lot of people. Even enemies do not bad words after one is 
>dead. God knows what u r upto.
>
>
>Muktikam Phukan
>Deputy Director (NR)
>Petroleum Conservation Research Association
>Sanrakshan Bhawan,10, Bhikaiji Cama Place,New Delhi 110066
>Ph: +91 11 26198856 Ext 385, Mob: +91 9818598565
>email: phukanm at pcra.org , muktikamp at yahoo.co.in
> 
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: ranjuhussein 
>To: assamonline at yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Wednesday, 30 January, 2008 8:39:50 AM
>Subject: [asom] Ashok Saikia no more
>
>Madam,
>
>With due respect, I have asked questions to Sirs with names Himendra,
>Santikam, Rimzim, Vavani. I think these Sirs either do not like to
>reply or away from emails.
>
>I have some Idea what Non-Assamese IAS do in Assam. I thought it is
>good idea to know what Assamese IAS do/did in Assam.
>
>Ranju Hussein
>
>--- parulma deka 
wrote:
>
>I wish you will go after people like late Mr. Ashok Saikia when they
>are living and working outside Assam ! If you want to know about them
>and what they are doing or not doing, ask question about them. Maybe
>they will listen to you.
>
>--- "ranjuhussein" wrote:
>
>Vavani Sir and Himendra Sir,
>
>Sorry for being ignorant, but I do not see any cause of Assamese in
>this news that Assamese IAS should come forward to take up (I an
>trying to see what was done for Assam).
>
>So Himendra Sir, did you mean to say that Assamese IAS should come
>forward to work outside Assam but not inside Assam?
>
>Did he fly to Assam during any of the devastating flood just like he
>did to Orissa?
>
>Of course I pray for his soul like any of you!
>
>Ranju Hussein
>
>--- Vavani Sarmah wrote:
>http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/assamonlin e/message/ 4085
>
>------ moderator edited, assamonline ------
>
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