On Nov 24, 2009, at 11:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Times Group is owned by Bennet & Coleman. 'World Christian Council? does 80 > percent of the Funding, and an Englishman and an Italian equally share > balance 20 percent. The Italian Robertio Mindo is a close relative of Sonia > Gandhi.
Hmm, let's check this one fact, as the Times Group is the most high profile media company in India: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_Group Yes, they do seemed to still be owned by Bennet & Coleman. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7604379 The BJP seems to be trying to paint them as a foreign business, but the board and executives are all Indian: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=7604379 (no Bennets or Colemans anywhere in sight :-). Unfortunately, BCCL itself doesn't seem to have a web presence -- their website just talks about themselves: http://www.indiatimes.com/aboutusshow/1776746.cms and since they are a private company, information about them is limited: http://www.provigator.com/bennett-coleman-co-ltd-the-times-group However, as a private company, it would seem that the most important determinant is the people in charge, not the investors: Samir and Vineet Jain http://businesstoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3021 But, I don't see much about their religious views. So, I guess the result of my investigation is inconclusive. OTOH, I don't see any clear evidence of any sort of conspiracy or ties to Christian organizations. They seem rampant capitalists more than anything else.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/09/pressandpublishing.radio -- Ernie P. _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/
