Friday, March 02, 2007

Ramoji Rao proposed book on Margadarsi

In today's Eenadu, Ramoji Rao came up with a sort of emotional defence on the Margadarsi episode. In that statement he also said a book with facts would be released soon. Great! Soon it may generate same excitement, like waiting for the next JK Rowling Harry Potter book!

On reading the statement in Eenadu...

.........It reminded me about single man Dabba Hotel in Andhra villages. In these hotels, the proprietor is everything. He will first take the role of Waiter. After taking the order, he will go to the kitchen and then do the food preparation as Cook. After that he will come back as Server. Finally, when the client is ready to leave, he will give the bill. Then, he sits at the cash counter and collects the money as Cashier. In summary he is all in all - Server, Waiter, Cook, Cashier... and of course, a Proprietor!

Any analogy has to be taken in the spirit, but not out of context. I am not demeaning Ramoji Rao or his great business empire.

The point I am trying to make is -

HE instructs his own paid journalist to write news item based on his personal views
HE approves a story about himself as a Chief Editor
HE decides to print the news item and publishes
HE is centre of the story as head of HUF
HE challenges YSR to take vengeance on himself (not as Editor but as other Head of HUF)
HE claims that HE is attacked out of bigger conspiracy
HE claims that HE did not violate any law
HE will publish a book with facts on the entire episode (Since book is not out, difficult to know which HE will prepare, which HE will publish and which he WILL defend!!)

What will be in the book?

It can be any one's guess that it will have thousands of facts - all in HIS defence.

Fact-1: A series of statements given by those politicians who essentially are sitting in Andhra Pradesh or Central Opposition.
Fact-2: These will be solid defence stating that NOT a single depositor had complained. May be statements from couple of depositors who hold pittance will be included. No big fish depositor will give a statement
Fact-3: A Solid defence that Ramoji Rao got enough funds to payback his depositors. Blackstone will be handy. The other stated fact that he got bank loans cannot be verified. This could be anyone's guess
Fact-4: A big story on Y S Rajasekhar Reddy's larger conspiracy - and proving why Margadarsi is a target.
Fact-5: A series of statements and facts on why he did not violate any Law (Since HE is the de facto author of the book, the truth that Supreme Court had given all together a different opinion would conveniently buried or considered as out of context)
Fact-6: Not a single answer to Undavalli Arunkumar's questions - for sure

(This book may have an excellent introduction by Chandrababu Naidu. May be, since Telugu Desam party feels that it is a genuine and paramount cause for 7 crores Andhraites, may even sponsor the book publishing cost!)

In the end, what is missing here is difference between facts and truth. It is a fact that many politicians have sided Ramoji Rao in Margadarsi. But what they have said is not necessarily truth.

Truth (in Telugu Satyam) is a fact (In Telugu Nijam), but fact is not truth. What we have to understand understand and see is if HE would tell facts or truth!

PS: By the way, it may even be distributed free with Eenadu Sunday edition.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Media in Andhra Pradesh devoid of "Objective Point of View".

I would propose a "Media Rating Service" similar to CRISIL in financial industry.

The Media Rating Service should rate media in order to "stop propagating sarcasm and hypocrisy" in the society.
Kindly poll your opinion here

maaparty@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

I understand this question. I invite to discussion.

Anonymous said...

And what, if to us to look at this question from other point of view?