Selma writes: > Selma Carvalho writes: "Not for one moment can I imagine a member of the Nehru family, sitting in their offices writing memos and contemplating on deplorable situations. No, they would be in the thick of it, walking the streets, talking to people and risking the bullet if need be. Nehru himself would have jumped into the fray, asking to be killed first. Unfortunately Manmohan proved to be an administrator rather than a man of action." > Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 03:41:35 +0530 From: "Sandeep Heble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does Selma forget how Indira Gandhi brought democracy "to a grinding halt" by imposing the Emergency rule... > Does she also forget the 1984 Anti-Sikh pogrom that took place in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination, ... > And does she also forget how Rajiv Gandhi tried to justify this horrible and gruesome Carnage with his infamous statement "When a big tree falls, the earth is bound to shake". > We always knew that Public memory is short but now we know that Selma's memory is even shorter! > Mario observes: > Arre, kya "forget" yaar! Forget nahin, Selmabai, tub paida nahin thi:-)) > But seriously, the past is no excuse. While Sandeep has shown Selma's highly selective exposition of recent Indian history, Sardarji should get out from behind his desk and rattle some chains in Orissa. This kind of anarchy while the alleged security forces stand idly by, is unacceptable in any civilized country. >
