Letter to Sonia Gandhi - Comment 1

Dear Ajit

Thanks for your mail which I have perused very carefully.

You have called Mr Bajaj`s mail vulgar. As a quintessential Bengali Bhadralok that is your prerogative.
In my opinion it is neither vulgar nor out of place. It is a statement of facts and all SOLUTIONS start
with a SATATEMENT OF FACTS. The letter could be termed vulgar if you could dispute any of the facts stated therein.

In the context of the functioning of our Nation can we consider the following for its extreme content of vulgarity :

AA After 64 years of Independence over 70%% of INDIANS are under the poverty line : Isn`t that vulgar.
And our Finance Ministry boasts of a 8.5 % GDP growth.

BB We have Billions maybe Trillions of Dollars stashed away by corrupt Politicians in Swiss & other foreign Banks
and our Finance Minister is hoodwinking the citizens saying there are some technical difficulties for not issuing a
letter from the Indian Government to these banks asking for complete disclosure. This wealth belongs to the National Exchequer.
And nothing substantial seems to be done to bring it back : Isn`t that vulgar.

Note : There is a news item in today`s papers where the Federal Revenue Dept of the USA has asked HSBC Bank in
India for complete disclosure with statements of American Citizens holding accounts to enable them zero in on
Tax evasions they may have made in the USA. Why cannot the Indian Govt also write such letter/s.

CC We as a Nation have been thrust with a President manipulated in place by Mrs Sonia Gandhi, who , I have not met
a single person till now, has voiced any respect for her or her abilities : Isn`t that vulgar.

DD We have a Prime Minister whose cv read like a dream cv when he started but has turned out to be a stooge and puppet of Mrs Sonia
Gandhi : Isn`t that vulgar.

Ajit, I think we Indians have had enough. History says that the only thing Julius Ceasar was afraid of was the mob of Rome.
The last King of Afghanistan was hung from a lamppost just outside his palace …. it was done by the mob. Anna Hazare has the people
of India supporting him from all directions. You can also call this the mob if you like. I will call it the Voice of the Citizens. I think we need something
drastic and it is bound to happen if our Leaders don`t wake up to the call of the Nation against corruption.
Maybe that will be a wake up call for the rest of the CORRUPT.
Maybe after that the 70% figure in my Sr AA above will move down to 40% and then to 30% and further down.
Remember an old saying `` THE ROT ALWAYS SETS ON THE TOP ``.

If you do not agree to what I have written, we can always agree to disagree.

Regards/Partha