What is this politics of "ONGC-GOI-ULFA" that she is indulging in? Can you explain?
-----Original Message----- From: Ram Sarangapani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 1/19/2006 6:46 AM To: Roy, Santanu Cc: Rajen Barua; ASSAMNET; Chan Mahanta Subject: Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) Sentinel >I don't see the point of hitting out at Mamoni-baideu just because she did not condemn the ULFA >for the note received by some bloody oil sucking organization She is not the ULFA, nor their point->man. She is not a cop. It is not her job to make balanced political statements, Is it her job to make unbalanced political statements, for which you claim she has no expertise? This job as a 'negotiator' is a tough job and personal biases have to be kept at bay. If as you say she is NOT the front man or the point person, then why would she indulge in the politics of ONGC-GOI-ULFA if she has NO understanding, and show her bias (toward ULFA). >By doing that she performs a far greater service to the people of Assam, then all of the great living >writers of Assam (I guess this is what irritates quite a few people - the attention she has received In THIS particular case, she is making it more difficult for the job she or others have entrusted upon her as a 'negotiator'. Thats a disservice to the people of Assam by putting hurdles on the way for peace talks. As for writers - I am sure there are some who are jealous of her 'limelight'. Fortunately, you won't find them in these shores. >And yes, it would be a great boon to Assam (despite the "jobs lost") if the oil suckers left and >allowed the state to conserve its deposit of an exhaustible natural resource instead of feeding it at >sub-market prices to the ever hungry Indian economy. And of course the stupid people at the GOI will also leave all the infrastructure and whatever technical know-how just as easily. No, they would just STILL keep drilling, and ONLY make sure it is located in Bihar or West Bengal. No, the bottom-line is, if that were to happen, Assam & the Assamese would still lose. On 1/18/06, Roy, Santanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't see the point of hitting out at Mamoni-baideu just because she did > not condemn the ULFA for the note received by some bloody oil sucking > organization. Who do you think she is? She is not the ULFA, nor their > point-man. She is not a cop. It is not her job to make balanced political > statements, investigate truths and morally chastise errant parties. She has > been trying to get the negotiations going and that's exactly her role. By > doing that she performs a far greater service to the people of Assam, then > all of the great living writers of Assam (I guess this is what irritates > quite a few people - the attention she has received). This, despite my > belief, that these negotiations are not going to work. > > And yes, it would be a great boon to Assam (despite the "jobs lost") if > the oil suckers left and allowed the state to conserve its deposit of an > exhaustible natural resource instead of feeding it at sub-market prices to > the ever hungry Indian economy. > > Santanu. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Rajen Barua > Sent: Thu 1/19/2006 6:11 AM > To: Ram Sarangapani; ASSAMNET; Chan Mahanta > Subject: Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) Sentinel > > Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) Sentinel>"Since the ULFA has > neither admitted nor denied the issuance of the demand note to the ONGC, it > is too early to draw a conclusion on the >authenticity of the letter. > > It may be because MMG is a writer, who by nature of her tribe normally > likes to think rather on the right hand side of the brain, but she > definitely has problems with basic logic which is controlled as we know by > the left hand side of the brain. > > Normally, an unbiased logical mind (just normal garden variety type) would > like to draw the following conclusion instead, > "Since the ULFA has neither admitted nor denied the issuance of the demand > note to the ONGC, it is too early to say that the letter was not from ULFA." > > "Be that as it may, the demand note to the ONGC will not hamper the peace > process since extortion by militants is not unusual." > > It is like saying, > "thik ase, hobo diok baru, tewlwok baru bea manuh, apwna lwke ki korise. > Apwna lwke negotiate nai kora karonehe tewlwke bhoi dekhuaise." > > No MMG, it HAMPERS the PEACE PROCESS BIG TIME. > > And Chandan already said, GOI will not be THE looser. > > Upai Nai!! > > RB > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chan Mahanta > To: Ram Sarangapani ; ASSAMNET > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] Demand note is ULFA's: IGP (SB) Sentinel > > > Heh-heh-heh! > > > So MRG too is one of the bad-guys now? > > > GoI can mouth off peace mantras, frothing in the mouth about how there is > no problem that could not be resolved with 'democracy', while hunting down > ULFA, without nary a whimper from the now-outraged. > > > What is surreal here is for the same FAIR and NEUTRAL folks to be outraged > when ULFA plays its cards. > > > Come on Ram. Give us a break! Who are you kidding? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 2:11 PM -0600 1/18/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > Noted writer Mamoni Raisom Goswami, talking to The Sentinel today, > said: "Since the ULFA has neither admitted nor denied the issuance of the > demand note to the ONGC, it is too early to draw a conclusion on the > authenticity of the letter. > > Be that as it may, the demand note to the ONGC will not hamper the > peace process since extortion by militants is not unusual." > > Highlights are mine. > > I can't believe this. "Be that as it may .......". So, is it Kay Sara, > Sara,.... Dr. Goswami? or is hope against hope that the ULFA can do what it > pleases, but the GOI must hold parleys under any circumstances. > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
