ஆட்சி மாற்றமும் காட்சி மாற்றமும்

எந்த ஆட்சி வந்தாலும் முதலில் செய்வது மக்கள் பணத்தில் தம்மை முன்னிலைபடுத்துவதுதான். முதலில் இதற்கொரு முடிவு காண வேண்டும்.
இனிமேல் ஆட்சியாளர்களின் புகைப்படத்தினை அரசின் திட்டங்களில் அச்சிடக்கூடாது என்றொரு சட்டம் இயற்ற வேண்டும்.
இதனால் என்ன பயன். ஆட்சி மாற்றத்தின் பொழுது காட்சி மாறுகிறது.
இதனால் புதிய படம் அச்சிட ஆகும் செலவுதான் வெட்டி.

ஆட்சி மாற்றம் என்பது இயல்பான ஒன்றுதான்.
நடைபெற்ற ஆட்சியின் மீதான வெறுப்பை மக்கள் வெளிக்காட்டி இருக்கிறார்கள்.
கடந்த ஆட்சியில் நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட திட்டங்களில் குறைகள் இருப்பின் அதனை சரிசெய்து அதனை சரியான வழியில் நடைமுரைபடுத்துவதுதான் நல்லா தீர்வாக அமையும்.
ஆனால் தற்போது வருகின்ற செய்திகள் அம்மையார் அவர்களின் முதல் குறிக்கோள் அனேகமாக கடந்த ஆட்சியில் நடைபெற்ற குறைகளை பெரிதுபடுதப்போகிறார் போல் தெரிகிறது.
தனிப்பட்ட விருப்பு வெறுப்புகள் எவ்வளவு இருந்தாலும் மக்கள் வரிப்பணத்தில் பல கொடிகளைகொட்டி உருவாகிய புதிய சட்டமன்றத்தை புறக்கணிக்கும் முடிவை பார்க்கும்போது அம்மையார் இன்னும் திருந்தவில்லை என்பதும் மேற்கொண்டு அவரது பாதை எப்படி இருக்கும் என்பதையும் ஓரளவு ஊகிக்கமுடிகிறது
அப்படி ஒரு நிலை வருமானால் தமிழ்நாடு மீண்டும் ஒரு சுழலில் சிக்கப்போகிறது என்பதில் ஐயமில்லை.

Pioneering India at a Glance

The Country that has the world’s first university (Nalanda University)....
The Country that is first in Milk production.
The Country that is the second largest producer of wheat and rice.
The Country that has the third largest army in the world.
The Country that has the largest rail & road way networks.
The Country with the greatest civilization & oldest religion (10,000 years old).
The Country that taught the world about arthashasthra (modern political governance theory).
The Country that welcomes & treats guests like God (Athithi deivo bhava).



These are just the tip of an iceberg..Our grandparents proudly taught these to us and that’s the legacy they have left us. Where are we now?


Agriculture- supposedly our backbone has weakened, political promises(“?”) and Too many scams to even remember, consistent rise in population, lack of basic needs, massive imbalance between the rural and urban, absolutely zero road ethics, increase in brain drain in spite of increase in racial abuse and ever existing “I, me and myself” attitude.


Why? We know but we forget... If questioned we are not bothered, we are happy in our comfort zones, we are waiting for someone to change.. Hence we thought of creating a movement that stops criticizing of people around us and that brings a change in every person’s thought...


I will obey traffic rules,

I will keep my road clean,

I will pay my periodical taxes,

I will take responsibility for my society,

I will practise civic sense,

I will help the needy,

I will put the trash in the bin,

I will only use urinals to urinate,



I will help Mother Nature to maintain her pristine glory

I am the SOUL OF INDIA

"It does not start with WHO but with YOU"These fresh thoughts; will it not create a new Country for me! As a law abiding citizen, I intend to ignite fresh minds to join our movement. Let’s start preaching & practicing for a new dawn that we will witness!

முதுகு வலி ஏன் வருகிறது?
Why do we get back pain?
Why do so many people have low back pain?Low back pain is a very common problem, because the lower back carries most of your weight. Four out of five adults have back pain at some time in their life.What are the most common causes of low back pain?Here are the most common causes of low back pain:Muscle strains and spasms: Improper or excess lifting or twisting may cause strains or spasms of the muscles that support your back.Osteoarthritis: As you age, the cushioning discs between the bones in your spine become dry and hard, and the spine stiffens, leading to pain and discomfort.Sciatica: Compression of a nerve (such as you might get from a disc that slips out of its spot between your backbones) and inflammation of a nerve cause pain to travel from your back down into a leg. The pictures on the right show a disc that has slipped out of the right place and presses on a nerve.How is low back pain treated?* Most of the time back pain gets better in two to four weeks with what doctors call "conservative therapy" (Physical therapy)* Over-the-counter pain relievers* The application of ice in the first 24 hours and heat on the following days* A gentle & gradual return to normal activities is encouraged. Strict bed rest doesn't help and can actually slow the healing process.Note about Over-the-counter pain relievers:Over-the-counter pain relievers include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, and aspirin.Aspirin can cause stomach problems and should be taken with food. If you are taking blood thinners, you should ask your doctor if it's safe to take any medicine that contains aspirin.Acetaminophen is less likely than aspirin and other NSAIDs to bother your stomach.What warning signs should I look for with low back pain?* Fever* Past use of steroids, like prednisone* Losing weight without trying to* Pain that gets worse or doesn't get better taking rest* A history of injury to your back* Bladder or bowel problems* Weakness in your legs* Severe pain* A history of cancerIf you have back pain plus any of the above mentioned conditions, you should consult your doctor or your physitherapist.This handout provides a general overview on this topic and may not apply to everyone. (Dot Get Afraid) To get more information on this subject, talk to your family doctor or physiotherapist.Regards.. :-)

Courtesy : D.Mani BPT., MIAPConsultant Physiotherapist

ஹிந்து நாளிதழில் வெளியாகி உள்ள செய்தியினை கீழே இணைத்துள்ளேன். நமது மத்திய அமைச்சர்களின் சொத்து மதிப்பை பற்றிய செய்த அது.

தங்களுக்கு தைரியமும் அந்த அளவுக்கு செல்வமும் இருந்தால் அதை விட கால் பங்கு அதிகமாக கொடுத்தாள் ஒரு வேலை தங்களுக்கு கொடுத்து விடுவார்கள் என்று எண்ணலாம்.


New Delhi, September 11, 2010
A Cabinet of crorepatis "thehindu";
Vidya Subrahmaniam
Sandeep Joshi

Folklore may ascribe immeasurable wealth to India's Cabinet Ministers, but going by what they have officially filed – and now made public -- many of them fall way short of the anticipated riches.
Nonetheless, it is a Cabinet predominantly of crorepatis. The first among equals, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not the richest member of his Cabinet, but even he reports a total asset value of Rs. 4.30 crore.
Surprisingly, Finance Minister and the presumed number two, Pranab Mukherjee, is some distance away from Dr. Singh with his total assets valued at around Rs.1 crore. This is apart from the assets held by Mr. Mukherjee's wife estimated at just under Rs. 1.5 crore. With a total asset value of around Rs.1 crore, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna also falls behind the Prime Minister. Mr. Krishna's wife, Prema, owns assets worth another Rs.1 crore.
Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar's statement shows him in possession of assets worth Rs. 3.9 crore with his wife Pratibha holding assets worth another Rs. 2.16 crore. Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal holds assets worth around Rs. 14 crore while his wife owns property worth Rs. 7 crore.
Strikingly, many of the Ministers are poorer than their spouses, among them. Home Minister Chidambaram and Petroleum Minister Murli Deora. Mr. Chidambaram has movable (shares, bank deposits, cash, jewellery etc.) and immovable assets worth Rs. 5 crore while the assets of his wife, Nalini, add up to over Rs. 7 crore. At approximately Rs. 15 crore, Mr. Deora's assets are considerably lower than Hema Deora's pegged at around Rs. 31 crore.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath holds movable and immovable assets worth around Rs. 3 crore.
His wife Alka's assets are valued at Rs. 1.5 core. Mr. Kamal Nath and his family have business interest in at least 22 firms.
The total assets of Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Anand Sharma are valued at Rs. 2.5 crore. He has not reported the assets held by his wife. Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers M.K. Alagiri has movable and immovable assets worth about Rs. 9 crore.
This is apart from the holdings of his wife and son worth about Rs. 6 crore.
One of the richest members of the Council of Ministers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel holds immovable assets worth nearly Rs. 35 crore.
This is besides assets totalling Rs. 40 crore in the name of his wife Varsha. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia has assets estimated at over Rs. 30 crore which excludes inherited property worth crores from the royal Scindia family.
This exclusive club also has its poor members, among them Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee (Rs. 6 lakh), Union Minister for Defence A.K. Antony (Rs. 1 lakh) and, surprisingly, Union Minister for Communications and IT A. Raja (Rs. 88 lakh).
The information was compiled from data obtained under the Right to Information Act by S.C. Agrawal and election affidavits filed by the Ministers.

When will such ‘humiliation’ stop?
Apology after all the humiliation. This is almost a given in Indian sport and it has happened again. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal saying sorry to Anand and to the nation for what had happened is a case of hunting the fish after it is dead.

Sibal has blamed 'procedural delay' as the reason for the goof-up and added he was keen to award the Doctorate now but since Anand is 'upset', he will not be able to attend the event, which is why Anand likely to be conferred at a later date.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Sibal said, " Viswanathan Anand's file was cleared by me on May 22nd. It had to go the 'Visitor' and get the clearance there. Due to procedural delays, it could not be completed. I now take the responsibility as a HRD Minister to ensure Anand is conferred the Degree soon".
Virtually running for cover, Sibal added " We should be proud of people like Anand who are a part of global excellence by Indians and there is no way such a thing should have happened". But, what was shocking about Sibal's response was one line that stood out.
"Anand's file cannot be sent separately to the 'Visitor' (President's Office) but a consolidated bunch of files will be sent for clearance. That is the procedure which is followed".

It was a clear case of too little too late from the HRD Minister, who even tried to share the blame with the University of Hyderabad. The Minister also urged people to close the issue as it was resolved. But, the question Mr. Sibal is, who will own up responsibility for such s shameful incident? Meanwhile, the World Champion himself was unfazed by the controversial developments. Anand looked cheerful as he arrived to a grand reception at the International Congress of Mathematicians.
He may be upset over the Union Human Resources Development Ministry questioning his nationality but Vishy did not show it. The chess wizard enthusiastically walked into the huge hall at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre to take on simultaneously on 40 mathematicians from across the globe in a game of chess.Reacting to the controversy, Vishwanathan's wife Aruna said they were not disappointed but irritated at the developments.
"I don't think we are disappointed, it is just that it is irritating to answer these questions. Anand has always had an Indian passport and is still an Indian passport holder. So restating the obvious is a bit irritating.
"I was asked to send a copy of Anand's passport which I did. That is the only piece of information I have. I don't know what transpired between them" Meanwhile, the Head of Mathematics Department at University of Hyderabad Raja Tandon released a statement in which he said, "The Executive Committee of ICM 2010 and University of Hyderabad is deeply saddened by the fact that the special convocation to confer an Honorary Degree on one of our greatest sports personalities Viswanathan Anand could not be held because of insensitive bureaucratic obstructions".

At a time when most Indian sports associations are wooing Players of Indian Origin to play for India, a person who has put India above everything else in life has not been given the status of an 'Indian' by the Human Resource Development Ministry.World Chess Champion and icon to every Indian chess lover, Viswanathan Anand has been in the news over 'confusion' owing to his citizenship status after an Honorary Doctorate was announced by the organisers of the International Congress of Mathematicians,2010 currently underway in Hyderabad. Anand himself reached Hyderabad along with Professor Mumford, a world renowned algebraic geometer from Harvard University who was also to receive the Honour and the duo were put up in a hotel room. Anand was hoping the clearances from the HRD Ministry would be completed before Sunday and the Convocation could go on as scheduled on Monday. But, that didn't happen for inexplicable reasons. The HRD Ministry felt Anand was not an Indian or in other words, Anand was a foreigner!

The proposal to honour Anand was not an overnight decision. The Executive Organising Committee (EOC) of the International Congress of Mathematicians had mooted this idea many years ago and were aptly supported by the University of Hyderabad. The UoH got the respective clearances from the Executive Bodies of the University back in February this year before they were forwarded to Ministry of Human Resource Development in June 2010. All was well till a top Bureaucrat of MHRD had questioned Anand's nationality and gave indications that the proposal would need clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs. This evoked sharp reaction from the Organisers of ICM and the message also reached Aruna Anand, wife of Vishy. . On knowing the developments, Aruna dashed off a letter in which she minced no words and even sent a copy of Anand's Indian passport. Sources also indicate to MSN India that the Organisers (EOC) made a last ditch attempt to approach the President's Office to obtain an automated mandate to go ahead with the Convocation. But, with no response reaching Hyderabad till as late as Sunday night, the proposal was shelved leaving Anand baffled, disgusted and confused. It is a known fact that Anand has been living in Spain for many years but all along he has maintained that his residency outside of India is only to keep in sync with the game of chess that is governed by a number of factors which also include acclimatisation of conditions. He and his wife Aruna have been categorical that they are very much Indians.

Anand has been one sportsperson, who has not been involved in a single controversy throughout his life. Anand was scheduled to receive the award in Hyderabad as he was to play simultaneous chess with 35 mathematicians and 5 nominees of Infosys and the youngest player in the lot Palden Ball, who is just 12. The incident sure takes the sheen away from such a wonderful moment of many brains at one location. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal stepped in after the controversy was brought to light by the media. He has assured Anand personally after speaking to him personally on the issue. Sibal also promised Anand that he would be given the Honorary Doctorate.
The big questions that tumble out from the controversy...1. Why did the Ministry of HRD sit on the proposal for some long?2. Where was Kapil Sibal for the last 3 months since the proposal was sent to the MHRD?3. Does it need a media reminder to our Ministers to act on humiliations?4. Why did the HRD Ministry revert twice to UoH on the same issue of Anand's citizenship? Was the HRD Ministry lurking in a zone of double standards?5. Who is to blame for treating one of India's greatest sportspersons in such a humiliating manner?
These questions may remains unanswered for sometime but it is sad that a player who loves donning Indian colours is questioned about his citizenship.

This isn't the first time an Indian sportsperson has been subject to pain and humiliation by a Ministry in India. There were at least 3 instances in the last year or so that catches attention..India's sprint queen who is the doyen of Indian athletics was provided pathetic accommodation where she was made to share a single room with 5 others during the National Open Athletics meet at Bhopal last year. Usha even broke down during the press conference .
Badminton ace Saina Nehwal was made to run from pillar to post for the renewal of her passport in Hyderabad by the Regional Passport Officer just 2 days before she had to play in the World Super Series Masters Final Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. After much media intervention, the Ministry woke up and fast tracked her passport issue and ensured the ace shuttler did not miss the flight to Malaysia. When Pullela Gopichand took Saina for an informal meet with Sports Minister M. S. Gill after the Beijing Olympics, the former All-England Champion wasn't even identified by the man who runs sport in India. He had to introduce himself as 'I am Gopichand, the National Coach of Indian Badminton'.Hard to even read about such instances leave alone facing them. When will such things stop in Indian sport?

விஸ்வநாதன் ஆனந்த்

சதுரங்க விளையாட்டில் இந்தியாவை தலை நிமிரச் செய்த தமிழன்.

எத்துனை சாதனைகள் செய்தாலும் தமிழர்கள் கொச்சைப்படுத்தப்படுவார்கள் என்பதற்கு இன்று மற்றுமொரு உதாரணமாகி விட்டார்.

சதுரங்க விளையாட்டில் பட்டங்கள் பெற்ற போதெல்லாம் எங்களில் ஒருவர் என்று மார்தட்டிக்கொண்டோம். ஆனால் இன்று அவருக்கு அளிக்கப்படவிருந்த பட்டம் அவர் இந்தியரா என்ற சந்தேகத்தின் பெயரால் தடுக்கப்பட்டு இருக்கிறது.

இதனால் யாருக்கு அவமானம்? ஆனந்துக்கா? இல்லை அதிகார வர்க்கத்துக்கா?

அந்த கவுரவத்தை நிராகரித்து பெருமை தேடிக்கொண்டார் ஆனந்த்.

தற்போது பேட்டியளிக்கும் கபில் சிபல் நடந்த தவறுக்கு மன்னிப்பு கேட்டுக்கொண்டதோடு இன்றே அந்த பட்டத்தை அவருக்கு வழங்க தயாராக இருப்பதாக தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

நடந்த தவறுக்கு யார் பொறுப்பு என்பதை அறிந்து அவர் மேல் எடுக்கப்படும் நடவடிக்கை ஒன்றே நமக்கு ஆறுதலாக இருக்கும்.