‘Karma’ or ‘Deed’ V/S ‘Dharma’ or ‘Duty’.
I found these thought provoking videos on you tube.1st video is an interesting debate between Ram Jethmalani and Sagarika Ghose (w.r.t JM fighting for Manu sharma ). If you are not aware of who these people are, I encourage you to go through the links.
My friend wrote to me :
“cut out the rhetoric and heed the point the old bloke was trying to make. 'EVERYONE is entitled to an unbiased trial and best available defense'. That is the crux of his argument... Professionalism does not preclude a conscience, it fosters it..”
I was impressed, but knew something was wrong.
I was quite restless about the whole video that day. I mean, this doesn't sound right – but its defended so perfectly. I went to you tube and started watching other interviews of JM (Jethmalani).Almost immediately, I found this :
Nobody could have done a better job I guess. I was all smiles after after watching this.
This is what I posted to my friend:
“No one is denying the fact that 'every case is indefensible' .. Who would? All I want is for you to not fall prey to JM's trick of putting the values of his institution as a defense against what he is justifying. Hypothetically ,If we were top lawyers, would you or Jose or myself take up Manu Sharma's case? We probably won't, right?That's the difference!
In saying that you believe 'everyone is entitled to an unbiased trial' , you are hardly defending JM or Manu Sharma, you are just defending the values of court as an institution which no person in right frame of his mind will disagree with...But it is his cheap trick to confuse simpletons like u and me by putting fwd something so undebatable. Watch the 3rd part where Karan repeatedly questions his conscience, and that's what its about.”
Many of you would have probably seen it, but I am so cut off from Indian news channels , that I was able to locate it only now.
Which of the two videos do you root for??
7 comments:
Karan Thapar is too good :)
I never saw this interview- thanks for sharing!! Watched them on my reader and then came here to comment.
I also loved his interview of Modi - where he asked him if he not apologises, but does regrets what happened in Gujarat, and Modi is furious and refuses to say he regrets the killing of all the innocent people, who he should have protected.
Brilliant how you showed two interviews like this - bullies tend to be aggressive.
Different topic: This is how Communist and Totalitarian regimes run:
China Finds $35 Billion in Fraud by Officials
The announcement is the latest indication of how widespread corruption has become among government agencies and how difficult it will be for Beijing to root out.
@IHM,
Ya, I lovveeed the one with Modi. Karan Thapar is amazing.
whats a reader?
@Phase shift
Thanks for the link.Yes Beijing will have tough time rooting it out, buts unfortunately its not just limited to Communist and Totalitarian regimes.:-(. atleast the auditors caught it and it came out which itself is a surprise.
I subscribe to your blog and read it on my Reader. (Google reader, reach there from the home page or Gmail and read all updates there)
I subscribe to your blog and read it on my Reader. (Google reader, reach there from the home page or Gmail and read all updates there)
@IHM..
Oh ,,Got it.. I myself use google reader , infact its my homepage.. For a moment I was wondering if you have a kindle..
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