Dear Sri Gangadharan,
You are right in publishing all versions savoury or unsavoury, of course with minor changes, some times omitting some portions, which are felt to be very offensive etc. You are doing your editorial duties very well, in publishing all versions without bias or favoritism. Chronicle is bringing out all sides and shades of the development concerning LIC pensioners. I do not like our chronicle to indulge in wholesale censor.
Hats off to you, sir for your contribution to the welfare of LIC pensioners. Of course the recent E-mails of Mr. Chhabra and Mr. Srinivasa Murthy may not be flattering but both of them in spite of their difference have extended their hands of co-operation. Chhabra has made a poignant appeal referring to his age and Asthana's condition for a united action.
Mr. Asthana is on record: "I have no ego. I am always ready to talk and discuss with any one any time".. Mr GNS when he was in Bangalore a couple of weeks ago asserted that he would handle his case in his own way. Srinivasa Murthy already had a discussion with him. Then what remains is an urgent meet of all the leaders. I wish apart from the above three Sri Jajit Singh, RBK, Dr. Pritham also participate in the meet so that there may be a positive outcome.
Important thing is that we should be able to concentrate only on the main issue of implementation of High Court judgments without hassles of IAs or impleading petitions. More importantly they meet in a week's time or thereabout so that the united plea is in place and filed so as to prevent LIC from seeking unnecessary adjournment on the plea that our contentions reached them late and they had no sufficient time to go through it etc.
I hope out leaders will emerge as Mature and Class Leaders at this crucial juncture... Let us hope for the best.
T SAMPATH IYENGAR
BANGALORE