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'No one has taken us to court'New Delhi, March 19, 2001, 20:00 hours IST: Aniruddha Bahal was on the dot of time, and though the Chat began on a slow note, it was a huge success.
Aniruddha Bahal : hi this is aniruddha nilesh : aren't u having any death
threats. bhalla : tell me, were u scared at any
point? bhalla : and is it true that mathew is
in hiding? asdf : Hi there? That was a great job
done? But do you thing anything will come of it? So many scams have been
unearthed and life goes on? sam : Ani, people in glass houses
should not throw stones. How clean is tehelka? Who funds u guys? u have no ads,
so where is the money coming from? bhalla : do you feel depressed about
the fact that people are already losing interest? kasivijay : GREAT WORK!!!!!!! i feel
this is probably the best by any journalist ta,kin so much risk!!! jamesbond : 007 here: I say great
show, 006, who are you guys up against next? kasivijay : SO wat provoked tehelka do
this probe??? bhalla : i don't understand that? how
can you not be interested in whether your information has finally awakened the
sleeping indian public? Vishalvenkatram : Why are u planning
to offload a stake to Zee?Is this a political motive? hath : Bahal, Tejpal has said there
are no more Tehelka tapes. Has he chickened out, in fear of consequences? praveen : YOur action has brought
disrepute to India.For the sake of publicity,you have not hesitated to tarnish
India's reputation.Why dont you stick a secret camera in Capitol hill?I am sure
there will be murky deels going on there too. santanu : who do you think the most
greedy you met durring the "mission west end"? hath : Bahal, why dont you put the
videos for free on the web, so that it properly exposes anyone. Dont you think
the sting willl be more then? sunirman : wht do you have to say
about the safety of journalists when they are involved in such risky endeavours ramnaam : Praveen do not be silly -
this kind of journalism shows that we are no tin pot state- it is something to
be proud of rg : u brought out the tapes. good.
but w/o bringing out any detailed in-depth analysis of it from u guys, i think
it was meant just for publicity. what do u say? srini : bahal ALIVE?? praveen : Honestly,do you think deals
anywhere in the world are clean?If people like you plant secret cameras in
corridors of power all over the world,it will be a disaster.Corruption is a
universal truth rahul : Indeed, you guys have done a great
job !! Nobody had the gutsto do it before. But, there is a question? How do we
believe that you are not politically motivated and fundedto do such a thing to
destabilize the goverment ? Punnam : Congrats bahal, I read your
article in tehelka just now...and you are right about people commenting about
the ethics of journalism... as : hey..do u have any jobs in your
firm ?? :) ramnaam : BUT YOU GUYS HAVE A CRAP
WEBSITE YAAR- LOOKS LIKE THE DOG SHAT ALL OVER IT- CANT YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT? MajorDomo : Fernandes says
out-of-favor middlemen basically tried to create the impression that there is a
lot of corruption. Fernandes asserts that there is almost no corruption in
defennce deals. Comments? sridhar : R u opening CORRUPTION
Fighting FUND FOR JOURNALIST.. Govt shud make it 100% tax free ;-) ;-) srini : BAHAL you are EVADING an
direct answer between the conflicting statements between you and MATHEW, is
there something to hide from the people?? hath : A BAHAL, please put the videos
for free viewing on the WEBSITE!! If not, please give reasons why you are not
doing so!!! subhash : From what I know of ZEE, it
is promoted by a very politically motivated group. Offloading your stake in
there, won't it affect Tehelka's functioning? jyoti : hi there aniruddha,my
heartiest congratulations for managing to do such a wonderfull job.hats off to
both of u.i guess this was something that was badly needed.most of us indians
in states were shocked at the level of corruption prevalent but then i think
someone needs to actually demonstrate this.so hats off to u.i think wehave
finally managed to nail them! JoMan : Is it legal to do what you did
? Can there be a court case against you ?? ramnaam : WHY DID THAT GUY IN THE
SOUTH HAVE TO SHOUT HIS MOUTH OFF - FOLKS MIGHT RAM HIS CREDIBILITY manju : I believe it would turn out to
be one more Prabhakar's case : trying to frame someone else to hide something
else .What is your opinion ? kameshten : Your Next JOb should be to
find expose the nexus betewwn Dawood and Filmi politics hath : Bahal, send a mole to Dawood,
expose all his dealings, then bomb him at his palace in Karachi. I will
personally make a temple in tehelka's name in my hometown, you will be the
presiding deity. anand : dont u think urs is yellow
jounalism,trying to sensationalise and make a fast buck ramnaam : BAHAL IF THERE WAS AN
ELECTION TOMORROW WOULD YOU SERIOUSLY GO TO VOTE??? Manick : Hey aniruddha... HOW WERE YOU
GUYS FUNDED FOR THIS EFFORT? rg : of course u r working on a book -
that will fetch more moolah and some more sensationalism. the point is, the
tapes were just meant to be sensationalism. they should have been only a
sensational supplement to a report if u were really serious and honest. KrazyKorrrupt : How can you resist the
thrill of Black Label is what I want to know. sivan : Bahal , Do you guys have any
Political Connections and also what are your comments on the reports that your
Partner Samuel has connections with the Congress. MajorDomo : Does tehelka have Chinese
connections? manju : but still you could just
tarnish the image Kapil Dev,I think you guys very well know punishing innocent
is worse than not punishing the guilty. srinath : Aniruddha:How do you think a
Congress Govt. might have fared in front of your hidden cameras? Conjecture,
yes, but please be forthcoming (like asking a cat to drink milk ? ;-) ) ShivRaj : These people are now trying
to give this a Congress V/s NDA colour. What do you say. Tell did any of your
investigations have a political leanings ? ramnaam : WHY DOESN'T TARUN SHAVE?? HE
LOOKS SO 70'S MAN Neeraj : Hey Anirudha!,You have done
this for political gain or for the sake of country. Your objective is still not
clear srinath : I think this was a better
concerted and more professional effort from Tehelka than the match-fixing
expose. Agree? kameshten : Is it real that IB was
questioning you and u guys still managed lakshmish : Why was congress leader PR
dasmunshi invited to your press conference. Does it nor show that you did the
entire thing at the behest of congress? manju : Well i guess you should have
solid-proof as Indian Express had in Bofors Scandle(not the non-provable videos
, ofcourse) Ravi Balike : , Don't you think this
was a very bad idea to open up the scandal when India was trying to march ahead
both in economy and stabilty.. Do you think India can afford another election.
India under Vajpayee was really doing well. What is your answer for this? Manick : ANIRUDDHA..ARE YOU SYMPATHISERS
OF ANY POLITICAL PARTIES..I KNOW I WILL NOT GET AN ANSWER TO THIS. MajorDomo : Did you try to contact the
Prime Minister before releasing the tapes? GirishSB : HAY ... YOU PEOPLE ONCE
SAID YOU HAVE SOME THING ON CONGRESS.... NOW YOU SAY THATS ALL NO MORE
TAPES...!!! DID YOU PEOPLE STUCK SOME DEAL WITH CONGRESS??? NArvind : Aniruddha - they are clear
evidence against the officers involved. In case of Jaya Jaitley, you guys are
finished. She will win the case against you. Seems to me that GeorgeF resigned
only to quieten things down before the elections. Going purely by your tapes,
they seem clean. GirishSB : HAY ... YOU PEOPLE ONCE
SAID YOU HAVE SOME THING ON CONGRESS.... NOW YOU SAY THATS ALL NO MORE
TAPES...!!! DID YOU PEOPLE STUCK SOME DEAL WITH CONGRESS??? MajorDomo : The right-wing in India
can get really hurt if it tolerates actions like yours good-spiritedly. From
now on your site wil be under constant surveillance and any kind of
anti-national connection you have will be caught. rajan : Jaya had told that your video
were manipulated. that is one time she is very serious and immediately she
laughed. And she said that ther is no need for her to laugh that time. tanmay : a bahal from where have u
taken trainin for journalism madayanw : bahal, you guys just
rock!!!!how cannwe help you ? MayB : hey great work anirudh bkc : I am saddened that high
officials in defence act childish and are in for petty greed. Corruption is
everywhere.Mr. Aniruddha why don't concentrate on corruption that occurs on a
daily basis. I mean electricity, phone, gas, roads, sewers, water depts. srinivas : WHY HAVE YOU PEOPLE NOT
RELEASED THE ENTIRE TAPE AT A TIME ? YOU WANTED TO RELEASE SOME AND MAKE MONEY
BY THE RELEASE OF OTHERS ? IT WAS SAID THAT THE REST OF THE TAPE CONTAINS MORE
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY DID U PEOPLE HIDE THAT TAPE ?
WANNA MAKE MORE MONEY ? MayB : keep up the good work but i dont
think that this will decrease the corruption? lakshmish : Kick that idiot Samual out
of tehelka. It will improve your credibility. kameshten : somebody says its a cut
and paste operation. Whats your reaction? cbk : Mr. Bahal: Why do you
necessarily need a channel to air it in? How about putting the info on the net.
Afterall you are a dot com?? ramnaam : DOT- COMS WERE ALL ABOUT
CONTENT ALWAYS HAVE BEEN- DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE FRUSTRATED IN MORE
TRADITIONAL MEDIA Najeeb : There is nothing wrong about
having a business sense here..and I think, these people have done a great job.
Keep up the good work.. bkc : George Fernandez was probably
the best Defence Minister India had. He took on the might of the Chinese. India
now has a forward policy in engaging Vietnam and other south asian countries.
Dont you feel that you are contributing towards Chinese hegemony in the world? Romesh : How did you gain access to
the power circles and made them to speak openly?? Anu : u knew ur lives were at stake
with others who were involved with u..so u had to take each step very
meticulously right.... dharmadhikari : Hi Aniruddha
Bahal!First let me congratulate on such a wonderful job! I guess RAW should
learn a lesson from u guys, what this has done is created more fear in other
corrupt departments of India. Seems like the media is getting stronger in India
now its upto to the common man to take it to next step.Do you have any opinions
regarding how that can be achieved. Also this awareness in media should have
come a long time but better late than never.! cbk : Mr. Bahal: It is great to note
that your pushing the envelope on Investigative Journalism. Would like to have
your views on the long term impact of these exposes. Do you think corruption
will reduce/disappear? Or just that people are going to be more careful/ agindian : Hai...anirudh ...now
already you made solid money ...why don't come in US and enjoy ur
life....actually everybody knows that's the only motto of ur investigation Banjo : You said you were a journalist
and not a politician. These could very well go hand in hand. Our PM was a
journalist at one time dgupta : Point which I don't
understand is how does it prove that the money givne to Jaya and Bangaru was
used to influcence the defese deal Raj : Have you gus edited the tape? rajivshorey : I have been reading
Tehelka from day one. Your coverage tends always to be anti-Indian. Your
coverage of Bhuj earthquake where India rose as a nation to help, has ben
despicable. You just wanted to highlight alleged discrimination in the relief
ignoring all else.You have to answer the partisian charge ?? ManishG : Mr Aniruddha, Why don't you
show the entire footage to clear all doubts not just the edited version srini : COMEON GUYS BAHAL CANNOT HAVE
HIS OWN CHOICE OF ANSWERS HE HAVE TO ANSWER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 2ND SET OF
TAPES, DID HE SOLD THEM FOR MONEY?? madayanw : hi bahal,how will you make
sure..that like say people working for teheleka are non-biased reposrters?when
you recruit do they undergo some rigourus screening? atulbhopale : If the tapes were edited
who decides the editorial content. May be the guy has said something and u r
quoting him out of context sadhana : WHy do you think we should
belive you and think you are not corrupt? pls explain vrajesh : Aniruddha.. do somthing
similar to this in Bihar.. with Laloo and family.. u will be swamped.. besides
there will be murders too nandank : Very important question: Did
you guys find, during your 6 month (great) work, any officer/politician/.. who
you cannot break. I mean a honest officer/politician you found honest. Aniruddha Bahal : i am sorry i couldn't take all your questions. hope i get a chance once again
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