PR discussions: Re: [prpoint] Debate: Rs.1760000000000

Hi there,

Former PM Indira Gandhi, when confronted by a foreign journalist on 'corruption in India' she hit back saying 'it is an international phenomena'.

Public memoryisvery short. How many remember 'sukh Ram' then Telecommunication Minister of Congress Govt. CBI found in his house, crores in cash scattered on fllor and in many gunny bags. He too resigned. His statement in the media was 'it was party's (congress) money'.

Hence, even this one too willbe forgotten. The question is about thedisclosure made by Ratan Tata - a bribe was sought of rs.15.00 crores to start a new domestic air-line with help of Singapore Airlines. Howcome, he waited for all these years to disclose this ? Now the guess work is Late Pramod Mahjan,who isno more.

Now Telgi too is forgotten.

s.n.surkund

--- On Tue, 11/16/10, Prime Point Srinivasan <prpoint@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Prime Point Srinivasan <prpoint@gmail.com>
Subject: [prpoint] Debate: Rs.1760000000000 - Loss to the Nation :(
To: "Prpoint Group" <prpoint@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 9:46 AM

dear friends

"Rs.1.76 lakh crores" is the figure that Indian people and media are now discussing day in and day out. Now one of the Hon'ble (?) Ministers A Raja has resigned. CAG has submitted his report to the nation, alleging an estimated loss of Rs.1.76 lakh crores to the nation, in the 'spectrum scam'. Supreme Court has questioned the lethargy of Prime Minister in taking note of the scam.

It is a mind boggling figure that one cannot even imagine. Probably, this is the mother of all scams in the independent India. Though the estimated loss to the nation is around Rs.1.76 lakh crores, the corruption money involved is estimated to be around Rs.50 to 60 thousand crores.

Definitely, the Minister Raja alone would not have been the only beneficiary of this mega corruption. There should be more and more partners. The mere fact that our Hon'ble PM also did not want to take notice, even after a petition was sent to him way back in 2008, reveals many hidden stories. There should be more and more beneficiaries of this scam.

Besides politicians, many corporates (known and unknown) might have been the beneficiaries. Greedy corporates join hands with greedy politicians to rob the nation for their personal gain.

Do we have a role as communication managers to prevent such 'national robbery' and to create awareness about transparency in governance.

Srinivasan

Prime Point