Rama Setu -1

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While the debate structure posted by Bodhi appears reasonable at first sight, it must be viewed in the context of the situation on this thread.

Several posts have been edited/deleted in a selective manner by the Admins. Thanks very much. What REMAINS as ADMIN posts includes: (see above):

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> I think first fix Paki, commie, SIMI, and Chini border, those who are already inside and causing problem. Why worry about those who are outside?
Read Ramayana and your vagueness will disappear. Your scare tactics are similar to commies who scream, they are coming, they are coming…..<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Given this as the reality of the "ground rules of debate" there is little to be gained by posting anything in support of any view that is not 400% in line with the superstitions and political propaganda.

What was deleted, incidentally, included a clear rebuttal to the above - why the situation is NOT

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> The Commies are Coming<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

But

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> The Commies Were the Ones Who Gain From Blocking This Project, and they HAVE been sitting there obstructing for decadess. Now that they have lost hope of actually obstructing it, they have switched tactics and brought in Religious Sentiment, which apparently the Holy Hindu Netas did not have in the last 1,750,0000,000,000,0000 years since Shri Raman went this way, but have SUDDENLY discovered.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It takes no smarts to see the history that was posted above (aha! I still have it, because I knew the Fair Admins would censor that on some pretext)

The Project was discussed VERY OPENLY.

The Present Configuration was approved based on all the inputs received IN TIME.

The PMO posed very pointed questions to the SSC project office, and the questions and answers are published on the project site.

Between 1999 and 2004, when the NDA was in power, the TN government, the Andhra govt all pressed the Central Govt to GO AHEAD with the project. All were in the COALITION in the Center.

The project was pushed ahead BY THE PRIME MINISTER. THROUGH THE DEFENCE MINISTER (i.e., Shri Vajpayee and Shri Fernandes).

It was supported by the TN CM (Jayalalitha) AS WELL AS by Karunanidhi.

THEN, and only THEN, was the project given the green light to proceed. The time to debate CONFIGURATION etc. was BEFORE this occurred.

Based on that, it is perfectly clear that the present agitation is pure political propaganda with no honest science, national interests or religious sentiments behind it. Those conducting it are a very small section of the Hindus who believe that Shri Raman and His Army built the causeway OVER the rocky ridge to provide the logistics support for the army going into Sri Lanka.

Of course this post will also disappear. It does not agree with the POLITICAL MACHINATIONS of certain entities.

Once again, let me emphasize. The time to discuss the CONFIGURATION was BEFORE that was decided. In the decades when that was discussed.

Anyone who suggests an alternative configuration at this point MUST provide clear arguments for that configuration, and why it now overcomes all the points raised AGAINST it in past years, and provide the cost estimate of changing the project at this very very very late stage.

Anything else is sheer obstruction of Indian security, the economic prospects of the poor people there, and ... perhaps most importantly for those on this Forum:

It is going to <b>cause </b>another disastrous setback for the credibility of those who argue that Hindu Heritage must be revived and enhanced.


Now do come back with all those arguments like

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I think first fix Paki, commie, SIMI, and Chini border, those who are already inside and causing problem. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Which is what passes for "relevant comment on the project" by the Admin criteria seen here.


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