Sachin Tendulkar is ATTACKED with MARATHA MANUSH Ring Tone! Why? I am Maratha Manush as much as the THAKREYS are! Does SHIVSENA Care Enough for the lLegacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji and Shmabhaji Maharaj?

Sachin Tendulkar is ATTACKED with MARATHA MANUSH Ring Tone! Why? I am Maratha Manush as much as the THAKREYS are! Does SHIVSENA Care Enough for the lLegacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji and Shmabhaji Maharaj?

Indian Holocaust My Father`s Life and Time - Two Hundred ELEVEN

Palash Biswas

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Shoot at sight order in Mizoram border area

Aizawl: Shoot at sight orders were today issued to control arson at Bru villages in Bungthuam area near the border of Tripura, following the killing of a Mizo youth by suspected Bru militants, even as seven persons were arrested in the case.

"Shoot-at-sight order has been issued to bring the situation under control," Mizoram home minister R Lalzirliana told reporters here.

According to police, seven persons had been arrested for the arson. Altogether 43 bamboo huts belonging to Brus were torched yesterday at Sarali village in the area taking the total number since Friday to 399 in 9 villages.

The houses of 43 Mizos were also burnt, they said.

The trouble began on Friday when 18-year-old Zarzokima, a resident of Bungthuam was gunned down by Bru National Army militants.

"The recent cases of arson in the wake of a Mizo youth's killing is un-Christian and un-Mizo. We must keep calm and peace at this hour of crisis," Lalzirliana said in a statement
here.

"If we condemn the killing of the innocent youth why should we retaliate against the innocent people who belong to the same community and have nothing to do with the killing?" he asked.

Maharashtra, November 16 (ANI): PepsiCo India, the country's leading food and beverage company on Sunday announced the construction of 13 check dams and 100 recharge ponds at Wahegaon village in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. With this, PepsiCo India has created a recharge potential of more than 700 million litres of water.

16/11/2009
Sena faces Sach ka Saamna from viewers

MSN India viewers have slammed the Shiv Sena for the comments on master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Reactions have been pouring in in favour of Sachin whose `fault,' according to Sena, was to proclaim that he was an Indian first.

One viewer posted his comment saying "It is nice to see celebrities take a stand on being an Indian first."

Another user says: "We don't need Pakistan or China to split our country, just few more people like Thackeray will do it for them."

User Prakash123 compliments Thackeray, albeit in a sarcastic manner, "Congratulations to Bal Thackeray and his clan. There is nothing more anti-national than the statements made by the Supremo. This is my country India, i can stay anywhere i want to , i can go anywhere i want, its nobody's damn business to tell me that Bombay is only for marathi people."

Some users have although taken Thackeray's side. Sumit Mankar says,"Shiv Sena are Maharashtra's guardians." And a user who calls himself Raj_fan defends Balasaheb And then goes on to blame 'Saamna' Executive Editor Sanjay Raut,"The news in 'Saamna' is not written by Balasaheb! he never writes directly in Sena's news paper. It is written by Mr. Sanjay Raut, who is spreading wrong publicity for Balasaheb".

Discuss: Is Sena fair in criticising Sachin Tendulkar?

Some of our users want the government to intervene. "I don't know why the government is not reacting and taking a step against these people who are trying to create tension and division in the country?", says Arpit.

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20 Years Later
From Boy To Saint
The media, as always and like everyone, wants a piece of him, and Tendulkar knows it's part of the deal, goes through the inquisition with immeasurable patience, trying to ensure that everyone's happy
Rohit Mahajan

Sachin Tendulkar, man in black, seemed like lamb to slaughter on Friday afternoon.

Tendulkar first played for India 20 years ago - on November 15, 1989. Big round figures, preferably divisible by 5, make all of deliriously happy, and Tendulkar is happy, and he knows he'll make a lot of people happy by simply chatting with them.

That's the reason that the media interaction that was supposed to be cozy to intimate has turned chaotic and noisy; Tendulkar didn't have the heart to turn away mediapersons who simply dropped in when they heard that the big man was going to chat. "He said he just cannot turn people away, certainly not today," says an anxious Sangeeta Kuriakos, managing the event for World Sports Group.

Tendulkar wore black - black jeans, black shirt, shiny black shoes which more informed viewers thought were Italian. He wore a black belt with a big, flashy silver buckle that sported what seemed to look like a skull.

The media, as always and like everyone, wants a piece of him, and Tendulkar knows it's part of the deal. He went through the inquisition with immeasurable, saint-like patience. He was asked the same questions ten times by different reporters, and by different TV crews. We grew to feel sorry for him. He spoke for hours, and, it seemed, with eagerness - it seemed that he didn't want to cause anyone to be disappointed that he wasn't candid or excited in the "exclusive" chat with his or her news organisation. It seemed he was trying to ensure that everyone went away happy, trying to ensure that everyone got something exclusive, even if it was just a tiny bit of information, emotion or even gesture.

Some of us sat through many of the interviews. I heard Tendulkar talk about his first Test innings about 10 times. "I felt was totally out of place," the master said exclusively, 10 times to 10 reporters separately.

Another 10 times, with passion drawn from I don't know where, Tendulkar said: "I got some great advice, you know. The general feeling was that I was playing too many shots."

"I was told that I had to work hard, hang in, for the first 15 minutes, and things would change," Tendulkar said with a twinkle in his eye each time.

Coffee was brought in, tea was brought in, water was brought in. Tendulkar looked at his watch, looked at the harried looking journalists who were in for a word or two from the bosses for not getting an exclusive. Maybe he knew what folks might feel after waiting for hours going away without him telling them his story exclusively. Tendulkar stood up, stretched his legs, walked about the small hall, and then he sat down, saying: "All right, let's do it."

He tried and managed to make everyone he talked with feel special. (He told me: "I can't write like you", though I'm quite certain he'd be much better at it if he wanted or tried.)

So, what was the turning point in his career?

As I wearily walked out of the room, feeling sorry for the great little man, I heard him say with warmth and even thrill: "My innings of 58 or 59 odd in the second Test. I'd decided that I was not going to go off the park. I was going to fight it out..."

And so the story went, and so the master went on as the evening went.

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Sachin Tendulkar is ATTACKED with MARATHA MANUSH Ring Tone!

Sachin Tendulkar should 'keep off the political pitch' for his own well-being, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said Monday in response to the cricket maestro's comments last week that 'Mumbai belongs to all'.

Why? I am Maratha Manush as much as the THAKREYS are!

Does SHIVSENA Care Enough for the Legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji and Shmabhaji Maharaj?

BEFORE SITTING ON MY pc TO COMPOSE THESE LINES, MAJOR BARVE called me from Mumabai and informed that the Tribal Women are well set to Oppose the SEZ Drive and they would DEMONSTRATE in the heart of Mumbai. But he is upset that the Mulnivasi Krmacharisangh is not ready for any agitation. Major Barve wondered that the tribal women understand the economy but our educated employed people do not understand even after so much ground work! So much Mobilisation!

It is not strange! The Aboriginal Tribes are fighting and sustaining themselves, holding arms against the Foreigners since Mohanjodoro Harappa days. Resistance is in their blood and they understand a COMPLEX Maoist Ideology also.

I told the Major,` simply because , our educated employed People do not want to understand anything which would compel them taking a stance and putting on stake what little they have got, over achieved! Only the HAVE NOTS may dare to resist as they resist to EXIST. They may not be Captured nor CO OPTED.'

`How Baba Saheb managed to unite them/'

`Baba saheb failed to unite them. The OBCs joined Gandhi. ST people were never Addressed to and Nehru planned to destroy them. Only the MAHARS and Namoshudras in Bengal were behind Baba saheb and mind you, ther was no RESERVATION, NO CO OPTION, No Minister, NO MP, No MLA, NO Pradhan, NO IAS, NO Doctor, No Engineer! We were not empowered. We had to follow Baba saheb to achieve something and in fact we OVER ACHIEVED due to Dr BR AMBEDKAR. Thus, we are so OBSTINATE, so RELUCTANT Not to understand anything!'I EXPLAINED.

Maratha Manush is also BLINDED as we Indians are also MARATHA Manush in the same sense and the Victims of either Nationalism or ETNO Nationalism to indulge in SELF Destruction! We tend to engage ourselves in CIVIL War and would never IDENTIFY the Common ENEMY who need not to fight at all. The Enemy has Captured every thing and MARATHWADA is just sleeping and dreaming in the wrong way bleeding itself!

Let me Clear it that I have Nothing to say against the Indigenous Aboriginal Maratha Manush! I understand the causes and logic for the ETHNO Nationalism Aroused in Maharashtra! I also know that the Maratha Manush id DEPRIVED, Persecuted and suffer most from Inequality and Injustice. Maratha Manush is CHOSEN for Mercy less Slaughter. Moreover I Never Intend to pit Indian nationality sentiment against the Maratha nationalism or identity. Since I had always been supporting Nationality Movements Countrywide and had been directly Involved in UttarakhandJharkhand and Chhattishgarh Movements, I dare not to say that the Maratha Manush has every right to have livelihood opportunity in Maratha geopolitics on topmost Priority which is denied by National Brahaminical Zionist Hegemony. Most amusing is the story as Ironically, the self styled Spokespersons and representatives of the Maratha Manush Identity have aligned with the Killers` Regiment, the Brahamincal system departing from the Sovereign Chhatrapati Shivaji and Shmbhaji Maharaj Legacy!

Maratha Manush does Never root in PESHWA Raj, I hope, BThakre would Agree. Shivajee Maharaj originated in OBC, SHUDRA roots for which the Chit pavan Brahmins refused to recognise him as KING!Maratha identity again roots in Marthwada! Which is again a SHUDRA Land. Bal Thakre is behaving as Ms Mamata Banerjee DITTO. Being Brahamin and representing the Killer`s Hegemony Mamata is tagged as MATUA hijacking the legacy of Matua Chandal Peasant Movements altogether. Only last day, she went on walking to Baba Taraknath Dham on the same route which is taken by DEVOTEES to shower water on Baba Taraknath`s head. She is just trying to get hold of a favourable Vote Bank in the red Citadel! Supporting RSS, BJP and Hindutva, how the Thakrays dare to claim the leadership of the Maratha Manush. This nust be raised as a Valid point. Did Bal Ganaga Dhar Tilak and Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel ever favoured the causes of Maratha Manush? They were just Committed to GANDHI`s cause for Brahamin Bania Raj which suits better to PUNE Chitpawan Brahmins and Vijoy Tendulkar has Exposed them very well in Maratha Play. Tilak died with the dream of RAM Rajya which was up against the Marath Manush. Sardar was COOPTED in Nehru Regime to kill the Maratha Manush. Maratha Manush is deprived just because of this Brahamin Bania Raj, INDIA INCS EXTRA Constitutional RULE! Being a part of the Ruling Hegemony, how VALID remains Thakrays claim to represent the MARATHA Manush, we must reconsider!

While brick bats rained from all sides for Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's criticism of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Sena's old ally the BJP chose to stay away from the entire Sena vs Sachin issue, with the party saying he had yet to read Thackeray's editorial.

However, the Congress and RJD were quick to slam the Shiv Sena supremo Thackeray on Monday (November 16) for criticising Sachin's 'I'm an Indian' remark, even as the Sena itself dug in its heels and came out in defence of its chief saying he had the right to defend the pride of the 'Marathi Manoos'.

National spokesperson for the Congress, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said that Bal Thackeray should be the last person preaching to Sachin Tendulkar and that the words 'gentleman' and 'cricket' did not exist in Thackeray's dictionary.

Singhvi said, "I am not surprised. Cricket is gentleman's game. The words 'gentleman' and 'cricket' do not exist in Bal Thackeray's dictionary. Bal Thackeray should be the last person preaching to Tendulkar. It's time country stood up against this cheap rowdism and intimidation of national icon like Tendulkar."

Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, addressed the Thackeray issue on the social networking site 'Twitter', quoting his late father Chandran Tharoor who had said in 1966: "With Maharashtra for Maharashtrians and Kashmir for Kashmiris, where is India for Indians?"

"Are you asking me if I like Balasaheb Thackeray more, or Sachin Tendulkar? I like Sachin more. He has clean bowled out Thackeray, now Thackeray may cry over it but he can't do much else," said Congress leader Salman Khursheed.

Meanwhile Chief Minister Ashok Chavan came out in strong defence of Sachin Tendulkar, saying the master blaster had spoken from the bottom of his heart and that his statement will unite the country. The chief minister said "Sachin's statement has been made in true sportsman spirit. Though he is a Maharashtrian, he plays for the country. This (Tendulkar's remark) will unite the entire country," Chavan said. "I fully agree with him (Sachin). People will not support Shiv Sena's political game," he said.

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and known Sena-baiter, Lalu Prasad Yadav said Thackeray had fallen into a habit of making chauvinistic remarks adding that Sachin was unnecessarily being made a target. "Why should one react to all the thackerays of the world every time they make a comment?" asked Lalu rhetorically, adding "Sachin is a good man."

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar also batted for Sachin saying the country respected Maharashtrians and Marathi culture, but that people like Thackeray had a narrow-mindedness which was regressive. "Such people damage themselves and their country," said Nitish Kumar, and lauded Sachin Tendulkar for his comment on 'I'm an Indian first'. "Tendulkar's stature has grown more after this statement that he is an Indian first," said Nitish Kumar in open challenge to Thackeray. "You see what happened to the Sena in Maharashtra (assembly election debacle), which has resulted in them stooping to such lows. Now Bal Thackeray has become 'Super Bal Thackeray'," the Bihar CM noted sarcastically.

CPM Politburo member Brinda Karat also supported Sachin Tendulkar saying as a citizen he had the right to express his views. "Sachin as a citizen has the right to make a comment on anything. A very large majority of people living in Mumbai believe that Mumbai belongs to the whole of India. It is Bal Thackeray and the Sena who are isolated on in this," she said.

In stark contrast, the Sena's own ally the BJP refused to be dragged in to the controversy, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said he had not read the whole article attributed to Balasaheb in Samna newspaper. "I cannot say who is in the wrong when I have not read the article," he said.

So who will the BJP eventually decide to support, its old ally or an international sports icon with impeccable credentials? Both choices come with their own disadvantages. Party sources said while the BJP was desperate not have to take sides over this regional issue, there were some who were perplexed on why Thackeray had picked such a patently uncontroversial person like Tendulkar as a target.

It is not just politicians; the sports fraternity has also come out in support of Sachin Tendulkar saying it was unfair to drag an international and national sports icon into politics. "Sachin has done a lot for our country and is one of India's greatest ambassadors. They should just leave him alone," said a visibly upset former cricketer Kiran More. Former athlete Milkha Singh said sports should be kept away from politics. "What he has said is very right, India always comes first in sports. Every player always plays for his country first," Singh told TIMES NOW.

In a signed, open letter to the cricketer published in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna, Thackeray has given 'a friendly advice' to Tendulkar and asked him to stay away from politics for 'his own well-being'.

Thackeray has taken serious umbrage to the cricket legend's statement last week that 'he was an Indian first and Marathi too, but Mumbai belongs to all'.

'You are free to hit fours and sixers on the cricket field, but keep off the political pitch,' Thackeray said.

Hitting out at Tendulkar - who grew up in Thackeray's neighbourhood in Bandra East and learnt his first cricket lessons there - the Sena chief said the cricketer had become a billionaire and made a name for himself in the world because of his great skills.

'Nobody grudges you all this, in fact it makes them feel proud. But when you speak politics like this you tear the hearts of Maharashtrians,' he held.

Chiding Tendulkar, Thackeray asked him what made him utter the 'single cheeky' (a quickie single run) of politics while expressing his pride at being a Maharashtrian before the media last week.

'With that one statement, you became 'run out' in the pitch of Marathi minds,' he pointed out.

Delivering a crash course in history to the cricketer, Thackeray pointed out that when Mumbai was won for Maharashtra 'with a lot of struggle and the supreme sacrifice of 105 people, Tendulkar was not even born'.

According to Thackeray, cricketers may talk lofty things about the country, but ultimately play only for themselves.

'Do cricketers (like you) ever bother about the problems confronting the country, the inflation, slums proliferation in Mumbai, the influx of people from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bangladeshi Muslims?' Thackeray demanded.

The Sena supremo signed off with 'a friendly advice, in your own interest' to keep off politics.

Balasaheb has every right to criticize Sachin: Shiv Sena
Hours after the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) stood behind Sachin Tendulkar for his 'I am an Indian first' statement, Shiv Sena said that its chief Balasaheb Thackeray has every right to criticize the master blaster.

Earlier in the day, an editorial attributing to Thackeray in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Samna,' asked Sachin to concentrate on cricket and not on politics.

Defending Thackeray in a pres conference here Samna Executive Editor Sanjay Raut said: "The views stated by Balasaheb Thackeray are very clear. We at Shiv Sena also think that country comes first. That is why we always say ''Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra''. But Shiv Sena has every right to speak on the issue of Maharashtra and being Maharashtrian."

"The BCCI should read the whole article. If he does want to, we will send it to him in Marathi. Then he will know realize," Raut added.

He however clarified that the Shiv Sena did not wish to demean Sachin.

"Sachin's father was a great Marathi litterateur and a poet. He also championed many causes of Maharashtrians. But that is a different issue. We are not trying to demean Sachin. Balasaheb Thackeray has great regard for him," Raut said.

Earlier, commenting on the ''Marathi Manoos' issue Sachin had stated that he was proud to be a Maharashtrian but saw himself as "an Indian" first.

Thackeray in his article asked Sachin to concentrate on his batting instead of playing politics, claiming that his comment has hurt the sentiments of the Marathi Manoos.

Meanwhile, commenting on the uproar, former cricketer Kiran More who is also hailing from the state said: "It's very sad that Shiv Sena are involving Sachin in politics. He never meant it that way. I think we should respect Sachin, he has done so much for our country."

More also urged all the parties not to take any political mileage out of it.

"Sachin is a very clean and private person and an ambassador of our country. So just leave him alone. Why to even get into any debate over it? We all agree with what he has said," More added.

Taj Corridor: SC Refuses to Quash PIL Against Maya

The Supreme Court today rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's plea for quashing a PIL filed against her in the Taj corridor scandal which had involved construction of a massive shopping mall and recreational centres near the world famous monument.

She had sought quashing of the PIL in the Allahabad High Court claiming that opposition parties could try to destabilise her government on the issue.

A bench of Justices B S Sirpurkar and B Sudershan Reddy asked the Uttar Pradesh government to approach the High Court on the issue of maintainability of the PIL.

"What the opposition is going to demand to destabilise the government, we are not bothered," the court said.

The observation of the judges came when senior counsel K K Venugopal submitted that the PIL had the propensity to destabilise the government.

He pleaded that if the PIL was allowed to be heard, it would only give the opposition an excuse to demand her government's resignation.

"Destabilisation, why should we go into all those things?" the bench asked.

The court was also not impressed with the UP government's argument that the case was politically motivated as it claimed that four other similar petitions on the same issue were earlier dismissed by the apex court.

The judges while saying that they found no reason to interfere in the matter, granted liberty to the UP government to raise its arguments before the High Court.

The Mayawati government had filed the appeal challenging the Allahabad HC decision to admit a PIL filed by Kamlesh Verma and two others challenging the refusal of the then state Governor T V Rajeswar to grant sanction to the CBI to prosecute Mayawati in the alleged scandal.

The Taj Corridor scandal relates to certain sanctions for grant to construct a massive shopping mall and other recreation centres in the Taj corridor at a huge public cost by bending several rules and regulations.

'India should build asymmetric warfare capabilities'
16 Nov 2009, 1838 hrs IST
With gaps in the military capabilities of India and China growing, Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday (November 16) said the country should "build" asymmetric warfare capabilities to counter threats from larger armed forces. "We (Indians) need to conceptualize and build asymmetric capabilities against superior forces," Antony told the first Consultative Committee meeting of new Members of Parliament attached to the Defence Ministry, which dwelt on the Indian Air Force (IAF) strengths and weaknesses, in New Delhi.

He said the government's endeavours were aimed at ensuring the IAF's capabilities are in consonance with India's stature, aspirations and threat perceptions, and it was taking a series of steps to develop the IAF into a "dominant aerospace power." The Defence Minister said the steps included enhancing significantly the strategic reach of IAF to operate effectively far away from the Indian mainland and integrating potent capabilities in terms of space-based assets, air defence, surveillance, modern aircraft and advanced weapon systems.

Referring to the perspective plans of the Armed Forces, he said the gestation period for induction of new equipment was long and, therefore, there should be clarity in strategic assessments and projection of requirements. "We need to hasten our procurements to prevent voids in defence preparedness," he added.

Antony said efforts are also being made in the Defence Ministry and its various wings to ensure that the country reached the level of developed countries in defence technologies, without going through all the intermediate steps. "In our drive for modernisation and in execution of our daily tasks, we must be ever mindful of economy and avoid waste or duplication. We must lend our shoulders to indigenisation and think of ways in which we can reach the level of advanced states without necessarily following all the intermediate steps," he said.

Antony informed the members that IAF was in the process of considerable transformation and modernisation. Giving an account of various projects, he said the 'Hawk' Advanced Jet Trainers had already been inducted into the IAF, the inter-governmental agreements on the Fifth General Fighter Aircraft and Multi-role Transport Aircraft had been inked with the Russians, and the evaluation process for the selection of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft was on.

The Members of Parliament, appreciating the IAF's role over the years in not only protecting the country but also providing humanitarian relief during natural disasters, wanted to know its road map for the next 10-20 years to meet the security challenges. Some members expressed their concern over cases of corruption in acquisition process and under-utilisation of funds earmarked for capital acquisition.

Real place of Thackeray's statement is in dustbin: Cong
16 Nov 2009, 1903 hrs IST
Congress on Monday (November 16) rubbished Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray's criticism of Sachin Tendulkar, saying such statements should be dumped in dustbin. "The real place of Bal Thackeray's statement is in dustbin...Congress condemns his reaction in strongest terms," Party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters in New Delhi commenting on the controversy. Attacking the Shiv Sena over the episode, Tewari said" those political parties, who base their politics on narrow issues of caste and religion, insult India's unity and integrity. They assault the very idea of India. Their language, style and thinking is old, which people of India have repudiated and rejected."

The party also chose to put regional parties in the dock over the issue, saying "this is not the language of leadership of an emerging world power. That is why people in Maharashtra and other states have rejected regional parties." Condemning the statement, Tewari said Congress did not want to dignify the Shiv Sena's statement and asserted that it was reacting to it only because of the long term implications of such assertions. They (Shiv Sena and regional parties) do not understand that there is no contradiction in being an Indian, a Marathi or a Punjabi, he added.

To a query that will the Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra take action against Sena activists if the security of Tendulkar is jeopardised, Tewari replied in affirmative. "Not only Tendulkar's. It is the responsibility of every state to give security to all people. I have full confidence that if any such situation arises, Maharashtra government will take tough and appropriate action against such elements," he said. UP police to probe issuance of pass... Dravid joins 11,000 Test run club Sachin to focus on cricket: Sources Is this chief of Pak spy ring? 'India should build asymmetric warf... Mumbai trial adjourned again for a week Rahul Dravid goes past 11k in tests Real place of Thackeray's statement... Govt warns of terror threat to BARC

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