ISSUE 11 AUGUST 2015 … · ***** Ananda Krishnan Law enforcement / judiciary Dear Sir, Even if...

Nandini Voice For The Deprived, August 2015

Dedicated to the cause of marginalized and downtrodden

Volume-XX Rs.10/-

ISSUE 11

AUGUST 2015

In this issue………………………

* READERS’ VIEWS ON

FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS

* PEACE MOVE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

NECESSARY AND INEVITABLE

* EXTENT OF POVERTY / AFFLUENCE

CONTRASTING SCENARIO IN INDIA

And more………


FASCINATING DIALOGUE BETWEEN

MAHATMA GANDHI AND KASTURBA

Gandhiji: I agree that you have served everybody well. But I want you to be an ideal wife, who has

no fascination for money and jewellery, just as you proved to be an ideal wife, accompanying her

husband to prison.( Kasturba hands over the necklace to Gandhiji)

Kasturba: Is this necklace not beautiful ?

Gandhiji: Oh yes…. Very nice indeed.

Kasturba: Some one brought this to our house yesterday and

offered it to me as a very special gift. Why should I part with it ?

Gandhiji: No, it was not given to you personally. It was also given

in token of our combined public service. How can it belong to you ?

Kasturba: Was it not given in recognition of the services

I rendered ? Have I not cooked for all those who visited us and

looked after their comforts too ?

ALTRUISIM SHOULD NOT BE AN IMPULSIVE ACT

Impulsive altruism reflects lack of clarity of purpose on the part of donor and it may not

remain sustained. On the other hand, altruism should be based on principles of compassion and

sound understanding of the requirements of the needy. Donated money should serve the

purpose intended and therefore, donor requires careful action plan. Altruism cannot be an

impulsive act.

Deploying the funds for a cause should be done just like the business exercise. This means that

while the donor gives , he should ensure that it would not be misused and the donor should

track the utilisation of funds by the recipients.

The companies should not donate expecting tax concession or market goodwill. They should

realise that striving for betterment of society by helping the downtrodden is the national duty

of the employers and employees. Such acts would inevitably mould the noble thought process

of everyone and ultimately create an atmosphere of conductive growth in the corporate set up.

Charity happens due to the call of inner conscience and the donors are qualitatively better

human beings. Everyone should strive for this mind set.

Charity happens due to the call of inner conscience and the donors are qualitatively better

human beings. Everyone should strive for this mind set.

The donor who has the resources to give should consider

himself as the God appointed trustee of the society and he

should never keep the excess income beyond his

reasonable need .As a self appointed trustee, the donor

has to donate judiciously. If the donated money would be

misused by the recipient, it would amount to denial of the

money to a more deserving needy.


Readers’ Forum

Dear Sir,

I am glad you have started a debate on the judiciary. I hear many people saying: "Independence of the

judiciary is necessary". My reply is; just go to a law court and see for yourself how judiciary is working

or not working

I suggest we do something. Let us not just grumble.

***** D.K.Oza

Dear Sir,

The July issue of Nandini Voice is interesting and provocative.

The perception of the general public on our judiciary is uniformly critical and rightly so. Corruption is

reigning unimpeded despite brave words and I wonder whether we are seeing the seeds of rebellion

gradually building up and one never knows what will trigger it to blow up into a full blown revolution'

***** H.R.Bapu Satyanarayana

Readers’ forum provides space for the readers to give expression to their

views on a variety of socio economic issues that is of relevance to the

society.

Further enrichment of the journal with your thoughtful inputs would certainly

go a long way in promoting the cause that the journal seeks to espouse.

Award for rag pickers

Dear sir,

Rag picking is an informal but an important sector for a very long

time. Rag pickers toil hard all day long to segregate and recycle

waste materials generated by cities.

It is gratifying that Government of India proposes to confer award on

rag pickers. This is long over due.

***** Ananda Krishnan

Law enforcement / judiciary

Dear Sir,

Even if some one has, by mistake, taken some one's bicycle, police

beat him to make him admit that he did all the crimes registered in

the police station. But, courts not even ask Dutt from where he got

AK 47 rifle from but gave him parole to act in films.

What sort of judiciary and law enforcement that we have ? ***** K.S.Nagarajan


READERS’ FORUM

There is lack of feeling of kindness and compassion amongst many people. Feeling of kindness should be

implanted even at the tender age in children . Since every child is living in a nuclear family, these days

they are not aware of the value of the grand parents.

***** N.S.C. AarthI

Reasons for farmer’s suicides

Dear Sir,

I read the views of the participants in the All India essay competition on farmer’s

suicides (Nandini Voice July 2015 issue).

You have done a great service by creating awareness of a critical issue that has to

do with 70 percent of India's population. The range of suggestions and solutions

offered by participants is simply amazing. All of them are pertinent.

***** B.S. Raghavan

Need for kindness towards elderly citizens

Dear Sir,

Rude and unkind words/deeds are becoming common in today’s world. People

who are above 60’s are mainly targeted. This is the present condition of the

senior citizen even if he/she is well placed. Then, look at the plight of the senior

citizens who are abandoned by their families.

Excellent articles

Dear Sir,

The articles in Nandini voice for the deprived are excellent.

***** Vasudevan

Dear Sir,

I enjoyed reading the July, 2015 issue, especially those on the importance of

yoga, how anti corruption education should start in schools and the

necessity to monitor NGOs which sometimes involve themselves in corrupt

schemes to mislead the Indian public, as mentioned by the Prime Minister.

The appointment of judges should be transparent. The greatest

disappointment about cases dealt in India is the dragging of the cases for

umpteen years, that bring heartbreak and financial loss to the poor victims.

How can this problem be solved ?

Farmers' suicides due to the climate uncertainties and inability to pay back

loan taken from banks is an unresolved widespread problem in India. Despite

all the assistance the farmers get, they seem to be helpless.

***** Shemeela Sasikumar


DESPERATE CALLS

Contact address: , Sri.M.Sathiyaraj,S/o.Shri.N.Mayavan, 81, Mariamman Koil Street, 4th Ward,

Thorappadi, Pudhupettai (PO), Panruti (Tk),Cuddalore District

*****

Widow needs sewing machine

Ms.R.Chellammal is a poor widow and she is living with her three children. She knows tailoring.

She requests for donation of sewing machine to self employ herself.

Contact address: Ms.R.Chellammal,W/o.Mr.Rajendran (late), Pandian Kuppam & post, China Salem Tk,

Villupuram District Pin:606 203

*****

* Ms. Chinta Devi , age 40 years, is suffering from rheumatic heart disease. She has to undergo

open heart surgery at Sagar Hospitals, Bangalore. Estimated cost of the surgery is Rs.1,80,000/-

* Master.Sandeep Swar, age 3 years, is suffering from congenital heart disease. He has to undergo


* Master.Rahim SK, age 15 years, is suffering from congenital heart disease. He has to undergo


Cheque may be drawn in favour of Sagar Hospitals, Bangalore and sent to the following address:

Secretary, Save Poor Lives, Flat No.4A, Ground Floor, Ceebros Garde, Old No.76, Kamaraj Salai, Raja

Annamalaipuram, Chennai-600 028 Phone:044-42044165, Cell:09884607377,

E-mail:[email protected] website: www.savepoorlives.com.

You can enjoy your prosperity only if you share your income with

the deprived and thus discover the satisfaction that it provides.

Differently abled person needs support

Four years back, Sri.M.Sathiyaraj met with an accident . Now, his body has

become paralysed from hip to toes. He has studied upto 12th std. and has also

undergone teacher training course.

His one brother and 3 sisters are studying in school. His parents are unskilled

labourer.

Sri.M.Sathiyaraj requests for financial help to start candle making self

employment activity.

Need support for medical treatment

* Mr.Litan SK, age 23 years , is suffering from rheumatic heart disease.

He has to undergo open heart surgery at Sagar Hospitals, Bangalore.

Estimated cost of the surgery is Rs.1,10,000/-

http://www.savepoorlives.com/


PEACE MOVE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

NECESSARY AND INEVITABLE

No insurmountable issues

There are still millions of admirers in India of some Pakistani cricketers and they like to see them and

hear them. Imran Khan, a former cricketer and now a political leader in Pakistan, is often interviewed in

Indian TV media and he has also provided expert commentary on cricket matches taking place in India.

Many Hindi films produced in India are watched in Pakistan with sustained interest.

Occasionally, musicians from India and Pakistan render performance during exchange programmes.

Several Indian hospitals receive patients from Pakistan and treat them well which are appreciated in

Pakistan. There is also regular trade between Indian and Pakistan and traders in both the countries face

no particular problem in dealing with each other.

Such conditions only highlight the fact that there are no fundamental and unsurmountable issues in India

Pakistan relationships.

Need for change in mindset

What is required to achieve this positive change in the mind set is the quality of statesmanship and far

sighted outlook on the part of the leadership in both the countries.

No issue can be eternal

It is said that the vexed Kashmir issue is the

stumbling block in India Pakistan relationship and

there is no immediate solution for this dispute. It is

also said that unless the Kashmir issue would be

resolved, peace move between India and Pakistan will

not be successful.

There may be some justification for such perspective,

particularly due to the conflicts and border

skirmishes that have been taking place for the last

several decades. However, history has repeatedly

shown that in many regions, apparently irreconcilable

issues have been solved and overcome by change in

mindset of the people on both sides.

Many eyebrows were raised in India and Pakistan, when Prime Minister of India Mr.Narendra

Modi shook hands with Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr.Nawaz Shariff and discussed Indo Pakistan

relationship in Russia recently.

While sceptics think that the present peace initiative will end up in an anti climax like several

other peace initiatives made in the past, atleast some people in India and Pakistan think that there

is reasonable chance of the present peace initiative being sustained.

The ground reality is that millions of Indians and Pakistanis have responded to each other with

understanding and goodwill when opportunities are there.


PEACE MOVE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN NECESSARY AND INEVITABLE

Let us now believe and hope that Mr.Narendra Modi and Mr.Nawaz Sharif are capable of exhibiting lofty

qualities of statesmanship.

This situation may not be due to government of Pakistan but inspite of its efforts to put down terrorism.

Certainly, Pakistan can gain better international image by effective anti terrorist activities and India’s

support can be helpful to achieve this end.

Rajaji’s advice

Mr. C.Rajagopalachari (popularly known as Rajaji) who was the first Governor General of independent

India and acclaimed as a statesman of high order who could think far ahead of his time, said several

decades back that the best and sure way of solving India Pakistan issues would be to focus on positives

and ignore the negatives to the extent possible.

Rajaji said that by focussing on the positives, emotional integration and inter dependence between the

people of both the countries would happen. With the mind set of considerable section of people in

India and Pakistan becoming peace and harmony oriented towards each other, there would be pressure

on politicians and extremists to behave in both the countries.

Peace will happen sooner or later

Possibly, such view point and approach is weighing in the mind of

Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr.Nawaz Shariff, as they shook hands, smiled and posed for photograph in

Russia. Mr.Modi’s acceptance of the invitation to visit Pakistan in 2016 obviously indicate the fact that

Mr.Modi thinks that peace between India and Pakistan is necessary and inevitable.

While extremists and politicians in both the countries with narrow interest will continue to make

hawkish statements and shout provocative slogans, millions of peace loving citizens in India and Pakistan

who realise the futility of conflict, should assert themselves and wage a silent and sustained battle for

peace.

Supported by peace loving Indians and Pakistanis and with Mr.Narendra Modi and Mr.Nawaz Shariff

exhibiting matured outlook, peace would happen between India and Pakistan sooner or later and

perhaps, sooner than later.

Mutual dependence

The present time is very appropriate for the peace initiative,

as both India and Pakistan are victims of frequent terrorist

activities and many innocent lives have been lost in both the

countries. Both India and Pakistan have common interest in

combating terrorism and this cannot happen without mutual

cooperation between both the countries.

In recent times, the economy of Pakistan have suffered due

to lack of overseas investment inflow, as there appear to be

world view that terrorism in Pakistan have increased and

terrorists and extremists are now well entrenched in

Pakistan.


FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS

It is sad that many private hospitals , clinics and doctors have become the den of corruption. Many

clinics and doctors insist on cash payment of fees and do not give receipts. They have no norms in

charging fees and they appear to have become an exploitative class. Almost all of them accumulate huge

black money and evade taxes.

Obviously, central government and income tax department know that most doctors do not pay taxes

properly but government does not care to question them. Hospitals , clinics and doctors rarely receive

tax violation notice and they are rarely raided by income tax department.

The poor people are the worst sufferers. With most government hospitals having poor standards and

many government doctors are indifferent and private hospitals and doctors fleecing the patients, people

from lower income group face desperate conditions when they fall ill.

Government has the responsibility to discipline the hospitals and doctors and insist on norms for

demanding fees. Hospitals, clinics and doctors should be directed to accept fees beyond Rs. 1000 only

by cheque and they should give receipt for any fees received above Rs. 50

Time has come for people to protest effectively against the fleecing hospitals. clinics and doctors.

Many people seem to be unhappy about the style of functioning of several medical professionals and

hospitals.

PRIVATE HOSPITALS CHARGE THREE TIMES

MORE THAN GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

On an average, a hospital admission would be more than three times as costly in a private

hospital as in a government facility.

In some cases, like eye diseases, private hospitals can cost up to six times more than

government ones and for an obstetrics or neonatal case, seven times. Childbirth costs eight

times more in private hospitals compared to government ones. These findings are part of the

latest survey report put out by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO).

Private hospitalization costs have been

increasing continuously. The only reason

people go to private hospitals is because

government hospitals are so few and

under so much pressure.

In rural areas, about 58% of all

hospitalization cases go to private

hospitals. This is up from about 56% in

1995-96. In urban areas, 68% cases go

to private hospitals, up from 57% twenty

years ago, according to the report.


READERS’ VIEWS ON

FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS Fleecing hospitals

I happened to have a spinal laminectomy done at a 'high-end' hospital in Bandra (west), Mumbai. Post

surgery, a physiotherapist offered his services and I agreed to take his treatment. He made it a practice

to come to my room at about 3:30 in the afternoon, find me resting/sleeping and go away and come

back after 5 pm. This went on every day without our realizing what was happening. On the last day

when we looked at the bill, we found that he had charged us for two visits every day!!

My wife had a knee replacement surgery done at a high-end hospital in Khar by a well-known surgeon.

It was a package deal.However, post surgery, every follow-up visit was initially charged at Rs.1250/- per

visit, which went up to Rs.1500/- which was again increased up to Rs.2000/- per visit .Should the patient

be charged Rs.2000/- for a post-operation follow up visit!!?

I could go on, but this much is enough to convey to you how hospitals 'rob' patients. I also hear that the

hospital managements pressurize and even threaten the doctors, that if they do not ramp up the

hospital's revenue, they may lose their positions in the hospital.

***** Charu Kulkarni

See both sides of coin!!

Look at the other side. If a doctor would not call in gastro specialist or for that matter any other

specialist when patient complains of symptoms pertaining not to the particular doctor’s specialization

and later if something worse would happen, the primary surgeon would be held responsible.

Consumer protection act has resulted in fear among medical doctors and many are practicing what we

call as defensive medication.

I am orthopedic surgeon. Now I rarely prescribe vitamin D without getting tests done, which cost

about Rs.700 to 900 to the patient because if any complication of Vitamin D like toxicity or

hypercalcemia happens, I shall be held responsible.

Regarding charges, every doctor like any other professional has a right to decide his charges and if

patient feels it is too exorbitant, he can choose the physician as per his choice.

My question is, did the patient seek clarification on charges before selecting the hospital or surgeon!!!

After a few days in the hospital, I complained of suffering from constipation.

The next morning, the gastroenterologist of the hospital came into my room,

asked me to drink plenty of water and not to worry. He was in the room for

all of 60 seconds. I was charged Rs.900/- for this "expert's visit".

The "Internist" used to visit every day when I was in the hospital - as part of

his rounds - ask how I was getting on, offer some words of comfort and then

would leave. His bill was Rs.900/- per day and for 11 days, Rs.9900/-.

The article on fleecing hospitals and doctors was written in the blog and many persons from all

over India responded with their views. Highlights of some of the observations are provided .


READERS’ VIEWS ON FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS

Why not go to a government hospital/medical college for a quality and cheap care ? Why people choose

corporate hospitals, which are like star hotels and then crib about charges??

Have you ever raised your voice against 5 star hotel where you vacation or a care dealer why they

charge for Rs.8000 for room rent and Rs.6000 for regular service!!!!

***** Dr Harpal Singh Selhi

What about other professionals like legal, accountancy, valuation and to top it all architects.Do they give

receipt for full amount?

***** A.K.Bhattacharyya

Do not have vendatta

Your blog smells of vendetta against the doctors.

After all the 'medical fee revenue' must be an iota of what is going on in the market !

***** Shree Prakash Singh

Do not generalise

Please do not generalise with one stroke of pen.

There are still honest and sincerely serving doctors although the number is dwindling.

***** ameswar Elangbam The problem is that only doctors are supposed to make sacrifices and give selfless services to the

society.

It is because doctors are emotionally exploited as they are handling human lives. But the society forgets

that it takes years and years of hard work, dedication and sacrifices to become a doctor.

It is totally a Government failure as the resources are far too meager for our population. Only doctors

are supposed to serve rural folks, no body else !!!

***** Anil Arora

Please do not blame the doctors.Our society must be blamed for such issues.

***** Rakshpal Abrol I think if you ask for receipt, no doctor will refuse to give receipt.

***** Yogesh Baluapuri

Corruption in medical colleges

Well, a recent investigation into the extent of corruption in Indian

medical colleges is an eye opener !

***** Munish K Raizada, MD, FAAP

What about other professions ?

Why only doctors but also the lawyers who take lakhs of rupees as

fees do not give receipt, do not declare their true income. Who can

reign them ?.

****** Dr Jaiprakash Narain



Need for fee structure

The hospitals and doctors should have a stipulated lower fee structure.

***** Madhu Bhatia

Why Indian Medical Council does not regulate the quantum of doctor fees ? No wonder every doctor

and lawyer are so rich and most of the parents force kids to become doctor or lawyer .

***** Ramesh Patil

The government should at least make it mandatory for doctors to issue receipts.

Further, doctors should be strictly audited for their services

***** Hemant Kshirsagar

Cheque bouncing

Most hospitals do not accept cheques because of numerous instances of cheques bouncing.

Hospitals may accept credit card/debit card and provide numbered receipt for all payments.

. ***** Dr. Mathew

Poor standard of government hospitals

The so called civil hospitals under the state ( I live in Gurgaon) are under staffed. the staff do whatever

they can, with hardly any medicines available for the harried lot that come to them in hundreds and

thousands!

***** Devinder Chopra

Need for grievance redressal

mechanism

I feel that there is need to display

prominently the grievance redressal

mechanism inside and outside the hospital.

***** S K Agarwal

Government policies

Today, there is lot of hue & cry regarding

doctors minting money. The actual problem is

that the medical treatment has become costly

not because of doctors but because of the

government. policies.

***** Dr D K Bhandari

Profit centre approach

Why are corporate companies allowed to

open and operate hospitals or healthcare??

These profit oriented hospitals are

companies and for them hospital is another

enterprise!!!

***** Vidyut

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I was shocked to know that a super speciality hospital in Mumbai adopts a profit centre approach in its

operations.

This means each department operating there is given a profit target to be fulfilled in a particular period,

say monthly, quarterly or year. It is left to doctor heading that department to increase earnings by

whatever means, using the various facilities available in the hospital, ethical or non ethical….required or

not required tests.The final word is the bottom line or the profit the hospital generates on the capital

employed for that period.

When the patients are looked upon as its customers,then how can doctors be honest ?.The profit

factor is always at the back of their mind…Hippocratic Oath be damned.

***** G.Radhakrishnan

Star hospitals and clinics are corporate bodies and

they are to run on profit.

So also various medical colleges run by the politicians

are to make money and enjoy protection.

***** JKGaur

We can't go for a market driven economy in a

country like India. Everything has to be welfare

oriented.

Why can't the CGHS approved rate applicable for

treatment of non income tax payees atleast..

****** Manas Ranjan Mahapatra

Poor people in rural areas

Our discussions are mostly city-centric-whether it is

medical or educational or legal( litigation} which

covers only 30% of the population. We tend to forget

the problems of vast majority of rural population.

Again when we speak of the Govt., we have in view

the Central Govt. whose reach in rural India is very

limited.

****** Lalit Bansal

Poor conditions in government hospitals

It is a scandal that although our government hospitals

often have the best doctors, the biggest killer in them

is infection, which kills off patients in the post-

operative stages, because at AIIMS and Safdarjang in

Delhi,two patients sometimes share a bed.

****** Sarbajit


EXTENT OF POVERTY / AFFLUENCE

CONTRASTING SCENARIO IN INDIA

Highest number of undernourished people

According to UN Report, India accounts for the highest estimated number of undernourished people in

any single country, with an estimated 194 million. India has overtaken China, which has cut its numbers

from 289 million in 1990-92 to 133.8 million in the latest estimates

Ultra net worth individuals in India

A Wealth X and UBS report shows that India had 8,595 Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) individuals in

2014, with wealth amounting to $1.01 trillion. This places India 6th in the global rankings. Significantly,

the number of UNHW individuals in India grew by 9.5 per cent in 2014 and their wealth grew by

8.3 percent. This is higher than the global growth rate of 6 per cent and 7 per cent in the number and

wealth of UHNW individuals, respectively.

The number of billionaires in India is too high compared to it’s smaller GDP.

The report also predicted that India will have 4.37 lakh millionaires by 2018 and potentially double that

number by 2023.

Globally, the number of undernourished

people has fallen by 216 million between

1990-92 and 2015, from just over a billion to

795 million. However, India's contribution to

this fall has been small, with its numbers down

by just 15.5 million.

India has made great strides in reducing the

proportion of food insecure persons in the

overall population, but according to FAO, it

still has to go a long way.

Level of inequality

The growing affluence of the ultra-rich in

India and the number of affluent persons,

when viewed with data on per capita

income, underscore the stark inequality

prevalent in India.

.

While the number of millionaires increased

steadily, the recent Socio Economic and

Caste Census( SECC) found that most of

rural India still languished in poverty — the

highest paid member of 74.5 per cent of

rural households in India earned less than

Rs. 5,000 per month.


HIGH MARKS IN TAMIL NADU SCHOOL EXAMS

WHAT TEACHERS THINK ?

Though it is heart warming to observe that students are coming out with flying colours literally, at the

same time it is alarming to note that full marks are being scored by students in language exams too.

Obviously, the examiners rate the answer papers of students with high level of generosity. The students

writing public exams are misguided by the generous and lenient marks given to them in the board

exams. The students think that they have achieved their goal and there is nothing more left to achieve.

This is a grave mistake made on the students by the teachers who evaluate their answer papers.

In the current parlance, only short answers, fill ups and multiple choice questions are found in question

papers. At the most, long answers are required in maximum 15 lines. Moreover, the questions in the

examinations are stereotyped and it is easily possible to pass examination by reading a few selected

topics. Even the questions are predictable and the examination papers have the same pattern every

year.

The evaluation system that is followed require the student to write the exact answer as contained in

the text book.If any slight change happens in the question paper, then a lot of chaos take place and grace

marks are given against such questions..

Nandini Voice For The Deprived organized essay competition for teachers in Tamil Nadu

on ―High marks in Tamil Nadu school exams. What teachers think?‖

This competition was organized in the light of the fact that so many students in 10th std

examinations in Tamil Nadu have got centum marks. It is difficult to believe that so many

students could get centum in so many subjects. Therefore, views of the teachers in Tamil Nadu

were invited. There was good response from the teachers all over Tamil Nadu.

The entries submitted by the following teachers have been selected for award of prize.

* Mr.R.Ramdas,Chennai

* Mrs. Saraswathy Narayanaswamy, Chennai

Highlights of the views and suggestions made by the participants in the essay competition are

provided in this article.

It is very rarely that we see answer papers without any

mistakes and how can centums be awarded for answer

sheets with mistakes ?

One of the obvious factors that can not be missed is that

the students are over rated.

The need of the hour is sound education and examination

system that empowers out of the box thinking, promotes

resourcefulness and permits holistic development of

youngsters. The X standard exams in Tamil Nadu do not

evaluate students with such objectives.


IPL SCAM: ARE COSMETIC PUNISHMENTS ENOUGH?

Investigation has clearly established that Srinivasan’s son in law is guilty. He was involved in affairs of

Chennai Super Kings along with his father in law, who is also the Chief of Board of Control for Cricket

in India. Obviously, the son in law could not have indulged in the mischief without the knowledge of the

father in law. Srinivasan has also been controlling Chennai Super Kings as well as Board of Control for

Cricket in India. The question upper most in the mind of cricket fans is that while the son in law has

been punished, why the father in law has been left scot free. Are the Indian fans so naïve to think that son in law is guilty but father in law is not guilty?

What will the two match fixers who have been banned by the verdict do now? They have suffered loss

of reputation but they may not think that this is a loss at all, as these are the people who have indulged

in match fixing with least consideration for ethics and fair play. One can be sure that they will be active in cricket under some other name, sooner or later and perhaps, sooner than later.

It is an established practice that the punishments imposed by judiciary should be in tune with the

seriousness of the crime and the punishment must act as deterrent for other mischief makers and match fixers in the future.

Cricket is known as the gentleman’s game. But unfortunately, it is no more the sport that it used to be. It has become a place for politicians, corrupt elements and dishonest people who control the game.

It is unfortunate that an opportunity to reform cricket and restore its glory have been lost by the judiciary verdict that appears to be cosmetic and certainly is disappointing.

Many people think that considering the level of

scam and the damage that the image of cricket as

sports has suffered, punishments imposed are

marginal and cosmetic. With such lenient award of

punishment, the guilty people have the last laugh

and perhaps, the scamsters will continue to play

their tricks and mischief in future, feeling confident that they can get away.

Two teams in IPL – Rajasthan Royals and Chennai

Super Kings – have been banned but one can be

sure that the owners of the team will launch

another team with some other name. What is to

be noted is that the verdict has banned the teams,

but no strict action has been taken against the

guilty. As a matter of fact, N. Srinivasan, who was

owner of the Chennai Super Kings team until

recently, has now said that he has nothing to do with the team.

It has been proved beyond doubt that match fixing has taken place in IPL tournament and millions

of cricket fans have been cheated and taken for a ride. After much public outcry and intervention

of the judiciary, investigation has been completed and judgment pronounced. However, those who care for probity in public life and transparency in sports matters are disappointed.


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giver. Give everything and look for no return.

Give love, give help, give

service, give any little thing you can, but keep out barter. Make no conditions and none will be imposed.

Give as the rose gives perfume,

because it is its own nature, utterly unconscious of giving.

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