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SUN WILL NEVER SET

Experienced political analysts in
workers have been tirelessly working
for the victory of the DMK alliance in
the state said that the recent poll
all the constituencies in the state.
surveys that predicted the defeat
The DMK manifesto promises to
of the DMK alliance was a farce.
enhance reservations to Muslims
They said the DMK alliance would
from 3.5% to 5%, 35 Kgs free rice
emerge successful in the Tamil Nadu
for below poverty line population,
Assembly election. Since the prices
wet grinder or mixer for ration card
of essential commodities have come
holders, laptops for all students in
down considerably in the recent
colleges, free bus passes for senior
times, by and large, the common
citizens and assistance for pregnant
people are happy under the DMK rule.
women from Rs. 6000 to Rs. 10000
Furthermore, Muslims, Christians and
each. The poll promises include an
the Dalits will vote en masse to the
assurance on making Tamil an official
DMK alliance as they enjoy a lot of
court language. It promises that
benefits under the DMK rule. The
kidney failure patients would get
Muslim vote bank is a traditional
free dialysis in district government
one for the DMK as the party always
hospitals. The DMK manifesto works
maintains a brotherly relation with
like Alauddin’s wonder lamp among
the Muslim community from the
the rural voters. All agree that the
time of leaders like Qaid-e-Millath,
manifesto goes well among all the
E.V.R and Anna Durai. Further, the
sections of the people of Tamil Nadu.
IUML under the leadership of Prof.
The wise political analysts strongly
K.M. Khader Mohideen has been
affirm that the Sun will never set
vehemently canvassing support
in the political firmaments of Tamil
for the DMK alliance and the IUML
Nadu.

JAYALALITHA HAS NO CREDIBILITY: Prof. KMK

While addressing an election
meeting conducted in support of
Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in
Chennai the IUML State President
Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen
said, ‘Miss Jayalalithaa has no
credibility to criticize Kalaingar’s
government.’ He said Jayalalithaa’s
rule between 2001-2006 was
the dark period of Tamil Nadu
because all sections of people like
government employees, teachers,
students, farmers, labours, road
workers, minorities, doctors and
engineers were highly affected
due to the revengeful attitude
of the Jayalalithaa government
against them. It was during her
rule he said that the government
brought legislations to ban
religious conversion, to stop using
loud speakers in the mosques and
to prevent sacrifice of sheep and
chicken in the temple. Jayalalithaa
dismissed 1,74,000 government
employees from their jobs.
Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen
praised the DMK government for
it innumerable achievements.
He narrated various schemes
implemented by the DMK gover
nment like industrial, agricultural,
educational and minority welfare
schemes. The innumerable
flyovers, beautiful public parks, the
IT parks, the metro rail project,
world class car companies, drinking
water facilities and drainage
systems stand testimony for the
DMK rule. The industrial boom in
the state, he said, helped to solve
the unemployment problems in the
state. The state has attained self-
sufficiency in almost all the fields.
He alleged that during Jayalali
thaa’s rule poverty and penury
were rampant in the state and
people were asked to eat the
meat of rats. In order to cling to
power she justified all her acts
of commission and omission. He
warned the people beware of
Jayalalithaa’s attitude of arrogance
and they should not be misled by
her false promises. He appealed
to the voters to vote for the DMK
alliance to continue the benevolent
rule of Kalaingar in Tamil Nadu.

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THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

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Volume : 1 Issue - 4 RABIUL AKIR 1432 April - 2011 Pages - 12 Price : Rs. 10/-

April 13 is the day for

implementing the resolution of the Holy Quran
IUML state conference Speaks
April 13, Wednesday is the Tamil Nadu Assembly election day. 1. A.L.M
The people of Tamil Nadu decide on April 13 that who will rule the 2. This is the Book;
state for the next 5 years. The verdict comes out everyone’s mouth that
In it is guidance sure, without
Dr.Kalaingar will become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the sixth doubt, To those who fear
time. Allah;
People’s tongue rolls, heart hymns. There is a flood of people. The
3. Who believe in the Unseem
warm breeze favourable to the DMK alliance sweeps across the 234
constituencies. Are steadfast in prayer,
Everyone talks about the grandeur of Kalaingar rule in the peace And spend out of what we
pervading garden of Tamil Nadu. Have provided for them;
His adversaries acknowledge by the dictates of their conscience that
4. And who believe in the
the benevolence of Kalaingar’s rule and wholeheartedly compliment him.
Revelation Sent to thee,
It is not because that the Kalaignar is the leader of DMK and democratic
progressive alliance that we praise him. It is neither our custom nor And sent before thy time,
culture to talk what is not facts. And(in their hearts)
All the leaders undoubtedly accept that Kalaingar is an unique leader. Gave the assurance of the
Ripened in age and wisdom, he lives among us as a moving encyclopedia. Hereafter.
He is shrewd, intelligent and tactful democrat.
(Al-Baqarah Ayat 1-5)
He is a civilized politician and he is a think-tank endowed with the
capability of attracting even his opponents to his side. Sayings of the
He knows the minute details of the problems of Tamil Nadu and as a
guiding diplomat he finds solutions through experience. Prophet (Sal)
Above all, he is a great leader who reflects the history of Tamil Nadu, Ibn Masoon has narrated
literature, language, culture and heritage. that’’
He stands foremost to solve the problems of minorities whether they Allah’s messenger has asked :
are Muslims, Christians or any other class of people and he respects
“Whom do you call a sandow
their feelings and accepts their reasonable demands.
(Wrestler) ?” People replied :
Under his benevolent rule, the relation between the centre and the
One who is not knocked down
state has been refined, the state has benefited and the centre has gained
bu anybody is called a sandow
strength.
among us.” He said : “No,
Due to his benevolent rule, Tamil Nadu has become a good model
state in all the fields for all other states in India. If this benevolent sandow is one who controls his
rule continues benefits will continue to reach to each and every home self in his anger.” (muslim)
in Tamil Nadu. Happiness will grow in the hearts of the poor. All will “The acts depend on inten-
progress happily. tions. A man will get whatever
Victory with huge margin for democratic progressive alliance in all he had intended for. So the
the 234 constituencies will be certain. Tamil Nadu will continue to enjoy man whose migration will be
good governance. That is the hope of everyone. for the sake of Allah and His
Hard work is essential to translate the hope into action. The alliance
Messenger, his migration will
leaders from every district have been sending the message that the
be for Allah and His Messen-
Indian Union Muslim League workers are toiling hard for the victory of
ger. But if anybody migrates
the alliance candidates.
Our heart fills with joy to hear the message. Tamil Nadu Muslim with the intention of earning
community on December 11, 2010 had taken a decision in the IUML the world or to marry a certain
conference and the same was announced to the public. woman then his migration will
The conference declared that the minorities had resolved to work for be counter for the purpose for
the continuance of the DMK rule in Tamil Nadu. which he left his house.”
April 13, 2011 is the day for implementing the declaration. (Bukhari)

Editor
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“We will prove in the election, we are a grateful community”

IUML TN Gen. Secretary - K.A.M. Mohamed Abu Backar - Assures.

Addressing an election meeting

conducted by the Erode district
DMK on 13 March, 2011, the
IUML TN General Secretary K.A.M.
Mohamed Abu Backar assured
the DMK alliance partners in the
presence of Chief Minister Dr.
Kalaingar Karunanidhi that “We
will prove in the election, we are a
grateful community”
Mr. Abu Backar stated the
various welfare schemes launched
by the Kalaingar government
such as 1Kg Rice for one rupee,
Free ambulance service, medical
insurance scheme for the cause of
the poor man in the state. He said,
“We can glimpse God in the smile
of the poor”. 3.5 percent reservation to Muslims
He listed the various benefits in employment and education, the
bestowed on the Muslim Ulama pension scheme, education
community by the DMK rule. The aid to the Muslim students, auto
loan schemes and grant to Muslim
educational institutions were
some of the salient schemes imple
mented by Kalaingar’s government
for the cause of the Muslim
community. He said, by and large,
every section of people in the state
is happy under the Kalaingar rule.
He appealed, to voters in general
and Muslims in particular, to vote
en masse to the Democratic
Progressive Alliance candidates in
all the 234 constituencies in Tamil
Nadu to continue the benevolent
Kalaingar rule for the next five
years in the state.

Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen

in a Election Meeting in
Malapalayam, seeking support
for the DMK Candidate and
Wakf Minister T.P.M. Mohideen
Khan in Palayamkottai
Constituency.

Indo - Pak Relation:

Cricket Diplomacy : will it work ?
It is not the first time that Indian issues and Prime Minister showed
Prime Minister blended cricket and
magnanimity by saying he is ready
politics to break the impasse in the
to resolve all issues by sitting
Indo-Pak relations. In 1987 India-
together.’, the Pakistan Prime
Pakistan cricket match in Jaipur,
Minister said.
Rajasthan, the Pakistani military
Every Indian Prime Minister
dictator Zia-ul-Haq was the guest
since Rajiv Gandhi tried for better
of honour and the Indian Prime
relations with Pakistan despite
Minister Rajiv Gandhi played the
many failures. Narasimha Rao who
role of benevolent host. Again in
succeeded Rajiv Gandhi as Prime
2005, Mr. Singh invited the Pakistani
Minister met his counterpart Nawaz
dictator Pervez Musharraf to a
Shariff on several occasions. The
match in New Delhi in 2005. This
Hindutva orienter prime minister
time the Pakistani Prime Minsiter
Atal Behari Vajpayee in 1999
Gilani was invited to watch the
used his famous ‘Bus Diplomacy’
Cricket World cup final in Mohali,
to reach to Pakistan. The Bus
Punjab.
diplomacy was reciprocated with
The Prime Minister Manmohan
Kargil war by Pakistan. Again in
Singh lauded cricket being the
2001, the Agra summit between
‘unifying factor’ to bring the two
Vajpayee and General Musharraf
prime ministers together. He said
dignity and honour. ‘We should put they discussed all the core issues ended up as a diplomatic disaster.
the message from Mohali is that
our ancient animosities behind us between the two countries. Going by the past experiences,
people of the two countries want
to attend to the problems of our ‘We don’t want that we are one should realize that the core
to live in ‘Peace and Amity’. He
nations’, he said. unable to resolve our own issues. issues between the two countries
said the two countries should be
The Pakistan Prime Minister We have the capacity and ability Kashmir and Terrorism should be
working together to find cooperative
Gilani on his part termed his talks to resolve our issues by ourselves. solved first to move further in the
solutions and need permanent
with Singh as ‘Positive’ and said We held talks on all outstanding right direction.
reconciliation to live together in

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What Price Freedom?
Ashfaqulla Khan was
born on 22nd of October 1900 to
Shafiqulla Khan in Shahjanpur in
Uttar Pradesh. Ashfaq was in school
when Mahatma Gandhi Called the
Non co-operation movement. a
Movement wherein he called the
Indians not to pay taxes to the
British and not to cooperate with
the British government in any way.
This call of Gandhiji had kindled
the fire of freedom in the hearts
of many, but the Chauri Chaura
incident of 1922 where approx
22 policemen were burnt alive in
a police station deeply saddened
Gandhiji that the called off the
Non-cooperation movement.
A lot of youth of the country
felt dejected on the withdrawal
of the movement Ashfaq was one
of them. He felt that India should
become free as soon as possible
and so he decided to join the
revolutionaries and also win the
friendship of Pundit Ram Prasad
Bismil a famous revolutionary of
Shahjanpur.
Ram Prasad Bismil was a
member of the Arya Samaj and
was eager to explain the greatness
of the Hindu religion to those
belonging to other religion this
was a difficulty for Ashfaq who
was a devout Muslim.
TAMIL NADU A MODEL STATE FOR
COMMUNAL AMITY
A Temple Poojari Blessing D.M.K. Muslim
Candidate Mr. Muhamad Ali Jinna at Thousand
Lights, Constituency - Chennai.
THE TIMES OF LEAGUE
Ashfaqulla Khan Freedom Fighter
But the common intention of
both Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaq
i.e. Freedom to India helped him
to win over the friendship of Ram
Prasad.
The revolutionaries felt that soft
words of non violence could not
win India its Independence and
therefore they wanted to make
use of bombs revolvers and other
weapons to instill fear in the hearts
of the British’s empire. The British
Empire was large and strong. The
withdrawal of the no cooperation
movement united revolutionaries
scattered in the country. This
revolutionary movement required
money to support its need. One
day while traveling on a train
from Shahjanpur to Lucknow
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Ram Prasad noticed stationmaster
bringing money bags into this
guards van. This was a beginning
of a Dacoity Called Kakori Dacoity
On August 9th 1925 the plan
was brought into action. Ashfaqulla
along with his other revolutionary
friends namely Ram Prasad Bismil,
Rajendra Lahiri, Thakur Roshan
Singh, Sachindra Bakshi, Chandra-
sekhara Azad, Keshab Chakra-
varthy, Banwari Lal, Mukundi Lal,
Man- mathnath Gupta looted the
train in kakori village a wrote a
memorable chapter in the History
of India’s freedom struggle
On the morning of 26th
september 1925 Ram Prasad Bismil
was caught by the police and
Ashfaq was the only one untraced
by the police. Ashfaq went into
hiding and moved to Banaras from
Banaras to Bihar where he worked
in an engineering company for 10
months. Ashfaq wanted to move
abroad to learn engineering to
further help the freedom struggle
and so he went to Delhi to find out
ways to move out of the country.
he took the help of one of his
Pathan friend who in turn betrayed
him by informing the police about
his whereabouts. Tasadruk Khan
then superintendent of police
tried to play the caste politics with
Kani Molzhi M.P., Daughter of Chief Minister
Karunanithi canvasing support for Nagapattinam
Muslim League Candidate Mr. M.Mohamd Sheik Dawood
Ashfaq and tried to win him over
by provoking him against Hinduism
but Ashfaq was a strong willed
Indian who surprised Tasadruk
Khan by saying “Khan Sahib, I am
quite sure that Hindu India will be
much better than British India.”
The case for the Kakori dacoity
was concluded by awarding death
sentence to Ram Prasad Bismil,
Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri
and Roshan the others were
given life sentences. The Whole
country protested against the
sentence but British Imperialism
was Thirsting for the blood of the
revolutionaries
Ashfaq was a lion among men he
stood six feet tall He walked upright
and once at the post he drew the
rope towards him Kissed it and
said “My hands are not soiled with
the murder of man. The charge
against me is false. God will give
me justice.” then he prayed “La
ilahi il Allah, Mohammed Ur Rasool
Allah.”
Ashfaqulla was hanged on 19th
December 1927 It has been said
by some historians that Ashfaqulla
Khan was the first Muslim to be
hanged in a conspiracy case. In
fact Ashfaqulla Khan in his last
message to the nation wrote, “I
take pride in the fact that I will be
the first and foremost Muslim to
embrace death on the gallows for
the freedom of my country” .

BENGAL’S MINORITY REPORT
In the 1970s, when the CPI(M)
first came to power in West Bengal,
the state used to rank eighth
among all Indian states in terms
of per capita income. It dropped
down to eleventh in the 1990s,
a position from which it has not
risen until now. Yet, relative to its
levels of income, West Bengal has
a lower poverty rate. Gujarat with
a much higher level of per capita
income, has more hunger than
West Bengal.
West Bengal’s failure, however,
is reflected in the high levels of
absolute deprivation as well as
low levels of human development,
particularly in the Muslim minority.
According to census data, West
Bengal’s literacy rate is 69 percent.
Around 15 percent of the state’s
children have never enrolled in
school. For Muslim children, this
percentage doubles to 30. Twenty
percent of all children that enroll in
a school do not complete primary
schooling; this share for Muslim
children has reached 50 percent.
Only 12 percent of eligible Muslim
children complete matriculation
compared to over 40 percent for
Hindus, excluding the scs/sts.
Of the 90 minority-concentrated
Mr. E. Ahamed, MOS External Affairs inaugurated the Festival and released the Souvenir
brought out by the Dept. of IT, Jamia Hamdard on this occasion
Mr. E. Ahamed, Minister of State
for External Affairs on 10/03/2011
while inaugurating the NERDZ,
the Annual IT Festival of Jamia
Hamdard at the Jamia Hadard
University, Delhi has said that the
University made splendid progress
in the field of modern education.
The founder of this University,
Hakeem Abdul Hameed Saheb was
a great visionary and philanthropist.
Hakeem Abdul Hameed Saheb at a
very young age showed signs of
maturity and wisdom. He became a
benefactor of Indian Muslims, after
the unfortunate events following
the partition of India. Hakeem
Saheb realized that acquisition of
professional education and sound
health were necessary to lift the
Indian Muslims out of the morass
of despondency and helplessness.
With single-minded devotion, he
went about the task of establishing
a host of educational institutions
and a hospital, named after his
father, Hakeem Abdul Majeed.
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districts in the country, West Bengal
has 12 but incredibly, the West
Bengal government has not even
used 20 percent of the funds made
a available for these districts.
Overall, work participation
rates in West Bengal are lower
than the national average. Many
people migrate out of the state in
search of jobs. In terms of sectoral
employment the share of Muslims
in wage-earning employment
in manufacturing and industrial
enterprises is relatively higher
than of Hindus but the longer term
trend shows reduction in total
employment due to closures and
modernization industry. Most of
the Muslim labour force in the state
is self – employed. A staggering 55
percent of the state’s Muslims fall
into this category with almost no
links to modern markets. Income
growth in this sector is marginal.
The most worrying statistic for
Muslims in West Bengal is the
fact that they constitute only 2-3
percent of the state government’s
employment, while their share in
the populations over 25 percent.
There appears to be discrete
and consistent discrimination
in employing Muslims for gover
In May 1989, Shri Rajiv Gandhi
presided over the transformation
of this place into a Deemed
University.
Apart from Unani Medicine,
Islamic Studies, Nursing and
Pharmacy new faculties of
Science, Management Studies &
Information Technology and Allied
Health Sciences were added. Jamia
Hamdard has now blossomed into
a premier institution imparting
professional education in less than
20 years. The quality of teaching
and research in the University has
drawn appreciation from all. Mr.
Ahamed congratulated the Vice
Chancellor on establishment of
a new medical college and hope
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nment positions. The West Ben
gal government’s recent promise
to set aside 10 percent of
government jobs for Muslim by
including a majority of then in the
Other Backward Castes list (OBC),
and increasing the OBC quota in
the state from 7 percent to 17
percent is farcical. It should be
challenged.
The official claim is that the
new OBC list has ensured that
85 percent of the state’s Muslims
would be categorized as OBC. But
according to data available from
the National Sample surveys, only
2.5 percent of the state’s Muslims
have identified themselves as
OBCs. So the claim that 85 percent
of Muslims will be covered under
the OBC quota is a blatant lie.
Further how can 65 per cent of
the OBC quota be earmarked
for Muslims. When their share in
the total population of the state
is not greater than Hindu OBSs?
If implemented in this manner,
the policy will discriminate
against Hindus which disastrous
for integrating Muslims into the
mainstream.
The state’s Left Front govern
ment has deliberately, for some
that it will see its first batch of
MBBS in the coming year.
It quite heartening that
there are 5000 students on
the rolls of the University,
out of which 300 are foreign
students, hailing from 28
countries of the world.
Education and Health are the
two key concerns of our National
Common Minimum Programme.
Both these fields are dealt at
Jamia Hamdard. This is a tribute
to the vision of Hakeem Saheb.
The country, particularly, the
Muslims of India, can never forget
the pioneering role of Hakeem
Saheb in channelizing private
funding of educational institutions.
His gesture was modern, selfless,
and a model of self-reliance. We
are in the process of working on a
system that could strike the right
balance between encouraging
private initiative and at the same
time avoiding commercialization of
higher education. Hakeem Saheb’s
5
unknown political reason,
denied its citizens both Hindus
and Muslims- benefits of the
OBC quota which have become
available since the implementation
of the Mandal Commission. One
fails to understand what kind of
pro-poor policy the government
has followed, wherein the guise
of caste/religion-neutral ideology,
opportunities have been denied
for a whole generation of citizens,
especially the Muslims.
The government in power
cannot impress the electorate
on the pretext that it has offered
safety and security, while robbing
them of their jobs and economic
opportunities by refusing to
promote mass employment
schemes such as the Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee scheme. The state ranks
third from the bottom in terms
of effective implementation of
NREGA among the major states of
India. The electorate will inevitably
take note of such exclusionary
policies would actually benefit the
marginalized and excluded in West
Bengal.
Courtesy : India Today
Chennai, April 2011
vision gives us a good option,
which serves the twin objectives,
and helps in increasing access to
higher professional education.
The Dept. of Computer Science
of Jamia Hmdard has been
organizing NERDZ and this is the
tenth time. This festival aims at
bringing together students from
various universities and colleges
across the country to exhibit their
skills. Jamia Hamdard University is
a unique blend of India Traditions
and Western modernity. Hence, it
is also an opportunity to showcase
your institution.
Mr. Ahamed also released the
Souvenir brought out by the
Department of IT of the University
at the function. Others on the
dais seen in the photograph are
Vice Chancellor Dr. G.N. Qazi, Dr.
Gulshan Rai, Director, CERT-IN,
Department of IT, Dean, FMIT
Prof. Firdausi and Head of the
Department of Computer Science
Prof. Afshar Alam.
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E. Ahamed in Cairo, to hold talks with the new Govt

Minister of State for External
Affairs E. Ahamed is presently on a
two-day visit to Cairo during which
he is
expected to hold consultations
with the new government
and reiterate India’s desire to
strengthen its mutually beneficial
ties
with Egypt, which is in the process
of establishing a new democratic
framework of governance.
E. Ahamed, who arrived here on
Tuesday evening, will call on Prime
Minister of Egypt Dr. Essam Sharaf,
Deputy Prime Minister
Industry, Communications and
Information Technology,
Agriculture as well as Planning and
International Cooperation.
Ahamed on his arrival made a
statement that India welcomes
the choice made by the people of
Egypt, and the popular will to
usher in change and noted
Mr. E. Ahmed with Grand Sheikh of Al Azar Dr. Ahmed EL Tayyeb Mr. E. Ahmed with Foreign Minister of Egypt
that it was remarkable that these
Dr. Yehia Al Gamal and Foreign Arab changes are being achieved
Minister Dr. Nabil El Araby. League, Amr Moussa and Dr. through peaceful means.
He will also be meeting the ElBaradei. He said that India stands ready
Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Dr. The visiting Minister is also to support the Egyptian people
Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed El expected to interact with the and nation during the transition
Tayeb, Secretary General of the Egyptian Ministers of Trade and period.

Things You Can Do with one Hand!

My dear friends, even a child
knows you can do many things
with one hand! The CPM is putting
forth a most peculiar argument to
convince the people of Kerala that
P Jayarajan, MLA did not assault
Asianet presenter Shahjahan.
How can a partially handicapped
man with one non-functional hand
assault anybody, they ask. And I
ask, how did a one-handed man
push a young girl, Sowmya, out of
a running train, how did he then
rape and brutally murder her? If
one hand is enough to do all these
things, is it difficult to slap a person
- Abdullah Kutty, Kerala.
with one hand? Let us not forget difficult for the criminal elements to
that a mob was available to assist Both P Jayarajan and his son are intimidate the common man. Yes,
Jayarajan in this endeavour. now one-handed. How did this the media is indeed the watchdog
In any case, Jayarajan’s tongue come about? This is the result
of democracy.
is infinitely stronger than his hands. of the CPM’s policy of attack and
To Shahjahan and several others
His telephone call to Shahjahan intimidation. During the seventies
like him, who work round the clock
was crystal clear, his voice was at Mattanur Chavassery, a KSRTC
to bring truth and reality before the
clearly recognizable and the words bus was set on fire by the red
eyes of the public, I say, “The blows
were explicit. He threatened brigade killing nine persons. What
rained on you are daggers piercing
Shahjahan with a bigger assault for? To ensure the ‘success’ of a
bandh. The visual media had not the heart of India’s democracy. But
– this time by the ‘people’. Which our democratic traditions are too
people? The peace loving citizens come into existence then. Today
the role played by the media in strong to give way. Go ahead with
of Kerala would like to know.
reducing lawlessness should not courage and continue the good
It is time we ended this mindless
be underestimated. The presence work. The people of Kerala are on
violence. It is time we recognized
of cameras everywhere makes it your side.”
the real promoters of violence.

Achuthanandan violating code of conduct: Kunhalikutty

ChiefMinister V.S. Achuthanan also maintained that Jamaat-e-
V.S. Achuthanan dan

dan’s instructions to DGP Jacob Islami had already floated a political

party which is outside the UDF and
Kunhalikutty

Punnoose to expedite enquiries

into the ice-cream parlour sex
scandal case involving Indian
Union Muslim League state
general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty
was a clear instance of external
interference in the investigation
and a violation of election code of
conduct, Mr. Kunhalikutty said on
Tuesday.
He was speaking at a “Meet the
Leader” programme organised by
the Calicut Press Club here. Arguing
that a caretaker Chief Minister has
no such powers to intervene in an
ongoing enquiry, Mr. Kunhalikutty
said that Mr. Achuthanandan’s
dissatisfaction with the ongoing
enquiry was a “clear testimony
to the fact that the investigating
agency had received no significant
evidence against me in the case.”
He also said that the people
of the State were intelligent
enough to understand the election
gimmicks the CPI(M) and the LDF
were playing.
Coming down on the CPI(M)
State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan for
his alleged attempt to woo Jamaat-
e- Islami votes in the coming
election, Mr. Kunhalikutty said, “It
only exposed the real face of the
CPI(M) in the public.” He said that
hence there was no question of
the IUML or the Congress trying
to woo them. “More than that they
have already clearly worded out
whom they are going to support in
the coming election, which is not
UDF,” he said.
it was ironic that the CPI(M), which The IUML leader, who was also
had labelled the Jamaat-e- Islami the Industries Minister in the UDF
as a “terror outfit” during the ministry, said that his front, if elected
Panchayat elections, found time to power, would do everything to
to secretly meet the organisation’s support the public sector industrial
leaders to beg for their votes. units which had been reopened
Asked about the Congress and by the Left government over the
the IUML leaders’ reported visit to last five years. “We are not against
the Jamaat-e-Islami quarters, Mr. PSUs, provided they run well and
Kunhalikutty said that neither the make profit,” he said.
UDF nor the IUML had delegated
or entrusted anyone to engage in Courtesy: The Hindu
talks with the outfit’s leaders. He KOZHIKODE, April 5, 2011

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THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed

1. M ecca Rafeeque Ahmed
is a successful entrepreneur, an
educationist, an avid promoter of
communal harmony and a strong
advocate of worker’s rights and
liberties, who is known for his
contributions towards facilitating
emergence of the modem face of
leather industry in India.
2. Born on September 17,
1947 at Ambur in Vellore district.
Tamilnadu, Rafeeque Ahmed
entered the industry at a very
young age in the early 1970s.
As a pioneering industrialist of
Ambur, he established the Farida
Group of Companies as one of
the large and globally respected
groups of the country, engaged
in manufacture of leather and
footwear. He is the Chairman of
this Group. Farida group provides
direct employment to more than
12000 persons. 90% of whom
are women. In recognition of his
contributions towards worker’s welfare, his company SPVs – Ambur Economic Development Organization
has received the Best Kaizan Award FSL/ISPL from (AEDOL) and Chennai Environmen tal Management
the Confederation of Indian Industry. His success has Company of Tanners (CEMCOT) – both of which
spurred a number of entrepreneurs of this district to are engaged in establishing Zero Liquid Discharge
embark on this line of business. As a result Ambur has Systems for II tannery clusters in the state of Tamil
today been recognized as a Town of Export Excellence Nadu, the first of their kind anywhere in the world in
in the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 of Government of this industry.
India. 6. Rafeeque Ahmed’s Farida group has been
3. Ahmed has been widely acknowledged for his associated with various social welfare activities inclu
stellar contributions towards formulation of policies ding educational and medical care of selected children,
for development of the leather sector in the country organization of eye camp’s greening the enviro nment
over the past two decades. Towards development in Ambur etc.
of manpower for the leather sector in the country,
he has actively promoted various initiatives taken
by the Government of India as well as international MRS. SONIA GANDHI IN KERALA
organizations and has been associated with the
management of various man power development
organizations such as Footwear Design and
Development Institute NOIDA; Indian Institute of
Leather Products, Chennai and Central Foot wear
Training Institute, Chennai.
4. Ahmed held several posts in various industrial
bodies such as President of All India Hides and
Skins Tanners and Merchants Association; Chairman,
Footwear Design and Development Institute, NOIDA;
Chairman, Council for Leather Exports, Chennai and
Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Council of the Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry at
Chennai. He promoted and held the position of head of
Indian Finished Leather Manufacturers and Exporters
Association, Chennai; Indian Shoe Federation,
Chennai; Research Council of Central Leather Resea
rch Institute, Chennai and of Federation of Indian
Exports Organizations, New Delhi, on many occasions
in the past twenty years.
Congress President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi Campaigning for IUML
5. Rafeeque Ahmed, along with other leaders of Candidate Dr. Muni Koya in Calicut, Kerala.
the industry, has been instrumental in creation of two IUML President E. Ahmed his on her right side.

Basir Ahamed Khan’s claim is nothing

but a political tamasha: IUML
New Delhi, March 28- IUML
National General Secretary
Prof. K. M. Kader Mohideen Ex. M. P. in a
statement said that Basir Ahamed Khan’s
claim that he has been elected as the
President of IUML is nothing but a political
tama sha. Mr. Khan is not even a primary
member of IUML – he said.
“It has come to the notice of the central
leadership of Indian Union Muslim League
that one Mr. Basir Ahamed Khan who is not
even a primary member of the party has
claimed that he has been elected as the
President of Indian union muslim League.
His claim is nothing but a political tamasha
to confuse the party workers in the states
where IUML is contesting assembly elections
with likeminded National parties. It is
important to note that not even a single
member of IUML National Executive is
supporting Mr. Khan, barring a few former
members who are expelled from the party.
As mentioned Mr. Khan is not even a
primary member of the party and during
the last few years he had been claiming
that he is the president of various parties
at various times including Indian National
League, Insaf party etc. A few months back
he launched another political party and
was trying to register it with the Election
Commission of India also. Mr. khan is a
political opportunist and has a history of
joining and leaving various political parties
due to his vested interests. He is a typical
example of “aaya ram, gaya ram” of politics.
Indian Union Muslim League
is united under its President
Mr. E. Ahamed, Minister of State for External Affairs,
Government of India, and these kind of claims made
by certain individuals in collusion with political parties
opposing IUML is nothing but a political plank in the states
where IUML candidates are putting up a strong fight
against their opponents. Needless to state that these
kind of issues will never affect the strength of IUML.” –
Mr. Kader Mohideen Said in his statement.
Mr. Khan in a press conference today claimed that
he has been elected as the President of IUML by the
IUML National Executive committee meeting held at
Delhi under the Pressidentship of Marghoob Hussain.
But Marghoob Hussain, President of Delhi Pradesh
IUML, later denied the claim.

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MUSLIM LEAGUE – A HARBINGER OF
AMITY AND COMMUNAL HARMONY
It will be clear to any political
observer in India that the Indian
Union Muslim League (IUML) is a
highly secular and nationalist party
engaged in protecting the rights
of minorities particularly Muslims
and strengthening the bonds of
camaraderie among different
linguistic, ethnic and religious
people. It is a harbinger of amity
and communal harmony. The late
Qaede Millat Mohammed Ismail
saheb who was elected as its
President when it was formed after
the partition of country in 1947 is
still the soul of the party. It is the
main representative body of Indian
Muslims thanks to the efforts taken
by the Muslim League leaders in
Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the
past more than 60 years.
All trusted Qaede Millat
Mohammed Ismail saheb fully and
the Kerala and Tamil Nadu units
more so. The Kerala unit of the IUML
wanted him to be its representative
in the Parliament of India. He was
elected to the Parliament from
the Manjeri constituency in Kerala
three times in 1962, 67 and 71
as an IUML candidate without
even going to the constituency
for electioneering. He went there
only to file his nomination papers.
The electorates who respected
him immensely exercised their
franchise in his favour and he
always came out successful with a
big margin of more than one lakh
votes. He was secular and patriotic
to the core. He asked people to
follow the verse of the holy Quran:
“hold tight to the rope of God and
be not divided among yourselves”
– Watasimu bihablillahi jameeaun
walaa tafarraqoo”.
When Pakistan started a war
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with India in 1965, Qaede Millat
while delivering a speech in the
Parliament expressed his desire
to send his only son Mr. Mia Khan
to the battle field to fight against
Pakistan. After the creation
of Pakistan, he had asked the
Pakistani leaders not to interfere in
the internal affairs of our country
India and bid adieu to them.
When the issue of national
language came for discussion in
the Parliament, he pleaded that
his mother tongue Tamil, a rich
language in all respects, should
be made the national language.
He was secular and patriotic to
the core. He was instrumental in
bringing the Muslim community
on a single platform particularly in
Kerala and Tamil Nadu and making
them realise the importance of
unity and integrity in accordance
with the Islamic dictate.
Qaede Millat echoed his voice
against all kinds of injustice and
encouraged righteousness from
whichever quarter it came. His
contribution in bringing the DMK
to power in Tamil Nadu cannot be
forgotten. The trio – Mr. C. Annadurai
(Anna), Mr. C. Rajagopalachari
(Rajaji) and Mr. Mohammed Ismail
(Qaede Millat) joined together and
created history in 1967 when the
DMK attained power for the first
time and the then DMK chief Mr.
C. Annadurai became the Chief
Minister of Tamil Nadu. He was
the first member of a Dravidian
party to hold that post and was
also the first non-Congress leader
to form a majority government in
Independent India. It was not on
expected lines but the late founder
leader of the DMK , Anna made it
possible with the support of the
above mentioned two leaders.
The gift of the gab that he and his
young and energetic colleagues
like the present DMK chief Dr.
Kalaignar Mr. M. Karunanidhi and
others possessed helped them in
presenting the DMK party ideology
to the people in a convincing and
befitting manner and winning
their hearts. Muslims have been
co-operating with them from day
one of the DMK. Though EVR was
an atheist, he used to address
Meeladun Nabi functions praising
Islam and Islamic ideology of
equality and brotherhood. He had
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V.M. Khaleelur Rahman
even written a book titled “Manitha
kulam waazay Islamay Nal Wazhi
(Islam is the right path for the
progress of mankind)
Muslims particularly students in
places even like Ambur rushed to
the book stalls every week end to
buy periodicals like Mani Vilakku,
Muslim Murasu, Pirai, Tamil Nadu (
Tamizhnadu), Home Land, Murasoli,
Thenral, Manram etc. which
were brought out by Muslim and
Dravidian intellectuals and leaders.
The language they used and the
matters they discussed were very
meaningful and captivating. For
example Dr. Kalaignar’s alliterative
language, Mr. Kannadasan’s poetic
expressions and Mr. Abdul Samad’s
sweet and power packed artistry
mesmerized readers like me.
Though the subject under
discussion is different I mention
all this to say the fact that the
people connected with Dravida
movements and Islam have
been working together in social
and political fields of activity. It
is heartening to note that even
today the same camaraderie exists
among Muslim League and DMK
leaders and followers. Insha Allah
it will continue as it is based more
on ideology and less on politics.
Political connections may change
but not ideological.
Coming to the main issue, the
Muslim League has never failed
to protect the causes dearer
to the Muslim community, i. e.
Muslim personal law, minority
rights in educational institutions,
reservation, safe-guard for Urdu,
Arabic and Persian, etc. Even
today prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen,
who is the President of the Tamil
Nadu unit of the Muslim League
is protecting the interest of the
Muslim community well. The 3.5%
reservation for Muslims in education
and employment sanctioned by the
DMK government at the instance of
the Muslim League is paying good
dividends. The lacunae found in
its implementation are brought to
the notice of the Hon’ble TN Chief
Minister and he has set up a high
level committee headed by the
State Chief Secretary to monitor
its effective implementation. He
has also announced accepting
the Muslim League demand for
increasing the reservation to
5% that it would be considered
positively at the earliest. Muslims
strongly believe that they will
get this benefit as he is a better
administrator and a trustworthy
leader who understands their
feelings and respects their
sentiments.
Even in the present election
scenario, the Muslim League’s large
heartedness in coming forward
to accept two constituencies
instead of three allotted already
to accommodate another political
party is a testimony to the fact
that it is a cooperative and
dependable ally. That it got three
seats later is a different matter.
Now the three Muslim League
candidates Mr. H. Abdul Basith, Mr.
M. Mohammed Sheik Dawood and
Mr. Althaf Hussain are contesting
in three assembly constituencies
Vaniyambadi, Nagappattinam and
Chennai Harbour respectively.
Insha Allah they will come out
successful along with other
candidates of the DMK alliance.
The message the Muslim
League conveys is simple and
crystal clear. That is – unity is
strength. It will not be possible
for any community to attain a
better position in society unless
it is united and works to achieve
what it wants in the educational,
economical and political arena in
the present highly competitive and
materialistic world.
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Parts of Bible may have been
written by fake apostles!
London: A US scholar has
claimed that the Bible may
have been forged several New
Testament books were actually
written by people who lied about
their identity, pretending to be the
apostles Peter. Paul or James.
Bart D Ehrman, the best selling
author of ‘Misquoting Jesus’ and
Jesus interrupted’, has said that
many religious scholars were
well aware of the “lies” of the
Bible. While some were happy to
acknowledge them, others refer
to them as “Pseudepigrapha”
meaning a falsely attributed work,
he wrote in ‘The Huffington Post’.
Even in his new book, why the
Bible’s authors are not who think
they are’. Prof Ehrman claims
‘The Second Epistle of Peter’ was
forged
“… scholars everywhere –
YOUNG MUSLIM INNOVATOR
The self Propelled Three Row Potato Seeding Device
MR. SK. ABDUL AZIZ
Krishna Bazar, G.T. Road Post,
Memari Dist,
Wan, West Bengal - 713146.
MY INNOVATION
The self propelled three row
potato seeding device for restricted
land holdings performs the tasks of
digging furrows at proper depths
for planting potatoes, planting
the seed potatoes at the proper
depth and providing soil cover
for the protection and eventual
germination of the seeds. The
device comprises a seed hopper
for accommodating seed potatoes.
Three seed cups that distribute
the seed potatoes along three
rows, a diesel engine as the prime
mover for self propulsion, a set of
balance wheels at the rear, three
sets of metallic wings for providing
soil cover after the plantation of
the seeds and three digging blades
for providing the proper depth.
Propulsion is provided by the
diesel engine (5HP-12.5 HP) via a
reduction gear box to the traction
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except for our friends among the
fundamentalists – will tell you that
there is no way on God’s green
earth that Peter wrote the book.
Someone else wrote it claiming to
be Peter”, Prof Ehrman wrote.
He has also claimed that scholars
who say it was acceptable in the
ancient world for someone to write
a book in the name of someone
wheels. A part of the power
provided to the traction wheels is
fed back to rotate a shaft on which
are mounted the seed cups. As the
shaft rotates the individual cups
pick up the seed potatoes and
distributes them along the three
furrows.
The row to row distance is
adjustable between 18” and 26”
for accommodating different
varieties. With proper design
retrofit, the device can be made to
dig furrows up to 12” in depth for
the production
IMPACT ON SOCIETY
The primary attraction of the
device is that it helps in drastically
reducing the time required for
planting of potatoes. The device
simultaneously creates irrigation
furrows for subsequent irrigation.
THE SPARK
The idea for the product owes
its genesis in the course of the
long experience I have in potato
farming in the small land holding
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else are wrong. “ If you look at
what ancient people actually said
about the practice you’ll see that
they invariably called it lying
and condemned it as a deceitful
practice, even in Christian circles”.
According to Prof Ehrman, many
scholars think six of the 13 letters
allegedly written by Paul were
actually authored by somebody
of West Bengal. I had noted that
all seeding devices available in
the country are actually tractor
driven, Which makes its use
restricted in smaller land holdings
of West Bengal. There was this
inner compulsion to develop a
device for reducing labour and
time for seeding and increasing
yield. The idea was tried out in
practice through the development
of a rudimentary model through
retrofit and salvage utilization, and
the initial results are encouraging.
YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL
JOURNEY
Hailing from a farmer family, I
had obtained a degree in science,
but had decided not to opt for
service after graduation, but to
dedicate myself to the introduction
of modern farming practices. This
led to the eventual opening of
my firm- the New Bengal Agro
Implements- where I spent more
than two decades innovating new
and appropriate farming devices.
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else claiming to be Paul. “In the
ancient world, books like that were
labelled as pseudoi – lies”.
He has also claimed that the
author of the book of 1 Timothy
claimed to be Paul but in actual
fact was someone living after Paul
had died.
The author used the apostle
name to address a problem he
saw in church, the scholar said.
“Women were speaking out,
exercising authority and teaching
men. That had to stop. The
author told women to be silent
and submissive, and reminded his
readers about what happened the
first time a woman was allowed
to exercise authority over a man,
in that incident in the garden of
Eden.
Courtesy : Times of India,
Chennai - March 28, 2011.
ASSOCIATION WITH TePP
My association with the Farm
Machinery Development Group
of Research Institute, Durgapur
dates back since I worked with
this Group for development of
different agricultural devices. It
was through this group that I
received the invitation to take part
in the Innovator’s meet organized
by TUC-CMERI, Durgapur in March
2009. The device I had innovated
impressed many scientists of the
Institute and finally received the
DSIR approval and funding.
FUTURE PLANS
Design refinement, development
production and marketing of the
seeding device as a labour saving
implement.
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Election Thamashas
Whoever I beatup
will become
Maharaja..
Captain Vijayakanth
Anyone who wants to become
a Maharaja can join the Captain’s
party and get assaulted by him. It
is what one has to comprehend by
going through the latest political
philosophy advocated by Captain
Vijayakanth. Vijayakanth noted for
his frequent mental hallucinations,
hit his party candidate Baskar at an
election meeting in Dharmapuri.
While addressing the meeting,
he appealed to the voters to vote
for Pandian whereas the party
candidate in the constituency
was Baskar. The candidate Baskar
interrupted and murmured in
Vijayakanth’s ears which provoked
captain and brought wrath on
his candidate. The TV channels
in Tamil Nadu telecasted the
visuals of the actor beating up
his own candidate during the
election campaign. Reacting to the
reports, Vijayakanth commented
‘The TV channels reported that
I beatup a candidate. Even if it
is true, it is only my candidate
that I beatup. The person I hit
will become a Maharaja later. My
partymen men know about me ‘.
People of Tamil Nadu aware that
captain will produce many more
Maharajas during this election
period. Maharajas deserve their
rightful place in Captain’s kingdom
in his films but not in Tamil Nadu
assembly which is meant for self
respecting people’.
Oomenchandi lashes
out Marxists
The opposition leader in Kerala
Oomenchandi in an interview to
Testing the dead
patient with
Stethoscope
media stated that the LDF under DIDI’s Trinamool congress has
Chief Ministed V.S.Achuthanantha brought out a series of political
seeks vote for the continuation of cartoons to pound the policies
corruption in the state. The media adopted by the CPM government
persons asked Mr. Chandi whether in West Bengal. One cartoon
depicts the CPI(M) Bhattacharjee
Mr.Achuthananthan’s focus on
as a failure in all spheres. One
corruption, the land mafia and
the sex rackets were disturbing. cartoon shows him holding an olive
branch and riding a plough that
Mr. Chandi said, ‘Last five years
of LDF rule have seen nothing but
disputes and controversies, while
the problems faced by the people
got little attention. Now the LDF is
still continuing with controversies,
with the Chief Minister saying
he will jail those involved in sex
rackets, bring to book the corrupt,
and take action against the land
mafia. These are things he could
have done by merely issuing
instruction to his officials; but he
has shown lack of political will in
taking action. The Opposition raised
all these issues in the Assembly, is being pulled by a week farmer
but MR. Achuthanandan did not while another has him holding a
even bother to order a probe. He student by the tongue. Yet another
is now seeking a vote for the LDF cartoon shows the Chief Minister
inspecting a crucified patient with
for the continuation of the existing
situation. The people of Kerala will a stethoscope.
see through this game.’

Jayalalithaa promises
Letters to the Editor... to increase quota for
Dear Sir,
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week. I read with interest your editorials and some other articles. properly implemented. Ms. Jayalalithaa said
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Phototherapy for
Constipation!
Historical jokes were plenty at the time of Second World War. Adolf
Hitler had become an anathema for the entire western world. The Nazis
were pounding the city of London, day and night, without a breathing
gap. Leaders and people were bewildered all over the world. In the mist
of the war there came a story. It was about British Prime Minister Winston
Adolf Hitler Winston Churchill
Churchill’s ailment of constipation. All medicines that were tried could not
relieve him. Ultimately, an intelligent British doctor, it was narrated, used
a clever device to cure Churchill from his ailment. He called Churchill and
without prescribing him any medicine bluntly advised him to go to his
toiled the next morning as usual. Churchill without any question agreed
the doctor’s advice and went to the toilet the next morning. The moment
he sat on the closet he had developed loose motion and his constipation
was kicked off at one stroke. It was the phototherapy the doctor cleverly
used to relieve Churchill from constipation. The doctor had pasted the
photo of Adolph Hitler in front of the closet and the moment Churchill
noticed his enemy’s photo on the wall he developed loose motion and
constipation was totally relieved. It was really a wonderful phototherapy
devised by that doctor.
Prayer at Ajmer Daragah for the
victory of India in the Cricket
World Cup!
The shah qawwalis on Monday performed at Ahat-e-Noor at dargah
premises seeking good luck for Team India in the cricket World Cup
semifinals with its arch-rival Pakistan on Wednesday.
The qawwalis, who perform on dargah premises on a regular basis,
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11
composed a few lines seeking the blessings of Khwaja Mohinuddhin
Chisti to make India victorious in the match.
As soon as the group started performing, hundreds of cricket lovers
including children holding tricolour assembled there and the place was
packed in a matter of few minutes. The fans also offered chadders with
prayers for India’s win. After a one-and-a-half hours of qawwali session,
sweets were distributed to cricket fans and other devotees.
As the qawwali music and rhthm resonated, devotees gathered from
all sides. “Inshallah, India will win”, said Roshni, who had come from
New Delhi to pay obeisance at dargah.
The Anjuman committee of the dargah also participated in the event
and offered prayers for Team India. “This is sports spirit and everyone
want their team to win the match. We all want India to win the semifinal
match”, said Mahmood Chisti, secretary of the committee.
A Man of Simplicity
W ith $5.7 billion revenue, Azim
H Premji’s wipro is ranked among
the world’s 100 top technology
companies. He is the third richest
man in India and 36th richest among
the world’s billionaires. He has a
personal wealth of nearly $17 billion.
In spite of his rich treasure, Premji prefers a simple life and for years
he drew an Indica car worth around 2 lakh rupees. He is a god fearing
Muslim, donated $2 billion worth of shares to the Azim Premji foundation
making it the largest endowment by an Indian. He wakes up 5 in the
morning and after morning prayers he treks in the forests of Karnataka.
He works two hours daily at home before he goes to Wipro campus. Will
billionaires in India emulate his simplicity ?
No more bitterness
Good bye to bitterness. Everything will be sweet hereafter. Your
cough syrups, tablets, capsules, diet drinks, in short, all your bitter
medicines will taste sweet. Thanks to the research team headed by
Ioana Ungureanu, in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, who successfully developed
a new component called G IV 3616, which prevents bitter taste being
sensed by the tongue. The research team said, ‘A lot of people are
very sensitive to bitter taste in medicines, calorie free sweeteners and
foods. We would like to be able to make their diets more enjoyable
by masking the off-putting flavours of bitterness’. Further, Live Science
Journal quoted Ungureanu as saying “Blocking these flavours we call
‘off-nodes’ could help consumers eat healthier and more varied diets.
It could encourage them to switch to non-calorie soft drinks and help
children and seniors swallow bitter tasting medications”.
The researchers who presented their findings at the annual conference
of the American Chemical Society in California said G IV 3616 is not the
first compound capable of masking bitter taste from the tongue.
The honour belongs to G IV 3727 which improves the taste of artificial
sweetness such as saccharin and sucralose.
But the bitterness blocker G IV 3616 is more potent than its predecessor
and dissolves more quickly in food and beverages, Ungureanu said.
Will Ungureanu and his team of researches develop a new compound
to extinguish the bitterness from the minds of the people. If they
succeed in their attempt the first dosage shall be administered to the US
President Barack Obama and his sworn enemy Al-Qaida head Bin-Laden
to save the world from its present bitterness.
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THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

M.A.M. GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

TRICHY - CHENNAI TRUNK ROAD, SIRUGANUR, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 621 105. PH: 0431 2650377, 6533733
M.A.M. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Website : www.mamce.org E-mail : mamce@mamce.org
(Approved by AICTE New Delhi and Affliated to Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli & NBA accredited), (An ISO 9001 - 2008 Certified Institution)
UG COURSES OFFERED : B.E. - CSE, ECE, EEE, EIE, MECH, CIVIL & B.Tech. IT
PG COURSES OFFERED : M.E. - Computer Science & Engg., Manufacturing Engineering, Power Electronics & Drives,
Computer & Communication Engg., MBA. MCA

M.A.M. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Website : www.mamcet.com E-mail : mamcet2k@yahoo.com
(Approved by AICTE New Delhi and Affliated to Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli)
UG COURSES OFFERED : B.E., - CSE, ECE, EEE, MECH, Civil & B.Tech - IT
PG COURSES OFFERED : MBA

M.A.M. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Website : www.mamse.in E-mail : mamse_peer@yahoo.in
(Approved by AICTE New Delhi and Affliated to Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli)
UG COURSES OFFERED : B.E. - Aeronautical., CSE, ECE, EEE, MECH.

M.A.M. ‘B’ SCHOOL

Fax No. 0431 - 2650377 Website : www.mambs.com
(Approved by AICTE New Delhi and Affliated to Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli)
PG COURSE OFFERED : M.B.A. Master of Business Administration

M.A.M. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Website : www.mamca.org
(Approved by AICTE & COA. New Delhi and Affliated to Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli)
UG COURSE OFFERED : B. Arch.

M.A.M. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

Website : www.mampc.org E-mail : mampc@yahoo.com
(Approved by AICTE & COA. New Delhi and Affliated to Directorate of Technical Education)
COURSE OFFERED : DME / CSE, ECE, Civil, EEE, MECH, MECH (Tool & Die)

M.A.M. COLLEGE EDUCATION

(Affliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education Universy)
Website : www.mamcoe.com
COURSE OFFERED : B.Ed., (Tamil, English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Botony, Zoology, Computer Science, History)

M.A.M. MATRIC. HR. SEC. SCHOOL & M.A.M. SCHOOL (CBSE)

(Approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu)
CLASSES STD I to XII (Matric. Syllabus) Classes Std I to Std VIII - (CBSE)
FEATURES
Highly Qualified & Experienced Faculty Members Separate Hostel for Boys & Girls Entire Campus wi-fi enabled
Well Equipped state of Labratories Mineral Water & Medical Facility Class rooms equipped with e-learning facilities
16 MBPs Leased Line Internet connectivity Gym Facilities for Hostel Students 40 Buses flying from Trichy & surroundings

M.A. PEER MOHAMED Dr. M.A. MALUK MOHAMED M.A. MOHAMED NIZAM
Treasurer Principal Secretary & Correspondent

Dr. M.R. NAYAK

Dr. S. SATHIKH (Former Head, Aerospace Electronics & Systems Division Council of Haji. M. ABDUL MAJEDU
(Former Vice Chancellor University of Madras) Scientific & Indistrial Research (CSIR) Banglore) Founder & Chairman
Governing Council Chairman Director M.A.M. Group of Institutions
M.A.M. Group of Institutions M.A.M. Group of Institutions

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