lol man! your list is so hilarious. i am so going to use it on the twitter.. let's all start tweeting this.
what's your twitter id btw, just so i can tag you. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Ramesh R <[email protected]> wrote: > > > No need for RTI. There was a GoI press release about this which mentions > the total contract value with ARR. > http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=64676 > > There's more work (lyrics by Mehboob, video with Bharat Bala...) than just > composing the song. ARR is performing at the opening ceremony as well. We do > not know the full extent of his involvement. But c'mon! Given all his > charity work would you think that he would overcharge for something like > this? > > The media is on a witch-hunt right now so it's convenient for them to > publish whatever they want. Don't fan the flames. It's amazing how much of > the criticism about the Games has now been focused solely on the music. > > A few weeks ago when a journalist angrily questioned the delay with > releasing the song, I defended her right to ask the question. At that time > it seemed that the press was asking hard questions because it mattered and > not because of TRP ratings. Now I see it's a facade since they're all after > masala stuff to sell. The IBNLive hack-job masquerading as an article > doesn't even have an author mentioned. Every Tom, Dick and Hariharan who > blogs or tweets, gets quoted in articles as if they're music buffs with > expert opinions. > > Don't make this an issue despite how ugly it looks. Ignore it. Be civil and > diplomatic if you're correcting friends who've been misled by the articles. > The media will stop when there isn't enough interest in it. > > And for the devious side in you... > When people have already formed a misguided opinion it's hard to make them > change if you point facts directly. Use satire to make them think about how > ludicrous it is. We already know about the awesome conclusion by IBNLive > that the film score to Fire was a flop because it was not easily available > in India and could be obtained only by mail order from Germany. Extending > that thought here are some tweet-lines: > > > - IBNLive says Mughal-e-Azam is a flop because it is not available in > Sanskrit dubbing. > - V.K. Malhotra doesn't like Australia's 2006 Commonwealth Games song > either- "Their song is slower than Rahman's. They should have used > Shakira". > - V.K Malhotra also does not like coconut chutney. Rediff reports that > Kerala is angry when he asked for mint chutney instead. > - TimesOfIndia research shows that Waka Waka is more popular than Jana > Gana Mana based on downloads. Please participate in the poll for changing > the national anthem. > - Calcutta Telegraph breaking news-- Sports minister Shanawaz Hussain > wants Rabindranath Tagore grand-daughter to update national anthem since > "it > is too slow. There is not enough Shakira in it". > - Indian media secures top prize in transparency and integrity awards > U2CanBJournoWorld 2010. Congratulate them! Only one country participated > since the others refused to pay the entry fee to host nation, India. > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ravi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, September 3, 2010 12:59:04 PM > *Subject:* [arr] Should the RTI be approached? > > Its now like every cat & dog is speaking about the 5Crore. should / can the > RTI be approached to know the real facts? > Media doesn't seem to be impressed with the celebrities who are praising > and are rather more interested in using even a single negative quote as the > headline. There was a news paper which quoted as its fans saying the > negative feedback on FB pages. Damn I wish FB / Twitter must sue the Indian > News agency for using their wide viewable medium as the source of News. > > > > > -- ----------------------------------- http://roshanravi.com http://cssheaven.org
