Yaa bro.... rllly gud , alrdy msged those one-liners to all my family nd frends .. ;-) and searched u on Fb , orkut & twitter also din find u on any S N/wing sites ... :-( anyways gr8 post bhai ... tk
Rahul --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ramesh R <triscod...@...> wrote: > > Feel free to use/modify them as you please. I don't have a blog, twitter or > facebook. Just not my kind of thing. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Roshan <c.pix...@...> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 4:55:54 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] Should the RTI be approached? > > > > 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 <triscod...@...> 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 <ravis...@...> > >To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > >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 >