pappu_kanghi Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 India takes up gurdwara fire with Australia New Delhi: Amid outrage in India, specially in Punjab, over a fire in a gurdwara under construction in Melbourne, the Indian Government on Thursday said it was in touch with the Australian authorities over the incident. "Our consulate in Melbourne is in the process of ascertaining details from the Gurdwara Management Committee and also following up on the incident with Australian authorities," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters. "It is learnt that some unidentified miscreants had set fire at the construction site, which is located about 300-odd metres from the Nanaksar Taath Gurdwara," he said. The spokesperson clarified that no one was injured and no structural damage has been caused to the building. Some unidentified people tried to set ablaze the gurdwara building under construction in the Nanaksar Taath gurdwara complex on Wednesday night, located in the southeastern suburb of Cranbourne, about an hour's drive from Melbourne's city centre. The "police suspect a bonfire on the site may have started the blaze", said a report from ABC. This is the third major attack on Indians so far this year and comes close on the heels of the fatal stabbing of 21 year-old Nitin Garg (January 2) and an attempt to set 29-year-old Jaspreet Singh on fire (January 9). The first-ever attack on a gurdwara in Australia has triggered condemnation from Sikhs in that country and in India, placing further strain on bilateral ties. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday strongly condemned the alleged torching, saying he will take up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Badal linked the torching bid to the recent incidents of alleged "racial discrimination" against Indians in Australia in which some Punjabis lost their lives. "First of all we need more responsible media. Media is a great tool but it can also be misused and provoke people. Just one piece of wrong news can kill a thousand people. That happened in the past and we have to be extremely careful and strict about the truth. I think, I was speaking to a lot of people, they were saying that some of them are racial killings and some of them are not, but everything is being painted in the same colour and we have to be very careful about that" — Music Composer, A R Rahman to CNN-IBN http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-takes-up-gurdwara-fire-with-australia/108685-3.html?from=tn
zubinpepsi Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 AR Rahman is a tool .. he doesnt protest the gurdwar fire... hes licking ozz's ass.. maybe hes expecting some kind of award from them.. shame on you ARR..
graphic23 Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Thats a completely unrelated quote dude. Did you even read the article?
Sachinism Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 i read the quote :D and I'm happy about someone pointing out the responsibilities of the media. I'm sick of India media thinking they're there to entertain people. Bout time these fu.ckers brought us some real news
Desi Cartman Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 It is learnt that some unidentified miscreants had set fire at the construction site Now tell me is that a gurudwara ? Its was a bon fire .. it wasnt set on fire yeh desi press marwa ke rahegi
zubinpepsi Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Thats a completely unrelated quote dude. Did you even read the article? you dont ask these qns to a dopey....
graphic23 Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 :dontknow: I iz confused. Desi, Indian media exaggerating is nothing new.
Desi Cartman Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 :dontknow: I iz confused. Desi, Indian media exaggerating is nothing new. theage.com.au called shiv sena a terrorist organisation :hehe: aussie media giving it back n some more But for Indians in Aus its making it worse
pappu_kanghi Posted January 14, 2010 Author Posted January 14, 2010 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur-crime-murders
Texy Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 A R Rahman's lukewarm reaction could be explained by this: concert
graphic23 Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 AR Rahman is a tool .. he doesnt protest the gurdwar fire... hes licking ozz's ass.. maybe hes expecting some kind of award from them.. shame on you ARR.. :wall: Just got this statement. Sorry 'bout that Z.
graphic23 Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Yeah, how dare he not say that he wont let Australians play in Mumbai, er.. Chennai because of these racist attacks. And for those of us still related to India and those of us who are living in India, Vande Mataram will always be emotional. Though it is understandable how folks living abroad and driving around in BMWs and Mercedes' and then occasionally commenting on "poor bigoted nepotist India" will no longer feel emotional about Vande Mataram.
graphic23 Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 you got me wrong bro' date=' I do respect 'Vande Mataram'. I also know ar rahman is a top class music composer who deserved the oscar, but I hate sneaky business, I feel ar rahman did a sneaky thing to prevent Sukhwinder with some visa problem ( who has done shows abroad many times) from not reaching the oscars, why do some of you guys think that he can never do that :dontknow:[/quote'] Honestly, I dont feel like debating the point. To me the reasoning is ridiculous because 6 months prior to the oscar, ARR was in the US with Sukhwinder. How he can influence the issual of a visa by the US govt. is beyond my level of comprehension. We'll agree to disagree on this front.
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