Udupi District Administration has taken a step to ban vehicular movements in Carstreet.This step is purely undemocratic and aginst the best interests of people of Udupi.this is to satisfy some vested interests.I call General Public of udupi(udupiya mahajanathe) to oppose this step with a loud voice.Majority of People have opposed this proposal in the several meetings called by DC because this creates a huge inconvenience to the traffic system of Udupi and also affects livelyhood of nearly 200 families who are dependent on the business they do in that region.
Point to be noted heren is that most of the shops and houses inside carstreet belongs to individual partys,not owned by Krishnamutt.and also road which passes through carstreet is a state high way.and it is a property of public.security should not be provided at the cost of public interest.
janapara vedike has extended its full suport to the sathyagrahas which are being done against this step.I would like to appriciate and also thank Mr SriRam Diwan,who is a born agetator(Huttu Horatagara),never bothered about consequences while speaking for the truth,always stood for the people,a pue secularist.He has been always an inspiration for me,a special thanks to him for joining hands with us in this perticular fight(sathyagraha)….–Amrith Shenoy P,Secretary,Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee……
Udupi: Jan 31:karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike conducted Gandhi Smriti to remember Mahatma Gandhiji on his 62 death anniversary in Ravindra Mantap of MGM college. The programme was presided by kannada professor, Muralidhar Upadhyaya of Poorna Prajna College. He also presented certificates and prizes to students who had participated in the essay competition conducted by KKSV for college students. Speaking on the occassion, he spoke on the relevance of Gandhiji’s values to students today and to these times. He narrated an incident on Gandhi’s visit to Udupi. Gandhi had resisted from entering Krishna temple when he realised that Dalits were not allowed into the temple, he said.
KKSV udupi president G.Rajashekhar spoke on the relevance of remembering Gandhi’s values today, “as violence has gripped every part of our social and political system”. Shashikanth Koudoor, gave a scintillating performance giving great rendition to some great classics (songs, poems and vachanas) in Kannada and even Tulu. Honorary district president of KKSV Mr.Gopal shetty spoke on wisdom of Gandhian values and shared some of his experiences with students. K.Phaniraj convened the essay competition as well as the event.
Udupi Mutts’ ban on vehicles into car street for security reasons invites massive protests
Udupi. Jan 31: Several organizations have come together to protest against the ban on vehicles inside the Udupi car street. The ban has come to place citing security reasons. This ban however stands to cause great inconveniences and losses to people of all trade near Krishna Mutt. Hence traders, residents, and taxi-drivers went on a day-long hunger strike in front of the DC office to protest against the ban.
Car Street wears a deserted look. Police patrol near krishna Mutt
The protest in front of DC office.
Since there was a complete participation of people from car street in the bandh and strike, the temple premises wore a deserted look. Janardhan Bhandarkar of Naalku Veeti Nivasigala Vedike and Amrith Shenoy of Youth Congress lead the protest and bandh. JVK state president, Shreeram Diwan spoke on the occassion. He was representing JV in the protest.
Mangalore: In a shameful step backwards, a local Jamaath of Aledka in Harekala village has excommunicated writer and ex-gram panchayat member Hussain Pavoor. The Usthaad of Thokarebettu Madrasa allegedly had severely thrashed some children of the community for participating in the school day function. He even abused their mothers obscenely for allowing their kids to participate in such events.
Hussain Pavoor is said to have questioned the act of humiliation and violence on women and children. Unable to tolerate this dissent, the Jamaath decided to excommunicate Mr.Pavoor.
Mangalore: He sincerely believed it to be service to society, God, Religion, Ram, holy cow and an organization for the welfare of Hindu saints. Laxmeesha Gabladka of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike held on to these beliefs for as long as he could, untill recently when he got sick of the fact that the only purpose of all these organizations was to serve the SANGH and the causes were mere vehicles. Disheartened and disillussioned, Laxmeesha has quit HJV.
25 January 2010
To,
Hon’ble Chairman,
Press Council of India,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: My Complaint against Managing Editor and Editor of Kannada Daily Udayavani
Ref: My Earlier letters dated 6 February 2009 and 17 September 2009 and the letter from your
office Ref. No 14/177/09-10-PCI dated 10 November 2009
The above letter from your office had the letter of Udayavani enclosed with that. I would like to respond to it in the following manner:
1. Point number (1) of the Respondent’s letter says that the two letters of the complainant are ‘vague and untanable’ [sic]. However, my complaint is very clear in stating that the “report had the evil intentions of destroying the law and order, raking up communal feelings in the already communally sensitive Udupi District, and creating an atmosphere of anxiety among the general public” (letter dated 6 February 2009) and that the “report created a fear psychosis in me” as I am a “member of the general public” (letter dated 17 September 2009). Both the letters put together, should make more sense rather than making the case vague, as the Respondent claims.
2. With regard to point number (2) of the Respondent’s letter, that “the complainant appears to be a busy body who indulges in filing complaints to this Counsel or other bodies”, it is unbecoming of the Editor to make such undemocratic statement. If the Daily really believes in the spirit of democracy, it should rather answer objectively to the complaint raised, than making such unhealthy comments which suppress a healthy public debate on public/social issues.
3. Further, continuing with the same point (no. 2), the Respondent speaks about the PTI report published in the Daily. He wants to justify and legitimize his earlier report reported from a ‘devotee’ published on 14 January 2009 on the basis of the PTI report published on 18 January 2009. However I would like to say that these two reports are very different and about different issues and are in no way connected. For your kind notice, I am once again enclosing the original and translated copies of both these reports. The PTI report (of 18 January 2009) never talks about the ‘terrorists’ as the first report of 14 January 2009 does. It merely speaks of twenty Srilankan Tamilians arrested for not having proper travel documents; whereas the report of 14 January 2009 vividly speaks of a terrorist who stumbled and fell down and from whose bag a bomb emerged, etc.
4. Point number (3) of the Respondent does not stand in light of the previous point from me.
5. With regard to Point number (4), of the Respondent, the complainant may be unable to establish that the Editor did receive a letter dated 19 January 2009 from him.
6. With regard to point number (5) of the Respondent, I would like to bring to your kind notice that though the Respondent says “no community is referred in the report” and thereby “it would not rake up communal feeling”, the Daily is very notorious to covertly refer to the ‘Other’ community (i.e. Muslim community). The mass Hindu readership understands this covert reference and this tradition is established by the Daily over a period of time. Such covert references often show the ‘other’ community in bad light. If the hon’ble Chairman requires examples of such references as taken by the Daily, the Complainant would be willing to provide it.
7. With regard to Point number (6) of the Respondent, though the Respondent claims that there was “no violation of ethics of journalism”, I would assert that there was a gross violation of journalistic ethics. The Respondent is contented to say that “It is clearly mentioned as ‘reported’”. The complainant would like to ask him if that means all cock and bull stories pass as authentic journalistic reports by a mere mention that “it is reported”? Does that expression legitimize anything and everything as journalistic report? That too, when the matter is sensitive enough to create panic and anxiety among the public is it not a gross violation of journalistic ethics that the Editor did not verify the veracity of the ‘report’? Most importantly, I would like to add that I could verify through RTI that no such terrorist was found or arrested in Shabarimala during the Shabarimala festival 2008-09, contrary to the report of only Udayavani, the Daily. I am enclosing a copy of the letter from Dy.S.P. of Pathanamthitta in proof of this. I would like you to initiate action against the Managing Editor and the Editor of the Kannada Daily Udayavani based on this letter.
8. With regard to Point number (7) of the Respondent, I would like to say that this august counsel also functions as the moderator of disputes such as these. Hence, the Respondent pleading your kind self for a stern action against the complainant once again goes strongly against the democratic ethos with which public institutions are established in the country.
In light of all the above points it is quite clear that the Managing Editor and the Editor have not only committed mistake but are also trying to cover it up by turning the blame on the Complainant. I request you to please look into the whole affair once again and take serious action against the Managing Editor and Editor of the Kannada Daily Udayavani.
Thank you,
Yours Sincerely,
Shreerama Diwana,
Karkada Compound,
Near Bunts Hostel
Udupi – 576101
Encl: 1. Copies of the news report of 14 January 2009 with translation
2. Copies of the news report of 18 January 2009 with translation
3. A letter from the Dy.S.P. of Pathanamthitta denying the arrest of any terrorist (letter no. 04/GI/2010/PSD dated 4 January 2010)
