Comments on: The Mutiny claims its first victims- (updated) http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wogmemsab http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-40330 wogmemsab Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:51:25 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-40330 <p>A Hindi Sepia Mutiny site? Definitely shld be. By the way pl explain to Santosh 'junta' is NOT 'janata'. RE bribe takers? Send them to Abu Ghraib. So none can say we did not assist the US in their war against terror or error or whatever it is. The US could claim they are flushing out wicked godless folk from the third world.</p> A Hindi Sepia Mutiny site? Definitely shld be. By the way pl explain to Santosh ‘junta’ is NOT ‘janata’. RE bribe takers? Send them to Abu Ghraib. So none can say we did not assist the US in their war against terror or error or whatever it is. The US could claim they are flushing out wicked godless folk from the third world.

]]> By: Mridula http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38394 Mridula Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:49:52 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38394 <p>Turns out that Naik might have gone to NSI, next door to IIT Kanpur and had forgotten all about it!</p> Turns out that Naik might have gone to NSI, next door to IIT Kanpur and had forgotten all about it!

]]> By: Abhi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38298 Abhi Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:41:39 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38298 <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5050300">NPR had a story</a> on the scandal this morning.</p> NPR had a story on the scandal this morning.

]]> By: Mihir http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38290 Mihir Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:50:51 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38290 <p>Even if most of the MPs targeted were BJP, I think the takeaway is all political parties are filled with these type of guys!</p> <p>Politics is very dirty today and these guys need a lesson. They need a wake up call and need to think ten times before doing any such thing in the future. Hopefully these scandals teach them this.</p> <p>On a different note, India should probably allow legal bribes by legalizing the lobbyists like in US. Everything should be in the open and on public records. Bribery is a way of life, why not tax bribes?</p> Even if most of the MPs targeted were BJP, I think the takeaway is all political parties are filled with these type of guys!

Politics is very dirty today and these guys need a lesson. They need a wake up call and need to think ten times before doing any such thing in the future. Hopefully these scandals teach them this.

On a different note, India should probably allow legal bribes by legalizing the lobbyists like in US. Everything should be in the open and on public records. Bribery is a way of life, why not tax bribes?

]]> By: Guru Gulab Khatri http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38276 Guru Gulab Khatri Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:12:58 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38276 <blockquote>Guys, isnt this fishy? Why most MPs targetted were from BJP when Congress is in power.?</blockquote> <p>Yes it is. AajTak,HindustanTimes,Mr Bahal all have political bias.</p> <blockquote> If the objective is to expose corruption in govt, shouldn't they be targetting more of MPs of the party in power ? </blockquote> <p>Well even with the bias factor, the facts are what they are. Here are elected MPs who are pimping themselves. And all these were lowranking politicos.</p> <blockquote> I wouldnt approve of this sort of journalism where in you lure them artificial situations. As in, this is PUSH policy. The journalists here are Pushing corruption in the system by offering bribes and them blaming it on the system. Which is why even the Tehelka stunt also loses some validity.</blockquote> <p>Why not. It shows how bad the conditions are. These folks could care less about the issue. Even with the political bias whats unearthed here is worth exposing. I want more people to be upset at this and if they are BJP supporters to take it up to BJP to clean its act.</p> <blockquote>What the junta expect is real journalism where in they smoke out real scandals, </blockquote> <p>Oh like this is not a 'real scandal'.</p> Guys, isnt this fishy? Why most MPs targetted were from BJP when Congress is in power.?

Yes it is. AajTak,HindustanTimes,Mr Bahal all have political bias.

If the objective is to expose corruption in govt, shouldn’t they be targetting more of MPs of the party in power ?

Well even with the bias factor, the facts are what they are. Here are elected MPs who are pimping themselves. And all these were lowranking politicos.

I wouldnt approve of this sort of journalism where in you lure them artificial situations. As in, this is PUSH policy. The journalists here are Pushing corruption in the system by offering bribes and them blaming it on the system. Which is why even the Tehelka stunt also loses some validity.

Why not. It shows how bad the conditions are. These folks could care less about the issue. Even with the political bias whats unearthed here is worth exposing. I want more people to be upset at this and if they are BJP supporters to take it up to BJP to clean its act.

What the junta expect is real journalism where in they smoke out real scandals,

Oh like this is not a ‘real scandal’.

]]> By: Vick http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38266 Vick Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:03:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38266 <p>Mridula Education never makes a person less corrupt. In India its the educated(remember most our MP's are more educated than an avg Indian) who takes the bribe while uneducated is forced to pay it. UnEducated cant get a Govt job hence cant be bribed.</p> Mridula Education never makes a person less corrupt. In India its the educated(remember most our MP’s are more educated than an avg Indian) who takes the bribe while uneducated is forced to pay it. UnEducated cant get a Govt job hence cant be bribed.

]]> By: Jai Singh http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38265 Jai Singh Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:01:38 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38265 <p><b>MD</b>,</p> <blockquote>Sepia Mutiny of Great Britain? Eh? Wait til Jai Singh hears about this....</blockquote> <p>At least you guys all now know who's really pulling the strings at the Mutiny. Any fool who's seen the Austin Powers movies could've told you that.</p> <p>Which kinda makes BongBreaker "Number One" and Anna "Mona Darling".</p> <p><i>"One Million Rupees !!!!!"</i></p> MD,

Sepia Mutiny of Great Britain? Eh? Wait til Jai Singh hears about this….

At least you guys all now know who’s really pulling the strings at the Mutiny. Any fool who’s seen the Austin Powers movies could’ve told you that.

Which kinda makes BongBreaker “Number One” and Anna “Mona Darling”.

“One Million Rupees !!!!!”

]]> By: mridula http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38264 mridula Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:56:38 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38264 <p>And obviously education is no bar in this scam, Anna Saheb M.K. Patil from Maharashtra, is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur!</p> And obviously education is no bar in this scam, Anna Saheb M.K. Patil from Maharashtra, is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur!

]]> By: Bong Breaker http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38259 Bong Breaker Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:12 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38259 <p>Whoops, I forgot to do this:</p> <p>my <strike>irritating</strike> <strike>irritating</strike> irritating presence</p> <p>Ah the whole joke's ruined now.</p> <p>But the original comment remains accurate I suppose, I'm threefold irritating.</p> Whoops, I forgot to do this:

my irritating irritating irritating presence

Ah the whole joke’s ruined now.

But the original comment remains accurate I suppose, I’m threefold irritating.

]]> By: MJ http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/12/the_mutiny_clai_1/comment-page-1/#comment-38257 MJ Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:36:44 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2667#comment-38257 <p><i>Why most MPs targetted were from BJP when Congress is in power.?</i></p> <blockquote>For those of you wondering about the methodology of Operation Duryodhana in reaching out to MPs it will be pertinent to say that the COBRAPOST team essentially went where the middlemen took us. So the particular configuration of MPs that finally emerged had all to do with the particular middlemen that the team came into contact with. If it had been a different set of middlemen, the configuration of MPs would obviously have reflected that.</blockquote> <p>From the Cobrapost <a href="http://www.cobrapost.com/documents/pt.htm">article</a></p> Why most MPs targetted were from BJP when Congress is in power.?

For those of you wondering about the methodology of Operation Duryodhana in reaching out to MPs it will be pertinent to say that the COBRAPOST team essentially went where the middlemen took us. So the particular configuration of MPs that finally emerged had all to do with the particular middlemen that the team came into contact with. If it had been a different set of middlemen, the configuration of MPs would obviously have reflected that.

From the Cobrapost article

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