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Journalism of Courage
8226; The news about Nagimani Reddy8217;s suicide and the plight of his family is indeed heartbreaking 8216;One reason Naidu may lose: dead farmer Nagi Reddy8217;, IE, April 23. How come no social or government organisation seems to be concerned about facilitating financial aid to the beleaguered family? The fact that the Reddy family8217;s plight has been allowed to worsen is a sad commentary on the establishment.
8212; Pran Kaul On e-mail
8212; Sushim Mukerji On e-mail
8226; It is very sad to hear of the state of affairs in some of the drought hit districts of AP. What8217;s sadder is the apathy of not only the politicians but also well-to-do people in these areas.
8212; Rama On e-mail
Campaign Bhavan
8226; The governor of a state, being appointed by the president, is supposed to take care of the interests of the citizens of the state he/she governs 8216;Brushing aside Raj Bhavan code of conduct, Haryana Governor says: back PM8217;, IE, April 23. Due to this the Raj Bhavan is like a reserved 8220;territory8221;. But the governor has converted it into a propaganda ministry of the BJP. He is violating not only the law but also the code of conduct. The EC should take stern action on this.
8212; Ramesh Lahoti On e-mail
Victory duo
8226; A very good, non-partisan article by Harsha Bhogle 8216;Cricket8217;s Odd Couple right a winning script8217;, IE, April 23. One can only hope that the BCCI will not tamper with this winning combination.
8212; A. Dass On e-mail
Ketchup corrective
8226; G. Parthasarathy makes incorrect assumptions in the article 8216;Two democracies in poll mode8217; IE, April 19. First, in accordance with its corporate governance policies, H.J. Heinz company is a non-partisan organisation. It is not a 8216;8216;family business8217;8217;. It is a publicly traded corporation with a diverse shareholder base of both individuals and institutions and a market capitalisation of approximately 12.5 billion. Neither Mrs Heinz Kerry nor Senator Kerry nor any of the Heinz trusts or endowments 8212; either individually or collectively 8212; holds a significant percentage of shares of the H.J. Heinz company. In 1995 the Heinz Endowments and family trusts sold a large percentage of Heinz shares in a secondary share offering to diversify their holdings. As a result, their current holdings are under 4 per cent. No Heinz family member is involved in the management or board of the H.J. Heinz company. They have no involvement in the Heinz ketchup business or any of the company8217;s other brands or products. Second, 60 per cent of the sales of the company are outside the US.
8212; Debora S. Foster H.J. Heinz Company Pittsburgh
