Committee,Compatibility,Competence and Contention !

The public perception about bureaucracy in India is awful but true. That is, the people are very much aware that each and every post, from a Peon to a Secretary, from a Constable to a DGP, from a Non-teaching staff to a Vice Chancellor, is available with a “Price-Tag” and those who purchase their appointment by paying that price strive hard to take back that price at the earliest. So obviously, these bureaucrats, who come to the top through bribes and favouritism, at the cost of merit, efficiency and morality, are generally biased and serve for self-interests and the interests of their appointers, rather than for public interests. Eventually, the public witnesses change or shuffling of bureaucrats with every change of governments.

With regards to Tamil Nadu, this practice has taken alarming proportions especially with the advent of Dravidian rulers. A state run by Atheist rulers has many times seen even the HR&CE departments led by atheist ministers and run by atheist commissioners. In this kind of a backdrop, a committee set up by such a leader, constituting such ’eminent’ members, cannot be expected to view a religiously important issue neutrally. So, the remedy for the welfare of the people lies in constituting a truly eminent committee comprising unbiased & neutral experts from various fields relevant to the concerned project or issue.

In this regard, there are three important points, which need to be known.

1. If a government (State or Central) “commits” before a Court (High or Supreme) that it would constitute an expert committee to review a particular project or a contentious issue, then the said committee and its recommendations must be approved by the concerned Court.


2. If a Court (High or Supreme) “directs” a government (State or Central) to constitute a committee to review a project or a contentious issue, again that committee and its recommendations must be approved by the concerned Court.


3. If at all there is a “Movement” (In the present case, The Rama Sethu Protection Movement) concerned with the ramifications of the concerned project, and if the movement comprises of credible & learned experts, the concerned Court would certainly appreciate and make note of the complaints, suggestions and recommendations of the movement. The best and apt example for this is the movement led by Honorable Justice Arunachalam against the attempted take over of Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Temple by the Archeological Survey of India.

 The “Committee of eminent persons on SSCP” constituted by the Central Government (read Shipping Minister T.R.Balu) has 10 persons led by Prof.S.Ramachandran Vice Chancellor, University of Madras. Along with him three other members namely Dr.J.R.B.Alfred (former Director of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata ), Mr.Sakthivel (President of Aqua Culture Foundation of India) and Prof.Dilip.K.Biswas (  former Chairman of Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India) were associated with Shipping Ministry. One member Dr. S.R. Wate is associated with NEERI as it’s Deputy Director.  Prof. R.S. Sharma – Former Professor of History, Delhi University, Prof. Y. Vaikuntham – former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University, Andhra Pradesh and Dr. K. Paddayya – Director of Deccan College, Pune are “Leftist” and Pseudo-Secular Historians. Prof. P. Jagadeesan – former Vice-Chancellor of Bharatidasan University, Tiruchi is a DMK appointee. Shri R.K. Jain, IAS – Managing Director, Indian Ports Association – Member Secretary is working under Shipping Ministry.

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