12-29-2008, 09:03 PM
T V R Shenoy as usual is brilliant in exposing the Con in Congress
Why the Congress won't make Antulay say sorry
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->One would love to believe that Antulay's statement was simply the view of a single individual, not that of the Union Cabinet nor that of the Congress. But the studied silence of the Treasury front benches and the evasions of the party spokesmen makes one wonder. I grant you that poor Dr Manmohan Singh [Images] dare not drop a minister, or even criticise him, without Sonia Gandhi's [Images] approval. But as long as the minority affairs minister sits at the Cabinet table doesn't it indicate that the Congress boss takes him seriously?
If the Congress takes Antulay seriously, so should we. In that spirit, let us examine his allegations. <b>The thrust of his charge was that Karkare was too good an officer to rush to the Cama Hospital [Images] when the Taj hotel [Images] appeared to be the main target of the terrorist strikes.</b>
There is a simple explanation. <b>The records indicate that the attack on the Taj hotel was reported to the Police Control Room a full 13 minutes after Karkare was killed.</b>
I cannot help wondering, however, if Antulay -- backed by all those Muslim leaders who are now speaking out -- actually thought through their accusations. Forget the fact that the report did not reach the ATS chief when he was still alive, and examine the allegation on its merits.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I am happy to note that the inability to say sorry is not shared by all UPA ministers. E Ahamed, the minister of state for external affairs, did not name the Jewish victims at Nariman House in his December 9 speech to the United Nations Security Council. Taken to task in Parliament by the Leader of the Opposition, the minister was quick to apologise, admitting it was his duty to 'defend every Indian or any foreigner who is in India.' But then E Ahamed is not a Congressman!
What can you say about Antulay? That he was sacked as chief minister by Indira Gandhi. And retained as a Union minister by Sonia Gandhi. <b>And that love of votes means the Congress never will make him say sorry.</b>
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Why the Congress won't make Antulay say sorry
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->One would love to believe that Antulay's statement was simply the view of a single individual, not that of the Union Cabinet nor that of the Congress. But the studied silence of the Treasury front benches and the evasions of the party spokesmen makes one wonder. I grant you that poor Dr Manmohan Singh [Images] dare not drop a minister, or even criticise him, without Sonia Gandhi's [Images] approval. But as long as the minority affairs minister sits at the Cabinet table doesn't it indicate that the Congress boss takes him seriously?
If the Congress takes Antulay seriously, so should we. In that spirit, let us examine his allegations. <b>The thrust of his charge was that Karkare was too good an officer to rush to the Cama Hospital [Images] when the Taj hotel [Images] appeared to be the main target of the terrorist strikes.</b>
There is a simple explanation. <b>The records indicate that the attack on the Taj hotel was reported to the Police Control Room a full 13 minutes after Karkare was killed.</b>
I cannot help wondering, however, if Antulay -- backed by all those Muslim leaders who are now speaking out -- actually thought through their accusations. Forget the fact that the report did not reach the ATS chief when he was still alive, and examine the allegation on its merits.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I am happy to note that the inability to say sorry is not shared by all UPA ministers. E Ahamed, the minister of state for external affairs, did not name the Jewish victims at Nariman House in his December 9 speech to the United Nations Security Council. Taken to task in Parliament by the Leader of the Opposition, the minister was quick to apologise, admitting it was his duty to 'defend every Indian or any foreigner who is in India.' But then E Ahamed is not a Congressman!
What can you say about Antulay? That he was sacked as chief minister by Indira Gandhi. And retained as a Union minister by Sonia Gandhi. <b>And that love of votes means the Congress never will make him say sorry.</b>
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