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Choose the right family to marry before attempting to make wrong money! -- S Gurumurthy

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Manusmriti 3.57 says: शोचन्ति जामयो यत्र विनश्यत्याशु तत् कुलम्। न शोचन्ति तु यत्रएता वर्ध ते तद्द हि सर्वदा॥  

“Where the daughters sorrow, the lineage/family/household is soon destroyed.  Where they do not sorrow, there is always prosperity.” [Jaama means 'daughter'; hence jaamaataa is 'son-in-law'.which is the synonym of Hindi Damaad ] This may not be an apt quote to recall in the present case of Vadra choosing a right family. But, surely, the daughters and sons of Bharatam are grieving with what Gurumurthy calls 'wrong money' ruling the roost. In-law money is another story. Kalyan


The contrasting tale of two sons-in-law

Known as ‘Mappillai’ in Tamil and ‘Damad’ in Hindi, all sons-in-law have high standing in Indian families -- religion, caste, region and language regardless.
No surprise therefore that sons-in-law of wealthy, powerful families make news, mostly for wrong reasons. Some months ago, Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, was in the news for building, in just four years, real estate empire worth couple of billion Dollars [Rs 11,000 crore], according to California’s Celebritynetworth.com, which even the media that adores Sonia Gandhi had to confess as reeking of corruption.
When Arvind Kejriwal exposed the shenanigans of Vadra, for the first time therefore even Sonia-friendly media raised eyebrows about her. But within hours of the exposure, she certified Vadra as honest, directed her party to defend her son-in-law. Yet the media did manage to keep the issue alive.
In April last Haryana Government cleared Vadra of wrong doing. Before the media could scrutinise the fake clearance, the CBI and Law Minister Ashwini Kumar were shockingly caught fabricating CBI report to Supreme Court followed by the CBI catching Railway Minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew selling top posts in the Railways. Vadra went out of the radar even as both ministers made noisy exit. 
When the Prime Minister’s head was the next, came the news of spot fixing in Indian Premier League [IPL] cricket matches. All previous scams of lakhs of crores of rupees moved out of the radar as another son-in-law, who held himself out as the owner of Chennai Super Kings team, was caught punting on matches.
Gurunath Meiyappan, the hitherto unknown son-in-law of N Srinivasan who heads the high profile Board of Control for Cricket of India [BCCI] has virtually saved the UPA Government that was being chased by the media and the Supreme Court.
Obviously a smalltime punter, Gurunath is in the news for betting on IPL cricket match results. As per police investigating him, far from making money, he was desperately talking to bookies for tips to bet, win and recover the loss of a crore he had made. Yet see where the two sons-in-law stand now. Gurunath is in police custody for an offence that is yet to be made clear and his father-in-law is fighting to save his seat as chairman of the prestigious BCCI. But Vadra, shaming those who had raised questions of corruption against him as ‘mango people’ [aam aadmi] in banana republic [India], still walks like the President and Prime Minister of the country uninterrupted by security in airports and his mother-in-law pontificates on honesty and calls for war against corruption despite the US based Corporate Insider’s count of her [undeclared] wealth at between $2-19 billions. Media berates Srinivasan as shameless. And celebrates Sonia Gandhi for figuring as the 9th most powerful women in Forbes Magazine’s list last week. It is just a prologue to the interesting and contrasting tale of the two sons-in-law - Vadra and Gurunath. Let us recall the Vadra story and contrast it with Gurunath’s.
On October 5, 2012, the Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan disclosed with prima facie evidence that ‘damad’ Robert Vadra has amassed some 31 properties in the last four years mostly in and around New Delhi, which even at the time of their purchase were worth `300 crore and now over `500 crore when the five companies owned by him had a capital of only `50 lakhs. They said that Vadra got the money almost free from the real estate giant DLF in exchange for favours by Congress government in Haryana to DLF - clearly pointing to corruption. The entire media, visual and print, carried the news extensively and stunned the ruling party into silence.
Seeing no one from the Congress defending Vadra through the day, Sonia Gandhi stepped in to defend her ‘damaad’ saying that there has been no misuse of either of the Gandhi family or any other misuse by Vadra who was a businessman and his transactions are transparent and above board. [Zee news 5.10.2012]. She also asked, like an owner of alsatians does, the Congress party to go after those who went after Vadra.
“Sonia Gandhi tells Congress to defend Robert Vadra against allegations”, said NDTV [5.10.2012]. Then it was a pack of wolves let loose against the mango people and the media. Capturing how the wolves were let loose, wrote The Hindu [8.10.2012] the day most newspapers had front paged the exposure on Vadra, Congress spokespersons were briefing media on economic reforms and the appreciation of the Rupee, and how government was confident of getting the insurance and pensions bills passed in Parliament!
The party had actually distanced itself from Vadra, saying he was not a party member and stressing that his accusers could go to court. But that very evening, with Sonia fiat, everything changed. Ministers and party men vied to defend Vadra. Two days later, the Congress even said that the attack on Vadra was a planned conspiracy not against Vadra an individual but targeted at the entire Congress and its leadership - read Sonia. Meanwhile, on 8.10.2012, Vadra came out with his mango people in banana republic tweet, which Sonia Gandhi explained on 10.10.2012 as not Vadra’s but Varun Gandhi’s!
Soon, the UPA allies stepped in to rescue the first family. Sharad Pawar even dared Arvind Kejriwal to go to court to substantiate his allegations. This was the very man who told N Srinivasan to resign forthwith if he had an iota of honesty! Why then a different rule for the son-in-law of the first family, Mr Pawar?
Lalu Prasad accused Kejriwal of targeting Vadra for “cheap publicity.” Not to be left out the Prime Minister’s Office too came out in defence of Vadra by filing an affidavit in Allahabad High Court on 22.11.2012.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that it was just private transaction between two individuals which cannot be questioned on the basis of insinuations, unless there was quid pro quo or corruption. But, if it were two private individuals dealing why should the ruling party, ministers and government defend Vadra? Why did the Congress say that the target was not an individual but Sonia. Then, where were the Opposition? The BJP just stopped short of defending Vadra. Only sections of the media was still trying to keep the issue alive. The Livemint online ran a 38-page coverage of the fraud. The India Today ran a detailed exposure of Vadra [22.10.2012]. Earlier, on 15.10.2012, Ashok Khemka, IAS officer handling Vadra’s case, cancelled sale by Vadra to DLF of the property he had bought at `7.5 crore for `58 crore. He was transferred from his job within 10 days [25.10.2012]. Not as punishment, the CM Hooda asserted. Out of compassion then? This raised a hue and cry.  Earlier, on 19.10.2012 the DNA came out with an exposure that Vadra has bought 770 hectares of land in a Rajasthan village at double the market rates during 2009-2011 with inside information about the development plans of the government in that area, with the result the value of the land has shot up by 40 times over the price paid by him.
The Business Standard wrote [9.3.2013] an investigative expose titled ‘How a Rajasthan village lost of Rober Vadra’ detailing how Vadra made a killing in the deal. But came the Haryana government exoneration of Vadra on April 22. 2013.
And with the subsequent scams, now the IPL scam taking over the media headlines, Vadra remains declared an honest business man now and Sonia Gandhi as the Mrs Clean of politics!
Gurunath, whose offence is petty as compared to Vadra’s loot, was not fortunate like Vadra to have had an all powerful in-law family. Obviously Vadra chose the right family to marry. Lesson: those who want to be celebrity sons-in-law must choose the right family to marry before attempting to make wrong money!
S Gurumurthy is a well-known commentator on political and economic issues.

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 Comments(19)

India is a fake country. It is so simple to arrest Robert and charge on land dealings. They do not do anything. They have one set of laws for honest people and another set Sonia, Robert People from South and East do not get justice in India. They have these media mafia go after honest people where same mafia allows Robert to loot.
Congrats to Express and guru for this fine article. Srinivasan is hounded because he is a Madrasi. Why as IPL chairman,Shukla is continuing? Why Jaitely is continuing in IPL committee. If Srini has to go, then all these fellows must be thrown out. law must be equal to all. how betting, fixing etc, happened without the knowledge of IPL chairman, shukla? the electronic media mafia, is after srini's blood
Mohan tambhi ettani kaalam thaan Karuna vai pol azuvai ? (ippadikku Talai Nagar Vaaz Tamizan) Guru Don't you see after Kejriwal's expose Rober Vadra is removed from his driver's duty to Gandhi family. Srinivasan will lose his Presidentship but Rober Vadra's follies might have snached away the PMship of Rahul. Guru why your client Gadkari gave up his office as BJP President inspite of clean chit offered by you, did he doubted your report ? Guru please update on the 300 lines illegal Telephone exchange which was functioning from Maran's residence. Did any GM telephone lost his job ? waiting for a follow up from your end and please do some thing so that SC orders a time bound enquiry so that Maran is not able to contest forthcoming LS polls and crores lost is recovered from owners of Sun network
It's sad that phrases such as "Madrasi" is being used. Its sadder still to attribute motives saying he is being targeted for being a South Indian. Defend him if you want by all means but don't attribute motives to others. btw AK made a few more charges against other political parties as well.
when we see no other news being highlighted by the media crooks., on top of all the persons sharad pawar asking srinivasan to resign is the biggest joke. congrats to Indian express & mr.gurumurthy for this article
Why even Arnob Goswamy and Headlines Today failed to ask this simple question about Pawar's double standard?
Such things make my blood boil. I'm sure others too feel betrayed and cheated when such hypocrisy is shown in full public light without anyone standing up against it. And then they say India is suffering from brain-drain! Who'd want to live in India when such things are becoming a daily routine? These thieves have ruined one of the greatest nations!
"Some are more equal than others."A voice protesting the abasement of all the agencies of public life before an incubus like thing is itself a relief. India is a pathosis., kurup
Twenty years back, Robert Vadra,an unknown man in the streets.He makes crores of money.Reason everyone knows.the IAS officer who exposed this is getting punishment transfers one after the other.After Sita,Savitri, Anasuya,Arundhati,Draupadi....We have Sonia.What a great shame? Gurunath Mayyappan is a grandson of AVM Chettiar,who is well known all over south in the last 60 years.Mr.Srinivasan may be known in the last 20 years or so.It is great North/South divide.Mrs.Janaki refused Padma Bhushan precisely for this reason.All Tamils and south Indians must protest this leaving party affiliations.Srinivasan,Please do not Resign.
Gurumurthy Sir, Thanks for the article. If there is any channel which claims that they do good journalism, then they should carry this article so that it can reach out to people at large
Till the investigating agencies are freed from serving the vested interests of the ruling party, our country has to suffer this kind of distracting strategy to safeguard the culprits at the higher levels.
Till the investigating agencies are freed from serving the vested interests of the ruling party, our country has to suffer this kind of distraction strategy to safeguard the culprits at the higher levels.
The author missed to cite Ajit pawar,king pin of irrigation scam is a kin of sharad pawar who himself involved in many scams &silencing the concerned political parties by offering political alliances .The fact is North indian lobby is dead against south indians than white Europeons.It is high time to divide india.
The issue every one is missing is if IPL probed from beginning it will engulf DLF and even may be the threads of IPL may reach the door steps of Vadra.Understand IPL 1st 5 yrs was called DLF IPL league and during the 1st 5 yrs of DLF IPL league there was whispers about some thing rott . 2nd has this Srinivasan issue has some thing to do with DMK.Yes Srinivasan is known to be close to the 1st family of DMK .Yes every thing else do agree to the author of the article. Crony Capitalism in larger India is also seen in Mini India IPL.
whatever is being brought out through all types of media in our country nothing going to happen permanently. It is only temporary action of resignation/termination/suspension. The same person will again rise to the occasion with higher degree of power. What happened in earlier incidents like Salman Khursheed is well known to each one of us. Public attention will be diverted from one to another and importance will go. Memory of the people is also short. That is why Congress is waiting for the best opportunity to announce the general election with a hope to come to power by hook or crook.
Congress always wins because of weak opposition. The Congress Chief had audacity to call BJP a corrupt party when K'taka polls were held. Why ? BJP failed to undertake corrections in time. It similarly failed in Himachal & Uttarakhand but reaped harvest of people's disgust with Congress in Goa elections. But, there was another news involving 'National Herald' a news-paper supposed to have been started by J L Nehru. Was it not appropriated by JLN's daughter-in-law? The point is, since Indira Gandhi ascension to seat of power, the Congress party itself has been appropriated as family concern of this one single most powerful family of India. Author tirelessly speaks of this. It now has someone heading family concern, unconnected to Indian Independence struggle. In Italy too, levels of underworld activities, corruption etc. are high. Our Nation has seen many kings. Kings saw no difference between state's treasury & personal properties and enjoyed lives, king-size. It's in all our blood.
Whatever be the case, surprisingly opposition , BJP is very silent and it needs Aravind and his AM Admi party needs to raise the issue, Indian media is biased as usual but what prevents the party with difference to raise to the occasion.? THe result as it shown in opinion polls, the third front emerging rather than main opposition party. Regret to write that nothing going to happen even after election as the one with money and power will manage the system so easily and the ordinary will remain the same
I am a keen reader of Mr Gurumurthy's articles for decades Dear Sir, you know the Sanskrit saying "ASHWAM NAIVA, GAJAM NAIVA.......Devo Durbhala Ghatakah" Even God make weaker species to suffer! Above article reconfirms it !!
kuch nahi hoga mera bharath mey. Mera Bharath Mahan

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