Questions Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat did not answer
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Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:18 IST)
Mr Bhagwat, welcome back to civilian life...
What's the difference you face now, compared to your earlier lifestyle?
And, the ignominy of being teh first service chief to be sacked, has it
rubbed off on friends and relatives, in that do they behave differently
now?
Nilofer (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:19 IST)
What actually happened???
admiraladmirer (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:23 IST)
Where is the Admiral?
H Singh (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:26 IST)
Admiral: Is it not true that George Fernandes
calls you a security risk because of your proximity to the Russians?
Unfortunately, he cannot be explicit because it may affect our
association with the Russians.
Podgy (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:27 IST)
Is it true that the government has withheld
your pension? Will you take the government to court over the issue?
slammer (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:28 IST)
Give the government hell, Admiral
Komitet (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:34 IST)
Sir,
slammer (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:38 IST)
You have not yet given us a reason that could
explain your not going to court over the issue of you dismissal.
nadya (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:40 IST)
Sir, The Week says you were ousted due to
pressure from arms dealers. They quoted your wife. what do you have to
say to that, sir?
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:40 IST)
Mr Bhagwat, welcome back to civilian life...
What's the difference you face now,
compared to your earlier lifestyle? And, the ignominy of being teh
first service chief to
be sacked, has it rubbed off on friends and relatives, in that do they
behave differently
now?
Podgy (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:40 IST)
People in the navy say you created a mood of
fear, where people loyal to you spied on those who did not care much
for you. One manifestation of that was your threatening then
Vice-Admiral Sushil Kumar with a court martial. Do you deny that you
were autocratic? Do you denied that you threatened Admiral S Kumar
mwith a court martial?
bbmitra (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:42 IST)
You say that everyone in the government
conspired against you, but what about the allegation that you worked
against India's national security and that you leaked secret
information to India's potentital enemies (specially about operations
in the Andaman Nicobar Island)?
nadya (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:42 IST)
Sir, do you feel that a defence minister who
houses the Burmese democratic movement in his house sets a suitable
example for the armed forces?
Desh Drohi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:47 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: How do u pass your time
these days? And BTW,are u getting your pension and other benefits of
retired naval officer?
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:49 IST)
Mr Bhagwat, your dismissal, doesn't it also
mean that you not permitted to have the "Admiral" tag before your name?
bbmitra (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:49 IST)
Admiral, you've created history! But was your
wife acting as
1. Wife of Naval Chief
2. Or a lawyer
3. Or wife of Bhagwat
4. Defender of H. Singh's allegations?
A K Rao (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:50 IST)
Sir, sorry for logging in late/ But having
just seen your last post, will you tell us if you are going to take the
government to court? will you enter politics? or will your rebellion
against this government be limited to your memoirs?
Bernie Menezes (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:50 IST)
Mr Bhagwat: Are you still an admiral?
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:51 IST)
Mr Bhagwat, only today, teh Delhi HC
dismissed the PIL on your dismissal. What do you have to say about it?
Desh Premi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:51 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: I am very proud of your
stance to go against these chaddiwalas. But, I don't understand why you
kept quite for so long rather than attacking these BJP guys right then?
Bernie Menezes (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:52 IST)
someone in the chat room has already asked
that question... so I shall ask you another question... how will you
prevent yourself from being a footnote in Indian history?
Muzaffar Contractor (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:53 IST)
do you think you would have got more sympathy
if you had fought the government yourself and not from behind your
wife's polemics?
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:54 IST)
Mr Bhagwat, welcome back to civilian life...
What's the difference you face now,
compared to your earlier lifestyle? And, the ignominy of being teh
first service chief to
be sacked, has it rubbed off on friends and relatives, in that do they
behave differently
now?
H Singh (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:54 IST)
Admiral: Is it not true that George Fernandes
calls you a security risk because of
your proximity to the Russians? Unfortunately, he cannot be explicit
because it may
affect our association with the Russians.
Gaurav Singh (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:54 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: Tell us somethin honestly
about George Fernandes. You have been stating that the BJP government
is a fascist government. How come then they are appointing a Christian
Defence minister? So don't you think the BJP too is a secular party?
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:56 IST)
Mr Bhagwat, that is canard you are relying
on, when you make the reference about the "outfit behind the
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi". The inquiry commission at that time
went into the question, and did not find the RSS guilty of conspiracy,
involvement or in anyway involved with teh assassination of the father
of the nation.
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:57 IST)
And, talking of the Freedom MOvement, where
were your wive's commie friends at that time, did you ever take the
trouble of finding out?
Prashant (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:57 IST)
What plans do you have at the moment?
sandeepo (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:58 IST)
Gaurav Singh: Not to forget a Christian
successor to Admiral Bhagwat... I think this man is just using abuse to
hide his many faults. I would lbe inclined to believe George Fernandes
when he says the admiral was a security risk. And Admiral, I am not a
chaddiwallah. I probably hate them more than you do. Only I am not a
bloody Commie!
S A Abraham (Fri Mar 5 1999 7:59 IST)
WOW! I checked out The Pioneer's ownership on
Monday, and it said Chandan Mitra. Can you prove your allegation, sir?
Or are you just articulating gossip?
GeorgeF (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:0 IST)
Mr Bhagwat,
20
The kind of work Iam doing for the armed forces needs a little more
respect. In your years of service what have you done that u make such a
big noise?
Indian (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:0 IST)
S A Abramham : Good catch!!
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:0 IST)
If Mr Bhagwat is to be believed, the TOI and
the Hindustan Times are the only news dailies to believed in the
country, given their circulation!!!
slammer (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:1 IST)
Why does a man who runs to court at the
slightest provocation stay away from it when he is dismissed?
Desh Bakht (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:2 IST)
Sir, your answer does not explain why you
think George Fernandes was behind your dismissal. Rhetoric, sir, cannot
be a substitute for hard facts. Both you and Mrs Bhagwat have accused
Mr fernandes of being a hand maiden for the arms agents, but where is
the hard evidence? And how can you accuse Mr Singh of communalising the
armed forces? The man who did that was his predecessor...
GeorgeF (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:2 IST)
Mr Bhagwat,,,
20
Accept it that you were trying to earn money through wrong ways
Muzaffar Contractor (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:3 IST)
Admiralsaab: There are allegations about your
Russian connections that you need to address once and for all. The
implication is that something inimical to India's interests was
conducted during your visit to Russia in 1998? Could it be something to
do with the Gorshkhov? That the Russians are giving to us free, but
charing us Rs 20 billion for refurbishing?
Indian (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:3 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: What about the article in
India Today? Are you saying that they are also behind the "Bhagwa Rang"
party? here is the uRL for the interested people:
http://www.india-today.com/itoday/11011999/cover.html
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:4 IST)
The admiral, it seems, is hardly admirable
*titter*
Indian (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:4 IST)
Desh Drohi .. Touche!
Indian (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:4 IST)
Shahzadi .. LOL
Muzaffar Contractor (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:4 IST)
GeorgeF: Whatever the admiral may be, I can
tell you he is not a corrupt man. I live close to his home in Mumbai
and am shocked by the austere manner in which he lives.
GeorgeF (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:6 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat,
If you were not guilty ,you should have fought your battle instead of
using your wife as a spokesman for yourself
Bernie Menezes (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:6 IST)
Sir, what did the President tell you when you
met him on the evening of December 30?
Shahezadi (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:7 IST)
*Yawn* It seems Mr Bhagwat will only address
questions that suit him... *yawn*...
Indian (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:8 IST)
Shahezadi .. he is .. after all .. a suited
man!! ;-)
slammer (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:8 IST)
Why did you not go to court?
Komitet (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:11 IST)
Do you have any first hand experiences of
communalism among the prime minister
and home minister?
S A Abraham (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:12 IST)
Are you going to enter politics, sir?
Rajendran (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:16 IST)
Admiral: Do you have your own car?
Desh Bakht (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:21 IST)
Admiral: Why have you not been able to
translate the image of a martyr to a figure
of resistance against this government? One former CONS told me that
you would
be a 15 day wonder as indeed you were.
Chidambaram (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:22 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: I mean what books you will
recommend to read in economics? Do you think a system like Soviet Union
can exist in today's free world? I mean how can you admire
dictatorship?
Desh Bakht (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:23 IST)
Sir, your answer does not explain why you
think George Fernandes was behind
your dismissal. Rhetoric, sir, cannot be a substitute for hard facts.
Both you and
Mrs Bhagwat have accused Mr fernandes of being a hand maiden for the
arms
agents, but where is the hard evidence? And how can you accuse Mr
Singh of
communalising the armed forces? The man who did that was his
predecessor...20
H Singh (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:25 IST)
Could you recall the day when your
relationship with the defence minister soured? What were the factors
that caused this?
Clara Siqueria (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:29 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: You are going to the Press.
Don't you think you are setting up a bad example for future generation.
The nation is more important than your problems? Why are you
sacrificing the nations discipline? At least, the armed forces?
Anita Sharma (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:31 IST)
Admiral Bhagwat: Are u writing a book? And do
you think people of India will buy to know about your life? And by the
way, how much will you price?
Abhijit Singh (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:34 IST)
Admiralji: Don't you feel suffocated to live
with the fact that you have been sacked from Navy. I mean, whole day
you must be thinking of these BJP wallahs and your good friend George
Fernandes, isn't it?
zeta (Fri Mar 5 1999 8:54 IST)
Respected Sir, greetings..
What i would like to ask is whether the purpose that u say..ie respect
for armed forces--has not deteriorated with the steps u have taken
after getting sacked? like Mrs. Bhagwat going to the press instead of
u...or your statment regarding P.M.'s actions before nuclear blasts?
kallol (Fri Mar 5 1999 10:3 IST)
Why don't you go to court upon your sacking?
sudhir (Fri Mar 5 1999 18:5 IST)
Precisely what was the reason you rejected
the govenment's nominee for the position of Deputy Admiral
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