Dear Dr Anil (other Parrikar/ BJP Sympathizers), Trust me on this; I have no bones to pick with anybody and I am only saying all this in the sincere interests of Goanet and Goanetters. If you and/or other BJP/ Parrikar sympathizer's think otherwise, try answering these questions honestly and see for yourself whether the issues I have been raising are legitimate or not.
1. Dr Anand's original post makes it categorically clear that he took Manohar Parrikar's consent for recording this interview for *GOANET*, not for a private venture of his/ theirs. Dr Anand approached Manohar Parrikar to do the interview for *GOANET* because of Goanet's huge popularity and wide reach and Parrikar too gave his consent on account of the same. Also, Questions were solicited exclusively from Goanetters for this venture. Am I then not justified in asking that Goanet be given the credit which is legitimately due to it for this venture or do you believe that Dr Anand and Rajan are perfectly right in adopting this use-and-discard kind of policy? And on a related note, shouldn't the moderators/ owners have at least some say in all this? 2. I have participated in several Public debates and discussions on different issues. I have also witnessed such programmes/ shows on the Television. Whenever the organizers/ TV Channels solicit questions from the audience or viewers and the questions are selected, due credit is given to the person who has crafted the question by making a mention of his/her name along with the question. You too may have been a part of similar programmes and/ or may have witnessed the same on Television and have seen the procedure followed in such instances. Am I then not justified in demanding that Goanetters who have applied their mind and spent their time and energy to craft the questions be given their due individual credit? 3. Dr Anand himself said in the past that, for this interview to be fair, a group of moderators must prepare the final slate of questions. Am I then wrong in demanding the same? Won't a Panel of Moderators ensure the sincerity, fairness and transparency of this venture? Isn't this what Dr Anand wanted in the first place? Why are they getting butterflies in their stomachs now? Take out your ideological spectacles, make a fair assessment and try to answer these questions. Dr Anand and Rajan are avoiding answering the same. I am eagerly waiting to hear from you all on this. Regards and good wishes Sandeep Heble
