Sunday, September 30, 2007

More on the DMK wet dream

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Columnists/Swaminathan_A_Aiyar/150-year_dream_for_150-year_old_ships/articleshow/2393766.cms
The actual - i.e. dismal financial projections underlying the Sethusamudram Canal - T R Baalu needs a root canal on his brain.

John Jacob's study (perhaps he is a Hindu fundamentalist as well) has also been cited by Subramanian Swamy. Have you ever seen an ELM reporter / op-ed writer talk about those financial projections? That is a favorite technique of the ELM - to posit the "economic development" aspect of a given against which they will tell you about the "shrill cry" of the revanchist's. Well - so much for the economics - or the DMK-nomics! it's all about dredging contracts - not just for the one-off work but for life!

8 comments:

san said...

DMK are a worthless bunch of Stalinists -- what the hell do they know about economics?

siva said...

Contrary to DMK’s loud claim that this project will be an economic boon to coastal areas this is a white elephant in the making. Reason being that no international ships will pass through this stupid canal and even Indian ships navigating through this proposed canal will have to do so at a ridiculously slow pace and it will be very treacherous also. Experts say that infact shipping companies will lose money if they use this route because of slow navigation through this canal compared to steaming across Sri Lanka. Only reason DMK is hanging on to this project is the money involved and lots of DMK guys will get their wallet fattened.

I cannot fathom why BJP in the first place went ahead with this project irrespective of different alignments because it does not make any economic sense.

siva said...

San said >>> DMK are a worthless bunch of Stalinists -- what the hell do they know about economics?

I think you are wrong here. Karunanidhi's family is one of the richest families in TN so I think they know a thing or two about economics :-)

I am kidding man, don’t bother to reply.

Uddharet said...

OT (but not completely): Karuna to be honoured with title of ‘Shudra Samrat’
These "Dravidians" are totally confused! How can they think of a title in vadamozhi, the language of Hindu Gods, for a tamil chauvinist and atheist! I thought a much more appropriate title would have been Cantankerous Curmudgeon, which also alliterates with CURunanidhi.

nizhal yoddha said...

karunanidhi will soon be given 'knight chevalier of the christist empire' award by paul dhinakaran. for t r baalu, it will be 'sancho panza award for best supporting role'.

incidentally, talking of the value of dredging contracts, it is a fine way to make money continuously. we saw this pay off in kerala recently when a container terminal location at vallarpadom was chosen over vizhinjam. why? vallarpadom needs continuous dredging, and vizhinjam does not need any. so lots of money will be made by the dredging contractor and friends.

in the sethu samudram affair, the dredging guy is one kathiroli, clearly a 'dravidian' type. no prizes for guessing who is getting the kickbacks from all this.

Harish said...

To think Sethu Samudram is just about dredging contracts is taking a very simplistic view of DMK's game plan.
TR Balu and his DMK cohorts have hundreds of ways to make some paltry (few hundred crores) or otherwise from this project and the dredging contracts.

This is more about Karunanidhi grandstanding and testing the limits of Hindu sensitivities in Tamil Nadu and the only way he is used to doing this is by abusing the religion..I also sense there is a lot of poilitical posturing here as he is being constantly hemmed in by his allies in the coalition govt he is running in TN.

For almost his entire career he has gotten away with pouring scorn on Hinduism in the garb of atheism.. perhaps for the first time..there is some reaction to this from Hindus across the nation.(thankfully)

TR balu as a closet christian is unable to bear the fact that his pet project of destorying a structure venerated by Hindus is not coming to fruition and is driving him nuts...

And thru our media we are being fed "stories" about the economic, strategic (rofl) benefits of this and the ELM is faithfully carrying "news and OP-Eds" about how the "myths" of Hindus are coming in the way of national progress!!!!(thats the best part!! of the 'logic')

Unknown said...

Remember that the DMK was BJP's ally when it initiated the project. This must explain why the project was mooted in the first place. Doubtful however that they would have allowed destruction of the Sethu itself or the congress would have gone to town on them by now.

karyakarta92 said...

Folks, please take a look at the biography of the original
"Dravidian" scoundrel.

http://www.periyar.org/html/ap_bios_eng1.asp

There is even a picture of the lunatic with Ambedkar and Jinnah.

This whole "Self respect" business is hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing at it. Wonder if anyone has the video of a disheveled
"Karunanidhi" being dragged to jail at midnight by Jayalalithaa's police? I would appreciate a link.

In Tamil Nadu, only assertive individuals like Jayalalithaa
seem to have the balls to take on
an uncivilised brute like this
half dead neanderthal.