NEWS BUZZ: Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev at Jantar Mantar.

NEWS BUZZ: Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev at Jantar Mantar.: Kejriwal leaves protest venue in Delhi as Ramdev snubs him for remarks against PM Virtually snubbing Arvind Kejriwal, yoga gu...

Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev at Jantar Mantar.

Kejriwal leaves protest venue in Delhi as Ramdev snubs him for remarks against PM

Virtually snubbing Arvind Kejriwal, yoga guru Ramdev today disapproved of the Team Anna member's comments against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other politicians during his fast along with Anna Hazare saying he was against personal criticism.
Soon after Kejriwal, who was on fast along with Anna Hazare and the yoga guru, finished his speech, Ramdev took the microphone and said "today, we thought that we will not take any body's name. But Arvind took the names".
"We don't want any controversies. Arvind does not have any enmity with anyone. The names have been taken in some context. We are against personal criticism", he said.
During his speech, Kejriwal attacked Singh and his Cabinet colleagues whom Team Anna had accused of indulging in corruption and mentioned the names of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Jayalalithaa and Mayawati.

Earlier, a "disgruntled" volunteer of Team Anna on Sunday attempted self-immolation at the fast site of Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev alleging that he was mistreated by prominent members of India Against Corruption.
The volunteer, donning a Team Anna T-shirt and cap and carrying a mega phone, surfaced at the media enclosure of the protest site at Jantar Mantar around 12:15 PM when a close aide of Ramdev was speaking on black money.
The youth started speaking through his megaphone demanding that he be heard by both Hazare and Ramdev but was prevented by Ramdev's volunteers.
While he was being pacified, he alleged that he was mistreated by a prominent Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal.
He then pulled out a bottle of a kerosene and poured on him. While he took a lighter to set himself on fire, the volunteers and some media persons snatched the lighter from him.
He was heard telling that he would commit suicide at home if he was not heard by Hazare and Ramdev or allowed to commit suicide in Jantar Mantar. He was whisked away by police.
Meanwhile, threatening a fight to finish by August, Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday began their day-long fast, their first joint appearance on a public platform in the past one year, against the UPA on corruption.
The one-day fast demanding bringing back black money stashed abroad and against the corruption and corrupt system is also likely to have its echo in the state capitals as well with Ramdev's Bharat Swabhiman Andolan organising protests.

 

Before launching their fast, Ramdev said that there will be a fight to finish in August as he is launching a protest programme then.
"From Sunday, we are intensifying our protest to bring back black money stashed abroad and want all of the countrymen to be part of the fight to finish by August," he said.
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"We will hit the streets not in lakhs but in crores in the coming days demanding that black money be declared a national treasure and measures be taken to bring it back," he told reporters as he headed to Rajghat from Tikri Kalan on Delhi border after paying tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Azad Hind Gram.
Hazare said during today's protest, "we will talk about the course of action and nature of campaigning in the future."
Ramdev and Hazare separately reached the dharna hotspot Jantar Mantar around 10.10 am after visiting the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat this morning.
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While Ramdev was accompanied by his aide Balakrishna, Hazare was seen with former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia - prominent members of Team Anna.
Ahead of their joint fast, Hazare and Ramdev visited the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Ramdev reached the samadhi along with a number of supporters after taking out a march from the Delhi borders while Hazare went there from Maharashtra Sadan where he was staying.

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Before beginning their journey to Rajghat, Ramdev and his close aide Acharya Balkrishna went to Azad Hind Gram on Ttikrikalan on Delhi border and paid tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. After Rajghat, Ramdev also went to nearby Shahid Park.
The protest at Jantar Mantar is likely to see Hazare and Ramdev announcing his strategy with regard to the 2014 General Elections.
This is the first time that Ramdev and Hazare are sitting on a joint fast. From Team Anna, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia will join Hazare and Ramdev in the day-long fast.

 

This is also their first joint appearance on a public platform in the past one year after the team distanced themselves from the yoga guru due to his Hindutva links.
During the March 25 protest, Hazare announced that his movement and that of Ramdev will support each other in the fight against corruption.
The association with Ramdev had also created ripples in Team Anna with a section remaining opposed to have any truck with the yoga guru as he is facing corruption charges.
Ahead of the fast, both Hazare and Ramdev have stepped up their attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Hazare had said that Singh has lost faith in government while Ramdev alleged that the Prime Minister was not "politically honest".
A senior police official said they have made elaborate arrangements. Besides Delhi Police personnel, 20 companies of para military forces are deployed in the area.

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NEWS BUZZ: MCA may have to bear cost of Shah Rukh Khan ban fa...

NEWS BUZZ: MCA may have to bear cost of Shah Rukh Khan ban fa...: BCCI pads up, may block Shah Rukh Khan ban     MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) might have gone through with a ban ...

MCA may have to bear cost of Shah Rukh Khan ban fallout...

BCCI pads up, may block Shah Rukh Khan ban

 

 

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) might have gone through with a ban on Shah Rukh Khan from Wankhede but the viability of the embargo is questionable, particularly given the Bollywood superstar's long-standing ties with the sport's national governing body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Some even predicted, in fact, that the ban could have political and commercial repercussions for MCA.

As a business partner, Khan's contribution to BCCI and IPL has been singular. He came onboard the idea of starting a Twenty20 league when few people shared the enthusiasm. In 2008, he bought Team Kolkata along with entrepreneur Jay Mehta for a whopping Rs 300 crore, giving the league a boost with his riches and celebrity. He also helped BCCI do the number-crunching required to ensure that IPL makes a splash in the market.

He has since then assisted the BCCI on a number of occasions - for instance, on issues like increasing the number of IPL teams from eight to 10 and determining how an increase in the number of matches would affect the TRPs. He has partnered on events like the billion-dollar Champions League to perk up its saleability and attended workshops in and outside India regularly to find ways to better IPL.

Recently, he played a vital role in helping BCCI negotiate with Sahara India Parivar when the latter threatened to pull out as Team India's sponsor and as owners of IPL's Team Pune. Khan's involvement in settling the dispute amicably was acknowledged by both the BCCI and Sahara owner Subrata Roy.

In such a scenario, it is unclear if the MCA's decision to ban Khan from Wankhede despite BCCI's apparent discomfort is practicable. The BCCI's discomfort was clear on Friday when its vice-president Rajeev Shukla, who is also the IPL governing council chairman and a friend of Khan, said: "The MCA is well within its rights to ban Shah Rukh, but BCCI will take the final decision on the matter."

A senior BCCI official who is bound to play a role when BCCI takes a final call on the MCA ban said that Khan's role in IPL has to be "considered when a decision like that is taken. If he has committed a mistake in abusing individuals, he may be ready to sit across the table and sort things out. But you can't just ban him because he came to the stadium in an inebriated state."

Then, there is also the matter of the commercial impact. If the conflict grows further, Khan's personal sponsors may threaten to pull out of IPL. Also, importantly, the 300-odd seats in Wankhede that are allotted to the visiting team during every match may remain empty every time Kolkata tours Mumbai.

The political ramifications of the ban are also significant. The West Bengal government, which has spoken in the actor's support after the Wednesday night fracas, may further throw its weight behind the state's brand ambassador and make the Wankhede ban a political whirlpool. 

 

 

 

OPRAH WINFREY IN INDIA

jaipur ,India -- On a visit to Jaipur, India, Oprah Winfrey called the country "the greatest show on Earth" 
"What I've learned is, you can't see India in a week," Winfrey told the network in an interview airing Sunday. "You can't see India in two weeks ... India is so complex, I would have to say it's the greatest show on Earth. I've never seen anything like it. India, I'll be back again and again."
Winfrey attended Jaipur's literary festival, and said she also wants to interview author Deepak Chopra in his own country. Chopra, who is also a medical doctor, popularized the idea of combining traditional Indian medicine known as Ayurveda with Western medicine in America.
Dressed in traditional Indian garb, Winfrey greeted a large crowd of book lovers at the festival. "This is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, experience I have ever had."
Winfrey was asked about a controversy that erupted over writer James Frey. Winfrey promoted Frey's book, "A Million Little Pieces," then it was discovered that Frey embellished events about himself and other characters in the book.
Winfrey took Frey to task in 2006 over the matter. He returned to the television show in 2011.
"I've had more compassion for murderers," Winfrey told the large crowd at the festival, referring to Frey. "I was defending my turf."
The crowd at the festival was awed by Winfrey. "She is the most powerful woman in the world," one attendee whispered.
Winfrey about author Salman Rushdie, who canceled his appearance at the Jaipur literary festival after he was informed of objections from hard-line Muslims and a threat of assassination.
Rushdie, whose book "The Satanic Verses" is banned in India, tweeted Saturday he now believes police lied to him about a threat to his life to keep him away from the Jaipur festival, India's largest.
"I try to stay out of political decisions made by other people for whatever reasons," Winfrey told "It doesn't bother me, because I was coming for my own reasons and my own agenda, and when I heard that he was coming, I was excited."
Asked whether she supports the banning of books, Winfrey said, "I for one am not a person who believes in the banning of literature and the banning of books ... but I also understand, as a person who lives a very public life ... being able to keep whatever event you're having safe."
She said she decided to come to India in part to interview Chopra and attend the festival, but said she has a "vision board" with "ideas of things I want to accomplish."
One picture on the board features a cut-out photo of a woman on a camel wearing a sari, and says, "Come to India," she said. "I passed that every day for three years." She said she decided now would be the right time.

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