[nukkad] [Fwd: Worth Reading]

[Ninad Chhaya <ninad@bom4.vsnl.net.in>]

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SATHYA KEERTHY R A wrote:
> 
> ** Proprietary **
> ** High Priority **
> 
> After loss agianst Australia, India is back to normal with
> people still
> hoping for  a miracle.
> 
> In a way it was good that we lost and people now have come
> out of their
> craze for arguably most overrated, overpromoted and overpaid
> team and are
> paying attention to real issue.
> 
> There is a war on in kashmir and india has lost 51 soldiers
> and officers.
> They are fighting at a height of 17000 ft. It is -5 to -30 C in
> inclement
> weather there.
> 
> The intruders, 80% of whom are pak army soldiers, are at the
> top of mountain
> and our brave soldiers are actually climbing those mountains
> with rope
> against the fire.
> 
> Some figures that may shock you:
> An Indian air force flight leiutanant is paid Rs. 1200 flying
> allowance per
> month and he is supposed to make 40 sorties in aging Migs.
> That is about Rs.
> 25 per sortie after taxes. If he dies his family gets paid Rs. 2
> lakh. The
> man of the match in any World Cup team gets 3000 pounds,
> about Rs. 2.1
> lakhs. WHen flying over Kargil at 18000 ft he is just 1000 ft
> above
> intruders armed with american stringer missiles and can
> easily be shot down.
> 
> Yet, they do it. Nachiketa who returned from Pakistan
> captivity will be back
> for action this week. And they do this for whom ?
> 
> A person in Bihar has offered 111 coconuts and intends to
> offer 10001, yes
> ten thousand one more
> A large corporate and BJP local unit offered prayer at
> Sidhivinayak temple
> and distributed prasad
> A youth in Gujarat is on fast
> 
> No, none of the above is for Indian soldiers, its for India's win
> in World
> Cup.
> 
> You I am sure are aware as to how important is life of a US
> marine. If 5 of
> them lose lives, all newspapers in US cry as if world war has
> started. There
> are stories of their families and how they curse US
> government. Fl. Lt.
> Ahuja was killed in cold blood and he was cremated by his
> four year old son.
> The head line in times was about India's win over England.
> 
> And our team can not make 4 runs in 7 balls against
> Zimbabwe. And people in
> India or Indian people across the world still worry about their
> performance.
> 
> We, the intelligent educated elite have failed this country.
> 
> The least Indian cricket team can do is win the game against
> pakistan and
> send all the reward and match fee to army relief fund.
> 
> The least you can do is forward this mail to every Indian.
> 
> Laxman S. Kulkarni
> Jr. Customer Support Engineer
> Jopasana Software Pvt. Ltd., Pune.

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