8 NRI PULSE ...... Pulse...... March 2010 Is Tharoor More Pravin Mahajan Dies Four Years After Killing Brother : (IANS) Pravin Mahajan, sentenced Pravin Mahajan was sentenced to life by a prison authorities regarding further instructions Sinned Against to life imprisonment in 2007 for killing his elder sessions court for fratricide on Dec 18, 2007. He on conducting an autopsy. brother and Bharatiya (BJP) leader was in the Nashik Central Jail and was on parole “We will wait for their reply. If they want to Than Sinning? Pramod Mahajan, died in a hospital Wednes- on medical grounds when he suffered the stroke. do an autopsy, we shall do it, if they want us to New : (IANS) Why is Shashi Tharoor, day evening after remaining in coma for three He was released for 14 hand over the body, we shall India’s dapper junior foreign minister, always in months, hospital authorities said. He was 50. days Nov 27, 2009, and was do that accordingly,” the trouble? His detractors might say the Twitter- Pravin Mahajan was admitted to the Jupiter due to return to jail Dec 12. hospital spokesperson said. happy minister is a political greenhorn and prone Hospital in Thane following a brain haemorrhage But around 10.30 p.m. Dec Hospital authorities to indiscretion but his loyalists argue that he’s Dec 11, 2009, when he was on parole He had been 11, he was rushed to the Jupi- added that six doctors were being targeted because he is so obviously different in coma since then and was put on life support ter Hospital following fatigue, beside Pravin Mahajan be- from the run- system but failed to recover, a close aide of the giddiness and severe head- fore his death Wednesday. of-the-mill family said. ache, later diagnosed as a mas- “We also used to send politician. A spokesman for the Jupiter Hospital said sive brain haemorrhage. a daily medical update on his And the his condition deteriorated sharply Monday. He was kept under the condition to the police and latest contro- “His condition became critical since the past care of a team of specialists, other concerned authorities,” versy over his 48 hours, his blood pressure fell, kidneys stopped including a physician, neu- the spokesperson said. remarks in functioning and even his other vital systems dete- rologist, neurosurgeon and a Referring to a possible Riyadh last riorated and failed,” the spokesperson told cardiologist. dispute over the payment of weekend about mediapersons at the hospital. After a long battle last- medical expenses for Pravin Saudi Arabia In a dramatic murder that shocked the coun- ing nearly 80 days, Pravin Mahajan, the hospital said it being a “valu- try, Pravin Mahajan shot his elder brother Pramod Mahajan died around 5 p.m. would discuss the matter with able interlocu- Mahajan on April 22, 2006, in his Mumbai home. Wednesday. his family or the government. tor” between The high-profile BJP leader succumbed to his bul- Pravin Mahajan’s family, including wife In January, Pravin Mahajan’s wife Sarangi had India and Pakistan is just an example, say aides let wounds 11 days later on May 3. Sarangi, twins - son Kapil and daughter Vaishali - appealed to the state government to bear the cost of her close to the former UN diplomat and bestselling Shortly after committing the crime, Pravin and other relatives had gathered at the hospital husband’s stay in hospital since the family could not author who has almost celebrity status on the walked down to the Worli police station and sur- Wednesday. afford it. However, the government declined to bear capital’s social and literary circuits. rendered with his weapon. The hospital has written to the police and the medical expenses. Tharoor, 53, clarified that a section of the media had “misread” his remarks. “Any other in- terpretation was neither meant nor warranted,” he Godman Linked To Sex Scandal; Ashrams Ransacked said in a statement after the uproar that he had Bangalore/Chennai: (IANS) Within hours of In Tamil Nadu, members of outfits like Periyar world over. suggested that Saudi Arabia mediate between In- news channels telecasting video footage of a self- Dravida Kazhagham, VCK and Hindu Makkal “The goal of Paramahamsa Nithyananda’s dia and Pakistan. styled godman Paramhamsa Nityananda allegedly Katchi held protests in different places and de- advent on planet earth is to spread the inner sci- “There is a pattern to these attacks and obvi- indulging in sexual acts manded Nithyananda’s ence of enlightenment by delivering physical health, ously people do not want to see him in public with two women, en- arrest. mental wellness and spiritual awakening to all be- life,” said a close aide who did not want to be raged mobs ransacked Nithyananda’s ings irrespective of their race, gender or national- named, pointing out that some had simply con- his ashrams in Tamil banners were burnt and ity,” a mission spokesman told reporters when fused interlocutor with mediator. Nadu and Karnataka. many centres of his accosted to know the whereabouts of the godman “There has been a vicious personal attack on A mob of infuri- shram Nithyananda and about the expose. him,” he added, pointing out the numerous occa- ated men attacked the Dhyanapeetam in the “The video footage shown by news channels sions when Tharoor’s remarks were misconstrued. sprawling 29-acre state and in was not shot here. It must have been taken in “But the prime minister backs him fully,” the ashram in Bidadi in Pudducherry were ran- Tamil Nadu or elsewhere. Our priority is to first aide told IANS. Karnataka, smashing sacked and damaged by maintain law and order and prevent the situation Another senior official said the fact that the 32-year-old protesters. going out of control,” Bhisanhalli said. Tharoor, a first time MP from Thiruvananthapuram, godman’s portraits, While the where- Denying knowledge of the godman’s sexual was articulate, high profile and had a successful banners, billboards abouts of acts and his misconduct, the mission spokesman career as a UN diplomat behind him, not to mention and the reception of- Nithyananda is not alleged that the video footage was fabricated and that he was the author of eight books, made him a fice. Police deployed known, a message aired to defame their ‘guru’ as non-believers were natural target for envy. Sources close to Tharoor, additional forces to posted on the jealous of his growing popularity. who could not be named because of the sensitivity protect the devotees, ashram’s website “We feel a deep-rooted conspiracy behind of their jobs, strongly believe that at least some including about 100 terms the video foot- the so-called expose. It is for the authorities to media outlets have an agenda to “dig out dirt” on foreigners staying age aired by the news investigate the video footage to ascertain the truth. Tharoor to embarrass him politically. within the complex. channel as a mix of We know nothing about the incident,” the spokes- The former UN undersecretary general, who “We have de- conspiracy, graphics man said but declined to be named. was India’s nominee for the post of UN secretary ployed two platoons and rumour and added Lamenting that the sleaze had hurt the general, had said earlier that he came to India at the of the state reserve that legal course of ac- feelings of devotees, the spokesman said invitation of the Congress leadership. police numbering Paramhamsa Nityananda tion is being worked out. enemies of the mission hatched a conspiracy The opposition had a about 100 men to The Nithayananda to malign and blackmail the pontiff for vested different take. guard the Nityananda Mission is part of a interests. “The problem is that he (Tharoor) is still in Mission and protect the devotees, as the people worldwide movement for meditation and peace. It “Our guru’s mission is to enlighten the people the hangover of UN secretariat. He should under- from the town wanted to lay a siege,” Ramanagara claims to have about 1,000 branches across 33 through yoga and meditation. His character is above stand he is a member of the council of ministers in district police superintendent S.B. Bhisanhalli told countries and about two million followers the suspicion,” the spokesman asserted. India and should watch only one thing — interests IANS. of India,” said S.S. Ahluwalia, MP. Bidadi is about 30 km from Bangalore. Dalai Lama Joins Twitter Community “He may bring a new dictionary from the The sensational video footage showed the Dharamsala: (IANS) Watch out for tweets The Dalai Lama had fled Tibet after a failed World Bank and UN secretariat to interpret the godman, who originally hails from neighbouring meaning of interlocutor. The spelling of interlocu- Tamil Nadu, fondling and kissing the women and from no less than the Dalai Lama. The spiritual uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and is now tor and mediator may be different but for the lay- in a compromising position with them in turns. head of the Tibetan Buddhist community has joined based in this Indian town. He was awarded the man, it is all the same.” While the video clipping shows that the man the social networking website Twitter to keep in Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in action is Nithyananda, one of the women is touch with followers. “His Holiness the Dalai Lama Around 140,000 Tibetans now live in exile, MP P. Karunakaran also said that Tharoor should allegedly a Tamil actress who has played leading has joined Twitter,” said a post on the website of over 100,000 of them in different parts of India. hone his political skills. role in many films and TV serials. the Tibetan government-in-exile. Over six million Tibetans live in Tibet.