Mumbai Indians entering a new era in IPL

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May 15, 2019

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The cauldron that the IPL final is, it can do strange things to you. Then Mumbai fought hard on the field. The bowling had incision and control. It is really sad that cricket is now being played like baseball and old-timers like me who watched test matches and 50/50 are thoroughly disappointed with the present state of cricket. The flow of money and clamour in the game is disgusting. It is hard fact several talented boys/girls in other sports are struggling to participate in international events due to lack of support and sponsors, whereas cricketers are pampered with money from all sides.

A fitting finale. The closest finish. The debates on ifs and buts and blame game are better avoided. All the teams and several players contributed their best and some of them slipped some times. Overall, the 2019 IPL was enjoyable with several close finishes. As a cricket enthusiast, I enjoyed the resurgence of KXIP XI in two matches to grab victory from the jaws of defeat and the way the final two overs bowled by Mumbai Indians to achieve a close finish win to IPL 12.

It was the pity of MS Dhoni, who was playing with spent forces in his squad, had to shoulder additional responsibilities all the time. He should never give room for passengers in the side. CSK has been lucky this season despite fielding a poor team. In the finals, MI allowed them in through poor catching or else Watson would have been out for a poor score. Then the woefully non-performing forces will be sent out with thanks. Thakur was lucky to get de Cock out. Rayudu was always struggling to contribute to double-figure scores. The less said about Raina the better. It is time to infuse young blood. Perhaps Bravo and Tahir may be given last chance.

The two wides ignored by umpire Nitin Menon became crucial. It was a blunder by a field umpire in a final. It would have become more crucial if Mumbai had lost. Why on earth did he decide not to call the two balls wides? I think he should be relegated to Ranji matches for a season or two. And to think that he is a Menon, who gave the last LBW to the surprise of all. The two run outs were turning point and the rag, tag, bobtail Chennai outfit paid a heavy price for being slow on the field.

That the Mumbai Indians had won the IPL final match for the fourth time and this time against the arch-rivals CSK. Obviously, the CSK team players were a dejected lot beside the Cricket fans of this good old city of Chennai too were very disappointed that their home team played the final match away from the city. Thereby depriving the home team off their listless cheering of the Chepauk crowd. CSK team was missing the great noise and support they used to get while they played at Chennai. This will surely dampen the good spirits of the CSK players in the years to come.

Though both the captains of IPL final, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma made no significant contribution with the bat in the match, but they have left no stone unturned and contributed much to the team by giving continuous advice and kept the adrenaline of the cricket fans secret till the last ball of the match is bowled, which was a real treat to watch and to keep it in the memory for the future. Wonderful experience really.

No match is won or lost until the last ball is bowled proved right and MI fully deserve this calculated win. Definitely, the Mumbai Indians played to a plan and the Chennai Super Kings played into their hands from the word go. Anyway, the cricket fans got their money’s worth in a cliffhanger of a game with a pulsating finish at the end favouring the home team.

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Amit Shah thanks CRPF for escaping unhurt from West Bengal

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May 15, 2019

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Trinamool Congress of creating an atmosphere of violence in West Bengal. Amit Shah said that he was lucky to escape, had the CRPF not been there, it would have been difficult for him to escape. He was speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Delhi.

Amit Shah said that it was the TMC and not the BJP that was behind the violence seen in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Amit Shah said that if BJP was responsible for poll violence, it would be visible in other states of India as well and not just West Bengal. In the last six phases, only Bengal has witnessed violence. Mamata Banerjee claims that BJP is behind the violence [in Bengal]. I want to tell her you are fighting on just 42 seats. We are fighting across the country.

It is notable that supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (BJP) fought pitched battles on the streets of Kolkata during a massive road show by former’s president Amit Shah, who escaped unhurt but was forced to cut short the jamboree and had to be escorted to safety by the police.

On the other hand, the Trinamool Congress alleged that BJP president Amit Shah brought “outsiders” for his road show in Kolkata who were responsible for the violence in the city on Tuesday.

#MenToo – An absolute need of the hour

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May 14, 2019

Actor Karan Oberoi met one lady through a dating app and fell in love with her. They dated each other but later on, Karan realised that she is not a match for him due to compatibility issues. He denied marrying her and going further in the relationship.

They met in October 2016 and came to know that the girl is a healer; he requested her to help him in his career. However, he never committed any relation to her during this period. To cut long story short, now he is going through hell for denying her connubial. After a few days, the same lady, who is a tantrik and healer, filed a complaint against Karan and he was sent to judicial custody over rape allegations filed against him. Karan said that the FIR against him as “false”, an action “meant to harass”, and called his relationship with his 34-year-old accuser “consensual”. To prove his innocence, his lawyer demonstrated the messages exchanged between them. It’s the court that has to prove his guilt but before he is proven guilty, media trials have spoiled his reputation. His family is at stake because they too have to face society.

Now, based on the evidence submitted by him, he should be immediately released. Even if he is released, how will the court compensate him for the damage to his prestige and the trauma of bad persuasive suffered by him? If he is found innocent, the court should suo moto proceed against the so-called victim criminally. Indian law needs to be mature enough to understand the concept of fairness. Maybe this is the reason why unfairness runs rampant in India because of which we remain in such dilemmas.

Moreover, the point to be noted that the victim is “Tantrik” which means she’s a sorceress and indulges in blasphemy as it’s mentioned that she practices “Black Magic”. First thing is that she needs to be arrested too, for indulging in such archaic activities and misguiding, cheating people, because such practices are illegal in India.

Well! In 2018, a non-cognisable complaint (NC) was lodged by the woman against Karan, where she accused him of using her financially. Incidentally, Karan, too, had filed an NC against her for mental harassment 10 days before that. At that point, the girl had reached out to media and lashed out at Karan, revealing details about their association. He also gave his side of the story. Soon after that, the girl did not want to go public with the story. Given that he has now been accused of rape and extortion.

If Karan has to be believed, he flirted with her initially; however, there was absolutely no relationship, intimacy or sexual relationship between them. He blocked her from everywhere, as when he figured her out almost immediately. She used to tell him that her father used to hit her and that no man has ever loved her. He just lent her a sympathetic ear because of what she had claimed to go through. She told him that she is into the occult and wanted to come out of it and pursue an alternative profession. She then suggested that she could do up his house and then he decided to help her by allowing her to do that. That was the biggest mistake he committed. He has two houses in Mumbai and neither of them has been mortgaged. He gave her cash to buy items for his home, as she offered him a better deal. He paid for every piece of furniture and other things that she is claiming to have bought for him. After getting fed up of her intrusion, around six months ago, he gave standing instructions to the guard of his building that this woman should not be allowed to come up to his flat. She cut her wrist once and threatened Karan that she would get him booked for abetment of suicide. He figured out that something was amiss and that’s when he filed a mental harassment complaint.

While the complainant is claiming to be in a relationship even now, he distanced himself in August 2016. He lived a nightmare for the past two years. The only reason he would answer her calls once in a while was to protect his family, as he feared that she could harm them with black magic. He was put through hell just because he declined her requests of getting into a relationship with her or has any kind of intimacy with her. In fact, on the day of filing the NC, she called him and threatened to ruin his life if he did not marry her the next day. He said in his plea that the allegations against him “inspire no confidence” and the communication exchanged between him and the woman tantrik and healer “exposes (her) vengeful attitude”. He said that his arrest on May 5 by the Oshiwara Police and their plea for continued custody even on May 9 was with the “oblique purpose to harass” him. He contends in the pleas that, after being “made aware of the falsity of the allegations”, the magistrate refused to continue his police custody and remanded him in judicial custody. One of the allegations against Oberoi is that he had expressed an intention to have a serious, committed relationship with the tantrik and healer. The actor denies this in his bail plea. Rather, he stated that the lady, who “since inception” did “try to seduce” him by sending photographs. The saga is never ending and both erred in opting friendship through dating app which is non-reliable.

This is a typical case of Media judgement and trial, they made silage at the cost of an individual without thinking about the trauma it is causing the so-called accused and his family. Will the media publish the photo of the defendant if the entire case turns out to be false and she becomes the accused then? Can the media be equally aggressive? Leave going aggressive, the big question here is that, who would be held responsible for the damage done to his family?

Also Read: #MenToo: Social media campaign for Karan Oberoi

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#MenToo: Social media campaign for Karan Oberoi

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May 14, 2019

Actress Pooja Bedi has started a campaign on social media in support of TV actor Karan Oberoi who has been arrested on charges of rape and blackmail on the pretext of marriage. He has also been accused of filming their intimate moments and for trying to extort money by threatening to make the video public. The 34-year-old complainant said that she met the accused through a dating app in 2016. Rape allegations have been charged against Karan by a woman who is a ‘tantrik (one who practices black magic)’ and ‘healer’, as claimed by his close aides. Through the campaign #MenToo, Pooja has claimed that Karan is innocent and she has appealed for equal laws for men and women. According to her, women have been misusing laws by filing false complaints against men. She believes that this FIR is a vendetta against Karan.

In her Facebook post, Pooja has mentioned, “Time to stand up for men who have been punished by women MISUSING laws. I had supported the men’s rights movement last year as well. Why… ??? Because to be pro-women it doesn’t mean I have to be anti-men. If I believe in equality it has to be about equal laws. Equal punishment. Equal justice. Let’s start hash tagging #MenToo.”

Last year, activists Barkha Trehan and Amit Deshpande alerted Pooja to the overwhelming number of men being subjected to fake cases. For decades she has stood up for women’s rights because it was important. However, with the increasing misuse of laws by women, it has become skewed. Pooja said, “I am pro-women, not anti-men. I believe in equality. It’s ridiculous that a woman’s identity is kept secret but a man’s identity is splashed as #rapist on the filing of a case and without verifying of facts or evidence.”

“The most amazing part is that women organisations have put to hold hands with us on the #MenToo movement. Naturally, we have the support of men’s organisations and also large bodies containing men and women as they want equal rights and protection for both sexes,” she added.

According to Pooja, women empowerment, women’s rights, and pro-women laws are essential but these laws should not be used to victimise innocent men. All those who want an equal and fair society are standing up and joining hands asserted Pooja.

“Karan’s case is a poster boy case for fake cases. I hope it will be a landmark case as far as laws changing to protect an innocent man’s identity as well as stringently prosecute and punish women who misuse the law for personal or professional gain or vendetta. We need firm and strong ruling against fake cases and to provide stringent punishment to errant women,” Pooja told Afternoon Voice Editor-in-Chief.

She stated that #MeToo (though it includes men) has a pink dot and is more seen as a women’s movement against sexual misconduct by men. While #MenTo, on the other hand, is about changing laws of the country and putting measures in for reform. “It aims to protect the identity of innocent men falsely accused of heinous crimes like rape. To fight for hiding the identity of a man until proven guilty and prosecute women who file fake cases against men,” she added.

Pooja wondered while the complainant had alleged that rape occurred in January 2017, she has been sending messages to him and asking him for sexual favours in 2017 and 2018. “Would a raped woman send a man, who has raped, drugged, filmed, and blackmailed her, these messages post alleged date of rape?” asked Pooja. She stated the police arrested Karan even though enough proof against the complainant was shown to them. Karan had filed a harassment case against the woman in October 2018.

“She has given an interview to a mainstream newspaper in November 2018 mentioning they were a couple and she showered him with gifts. In 2019, she suddenly claims a rape case backdated 2017. Her FIR has many contradictions. On one hand, she complains about rape and on the other hand she says that Karan promised to marry her,” Pooja exclaimed.

Claiming herself to be a friend of Karan for 15 years, Pooja targeted the complainant calling her a tantrik who practices occult sciences like Voodoo and Witchcraft. She has also alleged that the complainant leads a few Social media groups where she talks about demon worship, werewolves, and blood sacrifice for resolving issues. Pooja claimed that the girl had also filed a similar case against another TV actor in 2008. According to Pooja, #MenToo will aim for protection of male identity till proven guilty.

A close associate of Karan Oberoi spoke to Afternoon Voice and said, “Initially, the girl and Karan were having an affair. Their relationship didn’t work out. The girl smartly planned the rape story and got Karan arrested in the manner in which he would be kept in police custody for 14 days. With the assistance of Mona Singh, she got Karan arrested. The woman performs black magic. Her identity has been concealed but Karan’s arrest report has been published in media. Karan’s reputation has been tarnished and he belongs to a military background. He is a family man, soft-spoken, and respectable person. All his friends are aware of this case. I am supporting Pooja Bedi’s #MenToo group.”

Also Read: #MenToo – An absolute need of the hour

Meme row: Supreme Court asks BJP activist to apologise to Mamata Banerjee

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May 14, 2019

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a BJP activist arrested for allegedly posting a morphed image of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media. The court said that freedom of speech ends when it infringes upon others’ rights and asked her to apologise to Mamata Banerjee. The local BJP workers and other social media users protested over her arrest.

The court had earlier directed West Bengal youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma that she would have to apologise if she wanted bail. But her lawyer contested the court ordering the apology as a condition.

The Bench of Justice Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna ordered for her immediate release. The bench made it clear that Priyanka Sharma’s apology was not a condition for her release on bail. But she would have to apologise once she is released on bail.

During the hearing, the bench observed that freedom of speech is non-negotiable but it ends when it infringes upon others’ rights. The West Bengal Police arrested Priyanka Sharma on May 10 under section 500 (defamation) of the IPC and under other provisions of the Information Technology Act on the complaint of a local Trinamool Congress leader Vibhas Hazra.

Senior advocate N K Kaul appeared for Priyanka Sharma. He said that the BJP activist had been forced to move the apex court as there was a complete strike in local courts till May 14 in Howrah. Moreover, a Howrah local court on May 11 remanded her in 14-day judicial custody.

It is notable that Priyanka Sharma had allegedly shared on Facebook the photo in which Banerjee’s face has been photoshopped on to actress Priyanka Chopra’s picture from the MET Gala event in New York.

Two years on, Mani Shankar Aiyar revives “Neech” Controversy

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May 14, 2019

Mani Shankar Aiyar after nearly two years revives “Neech” Controversy. The Congress leader has written an article for the Rising Kashmir, wherein he has justified his “Neech” jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago. Reacting to the article the BJP called Mani Shankar Aiyar abuser-in-chief and his party arrogant. Mani Shankar Aiyar denied giving an explanation on his article.

Mani Shankar Aiyar also hit back at PM Modi on a series of issues and asked, “Remember how I described him on 7 December 2017? Was I not prophetic?” Justifying his “Neech” comment, Mani Shankar Aiyar said in his article, “Modi will, in any case, be ousted by the people of India on 23 May. That would be a fitting end to the most foul-mouthed prime minister this country has seen or is likely to see.

It is remarkable that in 2017 during Gujarat assembly elections Mani Shankar Aiyar called Modi “Neech Aadmi.” After this comment Rahul Gandhi expressed regret and Mani Shankar Aiyar was suspended from the Congress party.

On the other hand, BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said, “… Aiyar then apologized & hid behind poor Hindi excuse. Now he says he was prophetic. Congress revoked his suspension last year for the filthy outburst.

BJP’s IT Cell head Amit Malviya referred to Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s “Hua to hua” remark on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He said on Twitter, “Upset that Sam Pitroda was getting all the attention, the uncontrollable Mani Shankar Aiyar pulls Pitroda’s foot out of his mouth and…Reiterates and justifies his “Neech” comment for PM!”

TikTok Ban

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Vinod Dixit

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May 14, 2019

Banning TikTok was a good decision as it has badly affected society and children. TikTok, originally called Dǒuyīn in China, was launched in 2016 by Zhang Yimin, who is also the founder of Beijing-based news and information platform Toutiao. Tik Tok was brought to Indonesia in September last year by tech company Byte Dance. TikTok, is billed as a ‘YouTube killer’ globally, is a serious player and it is backed by China’s Bytedance Technology which is currently valued over $75 billion. The app allows its users to create short music videos. It reached the one billion download mark in February. It was the fourth most-downloaded non-game app in 2018. It is a social network application that allows its users to share a 15-second video with enhancements like adding songs and dialogues. People defying gravity, imitating celebrities, dancing dangerously in front of moving cars or even simply smiling at the camera packed with all kinds of special effects. India had become a large and growing market for TikTok, with nearly 300 million users in the country out of over 1 billion total downloads, according to Sensor Tower. (TikTok notes it had over 120 million monthly actives in India.) India is not the first country seeking a ban on TikTok. In fact, authorities in Indonesia went ahead and banned TikTok last July. While lawmakers have long criticised the indiscriminate usage of social media, TikTok, in particular, appears to have irked authorities for its popularity and mass outreach, particularly among youngsters.

One of the main reasons that the decision of banning TikTok was taken is “pornography. Although the apps page in Play Store and Apple Store state that it is rated PG (parental guidance needed) for user interaction, the app’s terms of service do not specify an age limit for users, which means anyone of any age can easily create an account. The Tik Tok application had taken India by storm; it is quite famous in the rural areas of the country too. Under Indian laws, as per Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which incorporates these basic rules of removal of illegal content and due diligence. The Intermediaries Guidelines Rules, 2011 specifically gives intermediaries the right to remove users who do not follow their guidelines under Rule 3(5). This will, at the least, prevent further exposure of children to such individuals.

“TikTok allows users to make interesting content with its various features. If you manage to make interesting content, people will see you as a trend-setter and follow you but since the app is largely used to enact popular film scenes and it is also found that a number of them feature obscene dialogues objectifying women from softcore pornographic films. The court opines that the “dangerous aspect” of TikTok is the “inappropriate” content. It also said, “there is a possibility of the children contacting strangers directly”. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February, right-wing group Swadeshi Jagran Manch said that TikTok is known for sharing the details of children and being an open ground for child pornography and possibly “anti-national” activities.

In an official statement, TikTok has said that they have been stepping up efforts to take down objectionable content. Till date, they have removed over 6 million videos that violated their Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, following an exhaustive review of the content generated by their users in India.

Maintaining a safe and positive in-app environment at TikTok should be our priority. We need to have tough measures to protect users against misuse, protect their privacy and digital wellbeing. Parents need to learn more about social media literacy in order to protect their children from any harm that could come to them on the internet.

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Letters to the Editor: May 14, 2019

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May 14, 2019

Commoners denied justice on complaints against judges of higher courts

Bitter fact in the judicial system is that commoners cannot get their complaints against judges of higher courts resolved even if these are supported by fool-proof documents. I filed a documented complaint dated 03.01.2005 addressed to the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) followed by similar complaint dated 10.02.2005 addressed to the then President of India with several reminders to subsequent CJIs and Presidents of India.

Point-number 7 of Restatement of Values of Judicial Life as passed by all Supreme Court judges on 07.05.1997 clearly states that a judge shall not hear and decide a matter in which a member of his family, a close relation or a friend is concerned. But a judge in Division Bench of Delhi High Court did not recuse from the case to dismiss our appeal even though the petitioner in the case performed the marriage of his grand-daughter as an invitee from the official residence of the judge. Influences on other judges including the then CJI was there only because son-in-law of the petitioner was a judge in Supreme Court before being a judge in Delhi High Court. A judge at Delhi High Court postponed first 66 cases listed for 25.04.2003 on the prior evening just to bring our case listed at number 67 just to supersonically decide against us.

The then CJI in an RTI reply observed as Neither Supreme Court nor Chief justice of India is the appointing or disciplinary authority in respect of Judges of Superior Courts, including judges of high courts. Be that as it may, I have also examined the complaints made by Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal and find no merit in them. But these observations were in contradiction to In-House Procedure as adopted by all the judges of Supreme Court on 15.12.1999 which spells out clear steps to be taken by CJI or Supreme Court in case complaint is filed against any judge of Supreme Court or High Court. A Home Ministry communication dated 15.03.2010 revealed that the said CJI is not fit for being NHRC Chairperson.

Subhash Chandra Agrawal

The coastal road project will adversely affect the environment

The coastal road project was halted by the High Court interim order after environmentalists raised objections on the adverse effect on climate and marine life but one is really surprised that Supreme Court has modified the order to let infrastructure companies start the work again. Mumbai has already been turned into a concrete jungle and now even the sea is being trespassed which speaks poorly of the concerns we have towards the environment amidst we live in.

Supreme Court should not have intervened till the High Court had given its final judgement. The courts should not just look at commercial interests but also be concerned about future generations and the damage we are causing to the environment in the name of infrastructure and development. Ecology needs to be saved and preserved by taking whatever measures possible for healthy living!

S.N. Kabra

Congress compares Modi with Aurangzeb

Congress leaders during poll-campaign for Lok Sabha tried to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi with notorious Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. If Congress considers Aurangzeb as notorious and a bad man, then the big question is why it named a prime road of New Delhi after him, a mistake rectified by present BJP regime at the Centre supported in the move by Aam Admi Party government in Delhi to rename the road as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

What more Congress regime in October 1988 tried to name then newly-acquired Boeing-747-337M (VT-EPX) plane by Air India after Aurangzeb. But due to stiff resistance, the then Congress reign could not do so and had to name the plane after Hindu Pallava king Narasimha Vamana.

Madhu Agrawal

Civic body’s tall claim about monsoon preparedness

The Civic Authorities have tall claims about monsoon preparedness but the preparations are not adequate enough to meet the challenges faced during a monsoon season. The limited capacity of drains and poor desilting add to the woes and at this rate water logging in low lying areas is a certainty. It is time to provide more workforce and pay heed to the desilting process before the first monsoon rains. The spadework done by BMC, in the beginning, will definitely provide a better back up at the time of heavy rains and keep the wastewater flowing without blockage.

M.R. Jayanthi

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Modi govt extends ban on LTTE for five more years

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May 14, 2019

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The Narendra Modi government has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for five years with immediate effect. The Union Home Ministry issued a notification on Tuesday in this regard.

According to the notification, the ban has been extended under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The notification stated that the LTTE’s continued violent and disruptive activities are prejudicial to the integrity and sovereignty of India. The group continues to adopt a strong anti-India posture and also continues to pose a grave threat to the security of Indian nationals. LTTE was active in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, which was banned in India after the death of Rajiv Gandhi.

History of the Tamil Tigers

The conflict between Sri Lanka’s government forces and armed Tamil rebels has raged for nearly 60 years. Thousands have died and many more have been made homeless by the fighting. Since Sri Lanka’s independence from Britain in 1948, the Tamil minority felt increasingly marginalised. In that very year, Solomon Bandaranayake, the country’s first prime minister, made Sinhala the official language, which is spoken by the majority of Sri Lankans.

After 1948, the Tamils also became the targets of numerous riots that swept through the island nation. Believing that these riots were instigated by the Sinhalese authorities, Tamils began calling for an independent state and for an organisation to protect their rights. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was one of the many groups that came into existence to fight for Tamil rights. Formed in 1975 with its base in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, the group vowed to form a separate state called Tamil Eelam.

Jet Airways’ deputy CEO and CFO Amit Agarwal quits

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May 14, 2019

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Grounded carrier Jet Airways‘ Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Amit Agarwal has resigned, the airline said on Tuesday. Agarwal’s resignation is effective from May 13, it said.

“We wish to inform that Amit Agarwal, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and CFO of the company, has resigned from service due to personal reasons, with effect from May 13,” Jet Airways said in a regulatory filing. The airline seized operations temporarily around mid- April due to acute liquidity crisis. Most of the airline’s board members have also quit in the last one month.

Prior to Jet Airways, Agarwal has held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Suzlon Energy apart from various leadership roles at Arcelor Mittal and Essar Steel.

Cash-strapped Jet Airways, which stopped its operations on 17 April due to an acute cash crunch, has seen a slew of top executives and board members leave the airline in the past few months. In April, former chief election commissioner, Nasim Zaidi, quit his position as non-executive and non-independent director on the airline’s board citing ‘personal reasons’ and ‘time constraints’. Independent director Rajshree Pathy also quit the board of the airline in April, weeks after founder Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal quit the airline’s board. Last week, top executive Gaurang Shetty, considered close to founder Naresh Goyal, also resigned from airline’s board of directors.