R. Parrikar wrote Days' summary (02/26/2012) 2) The other day I saw some commotion in Campal, and upon inquiry was told that the NDTV monkey Srinivasan Jain was in the area. The first time I heard of this retard was in 2007 when he filed a 'report' on the RP 2011 brouhaha. It was terrible. Zero research, zero knowledge of the issue, zero everything. Only spurts of random sound bytes interspersed by music that Bappi Lahiri was so bad at. I was told then that he was a star reporter. How can anyone take these juvenile seriously? They drop in a few days before the election, chat up a few fellows, ask silly questions of candidates. The rest of the time is spent drinking at Baga, perhaps. That's the real reason they are here - to have fun in Goa on company dime. Indians have yet to see what true (investigative) reporting is all about. I recommend a few segments of CBS's 60 Minutes or PBS's Frontline. If anything in India comes even within 10% of these shows, I'll take it.
Comment -R. Parrikar has a penchant to call every other prominent journalist, columnist or TV anchor inefficient and immature. While Rajan has undoubtedly contributed to Goa’s cause significantly, condescending attitude to other professionals is immature and smug. Srinivasan is surely a journalist who is an expert and knows his field. These reports, illegal mining and Goa - Democracy for saledocumented as well as videoed in the following link speaks enough of Srinivasan’s acumen as a journo. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/Goa-Land-Mine-Explodes-151808 http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/truth-vs-hype/truth-vs-hype-goa-democracy-for-sale/224810&cpWhat’s monkey about Srinivasan and on the other hand exceptional about Rajan? Is it just the RP 2011 report that ignited Rajan or something else? John Da Silva Collaco --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
