tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post115062913526107082..comments2023-11-02T19:22:32.651+05:30Comments on Dateline Bombay: Fighting Government To Survive: The Bangalore StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-17148682232842977862007-01-26T11:21:00.000+05:302007-01-26T11:21:00.000+05:30Pls read the report on this project in The Hindu d...Pls read the report on this project in The Hindu dated 24th January 2007. It clearly exposes the "Real Intention" of NICE and Mr. Ashok Kheny.<br /><br />If I am given ownership to sell Government acquired lands at rock bottom prices at prevailing Market prices on each side of the Toll road even before completion of the toll road PLUS enjoy 30 years of toll collection before handing over the toll roads back, I am ready to undertake similar projects all over India.srinivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770901614327599522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150863787811830662006-06-21T09:53:00.000+05:302006-06-21T09:53:00.000+05:30In addition to the Kannada Koota issue mentioned i...In addition to the Kannada Koota issue mentioned in the post above, is the caste/community angle. The BMIC project is coming up in an area that is dominated by the Vokkaliga caste, while the promoters of BMIC are mostly from the Lingayat community. <BR/><BR/>The other day, I was driving past a busy intersection somewhere in bangalore and saw a "Kannada flag" flying high. The road was badly maintained and there was garbage overflowing nearby. I thought it was a good example of the priorities of India's vote banks. Forget the roads and the garbage - it was more important to "protect" our impoverished identities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150781773803896302006-06-20T11:06:00.000+05:302006-06-20T11:06:00.000+05:30The "kannada koota" is made up of primarily non B...The "kannada koota" is made up of primarily non Brahmin, non-elite and THAT is at the root of this problem. SMK is not a Brahmin but he's part of the overseas- educated elite that is being fought by the "sons of the soil" .<BR/><BR/>There is good reason to call K'taka the "Bihar of the South" today.<BR/><BR/>IlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150744280015348522006-06-20T00:41:00.000+05:302006-06-20T00:41:00.000+05:30errata in prev post: Krishna (aka SMK) as against ...errata in prev post: Krishna (aka SMK) as against KrishnanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150744215727589892006-06-20T00:40:00.000+05:302006-06-20T00:40:00.000+05:30Hmmm - GE, any idea why local media and Kannada ch...Hmmm - GE, any idea why local media and Kannada channels are backing the govt against NICE?<BR/><BR/>Most of the guys in office who've worked on the field for local kannada channels talk about a "Krishnan-Jerome-Murthy-Janagraha "lobby" and refer to Nandi as a doomed project?<BR/><BR/>Why such a huge perception gap between national and local media?<BR/>Gowda being a politician after all must have some finger on the pulse of the voter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150740460644443532006-06-19T23:37:00.000+05:302006-06-19T23:37:00.000+05:30I support Kheny. I am currently in NY and maybe m...I support Kheny. I am currently in NY and maybe missing something's. I still wonder , since Kheny is coming from US, should have learnt the art of Public Relations by lauching a strong public TV and Paper ads showcasing the benefits and let the pictures of the highway speak for themselves. Rather than just fight with politicogs. I would contribute if there is such a fund to support Kheny's vision.kuberahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805374245211327419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150731302920054622006-06-19T21:05:00.000+05:302006-06-19T21:05:00.000+05:30I am happy that people are supporting the BMIC / N...I am happy that people are supporting the BMIC / NICE project and raising voice against the current government attitude. But common, net is accessed by only the privileged even today. How do the villagers , or for that matter even the govt know, the strong support the BMIC project has attracted. I appreciate Mr. Pai to have been physically present to support Mr. Kheny. If I were to be in Bangalore, I would be there too, eventhough no one would have invited me. I believe it is a peoples project and we the educated should have been there supporting the project. Even now it is not late. Can you join me during July 22/23 rd at 11 AM to show our support for this project. Let us go there in thousands and peacefully show our support for good infrastructure projects in karnataka. I will be grateful if someone can help me spread the word.<BR/>Will see you on BMIC in July!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150636900457791162006-06-18T18:51:00.000+05:302006-06-18T18:51:00.000+05:30Sorry about the spelling mistakes earlier but we p...Sorry about the spelling mistakes earlier but we people are at boiling point and the frustration shows. I actually wanted to highlight all the infrastructure problems of Bangalore but that is well known. Whether Bangalore has a future in this chaos, time will only tell, but the future is certainly bleak with the current crop of politicians and no other credible lot to fall back on.Capt. Anup Murthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517106772872301041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150636398053760552006-06-18T18:43:00.000+05:302006-06-18T18:43:00.000+05:30Unfortunately, as Mr. Govind puts it, bangalore is...Unfortunately, as Mr. Govind puts it, bangalore is a scar on the face of India. I hail from nearby Mysore which is also going the "Bangalore Way" and we lost Infosys new campus because the TN givernment offered full co-operation that Deve Gowda and family did not offer in this state. After all Narayana Murthy is from Mysore, Karnataka and he wanted to put up campuses here for software development but he was made unwelcome in his own backyard. This is the state of affairs that our politics has come down to. Govind's last blog was also relevant and one can use both thee blogs as an indicator of how we want to see India developed, or not. A lot of people in Singapore recently expressed to me that they thought Bangalore was a fab place with high tech amenities. Call me anti-national and paint me with tar and feather me, but I had to debunk some of their perceptions lest they actually land up here, get out of the decrepit Airport, end up on the overcrowded, polluted, dusty Airport Road and go back with the impression of having landed in some otyher place and not the place they dreamt of! Sorry, this Indian dream sucks.Capt. Anup Murthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517106772872301041noreply@blogger.com