ironically at the same venue 4 years back on a one day match, VVS was given not out after spooning a catch to Brett Lee. Punter the captain was not satisfied. He asked the umpire to refer it upstairs and got a favourable verdict. It appeared as though VVS had bumped the ball onto the ground before Brett caught it. Freaky as it may sound, even spooned catches have been referred upstairs before. Use technology.
RE:Orissa becomes the Butchers' land
by sunilkumar mishra on Jan 10, 2008 06:23 AM
pl. read this article by independent media By Debasis Tripathy in Bhubaneswar
The attack over the revered Swamiji opens the Pandora%u2019s box of missionary activities in Kandhamal district. On the eve of Christmas day, the Christians made a decorative tent for the worship of Jesus Christ. It was forcefully built over a Hindu puja mandap, over which Hindus used to worship Goddess Durga. This misdeed of the missionaries was strongly protested by the local Hindus.
The aftermath of the attack on Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati is quite shocking. In the trouble-torn area of Kandhamal, the Hindus are worst affected as they are being victimised by the evangelist Christian hooligans. Their houses are burnt down, cattle are snatched away, women are outraged, followed by destruction of a good number of Hindu temples in different areas, even in the presence of the police. About four hundred Hindus have taken shelter inside the forests in order to save their lives from Christian attackers.
On December 24, when Swamiji was going to attend a religious satsang, he was attacked in the mid-way by a group of missionary goons. Despite the severe attack, his life was luckily saved. It is no secret that due to Swamiji%u2019s relentless efforts since last 45 years, the evangelical activities of missionaries have suffered a lot. Swamiji is very much popular among the Vanvasi people, and has a very big influence over the natives particularly over the Kondh community. For his pro-Hindu acti
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by sunilkumar mishra on Jan 10, 2008 06:25 AM
vities, he was victimised by the missionary wrath in the years 1967, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985 and 1995. And the recent attack was the simple repetition of those past years. The violence in Kandhamal district is not solely due to attack over Swamiji. It was simple a co-incidence which fueled the burning fire.
The Real Cause The attack over the revered Swamiji opens the Pandora's box of missionary activities in Kandhamal district. On the eve of Christmas day, the Christians made a decorative tent for the worship of Jesus Christ. It was forcefully built over a Hindu puja mandap, over which Hindus used to worship Goddess Durga. This misdeed of the missionaries was strongly protested by the local Hindus. It was finally turned into a clash between the two groups and the situation further aggravated when Pana Christians attacked the Kandhs.
According to the VHP sources, one such person promoting missionary activities in the area is R.K. Nayak, who after retirement from IAS has been elected to Rajya Sabha from Sonia Gandhi's Congress party. According to Swami Laxmanananda, Shri Nayak is a converted Christian but by producing false caste certificate as a tribal, he got himself selected for IAS. One can see a conspiracy in the fact that Swamiji was attacked in the ancestral village of R.K. Nayak. But Shri Nayak has cleverly clarified that he is not involved in the incident and he does not know who Swami Laxmanananda is! This statement of Shri Nayak is meaningless as even
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by sunilkumar mishra on Jan 10, 2008 06:26 AM
as even tiny tots know the revered Swamiji in the Kandhamal district, then how does this man of 65 does not know him? Among other such persons who are spewing venom are one John Nayak, a former DGP of state police and one Ijak Behera, an IAS (retd.). Both allegedly support the missionary activities, as they are converted Christians, revealed Shri Subhas Chauhan, national co-convener of Bajrang Dal.
"Demand for reservation to converted Pana Christians is the root cause of all problems. It creates turmoil among the Hindu Vanvasis. It is a matter of irony that even after having been converted to Christianity, the Panas enjoy all shorts of facilities meant for the Vanvasis," said Sangh's Prant Pracharak of Orissa Shri Ajit Prashad Mohapatra while talking to Organiser. "When a Vanvasi is converted from Hinduism to Christianity, he ceases his Hindu identity and as such he should not get any such facilities. In Kandhamal district, the government has no correct information regarding the real number of persons actually converted. The converted Christians also knowingly do not change their Hindu surnames even after the conversion. So they easily get all the facilities meant for Hindu Vanvasis. It is no secret that a number of Pana Christians have managed to get government jobs on the basis of false identification of being Hindu Vanvasis. It creates a havoc among Kandha Vanvasis," Shri Ajit Mohapatra added with grave concern.
Destruction of Hindu religious places is another caus
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by sunilkumar mishra on Jan 10, 2008 06:27 AM
The Pana Christians allegedly destroyed the shrines of Hindu Vanvasis, said Dr. Laxmikant Das of Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, who has been working in Kandhamal for last one decade. He says that the idols of village Goddess, popularly known as Dharani Penu, are forcefully thrown away by the Christian hooligans. According to him , about two hundred such incidents have occurred since last four years.
Hindus are more affected In the recent planned violence by the missionaries, the Vanvasis are the worst affected in the area. About 500 Hindu houses have been burnt down, five temples have been destroyed, two Hindus have been inhumanly killed and about 400 Hindu families have left home to save their lives. One Shiva temple of Brahmanigaon, one Hanuman temple at Jaleshpatta, one temple of Goddess Dharani Penu at Tumudibandh, one Shiva temple at Baliguda and one Hanuman temple at Daringbadi have been badly destroyed by the missionaries. Similarly two Hindus were brutally killed. One Khgeswar Mallik, aged about 30 years, of village Barakhamba is murdered by the Christian attackers by pelting stones. Another Hindu of Brahmanigaon, namely Sethi Taili is killed by Christian goons. Villagers of Gadapur and Kitingia have taken refuge into the forest in order to save their lives. The latest information reveals that no relief has reached to them from the state government. These distressed and helpless Hindus have no other way left, but to sleep under the open sky. On December 30, 70 Hindu fam
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by sunilkumar mishra on Jan 10, 2008 06:27 AM
wrote a letter to the Chief Minister in which they appealed to him not to send them back to their villages as their lives are not secured in the hands of the evangelists. They have demanded proper security for their lives and faith.
Maoists Involved Involvement of Maoists in the Kandhamal violence is becoming increasingly clear. They were summoned by the missionaries of this district to attack the Hindus. The nature of attack and arms and ammunition being used for that purpose make their suspected involvement more clear. If Superintendent of Police Shri Amitendra Nath Sinha, IPS, is to be believed, the fact is substantiated. Shri Sinha, who luckily escaped an attack at Brahmanigaon, told Organiser about what he experienced regarding the involvement of Maoists. "On December 28, I was at Brahmanigaon accompanied by 40 constables of OSAP and SOG. We saw that the attackers suddenly marched towards us. They set the Hindu houses afire. We warned them and fired tear gas shells. But they were undeterred. Suddenly, a member of them came forward, took position and started firing bullet on the police like a trained Maoist. That bullet passed by my right side and hurt a constable. Then the attackers fired 100 rounds of bullets and used automatic rifles for that. It astonished me because on the basis of my observation in police, I can say that it was not the work of mere rioters. However, our bullets killed one of them. Later we came to know that the deceased gunner was an outsider;
RE:Orissa becomes the Butchers' land
by General Tapioca on Jan 10, 2008 01:39 AM
No worries Jesus will take care of them. They are doing Gods work. After death they will find their place in heaven besides their God. Why are they complaining ain't the fundamentalist hindus giving them the greatest gift ever.
RE:Orissa becomes the Butchers' land
by sunilkumar mishra on Jan 10, 2008 06:01 AM
Mr. Saji donot spread such canards , u r far away from facts,u may be a cristian but does not mean cud say anything and get away,Orissa is one of the most tolerant socities in the country , incidents in kandhmal r not related to religious fanaticism problems lie elsewhere sukalp
evry players should b given a collar microphone so that what evr is being said by the players is recorded...this wl help checking sledging...what say frnds?????
I remember in the Test match which India won in Adeilade, when an appeal was made for caught behind of Rahul Dravid while chasing in second innings in high pressure situation and when commentators immediately concluding to be out, Sheperd denied. Replays clearly showed that it had come of the arm and Sheperd had even indicated exaclt where the ball felt while ruling notout.Such is the greatness of him. We are not left with any of such great umpires today.
why do u use 3rd umps for run out n stumping.. we could have very well trusted ground umps or given benefit of doubt to batsman... before 3rd umps came in..
ultimately.. fairness in a game is most important which the bosses have seem to have forgotten..... yes. all games have human errors.. cause of umps.. but not as much as crciket... why do u use technology selectively.. what's the logic... especially in major decisions... why the kanjoosi...n bias...
of course.. its another thing that.. in the sydney test.. evn the 3rd ump was a chor...n cheat..
atleast technology can be used for detecting no balls.. it is impractical for an umpire to change his focus from the crease to the stumps in less than a second
So rightly said, it is game for the Players and the Fans not for Incompetent Bucknor's...India a giant was wrongly ambushed to keep Cheater Punter Pointing's 16th test win record by hook or crook..Proctor and Bucknor have been influenced even before match started..There need to be an independent inquiry..Is this the country where their so-called greatest batsman Mr Bradman played...Now we need to re-check even his record as none of the indian's have seens his record..we were told by aussies..whose character can no more be trusted..These people have taken our generosity for granted..In the midst of the cheating scandal, Mr Greg Chappel issues the statement that a better team won Sydney match, and we are still giving him respect and Job..Enough!
