We just told you how faculty and alumni at the prestigious London institutions, LSE (London School of Economics) and SOAS (the School of Oriental and African Studies) signed a petition disassociating themselves from Varun Gandhi who said he attended them. Well now it turns out that maybe they didn't have to have signed a petition because Varun might have, er, lied under oath. The Indian Express reports that independent reporter Raghu Karnad did a little bit of investigation when he was … [Read more...]
Elite institutions turn their back on Varun
March 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Varun might be flouting the fact that he went to elite London schools LSE and SOAS but alumni and faculty there aren't as keen to have anything to do with him. Here's an online petition that's fast gathering force on the Internet: www.lse-soas.com and it's covered by NDTV here. … [Read more...]
The Varun Factor
March 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
- by SANJAY JHA Sanjay Jha takes a sharp look at the mud-slinging and dirt shovelling as election season hots up. He kicks off by firing a powerful salvo at Varun Gandhi: With the defiant BJP stubbornly insisting on fielding the unrepentant Varun Gandhi, the message from the BJP to the people of this country is clear; hate is in, reason , tolerance, dialogue and decency can go for a long trek to the Himalayas. Read the rest on his IBNLive blog up here. … [Read more...]
Meet Varun Modi
March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
- by SANJAY JHA The Varun Gandhi Pilibhit speeches don't just show us some nasty truths about the young BJP leader; they show us some nasty truths about where the party itself is headed, says Sanjay Jha. Yet in deriding and condemning Varun Gandhi we all miss the central, germane issue; what really is the BJP's plan for governing a billion plus , fast-track, rapidly evolving, world favorite India ? Nothing. It is a resounding vacuum, an empty shell, the saffron party has absolutely no … [Read more...]
The Floundering Front
March 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
- by SANJAY JHA Sanjay sums up the newly formed Third Front in Karnataka and, no, he doesn't think they're the biggest, brightest new kids on the block. In fact he describes them as: political parties who are left-overs from failed alliances, and who are singularly drifting on their own life-boats. Ouch. His final verdict? The Third Front will end up helping Congress-UPA. BJP stands to lose big-time. The Third Front will see a marginal improvement, but aggregate will not exceed … [Read more...]
