Richard Huckle, Vijesh Kooriyil and Hasan Suroor: How these pedophiles are different to be treated variously under secularism or otherwise by the British and Indian media?

Richard Huckle, Vijesh Kooriyil and Hasan Suroor: How these pedophiles are different to be treated variously under secularism or otherwise by the British and Indian media?

June 2016 flooded with pedopphile cases adjudicated in London, but connected with India: In June 2016, pedophile cases are adjudicated and decided in London courts prosecuting various categories, as reports appearing in the media. They are first Richard Huckle, second Vijesh Kooriyil[1] and then, columnist Hasan Suroor. Indians really have to wonder as to how all these pedophiles have been connected with India, particularly South India. Indians do not know as to such pedophile cases would be decided in June one by one.  Richard Huckle was visiting Bangalore Christian orphanage,   Vijesh Kooriyil hailing from Malappuram and Hasan Suroor, the famous columnist of “The Hindu”! As Indians are imbibed with secularism, western and leftist ldeologists, they are made to think as this prosecution has been of the British type or secular type. Richard Huckle has been Christian, Vijesh Kooriyil obviously Hindu and Hasan Suroor Muslim! Whether the court cases are timed, reporting coincidental or assumed pattern incidental would be decided in due course. However, the accelerated interest, swift attention and rapid curiosity exibited by certain Indian media makes Indians to concentrate in the news. Yes, the Hasan Suroor has been picked up by “The Hindu”, “Outlook, “Scroll.in” etc., to come out with response evidently heaving a sigh of relief. First look at the news appearing in the media.

Charged Hasan Suroor found not guilty: A UK court on Tuesday (07-06-2016) dropped a case of “sexual grooming” against an Indian-origin British journalist, London-based Indian journalist and columnist Hasan Suroor for lack of evidence and declared him not guilty[2]. Suroor was ‘trapped’ by a vigilante group at a spot in south London and subjected to aggressive and threatening questioning by the group. The Crown charged Mr. Suroor with violating Section 16 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sexual grooming of a child) and Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act (1981)[3]. The Crown formally withdrew charges as its chief witness Jonathan Clark, a member of the vigilante group, withdrew his support for the prosecution and failed to appear. Further, Mr. Suroor has no digital footprint of grooming, which is common marker of online sexual grooming, his lawyer Paul Mason told The Hindu[4].

Serious allegations were sought to be pursued on the basis of a “telephone call” from an “unregulated” vigilante group: Suroor, who was arrested by British Transport Police (BTP) last November 2015 after an anti-paedophile sting operation in London, is now planning to sue the vigilante group, Unknown TV, behind the sting for damages[5]. “Following a further review of the case there is now no longer a realistic prospect of conviction,” the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) told Blackfriars Crown Court in a written submission on Tuesday (07-06-2016). The judge ruled that he had decided to return an “unequivocal verdict of not guilty”. The judge ruled he had decided to return an “unequivocal” verdict of “not guilty” and criticised the prosecution’s handling of the case[6]. He said he was “extremely concerned” that such serious allegations were sought to be pursued on the basis of a “telephone call” from an “unregulated” vigilante group[7]. But, Indians wonder as to such an advanced country could have such “unregulated” vigilante group moving all over the London city prouling on alleged pedophiles and the CPS to book case pursued on the basis of a “telephone call” from them.

A written order declaring Suroor innocent is to be issued on 24 June 2016: A written order declaring Suroor innocent is to be issued on 24 June 2016 along with a ruling on his application for his legal costs to be reimbursed. Suroor’s lawyer Paul Mason said: “The robust stand we took has paid off.” The CPS is yet to officially comment on the case[8]. Suroor had been caught on camera as he was confronted by members of Unknown TV, organisers of the sting operation who alleged he was waiting for a 14-year-old girl[9]. A member of the anti-paedophile vigilante group had allegedly posed as a 14-year-old and allegedly solicited Suroor on social media[10]. Groups such as Unknown TV pose as minors on dating and social networking sites in an attempt to catch adult men who solicit sex with minors[11].

Parvathi Menon expert on “Ayodhya related secular issues”[12] reports about the case: It is intriguing that the “Outlook” has come out with apologia sort of support to Saroor[13], that too, an article type written by[14] “Dipsikha Thakur is a trainee journalist with Outlook. She graduated from Cambridge earlier this year with a BA in English and Classics.” She has written a lengthy story, as if, she was writing for her examinations. But, “The Hindu” has been more professional, as it has bandwagon of historians category of columinists (Bangalore’s residential editor of The Hindu). Thus, Parvathi Menon came for resucue[15], “The charges of sexual-grooming filed …have been withdrawn for lack of evidence, although the judge hearing the case at the Blackfriars Crown Court has set the date for formally declaring Mr. Suroor, “not guilty” on June 24…….”. She has been so faithful and loyal to mention him as “Mr.Suroor was ‘trapped’”……….. subjected to aggressive and threatening questioning by the group. …….. as its chief witness Jonathan Clark, a member of the vigilante group, withdrew his support for the prosecution and failed to appear……… Further, Mr. Suroor has no digital footprint of grooming, which is common marker of online sexual grooming, his lawyer Paul Mason told The Hindu……..”. Paravthi Menon as been a vigorous writer on Ayodhya related issues[16] commenting upon the Supreme Court judgment and so on, particularly criticizing Hindutwa[17].

“….chief witness Jonathan Clark, a member of the vigilante group, withdrew his support for the prosecution and failed to appear….”: The proceedings, as reported by the British media has been intriguing, for the following reasons:

1.       The CPS is yet to officially comment on the case.

2.      The written order to be out on June.24, 2016.

3.      The complaintant / witness did not co-operate or became hostile.

4.      That is, the chief witness Jonathan Clark, a member of the vigilante group, withdrew his support for the prosecution and failed to appear…

5.      The Vigilant group may appeal.

Why then, the particular Indian media houses react differently for Hasan Surror, but keeping silence on the first two pedophiles ant the related issues. When India has already been affected by the pedophile menace, how they could react with bias towards Hasan Suroor alone without caring for thousands and perhaps, lakh of Indian children, young boys and girls, teenage girls and others. Really, it is ironical that they play “communal card” under the guise of “secularism”!

© Vedaprakash

09-06-2016

[1] Kerala Paedophile failed to turn up at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday to face trial for repeatedly raping a young boy in Oxford between 2010 and 2011. The court heard the 29-year-old business manager was on unconditional bail when he told his solicitors he was going to attend court, before boarding a plane to Delhi from Heathrow on Monday night (06-06-2016). But a jury of seven women and five men unanimously found Kooriyil guilty of both rapes on the boy who was aged six or seven at the time.

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14536619.International_manhunt_launched_for__dangerous__child_rapist_who_fled_on_the_eve_of_his_trial/

[2] Firstpost.com, Indian-origin UK journalist Hasan Suroor found not guilty in paedophile sting case, PTI  Jun 8, 2016 07:25 IST

[3] The Hindu, Crown Prosecution withdraws charges of sexual grooming against journalist Hasan Suroor, Parvathi Menon, London, June 8, 2016 Updated: June 8, 2016 19:12 IST

[4] http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/crown-prosecution-withdraws-charges-of-sexual-grooming-against-journalist-hasan-suroor/article8705923.ece

[5] http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/06/08/hasan-suroor_n_10349758.html

[6] The Hindusthan Times, Case against Indian-origin scribe Suroor dropped in UK, Updated: Jun 08, 2016 10:42 IST

[7] Scroll.in, Not enough evidence against journalist Hasan Suroor in child abuse case, says UK by Scroll Staff

[8] http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/case-against-indian-origin-scribe-suroor-dropped-in-uk/story-NF7rt7o8aoStnOxb6ZvdcK.html

[9] The allegations are related to a sting video shot by the group, in which a group of men are heckling Suroor and accusing him of paedophilia. According to Outlook, the 65-year-old journalist did not deny the group’s allegations that he had met a 14-year-old girl online and that they exchanged sexually suggestive messages. They agreed to meet, and while he was waiting for the girl to show up, the group members appeared with a camera and cornered him. http://scroll.in/latest/809547/not-enough-evidence-against-journalist-hasan-suroor-in-child-abuse-case-says-uk

[10] The Huffington Post, Indian-Origin Journalist Hasan Suroor Found Not Guilty In Paedophile Sting Case, Posted: 08/06/2016 13:41 IST Updated: 08/06/2016 13:42 IST

[11] http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-origin-uk-journalist-hasan-suroor-found-not-guilty-in-paedophile-sting-case-2822400.html

[12] http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1809/18090790.htm

[13] Outlook, Hasan Suroor and the question of culpability, Thursday, 09 June, 2016.

[14] http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/hasan-suroor-and-the-question-of-culpability/295868

[15] http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/crown-prosecution-withdraws-charges-of-sexual-grooming-against-journalist-hasan-suroor/article8705923.ece

[16] http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2019/stories/20030926005613100.htm

[17] http://www.countercurrents.org/comm-menon300304.htm

The Islamic sex-slavery, sensuous-harem and carnal-raping justified even in 21st century (1)!

The Islamic sex-slavery, sensuous-harem and carnal-raping justified even in 21^st century (1)!

Medieval legacy continuing even in 21^st century: Indians may or may not be knowing about the women treated by the Khiljis, Lodis, Mughals etc., after capturing Hindu women and keeping them in their harems. They may not know the slave trade, trafficking and kidnapping of women, young girls and children exporting to other countries from Indian ports, however enjoying the “Diaspora” status. Of course, the European Companies, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, French and British were aiding and abetting the Arab pirates, Turkish buccaneers and Mohammedan brigands, slave agents and trafficking groups. Even though, there are primary documents and books published on such transactions, Muslim experts started countering that there was no such instance of large scale violations. But, now, the activities of IS, ISIS or ISIL have been coming out exposing their medieval brutal, barbaric and atrocious raping of women of all sorts. Their carnal, sensuous and sexy acts have been exceeding he limits either forcing the women committing suicide or get killed by the raping brutes. Now, the “rape laws” have been found to be issued operating their sexual code of conduct of abduction of women, slavery and rape.

Raping of women by brothers systematized under “Rape Laws”: Now, it is reported that the Captured Islamic State (ISIS) documents show that the group has detailed rules and regulation on sex slavery and how its militants are to treat their female slaves[1]. The documents published by Reuters show ISIS regulations on who can have sex with whom and how militants should follow rules of intercourse with women captured by the group. The sexual fatwa papers were reportedly among piles of other documents captured by US Special Forces in Syria in May 2015. “The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the Islamic State’s previous known utterances on the subject,” Reuters reported, citing a leading Islamic State scholar. The fatwa shows that ISIS authorities believe their militants have violated the group’s sexual conduct which they claim is in accordance with the Sharia law. One document starts with a question:  “Some of the brothers have committed violations in the matter of the treatment of the female slaves. These violations are not permitted by Sharia law because these rules have not been dealt with in ages. Are there any warnings pertaining to this matter?“

Dos and Donts in raping: In addition to allowing enslavement of women, the group then sets 15 codes to explain in detail the dos and don’ts[2]. For instance, the fatwa forbids sexual intercourse with a woman whose daughter is also enslaved and used as sex slave by the same militant. “If the owner of a female captive, who has a daughter suitable for intercourse, has sexual relations with the latter, he is not permitted to have intercourse with her mother and she is permanently off limits to him. Should he have intercourse with her mother then he is not permitted to have intercourse with her daughter and she is to be off limits to him,” says an excerpt of the ISIS document, as published by Reuters. Hundreds of Yezidi women and young girls were captured by ISIS militants last year when they attacked the town of Shingal and they have been missing ever since[3]. They were reportedly raped by the ISIL terrorists many times and buried after sexploitation leading to sick or “dying condition” either due to excessive sexual acts, group-raping or opt-repeated intercourses or “refusing to accept Islam” even after sexploitation.

This file photo shows two Izadi refugees in Turkey.

Justified theological raping[4]: In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin. Because the preteen girl practiced a religion other than Islam, the Quran not only gave him the right to rape her — it condoned and encouraged it, he insisted. He bound her hands and gagged her. Then he knelt beside the bed and prostrated himself in prayer before getting on top of her. When it was over, he knelt to pray again, bookending the rape with acts of religious devotion. “I kept telling him it hurts — please stop,” said the girl, whose body is so small an adult could circle her waist with two hands. “He told me that according to Islam he is allowed to rape an unbeliever. He said that by raping me, he is drawing closer to God,” she said in an interview alongside her family in a refugee camp here, to which she escaped after 11 months of captivity. The systematic rape of women and girls from the Yazidi religious minority has become deeply enmeshed in the organization and the radical theology of the Islamic State in the year since the group announced it was reviving slavery as an institution. Interviews with 21 women and girls who recently escaped the Islamic State, as well as an examination of the group’s official communications, illuminate how the practice has been enshrined in the group’s core tenets[5].

Sexually tortured Young Yazdi woman pleaded with UN: A young Yazidi woman pleaded for the United Nations Security Council to wipe out Islamic State after describing the torture and rape she suffered at hands of the militants, who abducted her as “war booty” and held her for three months[6]. “Rape was used to destroy women and girls and to guarantee that these women could never lead a normal life again,” Nadia Murad Basee Taha, 21, told the 15-member council’s first meeting on human trafficking. “Islamic State has made Yazidi women into flesh to be trafficked in,” she said of the extremist group that has seized swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria. Taha said she was abducted in August last year 2014 from her village in Iraq and taken by bus to a building in the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, where thousands of Yazidi women and children were exchanged by militants as gifts. A few days after she was taken by a man, she said: “He forced me to get dressed and put my makeup on and then that terrible night, he did it. He forced me to serve as part of his military faction, he humiliated me every day.” She tried to flee, but was stopped by a guard. Taha, who said several of her brothers were killed by Islamic State militants, eventually escaped and is now living in Germany.

UN, International Criminal Court and Shariat court: Visibly emotional after telling her story, the members of the UN Security Council applauded her courage. The United Nations has said that Islamic State may have committed genocide in trying to wipe out the Yazidi minority and has urged the UN Security Council to refer the issue to the International Criminal Court for prosecution. The council said in a statement that it deplored people trafficking by Islamic State and other groups such as the Lord’s Resistance Army and Boko Haram. It warned that “certain acts associated with trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict may constitute war crimes.” But, actually, what they are going to do is a question. UN has never declared war against terror or formed any task or Special Forces to attack terrorists. Just like a Government agencies, condemning, deploring the terror acts or advising to take the issue to International Criminal Court etc., appear to be of more routine nature than taking action.

Murad Basee Taha (21) explained how she was tortured: Full text of Nadia’s speech[7]: In her speech Nadia Murad Basee Taha stated that “We, the women and children were brought by bus to another region. Along the way, they humiliated us. They touched us and violated us. They took us to Mosul with more than 150 other Yazidi families. In a building, there were thousands of Yazidi families and children who were exchanged as gifts. One of these people came up to me. He wanted to take me. I looked down at the floor. I was absolutely petrified. When I looked up, I saw a huge man. He looked like a monster. She further added, trying to hold back tears and keep her nerve “I cried. I cried out, I said ‘I’m too young and you’re huge.’ He hit me. He kicked me and beat me. And a few minutes later, another man came up to me. I still was looking at the floor. I saw that he was a little bit smaller. I begged him. I implored him for him to take me. I was incredibly scared of the first man. The man who took me asked me to change religion. I refused. Then, he asked my hand in marriage, so to speak.” Struggling to relive the experience she recalled the situation of the women around her, noting that “I said that I was ill because most women were menstruating because they were scared. A few days later, he forced me to get dressed and put makeup on and then that terrible night, he did it. He forced me to serve as part as his military faction. He humiliated me every day. He forced me to wear clothes that didn’t cover my body. I was tortured. I tried to flee but one of the guards stopped me. That night, he beat me. He asked me to take my clothes off. He put me in a room with the guards, then they proceeded to commit their crime until I fainted.” She finally expressed bravely ending her story “Three months after my abduction, I was finally able to escape. I’m currently living in Germany.” The Yazdi women have been sexploited, sold as slaves in the market and even killed and buried. Mass graves of women have been found in the areas, where ISIL carried on such operations.

© Vedaprakash

31-12-2015

[1] Rudaw, ISIS documents reveal rules of sex with slave women, Iraq on-line media, 12.40 HRS, IST.

[2] http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/is-issues-fatwa-on-when-female-slave-owners-can-have-sex-with-them/story-IpH5bhWlDPcT5qf4uQa1oL.html

[3] http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/291220154

[4] Newyork Times, ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape, Claiming the Quran’s support, the Islamic State codifies sex slavery in conquered regions of Iraq and Syria and uses the practice as a recruiting tool., Written by RUKMINI CALLIMACHI; Photographs by MAURICIO LIMAAUG. 13, 2015.

[5] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/world/middleeast/isis-enshrines-a-theology-of-rape.html?_r=0

[6] DNA, 21-year-old Yazidi woman begs UN Security Council to wipe out Islamic State, Date published: Thursday, 17 December 2015 – 1:35pm IST | Agency: Reuters

[7] http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-21-year-old-yazidi-woman-begs-un-security-council-to-wipe-out-islamic-state-2156689

The 10th National Conference of ABISY was held at Mysore from December 24th to 26th 2015 on “Women in Indian culture: From ancient to Modern” (2).

The 10^th National Conference of ABISY was held at Mysore from December 24^th to 26^th 2015 on “Women in Indian culture: From ancient to Modern” (2).

12.18 am (24-12-2015) Senate Hall, Mysuru: M. A. Jayashree sang an inagural song, read “Sankalpa” for the Conference and then, all stood up to sing Janaganamana!

The governors and VIPs arrived and the inagural ritual started.

Those who were on the Dias:

1. Balamukund.
2. Prof K. S. Rangappa, VC, University of Mysuru was the Chief Gust of Honour
3. HE Vajubhai Vala Karnataka
4. HE Mridula Sihna Goa
5. Sri Suresh Joshi Bhayyaji, Sarkaryavah, RSS was the guest speaker.
6. Satish Mittal.
7. Tontadarya, ex-MLC

The speech of Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi: 12.25 pm: The 10th national conference of the Akhil Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana began here on Thursday with RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi finding fault with the tradition of confining women to household work[1]. Talking in Hindi, he said, family system was the root of the country, that should be protected by ensuring education, health and safety of womenfolk. Delineating on the need to set right the history of the country, Joshi said, the samiti has taken up many works to introduce the core strength of the country to the people. “While Aryans were indigenous people of India, Britishers falsely propagated that they came from outside. The truth was established after researching deep into the issue. The origin of Sindhu-Saraswati River has been traced”, added Joshi[2]. Addressing the gathering at the inaugural of the conference titled ‘Woman in Indian culture through the ages’ by the yojana, Mr. Joshi said there was a need for women to emerge from the confines of their homes and assume roles in industry, education, politics and other spheres of life. If a country were to achieve progress economically, socially and geographically, there was a need to empower women, he said emphasising the importance of creating awareness on the issue. He also said women should populate not only the army, but also the air force and navy. While favouring bringing Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and various adivasis into the mainstream, who he said “may be weak, but not unwise”, Mr. Joshi said that issues relating to rural and tribal women, who comprise 70 per cent of women, should be brought on the agenda of the discussions. He called for the need to establish a just society on the basis of equality that is free from western influence. Mr. Joshi emphasised the need to present correct history. Research helped bust the myth that Aryans had invaded India before the Mughals and the British. That Aryans were not foreigners, but were locals, had been proved by scientific evidence, he claimed[3].

What HE Mridula Sihna Goa spoke: 12.50 to 1.15 pm: HE Mridula Sihna Goa spoke in Hindi. Referring to the practice among a section of the women to avoid bearing children, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha described motherhood as nature’s best gift to a woman[4]. Speaking after inaugurating the national conference organised by the Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana here on Thursday, Ms. Sinha said that she still advises her daughter against forgetting to serve her husband his food even if she does not have the time to cook[5]. “But, never should a woman go hungry,” she said. Also, she went on to say that it was important for men to discuss women’s issues[6]…………the three-day meet should discuss the relevance of nature, culture and decency as they are inter-connected with each other. While nature remains intact after being created, the Indian culture is largely dependent on the nature.Describing motherhood as god’s gift to womenfolk, Sinha regretted that new-age women were avoiding motherhood, that was once protected and preserved, equally contributing to the welfare of the society[7].

HE Vajubhai Vala spoken on the conference: 1.16 to 1.23 pm: HE Vajubhai Vala Karnataka spoke in Hindi. Governor Vajubhai Vala, who presided over the event, said that women, who play a strong role inside their houses, should display their strength even outside. Though he regretted the delay in the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill that seeks to set aside 33 per cent of the seats in Parliament and State Assemblies, Mr. Vala said that many women are now occupying powerful posts in the bureaucracy. ….Women nowadays have taken a lead in many fields, with 70 per cent women bagging top honours on the academic front[8]. Most importantly, it’s women who inculcate culture among children. Be it any women, men should ensure their safety and security[9].On the role of women in politics, Vala said, there are examples of women leaders occupying top posts like president and prime minister in India, while in western countries it is more common to see women leaders occupying key positions. Thus, the entire inagural session was carried on in Hindi. After lunch, the paper-reading session started in different rooms of the building situated next to library. The Kannda and Sanskrit sessions were arranged seperately, whereas, the Hindi and English papers were mixed together and the paper-presenters, particularly, those who presented in English could find difficult, as their papers were interpersed between many Hindi papers.

25-12-2015 (Friday): Paper reading session. Most of the papers were in Hindi and the delegates who did not know Hindi could not understand what was presented. They felt they missed important information, data and information that might have been contained in such presentation. And many papers were in the form of “articles” and not of the nature of “reseach paper”. The emphasis made the title and the sub-themes made the presenters to repeat, duplicate and even rehash the same points, aspects and subject matter. Of course, the “cut and paste” methodology was also noted and pointed out by the organizers themselves.

2.30 to 4.40 pm: General Body Meeting of ABISY.

5.00 to 7.40 pm: Visit to Mysuru palace lightning.

26-12-2015 (Saturday): Paper reading session continued with the same conditions pointed out above. Had the papers been scrutinized properly, such things could not have been occurred. The corrections, modifications and rewriting could have been intimated so that the quality of paper presentation could have been maintained. Such exercise would be useful and educative for budding researchers in paper preparation and presentation. Women paper presenters had not addressed the issues, problems faced by the Indian women. Some women appeared to have felt that “they are happy” and therefore, other “women are also happy”.  Most of the woman paper presenters had not been aware of the current issues dealt with in India in different spheres and thus, papers had been of “glorification of the past” nature. Even in the globalization context also, though only few papers were presented, they had been in a dilemma as to whether to point out the positive aspects or the negative aspects that affect the Indian society.

Why papers deviated much away from the theme taken for the conference: The hospitality had been excellent, but, unfortunately, the academic proceedings had been marred by some inherent factors. The subject matter of the whole proceedings was to concentrate on women-issues focussing on the current relating to ancient moral values. The first circular declared that the central subject proposed was “Women in Indian culture: From ancient to present” adding that research papers were also invited on the following topics such as –

1. Historiography
2. History in the Puranas
3. Vaavasi (Tribal) history
4. District history
5. Miscellaneous (Archaeology, inscriptions, numismatics, art and architectue, spread of Indian culture abroad etc)

But, the Second circular still enlarged the topics deviating from the women and women-issues givilng the list as follows:

1. Origin of Indian culture and women
2. Women in Saraswati-Sidhu civilization.
3. Women in epic-age
4. Women in Puranas
5. Women in Jaina-Buddhist period.
6. Women in Mauryan and post-Mauryan period.
7. Women in Gupta and post-Gupta period
8. Women depicted in indian art / performing art, paintings, wooden, terracota, stone and metallic art / folklore, music, dance etc.
9. Women in folk tradition and culture
10. Women in medieval age.
11. Role of women in freedom struggle
12. Globalization and Indian women

Other general topics are also as follow:

1. Historiography
2. History in the Puranas
3. Vaavasi (Tribal) history
4. Regional history

Other Academic subjects:

Archaeology, Epigraphy, numismatics, art and architectue, Indian culture.

The final circular dated 16-10-2015 repeated the above. Thus, the circulars deviated from the theme of the conference, with the diverged subjects and digressing from the idea of the subject matter conceived. Accordingly, the paper-presenters, particularly, the majority of the casual-types had taken full liberty to take any subject and came with “hurried-haste-rehassed” stuff that was criticized by the organizers and the sectional presidents. As they seperated Sanskrit and Kannda paper presentation, Hindi paper presentation or the English paper presentation could have been held seperately. As most of the paper presenters did not follow any “style-sheet” and research methodology, they can be taught about. Incidentally, as ABISY and BISSs have been working on “history writing and re-writing”, they should conduct some workshop for their “paper-presenters” as to how to prepare a reasearch paper. They should be asked to attend IHC, SIHC etc., to listen to historians, interact with others and get experience.

Valedictory function: The valedictory funstion was held at the A.V. Hall without any lack lusture and the same speakers again dwelt upon the same issues in the same manner. Again, the entire ritual was in Hindi. Instead of getting opinion from the delegates about the academic conduct of the conference, it was wound up in a much routine manner. When a particular person was speaking “over-enthusiastically”, the audience started clapping several times. Instead of getting the hint, he continued to talk with spirit provoking them to clap again. There was no indication as to when the 11^th National Conference would be held after three years in 2018.

© Vedaprakash

29-12-2015

[1] Laiq A. Khan, Don’t restrict women to household word, The Hindu, Mysuru, December 25, 2015, Updated: December 25, 2015 05:46 IST

[2] http://www.deccanherald.com/content/519415/men-should-empower-women-says8200governor.html

[3] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dont-restrict-women-to-household-work/article8028161.ece

[4] http://newsnirantara.in/?p=6305

[5] Star of Mysore online, Goa Guv opens Women’s Meet, December 25, 2015; http://www.starofmysore.com/searchinfo.asp?search1=45313&search2=newsheadlines

[6] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dont-restrict-women-to-household-work/article8028161.ece

[7] http://www.deccanherald.com/content/519415/men-should-empower-women-says8200governor.html

[8] Deccan Herald, Men should empower women, says Governor, Mysuru: Dec 25, 2015, DHNS.

[9] http://www.deccanherald.com/content/519415/men-should-empower-women-says8200governor.html

The 10th National Conference of ABISY was held at Mysore from December 24th to 26th 2015 on “Women in Indian culture: From ancient to Modern” (1).

The 10^th National Conference of ABISY was held at Mysore from December 24^th to 26^th 2015 on “Women in Indian culture: From ancient to Modern” (1).

Naramada hostel one of the accommodations, where delegates stayed

24-12-2015 (Thursday): The Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana (hereinafter mentioned as ABISY) New Delhi, has been conducting National Conferences once in three years in various parts of India on specfic themes. Of which “The Aryan Problem” had drawn the attention of national and international scholars creating an impact[1]. Besides, there have been national seminars, workshops and Scholars meet (Vidwat Parishads) conducted at different states on specified topics[2].

Sl. No		Year	Where held
1		December,  1991	Ujjain
2	Dravidian Problem	Dec.26th and 27th 1992	Warangal
3		1994
4		1997
5	The Role of Bhakti movement in Hindu renaissance	2000 October 28th to 30th 1999	Mysore
6		2003
7	Saraswati and the War of Independence 1857	November 17th to 19th 2006	Khurukshetra
8		2009
9	Bharatiya Nationality from past to present	October 26-28, 2012	Gwalior
10	Women in Indian culture: From ancient to Modern	2015	Mysuru

ABISY – Haribhava Vaze, president, talking with Balamund, Ratnesh Tripathi etc

The 10^th National Conference of ABISY was held at Mysore from December 24^th to 26^th 2015 on “Women in Indian culture: From ancient to Modern” jointly organized / sponsored by the Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana  Centenary Celebration Committee of University of Mysore, Mysuru and Indian Council of historical reseach (hereinafter mentioned as ICHR).  As the theme attracted, some came with papers delving upon the main theme. On 23^rd morning itself, about 200 delegates were there in the premises of Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Manasagangotri and they were accommodated in the hostels of Narmada, Krishna, Ganga etc. As more and more delegates started coming, they were accommodated in Terapanta Bhawan. VIP-delegates were accommodated in the University Guest House. The delegate fee of Rs. 750/- was charged and 870 were registered delegates as on 25-12-2015. The press was also briefed about it earlier[3].

ABISY – Centenary Celebration Committee of University of Mysore

Centenary Celebration Committee of University of Mysore[4]: For this, K.S Rangappa VC had appointed a centenary celebration committee. The committee consists of MPs, the former Prime Minister H.D Deve Gowda, former vice chancellors, litterateurs and other distinguished scientists[5]. After rigorous discussion the committee has come up with some projects with members of all shades of political and economic interests[6]. About the request of Rs.100 crores for the celebration and allocation of Rs.50 crires, “The Hindu” reported characteristically[7]. Even as the University of Mysore was getting ready to host its centenary celebration, the government, in a goodwill gesture, announced a grant of Rs. 50 crore for the historic fete which began on July 27, 2015, the day the university was established in 1916. The university had sought Rs. 100 crore from the government for the centenary fete. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, doled out Rs. 50 crore in the State Budget presented by him[8]. Expressing gratitude towards the government’s gesture, VC K.S. Rangappa said, “I thank the government for its benevolence. Actually, we had sought Rs. 100 crore from it for realising certain projects. But we are happy with the allocation.” A website was created and brochure issued[9]. Thus, among the other projects and programmes, the hosting of the Conference was included in the agenda by the Committee.

ABISY – Senate hall entrance – Inagural function

Inagural session (24-12-2015): The inaguration was held at the “Senate Hall” and there was secuirity checking, as two State Governors Karnataka HE Vajubhai Vala and Goa HE Mridula Sihna were participating. The delegates were taken to the venue from the Hostels by buses and the hall was full within half-an-hour. Sri Suresh Joshi Bhayyaji, Sarkaryavah, RSS was the guest speaker. Prof K. S. Rangappa, VC, University of Mysuru was the Chief Gust of Honour. They were waiting for the arrival of the Governors. On the stage nothing was there and the backdrop was just started putting up. The chairs were brought one by one and arranged on the stage. Three framed pictures were brought and placed on the chairs, but, they were not fittimg into, so two were removed and only one – that of Bharat Mata was accommodated in a chair. As mentioned, the programme was not started by 9.15, but by 10.15 am in a different way. The Zonal incharges of Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti (hereinafter mentioned as BISS) were called.

ABISY – Senate hall entrance – Inagural function – secuirity check

Historians honoured by the organizedrs: 10.24 am: The programme was started. Each zonal incharge was asked to announce the historian selected. Thus, the following announced their respective historian as mentioned against each:

1. Kataraia, Udaipur…………by……….
2. Sher Singh announced………….
3. Dilip Kumar Bhukkan announced for Assam by…………
4. Anand Sharma (Uttaranchal)…………
5. Rahman Ali, Ujjain was selected by………….
6. Seernivasa Rao announced Prof A. Sundara.
7. Anuradha (Telingana) announced Y. Sudhrshana Rao[10].

It was surprising that for the States, Seemanthra, Tamilnadu and Kerala, no historian of worth could be recognized and announced by them for honouring. It is clear that either the orgnizers or the Zonal incharge could have been so ignorant about their respective regions / States to select and nominate the historians or they did not want take such decision judiciously considering the facts. Ironically, the BISS, Tamilnadu shows many popular historians in their organization – Dr K. V. Raman, Dr R. Nagaswamy, Dr Rama Bai, Prof Dr K. M. Rao, Dr S. Kalyanaraman and others, yet the Zonal incharge could not think of anybody snd nominate nobody! Of course, there have been many-more in those states. When all were happening, many came (some important persons, scholars and elderly people) and returned, as none could recognize them or made them to seat! For instance, Tumkur University VC came and kept waiting and standing, for some time and he was not cared by anybody. Perhaps, the hall received more members to be acommodated than available seating arrangement!

Dr S Kalyana Raman lecture at IGNCA Bangalore Dec.23, 2001 – generally, he used to present on “Saraswati” related topics.

A presentation on “Sarasawati River Civilization”: 10.36 am: Inagural song was sung.

10.40 am: Welcoming the delegates, the person concluded with “Jai Hind, Jai Karnataka”!

11.01 am: Prashant Bharadwaj, Haryana Water Board, started explaining about the “Sarasawati River Civilization” with some slides, which were not at all attractive. Moreover, he was explaing in Hindi and thus evidently noot understood by the delegates coming from different states other than the Hindi speaking ones. It has to be mentioned that earlier Dr S. Kalyanaraman used to give presentation on “Sarasawati River Civilization” with many slides and lot of information, as he has been working on the subject and written many books[11].  He has published many books on the Sindhu-Saraswati civilization. Now, why he was not there was intriguing, as obviously, his absence was reveleaed through some slides used as noted.  However, it was learnt later that he had sent a PPT with many slides for presentation, but ignored by the organizers. About the differing views on “Saraswati” river, a comprehensive note can be seen here[12].

ABISY – inagural function – Press not accommodated initially

11.20 to 11.35 am: On RHS of the auditorioum, thee was commotion, as the seats meant for the press people were occupied by the delegates. So when chairs were put before the front road, the police objected to it on secuirity reasons.  The shouting stopped and they were made to settle down.

ABISY – inagural function – Press not accommodated initially- secuirity protest

11.35 am: There were patriotic songs sung by different people. All these attempts were evidently meant for adjusting the delay caused for the arrival of the Governors.

© Vedaprakash

29-12-2015

[1] The all India seminar was held at Bangalore on July 21^st to 23^rd 1991and the book was published in June 1983 edited by S. B. Deo and Suryanath Kamath.

1993. B. Deo and Suryanath Kamath (Eds.), The Aryan Problem, Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti, Pune, 1993.

[2] Seminar on the “Aryan Problem”, July 21-23, 1991 at Bangalore;

National workshop on Dating in Indian arechaeology, Dec.19-21, 1993, Mysore;

National seminar on Indian Civilization and its chronology, August 18-19, 1995 Madras;

Workshop on “Concept, source and changing pattern of History writing”, Jan.30, 31 and Feb.1, 1998, Uttan, Bhayandar; gama Sangoshti, June.20-22, 1998, Melekote;

National Seminar on “Contribution of South India to Indian Art and Architecture”,  January.26-29, 1999, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu; etc.

[3] http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/history-conference-from-thursday/article8016179.ece

[4] http://centenary.uni-mysore.ac.in/index.php

[5] http://thecompanion.in/university-of-mysore-glorifying-the-aura-of-a-historic-journey/

[6] http://centenary.uni-mysore.ac.in/advisory-committee

[7] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rs-50-crore-announced-for-centenary-celebration-of-university-of-mysore/article6993056.ece

[8] The Hindu, Rs. 50 crore announced for centenary celebration of University of Mysore, Shankar Bennur, Updated: March 14, 2015 05:42 IST.

[9] http://centenary.uni-mysore.ac.in/centenary-brochure

[10] It is intriguing to note that he resingned last month as the salary he demanded was not paid. While members of the ICHR contacted by The Hindu said they didn’t know any details about Prof Rao’s step, some confirmed that the Council had recommended an honorarium of Rs. 1.5-lakh per month for Prof. Rao to the government, but no decision had been taken on this yet. Significantly, the ICHR head’s position is an honorary one, for which no salary is paid.

 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ichr-chairman-sudershan-rao-resigns/article7923496.ece

[11] Indus script deciphered, Indian Ocean Community, Rastram, A Theory for wealth of Nations, Public administration in India, Meluha – Tree of life, Akkadian Rising Sun, Sagan finds Saraswati, Indian Writings in Ancient Neat East and many othrers.

[12] https://bharatabharati.wordpress.com/category/saraswati-river/

Castration as a punishment for pedophiles, child-rapists, and all rapists!

Castration as a punishment for pedophiles, child-rapists, and all rapists!

Pedophile crime increases in India – TOI graphics

“Barbaric crimes should definitely attract barbaric models of punishment”[1]: In a strongly-worded order, the Madras High Court had earlier this month recommended castration as punishment to child sex abusers observing that “barbaric crimes should definitely attract barbaric models of punishment”[2]. Justice N Kirubakaran, in a recent order against a British national, made the recommendation to the Centre saying that castration would achieve “magical results” in preventing child abuse. “When law is ineffective and incapable of addressing the menace, this court cannot keep its hands folded and remain a silent spectator, unmoved and oblivious of the recent happenings of horrible blood-curdling gang rapes of children in various parts of India,” he said[3] castration for child rapists would fetch “magical” results in preventing child abuse. The judge said this while dismissing a petition by the accused, a British national, who sought the quashing of the proceedings against him in a lower court. The judge further said that “though the suggestion of castration looks barbaric, barbaric crimes should definitely attract barbaric models of punishment” and the very thought of the punishment should deter the culprit from committing the offence. Anticipating a reaction to his judgment, he said: “Those activists should first exhibit sympathy with, and support to, the victims of such crimes by visiting and consoling them at the hour of crisis instead of having misplaced sympathy with the perpetrators under the usual banner of ‘human rights violation’. They must remember that ‘human rights’ is not a term restricted to, and reserved only, for offenders.” He also directed the Union government to decide on introducing compulsory sex education for high school students. “Denying youngsters correct and scientific information would lead [them] to acquire half-baked and incorrect knowledge from other sources, like Internet, friends and movies, creating misconception and doubts.”

Childabuse-castration-Z-news depiction

The accused paedophile has been from Britain[4]: Taking note of the number of cases of foreigners abusing children, the judge referred to the International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) developed by the United Kingdom to protect children and said the visa form issued by the Indian Embassy had to be amended with the provision of a column requiring the applicants to give the details of convictions, actions warranting reprimands and impending cases. According to the prosecution in the present case, the British national, had sexually abused a 15-year old student in 2011, after befriending the family by promising the mother that he would support her son’s education. The accused eventually took the Class 9 boy to Delhi, where he allegedly abused the victim, including attempts to have sexual intercourse. After the Briton left for London, with the help of the Justice and Care Organisation, the victim filed a complaint on the incident, following which a case was registered under relevant sections of the IPC and Juvenile Justice Protection Act. After the Judicial Magistrate took cognisance of the case in 2012, following the filing of the final report, the accused moved the court seeking to quash the proceedings against him. Following the issuance of the non-bailable warrant against him, a red alert was issued against the accused by the Interpol. The accused contended that the notice was preventing him from coming to India to defend the case. The judge has dismissed his plea to quash the proceedings against him but stayed the red corner notice so that he can come to India to appear before the trial court and face the case.

Abha singh and Pramila Nesargi

The opinion of Abha Singh, social activist[5]: Welcoming the Madras High Court’s suggestion of considering castration as punishment for child rapists, two social activists on 26-10-2015, Monday said that the suggestion made to the Centre was apt as the existing Indian law is unable to protect the child from abuses. “Child abuse cases in India are increasing. The Madras High Court in one such case has come up strongly and said that the Indian law is unable to prevent child abuses. The conviction rate in child abuse cases is barely 2.4 per cent whereas the offences against children have increased by 400 per cent,” social activist Abha Singh told ANI. “When rapists are going scot-free and paedophiles are going scot-free, a Madras High Court judge has rightly suggested that there should be castration. Many other countries like UK, USA, Polland and many other countries subscribe to castration and it has been seen that it has been successful in checking the paedophiles,” she added.

Mumbai orphanage – Duncan Grant and Allan Waters

What Pramila Nesargi opined[6]: Another social activist and lawyer Pramila Nesargi echoing similar sentiments expressed her delight with the Madras High Court judge’s suggestion. “I always advocated that castration can be the only remedy because the existing law is not creating any fear in the minds of the people. People may call it barbaric but judge has openly said that barbaric punishment should be given for barbaric crimes,” Nesargi told ANI. However, when such cases were reported earlier, the activists were not responding. In Indian society, the social aberrations have been introduced or created due to external factors, distorting the existing social system and institutions. The offenders have been escaping under the newly created laws with the crimes committed before the enactment.  The sociologists, psychologists and other researchers opine based on these incidences, which are happening in a country with 1.2 billion population. As so many external and internal factors have been disturbing, the people also get affected. Allowing modern evils at one side, supporting them under the guise of  human rights and so on and crying wolf about eroding moral values have been the characteristics of  the commentators on Indian society.

Duncan Grant and Allan waters british pedophiles- Mumbai

Dilemma of Indian society caught in many social issues: In India, most of the child-rapists or paedophiles have been foreigners. The number of child abuse cases has increased from 38,172 in 2012 to 58,224 in 2013 and to 89,423 in 2014. Incidentally in 2013, at the height of the protests in the capital over the Nirbhaya case, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa had similarly called for death or chemical castration for rapists through amendments in Central laws[7]. As Bangalore has been prone to foreigners satisfying their needs, issues have been alive in the case of pubs, pub-dancing, soliciting and other activities, which might be viewed and interpreted differently. Of the 51 cases of child abuse under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in the special court for children in Bengaluru, only four have ended in convictions. More than 90% charged under the Pocso Act are acquitted due to lack of evidence and when witnesses turn hostile[8]. Not that evidences were not there, but, the manipulators could influence the involved processes. As example, it is mentioned that children migrating from Tamil Nadu and northern India to the city are the main victims of child abuse whose cases are tried in the session court. Most of these children live with their mothers and fall prey to step-fathers and other offendes. Most abusers are between 25 years and 50 years. The youngest victim so far is just a year old. But, this could be the situation for all Indian children. The highest number of FIRs has been registered in Rajasthan followed by Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala according to data available with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The number of convictions is only 166 that is 2.4% of the total cases registered while in 389 cases accused were acquitted[9].

Eric Martin and Wilhelmus Weijdeveld arrested in Madras

Madras / Chennai has been haven for paedophiles: For inexplicable reasons or otherwise, Chennai has seen many international paedophiles got arrested. The locals have also been aiding and abetting such offenders and promoting social crimes. The manipulation of cyber-space has been revealed in many acts. Child rights activists in Chennai have forced authorities to shut down two Facebook pages in Tamil created to attract pedophiles in May 2015. The pages, called ‘chinna ponnu karpazhipom‘ and ‘chinna ponnu veriyargal’ which in Tamil roughly translates to ‘young girl having sex’, had photographs of young girls with a number of sexually explicit comments.

Offending facebook sites in Chennai

They were spotted by social activists who immediately contacted the authorities to take it down, CNN-IBN reports[10]. 53-year-old Eric Martin alias Jack Fernandes , convicted for raping nine girls in 1998,  had gained entry into India through Nepal and was staying in Madhavaram in Chennai. He had been on the run ever since he was convicted in France and was on Interpol’s Wanted list[11], but arrested in Chennai on November 17, 2010.

Pedophiles arrested in Chennai

Patrick Matthews, a 62-year-old UK national who was accused of sexually abusing several boys of St George Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in the city between 2003 and 2006, has been arrested by the UK police in August 2009. Sources told TOI that the police arrested Matthews from the UK on Thursday night based on evidences collected from Chennai[12]. Wilhelmus Weijdeveld, the 56-year-old Dutch national now in prison facing charges of child sexual abuse and supplying child pornography, had found that India suited him best’ and even filed for citizenship as early as in 1999, thwarting the attempts of the police to drive him away from the country. He even filed a writ petition against the state of Tamil Nadu, after the Mamallapuram police asked him to leave the country. It was only after three years, on May 02, 2002, that he was arrested for sexually abusing five boys in an orphanage near Mamallapuram. Out on bail, Wilhelmus was arrested again from his Choolaimedu den in Chennai on November 7, 2009 following an Interpol tip-off that he was uploading child pornography on the internet[13].  These are given only for illustrative purpose, as many cases have been reported regularly, and most of them been from the orphanages run by the missionaries in and around Chennai. Therefore, the Judge must have been aware of such incidences. Stringent legislation was the need of the hour to penalise child sexual abuse via the Internet, said Chief Justice of India, Justice P. Sathasivam[14], while inaugurating  two day Southern regional conference on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO Act, 2012)’, in Chennai, in November 2013.  Therefore, castration as punishment to them, as proposed has been the logical conclusion.

Vedaprakash

26-10-2015

[1] The Hindu, To put an end to abuse of children, HC suggests castration of rapists, Chennai, October 26.2015; Updated: October 26, 2015 03:08 IST.

[2] http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/child-rapists-must-be-castrated-madras-hc-to-centre_1814541.html

[3] http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/madras-high-court-recommends-castration-for-child-sex-offenders/story-6VzVFQUeYYkdIuyF1kXOvK.html

[4] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/to-put-an-end-to-abuse-of-children-hc-suggests-castration-of-rapists/article7803693.ece

[5] Business Standard, Recommending castration for paedophiles is apt, say social activists, The number of child abuse cases has increased from 58,224 in 2013 to 89,423 in 2014, ANI ,  Mumbai October 26, 2015 Last Updated at 11:46 IST.

[6] http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/recommending-castration-for-paedophiles-is-apt-say-social-activists-115102600205_1.html

[7] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Castrating-child-rapists-best-solution-for-sex-offences-says-Madras-HC/articleshow/49531482.cms

[8] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/More-than-90-acquitted-in-child-abuse-cases/articleshow/49308684.cms?

[9] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Eight-cases-of-child-abuse-every-day-but-conviction-rate-at-an-abysmal-2-4/articleshow/47996454.cms

[10] http://www.firstpost.com/india/after-activists-outrage-facebook-shuts-down-two-tamil-pages-aimed-at-attracting-pedophiles-2232844.html

[11] http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/french-paedophile-arrested-in-chennai-439545

[12] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Abuser-of-city-school-kids-held-in-UK/articleshow/4843819.cms

[13] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Dutch-child-abuser-found-India-suitable-wanted-citizenship/articleshow/5221039.cms

[14] http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131117/news-current-affairs/article/chief-justice-india-cautions-net-child-sex-abuse

Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul and Swami Nityananda: How Secularism handles the same issue differently!

Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul and Swami Nityananda: How Secularism handles the same issue differently!

Arrested-Police in southern India have arrested Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, who is wanted in the U.S. on sexual assault charges

Swami Nityananda is now known to many in India, because of the media that spread the video and connected details off and on many times in India. However, Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, who has also been involved in a similar case, but more serious, has been played downed by the media in a casual way. Though only news has come out about Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, nothing is known to Indians.  Under the guise of attending his sick mother, he came to India, but did not return to US, so US asked for deportation. Ironically, now, he is deported to India, after neutralizing his prison term, though convicted for the sexual charges[1]. The defrocked priest admitted to sexually abusing a teenage girl and then fleeing the country to avoid prosecution, but he would not serve any jail sentence, as he settled a $750,000 civil suit with his sex-victim as a part of a plea deal with prosecutors[2]. In Tamil, there is a comedy strip shown frequently in vernacular TV channel about one ‘Minor Kunju’ who was involved in raping women, but used to pay the mandatory fine of Rs. 5,000/- in advance, so that he could go for raping another. So, the comedian reportedly shot his ‘kunju’ meaning penis!

nithyananda-ranjitha News cutting

Accused Priest and tight-lipped Catholic authority (June 2015): Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul accepted guilty on June 19^th 2015 to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony, in one of the two cases. The other case, in which he is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, was pending[3] in the case of molesting a girl in US in 2005. He faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing scheduled for June 15, 2015. The case was dragged on for more than 10 years, because of the Catholic Church in India was obviously aiding and abetting with him. Even now, the Catholic Diocese to which priest Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, accused of sexually abusing a minor girl in the US, is attached, is tight-lipped about the developments[4]. “We are yet to receive any such information. We can comment on this only after we get proper information,” maintained Diocese PRO Selvanathan, speaking to “Indian Express” over phone and also refused to comment on the stand of the diocese on the charges[5]. Really, when this has become an international story and the Madras Bishop was responding to the Roseau County Courthouse authorities and the Vatican defrocked him, Selvanathan decided to play safe.

Kunju minor, Niyananda. Joseph

Frivolous petition, dragging case in Madras (2013): In 2013, when Jeyapaul was arrested and jailed in Tihar, her sister filed an petition in the Madras High court. The Court on June 28. 2013 (Thursday) dismissed a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of a parish priest, who had allegedly sexually-abused a 14-year-old girl in the US, and who was now lodged in Tihar Jail in New Delhi[6]. A Division Bench comprising Justices V. Dhanapalan and C.T. Selvam passed the order on a petition by one P. Pushpavathy, challenging an order of the Ministry of External Affairs, of March 8, 2011, requesting the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, to inquire into the request for extradition of the petitioner’s brother, Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, to the US. To facilitate the inquiry, an arrest warrant against Jeyapaul, who was wanted by the US authorities for alleged “criminal sexual conduct in the first degree”, under that country’s laws, was necessitated. The warrant was necessary as he was not available for the inquiry. The petitioner said Jeyapaul was incardinated to the Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund and was ordained a priest in May 1982. He served as Assistant Parish Priest in St. John De Britto Church, Sathyamangalam, Erode district, from 1982 to 1983 and became a parish priest in 1985.

Priesthood- Jeyapaul worked as a priest at Infant Jesus Church in India, but was banned from being around children

On an invitation to serve at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Greenbush, Roseau Country for three years, he left for USA in August 2004 but returned to India in August 2005, as his mother was critically ill. Under these circumstances, the MEA issued the impugned order. Following that, an application was filed before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, for arresting Jeyapaul. The Interpol issued an alert after it was found that he was in India[7]. He was arrested on March 16, 2012 at Chimitahalli in Erode district and remanded to custody and lodged in Tihar Jail[8].

Captured- He was arrested in the Erode district, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu

Hence, the present petition. Mr. Justice Dhanapalan said while the parish priest was in the US, he was alleged to have sexually-abused a 14-year-old girl. The fugitive accused had been arrested pursuant to a warrant issued by the magistrate. A reading of the MEA’s order made it clear that it was the Centre which made the request to the Additional CMM to inquire into the matter. The course adopted by the Ministry could not be termed ‘detention’, much less ‘illegal detention’. This was a matter which concerned countries under the treaty which provided for certain obligations on the extraditing country to look into, under the relevant provisions of the law. The procedure had been followed and the MEA’s order was in accordance with law, the Judge said.

Former parish- He had served at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Minnesota

The callous attitude of CBCI (2011-12): Father Babu Joseph of the CBCI said, “He (Jeyapaul) will certainly cooperate with the civil authorities (in US) inquiring into the matter in case there is further need for him to go to the US……We are taking the allegations against him (Jeyapaul) seriously…..already some administrative actions have been taken against him….He has not been assigned any parish or any pastor work. On the contrary he has been asked to stay in the Bishop’s house and help out in his office work… He has been kept away from children and people,” he added. Jeyapaul had fled to southern India in September 2005 after he was accused of molesting the girl. Wanted in the US on sexual assault charges, he was arrested by Indian Police in March 2012.

Alleged victim- Megan Peterson -right- now 22, claims she was sexually assaulted by Jeyapaul when she was 14, she is pictured with attorney Jeff Anderson

Madras Catholic Church helping Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul (2010): Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, facing charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota, United Sates, was on Tuesday (April.5 2010) asked by the Archbishop of Madras to return to the U.S. for further investigations. As the Diocese of Udhagamandalam, the home Diocese of Jeypaul, which oversees the priest of Indian origin, said it was probing the matter in detail. The Archbishop of Madras M. Chinnappa said he had spoken to the Bishop of Ootacamund on Tuesday to take action against the priest. Fr. Jeyapaul was currently staying in the hill town in Tamil Nadu. “I have asked the Bishop of Ooty to comply with the demands of the case. Jeyapaul must return to the U.S. if necessary for further investigations. He has to oblige. There is no way out,” Fr. Chinnappa said in Chennai. Prosecutors in Minnesota yesterday said they were trying to extradite 55-year-old Jeyapaul. Fr. Jeyapaul, however, had denied the sexual abuse allegations and reported to have said he has no plans to return to the U.S. to face the courts there[9]. Vatican officials recommended Jeyapaul’s removal from the priesthood, but the local Indian bishop instead sentenced him to a year in a monastery through a canonical trial[10].

Prosecuting- Attorney Jeff Anderson (left) speaks about Father Joseph Jeyapaul case in St. Paul

USA requested extradition and India extradited (2007): In January 2007, a case was filed against him in the Roseau County Courthouse, Minnesota. Four years later, the US officials sent an extradition note to the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian government, which in turn asked the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Patiala House Courts, Delhi, to inquire the request and decide on its ‘extraditability’ based on the nature of offences. Based on a warrant issued by the Additional CMM, Jeyapaul was arrested from Erode district on March 16, 2012. His bail pleas and the habeas corpus petition filed by his sister Pushpavathy in the Madras High Court alleging ‘illegal detention’ were rejected, and Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul was extradited by the Indian Government to the US[11].

Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul – different faces

Wanted fugitive Bishop in Ooty enjoying life (2004-05): In a statement handed over to reporters, who had gone to meet Fr. Jeyapaul in Udhagamandalam, Bishop Fr. Amulraj of the Diocese said the matter had already been referred to the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI), the highest Catholic Organization in India for necessary direction. Fr. Amulraj earlier said Fr. Jeyapaul had gone to meet his advocate to Chennai regarding the cases, which came to limelight through the press. In the statement, Fr. Amulraj stated that it was true that the said priest was working in the Diocese of Crookstone in the State of Minnesota in the U.S. from September 2004 to August 2005. “Suddenly he had to rush back to India to see his ailing mother and he never returned to U.S. since then…………In the meantime some sexual abuse cases connected to Fr. Jeyapaul emerged and we conducted an enquiry into the matter……..As the above allegations could not be proved beyond doubt, he was placed under the direct supervision of the Bishop……..Now the same allegations have come up to limelight through the press, we are studying the matter in detail,” Amulraj said. People in and around the area are tight-lipped about the presence of Fr. Jeyapaul either in the Bishop’s house or in the Nilgiris, since he was instrumental in providing jobs, including temporary ones, to the poor and needy in 12 schools run by the Diocese, a worker in one of the schools said on the condition of anonymity[12]. The Vatican’s data clearly proves how the Ootacamund diocese behaved differently[13].

Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul

[1] http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/06/15/priest-gets-time-served-faces-deportation-in-sex-abuse-case/

[2] http://www.wdaz.com/news/minnesota/3766918-former-priest-sentenced-soon-deported-india

[3] http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/region/3750979-former-crookston-priest-files-notice-plead-guilty-sex-crime

[4] Express News Service, Can’t React Without Info, Says Diocese, Published: 05th June 2015 06:00 AM; Last Updated: 05th June 2015 04:47 AM

[5] http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Cant-React-Without-Info-Says-Diocese/2015/06/05/article2850049.ece

[6] The Hindu, High Court upholds arrest of parish priest in molestation case, Updated: June 28, 2013 03:16 IST

[7] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117651/Joseph-Jeyapaul-Fugitive-priest-arrested-India-7-years-run-sexually-assaulted-girl.html

[8] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/high-court-upholds-arrest-of-parish-priest-in-molestation-case/article4857554.ece?ref=relatedNews

[9] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/indian-priest-accused-of-sexual-abuse-to-face-probe-in-us/article389682.ece?ref=relatedNews

[10] http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/accused-priest-extradited-from-india-to-us/article6610874.ece?ref=relatedNews

[11] http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Cant-React-Without-Info-Says-Diocese/2015/06/05/article2850049.ece

[12] The Hindu, Indian priest accused of sexual abuse to face probe in U.S., Updated: April 6, 2010 18:39 IST

[13] http://www.bishop-accountability.org/Vatican/Jeyapaul/

BCCI meeting and that of AICC resemble in many ways – but the cricket corruption submerged the Congress corruption!

BCCI meeting and that of AICC resemble in many ways – but the cricket corruption submerged the Congress corruption!

BCCI meeting and that of AICC resemble in many ways: Sonia Congress was delaying for the Karnataka elections to get rid of the two corrupt ministers Ashwini Kumar and Pawankumar Bansal. Similarly, BCCI waited till Sunday just like Sonia. 08-05-2013 (election results declared) and 15-05-2013 (the three dirty cricketers were arrested) are Wednesdays only! The result of the meeting was formation of committee to inquire. While Shivsena[1] has commented that cricket spurred sex, gambling etc., now JD-U leader says that cricket is a trade[2].

Dirty and greedy players should go to jail: N. Srinivasan, the BCCI President was reacting to Karan Thapar from Kodaikkanal, avoiding the issue (on 18^th evening in “Devil’ advocate”), but lastly agreed to say[3] that “the dirty players should go to jail”. Now, he says that agents of all players will now need to be accredited to the Indian cricket board while an anti-corruption official of the board will be assigned to each Indian Premier League (IPL) team, board president N Srinivasan announced on Sunday (19-05-2013). The way in which he talks resembles Kapil Sibal, who is capable of twisting anything in any manner. Of course, Rajeev shukla talks[4] like Dig vijaya Singh, as says “action will be taken against the three”. Barely a few hours after an emergent meeting of the Board’s Working Committee, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today reiterated that members were unanimous in their decision to take strong action against the players if they are found guilty in the spot-fixing scandal.

BCCI – emergency working committee meeting: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), at its emergency working committee meeting here in Chennai, on the wake of the spot-fixing scandal, also set up a panel to probe the scandal involving three Rajasthan Royals players –

1. S Sreesanth,
2. Ajit Chandila and
3. Ankeet Chavan – who were arrested in Mumbai late Wednesday (15-05-2013)

by Delhi Police. The police have also nabbed twelve bookies so far. Among those attending the working committee meeting were –

1. Ravi Shastri, former India captain  (BCCI technical committee representative)
2. Sanjay Jagdale, the board secretary
3. Rajeev Shukla, IPL chairman
4. Arun Jaitley, IPL governing council member and
5. Anil Kumble, former India leg-spinner joined through video conference.

The entire proceedings went on just like Sonia Congress party and the decisions have also been on expected lines. Just like Parliament committee to enquire, here they themselves formed a committee to do so!

Inquiry committee appointed to inquire the allegations against the three arrested: As for the inquiry, Srinivasan said: “Ravi Sawani has been appointed as the commissioner to inquire into allegations against these players. His report will be submitted to the BCCI disciplinary committee in quick time. We won’t hesitate to act ruthlessly if the players are found guilty.” Srinivasan said a BCCI Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) official will accompany each team. This is just like Chidambaram heading the committee of ministers who discussed about the autonomy or independent working of CBI. “An ACSU official will travel with the team along with a security officer. Access to players will be monitored closely,” he said. Thus, one more posting has been created so that another retired player would come and enjoy life. Srinivasan said the education programme for players at the junior levels will be further intensified. “After incidents of the past, every domestic match is videographed. Now we will substantially intensify education programmes.” Now he talks about corruption also.

The anti-corruption units of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and BCCI have got certain limitations: The BCCI chief, however, conceded that the board was handicapped in corruption matters[5]. “The anti-corruption units of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and BCCI have got certain limitations[6]. They cannot gather information like police can. They can’t tap phones. They have got a lot of restrictions. All right, three players have indulged in something, but the education programme of the ICC as well as the BCCI has been successful in the fact that a lot of players have understood what they should be doing and what they should not be doing. We must look at how individuals have made a mistake. We cannot control every bookie in the town.” Thus, it is evident that BCCI would adopt the policy of “wait and see” to avoid further controversies[7].

Whether betting will be legalized in India: Whether the media persons asked this question wantonly or otherwise, he has been so happy about it, as could be noted, the way in which he responded. Asked about legalising betting in India, Srinivasan said: “Different arguments go on about legalising bettings. In other countries they have legalised, and it has helped. I don’t know about India, if it will work or not.” He also chose to thank the fans for turning up at stadiums despite the latest controversy. “For the last three-four days, there have been BCCI bashing and IPL bashing has taken place as if the whole world has fallen down. Only three players have allegedly done something. It doesn’t mean the whole IPL is bad. We are very grateful to the public that has sold out grounds despite the news.”

Against the backdrop of allegations of spot-fixing during IPL matches, Union Minister Ajay Maken today said the BCCI – the national governing body for cricket in India – should come under the ambit of the RTI Act. “BCCI should agree to come under RTI. Any organisation entrusted with job of selecting a National Team can not call itself a Private Body!,” Maken, who till recently held the Sports portfolio, twitted[8].

BCCI should come under the ambit of RTI:  Maken, who holds Housing portfolio at present, said the Centre has already taken a stand before Central Information Commission (CIC) that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be under the ambit of the Information law[9]. During his stint in the Sports Ministry, Maken had tried to bring transparency in sports bodies through the Sports Bill. But following divergent views within the Union Cabinet, he was asked to redraft certain provisions. In December, 2011 the Sports Ministry had informed the CIC that there are “just and reasonable grounds” for bringing BCCI under the ambit of the Right to Information Act.

Funding of BCCI, concessions given and tax compilation: In a seven-page written statement submitted before the CIC, the Sports Ministry had said although there is no direct funding of the BCCI, it gets “substantial indirect funding” from the government in the form of revenue forgo like “concessions in income tax, customs duty, etc” and land at concessional rates for stadiums. The Ministry also said BCCI is performing the functions “akin” to State and ‘public duties’ by selecting national teams and representing India in international events. According to section 2(h) of RTI Act, even a non-government organisation comes under the ambit of the transparency law if it is substantially financed, “directly or indirectly” by funds provided by the appropriate government.

IPL will always be a perfect staging ground for corruption: Ed Hawkins[10] pointed out that the Indian Premier League is unique in world cricket. No other domestic tournament can boast the superstar players, Bollywood braggadocio, dancing girls, television audiences or, of course, matches which so consistently swing thrillingly in favour from one team to the other. It is also probably the most corrupt. Since the IPL’s inception in 2008 it has been a tournament which has had a reputation among players, administrators and betting experts for being rigged for the benefit of the bookmakers and punters who seek out the greedy, the impressionable and, depressingly, the wily who know that there is no law against match-fixing in India. Lalit Modi, the tournament’s first commissioner, admits that was a mistake and although the game’s watchdog has proved to be ineffective, the die had been cast.When speaking with bookmakers and punters from India, they insist that each season is rigged from ball one. One source told me that ‘all matches are fixed’.

Modi the threatening factor in both cases: The corruption of the cricket has made others to forget the corruption of the Congress. Decadence does not worry about other decadence, as long as money comes out of such decadence[11]. Incidentally, the Modi factor has been threatening in both cases. Modi was confronting with Srinivasan and thus, he could always avoid all questions about the corruption of BCCI. Sonia and co. Can also get away with anything pointing to Modi. If Sonia & Co. Talks about 2002, then BCCI would talk about 2008 and Modi. While Modi was not liked by the US and EU, this Modi has been there only. Whether the state of Modi has any development model or not, the Modi-model of IPL has fertile ground for development, as now the talk of legalization of “betting” has started! Soon the media pick up and there would be debates carried on in TV channels. Obviously ND-TV or CNN-IBN might take a lead.

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[1] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ipl-has-spurred-a-gambling-and-sex-racket-sena/article4725094.ece

[2] http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214614228/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9

[3] http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ipl-has-not-let-down-people-dirty-cricketers-have-says-srinivasan/392543-3.html

[4] http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333360/strongest-action-taken-against-tainted.html

[5] http://www.thehindu.com/sport/ipl2013/ipl-spotfixing-bcci-moots-steps-to-check-corruption/article4729898.ece

[6] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/spot-fixing-hits-ipl-6/news/BCCI-sets-up-probe-panel-wants-players-agents-accredited/articleshow/20136005.cms

[7] http://www.livemint.com/Politics/flxIdv9QY2l6HKA4ecL6cL/Rajasthan-Royals-to-file-FIR-against-players-BCCI-awaits-in.html

[8] His Twitter account clarifies that the Union minister’s tweets are personal.

[9] http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bcci-should-agree-to-come-under-rti-maken-113051900460_1.html

[10] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/guest-writer/ipl-will-always-be-a-perfect-staging-ground-for-corruption/articleshow/20124019.cms

[11] http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ipl-spot-fixing-cricket-bcci-lalit-modi-n-srinivasan-sandeep-bamzai/1/271897.html

 

BCCI meeting and that of AICC resemble in many ways: Sonia Congress was delaying for the Karnataka elections to get rid of the two corrupt ministers Ashwini Kumar and Pawankumar Bansal. Similarly, BCCI waited till Sunday just like Sonia. 08-05-2013 (election results declared) and 15-05-2013 (the three dirty cricketers were arrested) are Wednesdays only! The result of the meeting was formation of committee to inquire. While Shivsena[1] has commented that cricket spurred sex, gambling etc., now JD-U leader says that cricket is a trade[2].

 

Dirty and greedy players should go to jail: N. Srinivasan, the BCCI President was reacting to Karan Thapar from Kodaikkanal, avoiding the issue (on 18^th evening in “Devil’ advocate”), but lastly agreed to say[3] that “the dirty players should go to jail”.

Now, he says that agents of all players will now need to be accredited to the Indian cricket board while an anti-corruption official of the board will be assigned to each Indian Premier League (IPL) team, board president N Srinivasan announced on Sunday (19-05-2013). The way in which he talks resembles Kapil Sibal, who is capable of twisting anything in any manner. Of course, Rajeev shukla talks[4] like Dig vijaya Singh, as says “action will be taken against the three”. Barely a few hours after an emergent meeting of the Board’s Working Committee, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today reiterated that members were unanimous in their decision to take strong action against the players if they are found guilty in the spot-fixing scandal.
BCCI – emergency working committee meeting: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), at its emergency working committee meeting here in Chennai, on the wake of the spot-fixing scandal, also set up a panel to probe the scandal involving three Rajasthan Royals players –

1. S Sreesanth,
2. Ajit Chandila and
3. Ankeet Chavan – who were arrested in Mumbai late Wednesday (15-05-2013)

by Delhi Police. The police have also nabbed twelve bookies so far. Among those attending the working committee meeting were –

1. Ravi Shastri, former India captain  (BCCI technical committee representative)
2. Sanjay Jagdale, the board secretary
3. Rajeev Shukla, IPL chairman
4. Arun Jaitley, IPL governing council member and
5. Anil Kumble, former India leg-spinner joined through video conference.

The entire proceedings went on just like Sonia Congress party and the decisions have also been on expected lines. Just like Parliament committee to enquire, here they themselves formed a committee to do so!

Inquiry committee appointed to inquire the allegations against the three arrested: As for the inquiry, Srinivasan said: “Ravi Sawani has been appointed as the commissioner to inquire into allegations against these players. His report will be submitted to the BCCI disciplinary committee in quick time. We won’t hesitate to act ruthlessly if the players are found guilty.” Srinivasan said a BCCI Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) official will accompany each team. This is just like Chidambaram heading the committee of ministers who discussed about the autonomy or independent working of CBI. “An ACSU official will travel with the team along with a security officer. Access to players will be monitored closely,” he said. Thus, one more posting has been created so that another retired player would come and enjoy life. Srinivasan said the education programme for players at the junior levels will be further intensified. “After incidents of the past, every domestic match is videographed. Now we will substantially intensify education programmes.” Now he talks about corruption also.

The anti-corruption units of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and BCCI have got certain limitations: The BCCI chief, however, conceded that the board was handicapped in corruption matters[5]. “The anti-corruption units of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and BCCI have got certain limitations[6]. They cannot gather information like police can. They can’t tap phones. They have got a lot of restrictions. All right, three players have indulged in something, but the education programme of the ICC as well as the BCCI has been successful in the fact that a lot of players have understood what they should be doing and what they should not be doing. We must look at how individuals have made a mistake. We cannot control every bookie in the town.” Thus, it is evident that BCCI would adopt the policy of “wait and see” to avoid further controversies[7].

Whether betting will be legalized in India: Whether the media persons asked this question wantonly or otherwise, he has been so happy about it, as could be noted, the way in which he responded. Asked about legalising betting in India, Srinivasan said: “Different arguments go on about legalising bettings. In other countries they have legalised, and it has helped. I don’t know about India, if it will work or not.” He also chose to thank the fans for turning up at stadiums despite the latest controversy. “For the last three-four days, there have been BCCI bashing and IPL bashing has taken place as if the whole world has fallen down. Only three players have allegedly done something. It doesn’t mean the whole IPL is bad. We are very grateful to the public that has sold out grounds despite the news.”

Against the backdrop of allegations of spot-fixing during IPL matches, Union Minister Ajay Maken today said the BCCI – the national governing body for cricket in India – should come under the ambit of the RTI Act. “BCCI should agree to come under RTI. Any organisation entrusted with job of selecting a National Team can not call itself a Private Body!,” Maken, who till recently held the Sports portfolio, twitted[8].

BCCI should come under the ambit of RTI:  Maken, who holds Housing portfolio at present, said the Centre has already taken a stand before Central Information Commission (CIC) that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be under the ambit of the Information law[9]. During his stint in the Sports Ministry, Maken had tried to bring transparency in sports bodies through the Sports Bill. But following divergent views within the Union Cabinet, he was asked to redraft certain provisions. In December, 2011 the Sports Ministry had informed the CIC that there are “just and reasonable grounds” for bringing BCCI under the ambit of the Right to Information Act.

Funding of BCCI, concessions given and tax compilation: In a seven-page written statement submitted before the CIC, the Sports Ministry had said although there is no direct funding of the BCCI, it gets “substantial indirect funding” from the government in the form of revenue forgo like “concessions in income tax, customs duty, etc” and land at concessional rates for stadiums. The Ministry also said BCCI is performing the functions “akin” to State and ‘public duties’ by selecting national teams and representing India in international events. According to section 2(h) of RTI Act, even a non-government organisation comes under the ambit of the transparency law if it is substantially financed, “directly or indirectly” by funds provided by the appropriate government.

 

IPL will always be a perfect staging ground for corruption: Ed Hawkins[10] pointed out that the Indian Premier League is unique in world cricket. No other domestic tournament can boast the superstar players, Bollywood braggadocio, dancing girls, television audiences or, of course, matches which so consistently swing thrillingly in favour from one team to the other. It is also probably the most corrupt. Since the IPL’s inception in 2008 it has been a tournament which has had a reputation among players, administrators and betting experts for being rigged for the benefit of the bookmakers and punters who seek out the greedy, the impressionable and, depressingly, the wily who know that there is no law against match-fixing in India. Lalit Modi, the tournament’s first commissioner, admits that was a mistake and although the game’s watchdog has proved to be ineffective, the die had been cast.When speaking with bookmakers and punters from India, they insist that each season is rigged from ball one. One source told me that ‘all matches are fixed’.

Modi the threatening factor in both cases: The corruption of the cricket has made others to forget the corruption of the Congress. Decadence does not worry about other decadence, as long as money comes out of such decadence[11]. Incidentally, the Modi factor has been threatening in both cases. Modi was confronting with Srinivasan and thus, he could always avoid all questions about the corruption of BCCI. Sonia and co. Can also get away with anything pointing to Modi. If Sonia & Co. Talks about 2002, then BCCI would talk about 2008 and Modi. While Modi was not liked by the US and EU, this Modi has been there only. Whether the state of Modi has any development model or not, the Modi-model of IPL has fertile ground for development, as now the talk of legalization of “betting” has started! Soon the media pick up and there would be debates carried on in TV channels. Obviously ND-TV or CNN-IBN might take a lead.

---

[1] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ipl-has-spurred-a-gambling-and-sex-racket-sena/article4725094.ece

[2] http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214614228/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9

[3] http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ipl-has-not-let-down-people-dirty-cricketers-have-says-srinivasan/392543-3.html

[4] http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333360/strongest-action-taken-against-tainted.html

[5] http://www.thehindu.com/sport/ipl2013/ipl-spotfixing-bcci-moots-steps-to-check-corruption/article4729898.ece

[6] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/spot-fixing-hits-ipl-6/news/BCCI-sets-up-probe-panel-wants-players-agents-accredited/articleshow/20136005.cms

[7] http://www.livemint.com/Politics/flxIdv9QY2l6HKA4ecL6cL/Rajasthan-Royals-to-file-FIR-against-players-BCCI-awaits-in.html

[8] His Twitter account clarifies that the Union minister’s tweets are personal.

[9] http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bcci-should-agree-to-come-under-rti-maken-113051900460_1.html

[10] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/guest-writer/ipl-will-always-be-a-perfect-staging-ground-for-corruption/articleshow/20124019.cms

[11] http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ipl-spot-fixing-cricket-bcci-lalit-modi-n-srinivasan-sandeep-bamzai/1/271897.html

Cricket, politics, cinema, sex, corruption and all other vices

Cricket, politics, cinema, sex, corruption and all other vices

IPL and Indian corrupt politicians: The nexus of Indian politicians like Sharad Pawar,  Rajiv Shukla and others with the business of cricket has been explicit, where crores of rupees of income is gone unaccounted. As IPL has been mixed with cinema, politicians and cricketers, the sins of speculation betting and gambling have also been on the increase. Breaking his silence on the IPL spot-fixing scandal, obviously after the comments of Shivasena[1], that has maligned Indian cricket, IPL chief Rajiv Shukla has said that he “was not hiding” and the BCCI will do everything it takes “to weed out” corruption. “I was not hiding. BCCI reacted on the first day, I reacted to PTI on the second day and today I am talking again,” Shukla said while speaking to CNN-IBN at his home[2]. Shukla, who is also vice president of the BCCI and a secretary of Congress (Sonia), expressed his disappointment at the latest controversy and said that the Indian board will extend its full cooperation to police investigation. “We are all very sad. The league was going fantastically and suddenly this happened. BCCI and IPL will cooperate with Delhi Police and those found guilty shall be severely punished. Whatever is needed to weed out such elements will be done by BCCI.”

IPL and tax evasion: Unfortunately, there has not been any audit for these IPL accounts[3]. Incidentally, there have been many cases of Service Tax evasion by the people and Companies involving the IPL[4]. After the Income Tax department raising a demand of over Rs 600 crore from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the service tax department, another arm of the finance ministry, has slapped as many as 32 showcause notices on Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises for alleged duty evasion to the tune of nearly Rs 64 crore. The total collection of service tax by the department during the third season of IPL was Rs 29 crore. This was almost half of what it had made during IPL-2 which was held in South Africa. In the second season of IPL, the service tax collection was Rs 64 crore. The total collection made by service tax authorities in the first season was Rs 81 lakh. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance discussed the issues linked to possible tax evasion by organisers and teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2010 i.e, 13 years ago[5]. The Department of Revenue had unearthed strong evidence of tax evasion, particularly on the service tax front, by several service providers to the popular cricket league. “As per information received from major field formations, show-cause notices involving an amount of Rs. 33.34 crore have been issued to various service providers and stakeholders in relation to IPL,” said a note prepared by the Finance Ministry[6]. The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) were liable to make the payments on the franchise fees they received from the eight team owners. In addition, BCCI and IPL were also liable to pay service tax on the payments remitted to IMG-UK as consulting fee for the marketing and brand-building services provided by them. Teams were liable to pay service tax on revenues earned by the sale of advertisement space during match, while BCCI–IPL were liable to pay service tax on their income from the sale of game rights, according to the finance ministry. But, financial years roll on, many IPL matches played, millions involved and only few lakhs paid to the Service Tax depaetment.

IPL teams expose all: The IPL teams, owners and their sudden rise tell the unbelievable stories with all connected factors of default, 2G-spectrum nexus, pumping companies from aboard and other stories.

Team Name	City	Owner(s)	Price	Captain	Head Coach
Current Teams
Chennai Super Kings	Chennai	N. Srinivasan (India Cements)	US$91 million	MS Dhoni	Stephen Fleming
Delhi Daredevils	New Delhi	GMR Group	US$84 million	Mahela Jayawardene	Eric Simons
Kings XI Punjab	Mohali (Chandigarh)	Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Mohit Burman (Dabur) Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group),The Oberoi Group	US$76 million	Adam Gilchrist	Darren Lehmann
Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata	Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment) Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta(Mehta Group)	US$75.09 million	Gautam Gambhir	Trevor Bayliss
Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group)	US$111.9 million	Rohit Sharma	John Wright
Pune Warriors India	Pune	Subrata Roy (Sahara India Pariwar)	US$370 million	Aaron Finch	Allan Donald
Rajasthan Royals	Jaipur	Lachlan Murdoch (Emerging Media) Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra(UK Tradecorp Ltd)	US$67 million	Rahul Dravid	Paddy Upton
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	Vijay Mallya (UB Group)	US$111.6 million	Virat Kohli	Ray Jennings
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Sun TV Network	US$159 million	Kumar Sangakkara	Tom Moody
Defunct
Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Kochi	Kochi Cricket Private Ltd	US$333 million	Mahela Jayawardene	Geoff Lawson
Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited	US$107 million	Kumar Sangakkara	Darren Lehmann

The above table has been taken from WIKIPEDIA[7].

Why the standards of moral values, virtues and other qualities are not expected from the celebrities?: When morality, decency, decorum and all other virtues are expected from the Indians, they are not expected from the people involved with the above teams directly and indirectly. When a lot of things are said about the rapping of women, slapping of drinking women, teasing of women dressing differently etc., none is discussed about the women involved in the above groups. How the men have been moving with the actresses, cheer leaders and other women has not been questioned by the women activists, NWC or any other forum. None bothered about the fact that they have been spoiling the Indian society.

Mumbai has been always the hub of all sins: Mumbai has been always the hub of all sins of speculation betting and gambling connecting cricket. Historically, it has the privilege of having “Red light area”, where the prostitution has been licensed in India[8].  It is the business capital of India and therefore, all including the terrorists target. In fact, even the RDX was smuggled out of Mumbai, because of the corrupt Customs officials. Thus, Mumbai still nurtures all vices and sins with trans-territorial loyalties and underground nexus.

Now Mumbai the hub of cricket cookies: Many names are mentioned as – Shobhan Mehta alias Shobhan Kalachowkie, Virendra Borivali, Anil Steel, Laxmi Thana, Hitesh, Jayant Malad, Kothari, Jaya, Mahadev, Shanti, Kamadi are some names who have graced the dubious syndicate with lines operating. From Mumbai where ‘lines’ — channels of specific bookie for placing bets — are distributed to Pakistan, Dubai or elsewhere. Mumbai police’s recent arrest of Ramesh Vyas has once again ascertained the control of Mumbai syndicate[9]. Vyas was the person who distributed ‘lines’ to punters across the country, and to bookies in Pakistan, said police sources. Shobhan Kalachowkie started as a small punter in 1985 before he became a full-fledged bookie in 1988. His betting designs not only took him to Bombay, Jaipur, Madras, Calcutta and Delhi, but also to UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand, said police sources. Virendra Borivali, police officials said, was a close confidante of Sharad Shetty — the Dawood henchman who controlled the betting syndicate, and with Shobhan would be the key to unravel the current betting nexus.

 The wanted list has no limits: Later entrants like Hiren alias Jupiter and Junior Kolkatta in Mumbai too have created substantial influence. Junior Kolkatta and Jupiter both are in the wanted list of Delhi and Mumbai police. A bookie who operates under the pseudo name of Arif, said, “It is not easy to approach a cricketer and ask him to fix a match or ball a no-ball. It is a slow and tedious game where the likes and dislikes, passion, and weakness of a cricketer is carefully analysed.” The bookies mostly remain undercover, but ensure that the cricketer is supplied with all that he wishes for. “It can start from small gifts, to drugs to supplying women. It is a web, where once entangled, is tough to come out,” added Arif[10]. One more bookie having links with alleged international cricket betting racket busted two days ago here has been arrested from suburban Bhandup, police said[11]. The bookie Pravin Behra was caught from his hideout in suburban Bhandup last night and ten mobile phones and a laptop were recovered from him, police said.  On 15-05-2013 (Wednesday), city police had busted an alleged international cricket betting racket and arrested three bookies identified as Ramesh Vyas (52), Pandurang Kadam (41) and Ashok Vyas (32). After interrogating the trio, Behra was caught, police said. Ramesh Vyas and his accomplices had allegedly accepted bets on the ongoing IPL cricket matches and used to connect the calls from Pakistan and Dubai to bookies in India. 92 mobile phones, out of which, 32 were exclusively used to get in touch with bookies in Dubai and Pakistan, 18 SIM cards, a television set and a laptop had been seized from the trio, police said.

1999-2000 scenario repeated again: It is now clear that the Delhi Police came across the alleged spot-fixing racket in the IPL by accident. It was the same way in 1999-2000, when match-fixing in the modern era was the first exposed. The 2010 sting that led to three Pakistan players being jailed was pulled off by a British tabloid, since shut down. And last year’s IPL sting –this is the second time fixing has been alleged in the IPL yet the board still seems surprised by the revelations – was conducted by a television channel. All these incidents have one thing in common – none of them were uncovered by the ICC and its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, or by any of the domestic boards. And only in one case – that of the Pakistan players – was anyone sent to jail. A Times of India report yesterday pegged the illegal betting market around the IPL at a conservative estimate of Rs 5000 crore. It also said it could be as large as Rs 40,000 crore. That’s larger than the legitimate estimated value of the IPL itself[12].

2000, 2004, 2009 and 2013 had another commonality also: The ICC and its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit are just like the UPA’s committees formed by their own ministers and MPs to study the corruption of other ministers and MPs. They sit, collect all incriminating documents and files and white wash the corruption, and ultimately give clean chit to the corrupt ministers and MPs. In the same way, the so-called Anti-Corruption and Security Unit may arrest few, investigate few and ban few and close the case[13]. However, the corrupt games of all sorts continue. Coming to the coincidence, the point is 2013 has been the pre-election year and therefore, there is a reason to believe that these groups try to extract maximum money from the public and others, so that they can fund the politicians in 2014. After all, it is investment for them for next five years’ period 2014-2019.

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[1] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ipl-has-spurred-a-gambling-and-sex-racket-sena/article4725094.ece

[2] http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/i-was-not-hiding-says-ipl-chief-rajiv-shukla/392461-78.html

[3] The Indians have no rights to their accounts. Mobey trails etc., though, their money is sucked out of their labour, hard work and earning of different strata of society.

http://www.eircoficwai.com/Articles/8908-ipp.pdf

[4]http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-01/india/28284913_1_service-tax-ipl-franchises-ipl-2

[5] http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/House-panel-to-probe-tax-evasion-by-IPL-team-owners-Board/Article1-571907.aspx

[6] Though show cause notices have been issued by the different Service Tax and Central Excise commissionerates, they are not pursued vigorously or the higher officers follow the go-slow tactics, as politicians,  celebrities and other VVIPs are involved.

[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Premier_League

[8] Ironically, the British had the notoriety of starting prostitution there accommodating only whites, later transforming to colourless.

[9] http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/T20/chunk-ht-ui-t20-spotfixing/Mumbai-the-backyard-for-cricket-betting/SP-Article10-1061923.aspx

[10] http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/T20/chunk-ht-ui-t20-spotfixing/Mumbai-the-backyard-for-cricket-betting/SP-Article10-1061923.aspx

[11] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Betting-racket-Another-bookie-held/articleshow/20108999.cms

[12] http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/heres-why-fixing-in-cricket-isnt-going-to-stop-anytime-soon-794317.html

[13] Right now though, that is not how things work. After the investigations in 2000, Mohammad Azharuddin was given a life ban while Ajay Jadeja was banned for five years by the BCCI. Both not only eventually had their bans overturned in court, Azhar went on to become a Member of Parliament while Jadeja is now a paid cricket expert on television.