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Showing posts with label BabaRamdev. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BabaRamdev. Show all posts
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Day 7: Team Anna Armchair Activism #ramdev #ramlila #lokpal #annahazare
1:50 AM
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| India Against Corruption: Team Anna.(including Kiran Bedi, Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Swami Agnivesh, Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal) Photo source: Janlokpalbill&Anna Hazare Blog |
Sunday, June 5, 2011
The Baba Ramdev / Anna Hazare / (UPA) Government of India Debate
10:10 PM
Pundit
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| It takes very little to undo a lot. Photo source: NDTV |
The great debate with Indians in India and abroad: Baba Ramdev / Anna Hazare / (UPA) Government of India. What a marathon 24 hours. Twitter rules!
Day 4.Night.Day5: Anti-corruption Lokpal Bill Armchair Activism #ramdev #teamanna #janlokpal #ramlila
5:31 AM
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| Source: Deccan Chronicle |
Update: I've been tweeting non stop from 2am-12pm IST Sunday. Twitter has locked me out for several hours for exceeding the maximum allowed status updates.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Baba Ramdev = Anna Hazare plus shameless self promotion ick factor?
8:33 PM
Pundit
Baba Ramdev wants to emulate Anna Hazare's fast unto death on June 4 at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.
To what end, you ask? "Annaji's agitation was on the single issue of Lokpal Bill. We have to take the agitation to the next level." Ramdev hastens to clarify, "I do not have any ambition to be a politician. I will never actively participate in politics."
On June 4, he will exercise his democratic right to petition the Government of India to take faster and stricter action on the matter of illicit Swiss bank accounts held by Indian tax evaders.
Famously and memorably, he advocates the death penalty for corruption offenders.
Side note: Taking bets now for (1) how long he will last (2) which media channel is the first to provide 24x7 coverage (3) which media channel is the last to provide 24x7 coverage (4) how the people and tweeple of India will respond (5) which regional politicians and union ministers will be the first to join the fast and/or visit the Ramlila Maidan stage (6) how well organized and well funded will be the Ramdev devotees accompanying the fast (7) what colour drapes Baba will wear - I like burnt saffron on him, how about you?
I don't pay much attention to self proclaimed swamis and gurus and godmen and television hacks. So I join Raji Lewis at India Reloaded in asking, "Is Baba Ramdev a spiritual leader, a savvy businessman, a dispenser of Ayurvedic medicines, an aspiring politician or simply a yoga master? Will the real Baba Ramdev please stand up!" (P.S. She missed out vile homophobic hater.)
I believe this exercise in shameless self promotion this summer will go a long way towards answering our questions.
Times of India provides your first clue: In this 'Satyagraha against Corruption' movement, Ramdev has invited social activist Anna Hazare, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi and Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. However, Ramdev said though he appreciated efforts of eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant regarding Lokpal Bill, they had not been invited to join him.
What's the matter, Ramdev? Nobody ever teach you to play in the sandbox? Or are you just P.O-ed you didn't think of gathering and motivating and leading India Against Corruption first?
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| Source: NDTV |
On June 4, he will exercise his democratic right to petition the Government of India to take faster and stricter action on the matter of illicit Swiss bank accounts held by Indian tax evaders.
Famously and memorably, he advocates the death penalty for corruption offenders.
Side note: Taking bets now for (1) how long he will last (2) which media channel is the first to provide 24x7 coverage (3) which media channel is the last to provide 24x7 coverage (4) how the people and tweeple of India will respond (5) which regional politicians and union ministers will be the first to join the fast and/or visit the Ramlila Maidan stage (6) how well organized and well funded will be the Ramdev devotees accompanying the fast (7) what colour drapes Baba will wear - I like burnt saffron on him, how about you?
I don't pay much attention to self proclaimed swamis and gurus and godmen and television hacks. So I join Raji Lewis at India Reloaded in asking, "Is Baba Ramdev a spiritual leader, a savvy businessman, a dispenser of Ayurvedic medicines, an aspiring politician or simply a yoga master? Will the real Baba Ramdev please stand up!" (P.S. She missed out vile homophobic hater.)
I believe this exercise in shameless self promotion this summer will go a long way towards answering our questions.
Times of India provides your first clue: In this 'Satyagraha against Corruption' movement, Ramdev has invited social activist Anna Hazare, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi and Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. However, Ramdev said though he appreciated efforts of eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant regarding Lokpal Bill, they had not been invited to join him.
What's the matter, Ramdev? Nobody ever teach you to play in the sandbox? Or are you just P.O-ed you didn't think of gathering and motivating and leading India Against Corruption first?
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