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This appears to be the psyche of India’s top
judiciary. They are earning the appreciation of
the common man for their strong views, but are
somehow hesitant to punish the top errant government
officers and well established organizations. Frequently,
courts are making strong observations and passing severe
strictures, but they do not seem to be following it up with
equally strong punishment to drive their message home.
You can often see the trend of courts’ actions not matching
their findings and that the big fish are being let off the hook
with a reprimand, warning or just a token fine.
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Two very recent cases prove this point. One case pertains
to the unconscionably long unexplained inaction by
bureaucracy that was dealt with by the Madras High Court
and reported only this week. The other case concerns the
cricket IPL match fixing and betting that occupied centre
stage in the Apex court last week. In the dock are the all
powerful and rich BCCI and a Chennai headquartered big
business house headed by the current President of BCCI.
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The details of the first case are
shocking. Uma, the petitioner was
provisionally selected for the post of
Police Sub Inspector in 2003 but was
refused appointment in 2004 based
on “her conduct not being satisfactory”.
Uma challenged this order successfully
before a single judge bench of Madras
High Court, but
the administration
Jay Prakash. R (JP)
did not act on the judgement or appeal against it. Uma was
compelled to appeal against the Tamil Nadu Government.
The Division Bench passed a similar order in 2012 and
specifically asked the DGP to appoint Uma before
December 2012 and depute her for training immediately
thereafter. One year later, on 18th December 2013, the
Government advocate informed the court that she would be
recruited and sent for training only after the next recruitment
which had not yet been notified. Apparently miffed by this
outrageous defiance of court’s order and contempt shown
to it, the Court asked three top officials of the Government
to appear in person on 20th December 2013. This rattled the
top brass who finally obeyed and the DGP issued orders
the same day and sent her immediately for training on 20th
December!
The second case pertaining to the alleged betting and
match fixing by the owners and players of Chennai Super
Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL tournament is
still in progress. Hence it may not be proper to comment
on it in detail at this stage,
when only interim orders
have been issued. However
experts say that the genesis
of the case lies in the conf lict
of interests when BCCI under
a political President formally allowed the Corporate House
owned by its key member (Secretary) to own an IPL team.
This created an environment t similar to insider trading. Arm
twisting, betting, and match fixing were only a step away,
given the kinds of money that the IPL was handling through
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management etc.
From the observations made by the Apex Court Judges, based
on the report of a committee formed by them, it appeared
that at least CSK and RR would be suspended from the
ensuing IPL 7 series. The next morning there were screaming
headlines in newspapers, about how an astronomical loss of
over Rs20,000 crores would be incurred if such an extreme
action was taken.
The court immediately stepped back
and diluted its decision. It allowed the
two tainted teams to continue and has
appointed Sunil Gavaskar, the veteran
cricketer and commentator, as interim
Manager of IPL. After all Gavaskar too
is a caged bird of BCCI in a sense.
He may diplomatically carry out the
tainted IPL management’s agenda
without appearing to do so. The
court was presumably doing what
it believed was best for cricket.
It has however missed the point
that the original source of the said
astronomical amount is the innocent
gullible public watching the matches
under the mistaken notion that IPL is
a fair competition. Does the public
not deserve justice and are they not
entitled to be at least saved from
being cheated again? Editor & Publisher
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Directed by: N. Krishna
Music by: C. Sathya
Produced by – Aaju C.Soundarajan
Starring: Aari, Shivada Nair & Prashant Narayanan
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heroine role was not Malayalam girl. But, Director liked
her eyes a lot and changed the characterization to
Malayalee girl and it has come out really well. She has
lots of opportunities to perform in debut movie, which
is rare in Tamil Cinema for heroine. It doesn’t look like
her debut movie, as she has done the role with ease.
Prashanth Narayanan – He has done the Villain role.
His body language and voice were imitated like
1980’s Superstar and it has come out really well.
Saleem Kumar – He is National Award Winning
Malayalam Actor. He has got good characterization
in the movie and has performed superbly.
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Today I bring to you the last topic on soft skills.
Attitude is EVERYTHING!!
What is attitude? Attitude is the way you communicate
your mood to others.
Y o u
can have a negative or a positive
attitude; however, a Positive
attitude brings cheerfulness,
confidence and motivates you
towards success. It is a fact
that when you have a positive
attitude, you become more
successful and your life
becomes happier.
If you were to compare
the success of two
people with equal skill
sets, qualification, the
person with the better
attitude for sure will be
successful. Having and
maintaining a positive
attitude is vital for
success in personal and
professional life.
Haven’t you noticed how
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Cinematographer Rajavel - Taking a movie in 'HIGHWAY'
is very difficult one. That too taking scenes with
moving vehicles in the night makes it much more
tedious. He has taken up the challenges and given
a product, which needs to be hugely appreciated.
Editor Kishore has done wonderful job yet again.
Art Director Santhanam needs special mention as
it is a period movie and everything looked realistic.
Director Krishna’s first movie was with the hottest couple in
the industry in 2006 – Surya & Jothika. They got married 3
days after the release of this movie. Though the movie was
not a blockbuster, even now people remember it for the
songs & comedy scenes in the movie. Now, he has taken a
movie with debutants and has succeeded completely in it.
Though the story of the movie is as old as 1980’S movies, the
screenplay & execution was too good. First 25 minutes of the
refreshingly fun it is to be around positive
thinking people?
Don’t we all want a happy life? We all know
that having a positive attitude feels better than
a negative one. Negative attitudes come from negative
thoughts that come from reactions to negative behaviour.
Positive attitude is not inherited and it never comes
automatically. You have to work hard at it! The
environment, the society, the people we mingle with, will
all have an inf luence on one’s attitude.
I wish there was a magic formula that would erase our
negative attitude and make us more positive.
However, the following tips if you follow on a daily,
weekly, or monthly basis, you can for sure have a
positive attitude. 1. Focus on your thoughts: Our negative actions and
words come from our negative thoughts. Our body,
including the mouth, has no choice but to follow wherever
our mind goes. As soon as a negative thought comes into
your mind, purposefully make it a point to replace it with
a positive one.
2. Don’t let other people's negative attitudes inf luence
yours: Stop hanging around with people who are
negative. We can't afford to have such friends when our
goal is to become more positive. Just remember that
birds of a feather really do f lock together. So stay away
from negativity! Ignoring negative people doesn't mean
you hate them. So the next time someone irritates you
enough to tempt you to whack their head, walk away and
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movie proves the hardwork of the team. It has taken almost
2 years to complete this movie and they have to wait for a
longer time to release the movie. Hardwork of the team is
seen in each & every scene. Movie looks little dragging in the
second half due to predictable story. There are lots of small
twists throughout the movie to engage the audience. Climax
of the movie may receive mixed response from the audience.
Overall, Nedunchalai will give the audience, a
feel of watching a realistic love story in 1980’s
with wonderful Songs, BGM, Cinematography
& Acting.
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stay away. :-)
3.Understand that Things Won't Always Go as Planned :
Though you may have spent a lot of time making plans,
things sometimes don’t go as you expect. So be prepared
for change of plans. Be open to try out things differently.
4. Take care of yourself: Exercise, eat healthy and practice
relaxation techniques. When you are physically fit, you
will feel more positive.
5. Read Positive and Inspiring Books : Take out time to
read books that inspire you, that are positive as such
books will keep your mind positive.
6. Be self conscious: During the day keep a check on
your thoughts. Did you have any negative moments
today? Or were you positive? If you are more tuned in
and aware of your negative thoughts, you will learn to
control / reduce it.
7. Positive affirmations: Encourage yourself with positive
affirmations, write them down and read it aloud daily.
Some examples are “ I have every bit as much brightness
to offer the world as the next person”, “I love and approve
of myself” , “I let go of my anger so I can see clearly”.
This will help you stay positive.
The real key is to change how we think, act / react.
Remember, the body will follow wherever the mind goes.
So, better practice on keeping yourself positive and have
a happy life :-)
"It is your attitude, not your aptitude that determines your
altitude." Zig Zigler
Hope this article has been useful.
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Aari – He has acted in 2 movies – Rettaisuzhi
& Maalai_Pozhudhin_Mayakathilaey, which
went unnoticed. He has done lots of hardwork
for this movie and has lived the role.
Shivada - According to the initial script,
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Sillunu Oru Kadhal Movie Director Krishna is back
to Tamil Cinema after 8 years with “Nedunchalai”
movie. He directed the movie “Yen Ippadi
Mayakkinaai” which was fully completed, but
couldn’t release due to few issues. Nedunchalai movie trailer
was impressive, but it got more publicity when Udhayanidhi
Stalin agreed to distribute the movie. Almost 80% of the
movies, which he distributed, were blockbusters. Movies
like “Mynaa’’, “Neram” & “Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer”may
have gone unnoticed, if he has not distributed those movies.
He is too selective and picks up good movies which will be
commercially also successful. Expectations for this movie
raised up to some extent as he is distributing the movie.
Story: It talks about the lives of the people who are
connected with “Highway”. Story of the movie is quite
similar to the ones which we have seen in 1980’s. Story of
the movies happens from 1960 – 1987. Plot
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of the movie is quite similar to Malaiyur
Mambattiyan, Seevalaperi Pandi, etc
Music Director Sathya actually made debut through Director
Krishna’s “Yen Ippadi Mayakkinnai”, but the movie never
got released. His first movie in Tamil Cinema was “Engeyum
Eppothum”, which was well received by the audience. Songs
in “Ponmaaalai Pozhuthu’’ & “ Ivan Vera Mathiri” too turned
out to be Hits. In this movie, he has experimented a lot with
songs & BGM. It has come out really well. His composition can
be matched to the leading Music Directors in Tamil Cinema
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There is an old story which grandmothers told their grand children in the good old days. One
version of the story goes like this. A magnificent white horse was spotted far away. Even at that
distance it impressed spectators with its elegant gait. Everyone thought it was from the royal stable.
The crowd of admirers grew larger and they longed to see its beauty at close quarters. They tried to excel
one another in describing its beauty and majestic trot. As it came closer and closer, its elegance and
attractiveness began to diminish. Even its ivory colour now seemed to fade into a pale gray. Disappointment
writ large on their faces, the spectators decided to suspend their judgement till it came right up to them. As
the horse trotted close enough for the crowds to see it at close quarters, the expectations and thrill had all
but vanished. Then, to the horror of the crowds, the animal began to sing and its music was unbearable as
it was braying in its inimitable voice. The entire crowd of admirers now pulled their hair in frustration. The
creature was after all only a donkey!
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At that time the Anna movement split. Anna refused to rise to the bait and went back to his village. The more
s o phi s t ic a te d
Arvind Kejriwal defected and picked up the gauntlet and formed
AAP. ‘AAP
is different’, he claimed. “It was the common person’s party”.
It was not
his aim to capture political power. He merely wanted to fight
corruption
and bring into force the Jan Lokpal.
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Unfortunately the story of Aam Admi Party threatens to end like grandma’s story. Initially, Anna Hazare and
Arvind Kejriwal had stood by their principles. Anna’s age and Arvind’s agility drew vast crowds in Delhi.
They just wanted to fight corruption and they professed to have no political ambitions. Then the ruling
government and its supporting parties scored a self goal. They heckled Anna and AK saying that they had
no right to speak on behalf of the people and challenged them to get elected to parliament and raise issues.
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seats. BJP had more seats but no absolute majority. Arvind
would sit in the Opposition. He was goaded to form the
by the Congress Party’s unilateral support. After initially
demonstrating his reluctance, he formed the Government.
metaphors, AAP Government was formed without any ‘horse
that time, the distant horse-the AAP animal-began to look less
and more and more like something else. His party men and women
though he was the CM, he wilfully sat in Dharna and cited the
precedent of eight earlier Dharnas undertaken by other
CMs. Like any other CM, AK immediately fell into
the mould and went overboard with continual
freebies of water and concessional electricity
even to the undeserving to demonstrate his
lightning performance. In short he ceased to be
‘different’.
Since then there has been a sea change in AAP’s
appearance and voice. Having joined politics, Arvind is now a complete politician, warts
and all. His party too has desertions and corrupt members. Fresh rich entrants and their
money are more than welcome. Old faithful are dispensable. A dinner party @ Rs. 20000 per
plate was arranged in Bangalore to collect funds. AK has conveniently forgotten his basic
objective. Like every other ‘polutician’, he likes to be a true Neta. Corruption is no more his
prime agenda although sloganeering on corruption is. The aim is to cash in on goodwill to
win as many Lok Sabha seats as possible. He is prepared to mouth any populist slogan to
win votes. Aam Admi has vanished from his radar. He resorts to communal gimmicks like
his dip in the sacred Ganga, the studied pause in his speeches during the prayer time of
Muslims and his support to the Khap Panchayats in Haryana! This is nothing but the familiar
vote bank politics practiced by other parties.
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matter what their plusses are. He had to show off his importance and indispensability by
taking an Executive jet from Jaipur to Delhi at the expense (Rs70 lakhs!) of a mega media
house and publicize it. Gandhian Arvind is now a Rahul clone Gandhian! One f leeting visit
to Gujarat and he is convinced that it is one of the most backward states of India and that
contrary to every international and national report, he shouts from the rooftops that there is
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It shows that Anna and Amitabh Bachchan were perhaps right. Politics is indeed a cesspool
and every one entering it smelling of roses, re-emerges sprayed with the unbearable stench,
odour and colour of current Indian politics. One only hopes that after the elections are over
Arvind Kejriwal will take another dip in the Ganga to make a leisurely self appraisal and
emerge as the self-declared saviour of the ‘aam aadmi’.
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