WhistleBlower

A whistleblower is defined as someone who exposes

wrongdoing, fraud, corruption or mismanagement.
Whistleblowing: Decision Process
STEP 1: Understand the Context & Act

• What is unethical?
• Is it motivated by my or instigated by someone's
o काम (Physical Desires) 
o क्रोध (Anger)
o मद (Pride) 
o लोभ (Greed) 
o प्रतिशोध (Revenge)  
• Am I ignoring the holistic perspective of the context?
• Have I read/understood the relevant laws/guidelines which
are being violated in the act? Would this be a Vexatious
litigation ?
Whistleblowing: Decision Process

STEP 2: Ascertain your priorities

According to scriptures
बुद्ध (Antarman) -> धर्म (Family->Society)  -> संघ (Nation->
Company/Institution)  

What Employers preach:-

Company First  -> Nation Second -> Self Last

What Governments preach:-

Nation First-> Government Second -> Self Last
Whistleblowing: Decision Process

STEP 3: Ascertain Consequences

Possible negative consequences:-
• Public Attention (Intra-Company or outside) Are you ready
for that?Failure to hire or rehire
• Denial of benefits,overtime or promotion
• Reassignment affecting prospects for promotion
• Blacklisting, Firing or laying off
• Demoting, Disciplining
• Intimidation, Making threats
• Reducing pay or hours 
Whistleblowing: Decision Process

STEP 4: Plan For Worst case Scenarios

• Study each consequence and review your preparedness

• Plug any deficiencies
• Gather sufficient legally defensible proofs to substantiate
your claim
• If you decide to quit at this stage reasoning yourself that
you would like to forgive then consider following:-

क्षमा शोभती उस भुजंग को, जिसके पास गरल है 

उसका क्या जो दंतहीन, विषरहित विनीत सरल है 
- Ramdhari Singh “Dinkar”
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STEP 5: Choosing the mode

• Anonymous or not ?  Go Legal or not ?

• Through Government Agencies, NGO or Management,
Boss's Boss ?
• Means: Print/Email/Blog/Notice/Phone Call/Video etc
• Financial Cost ? 
WhistleBlower Laws
• US:  Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, Corporate and
Criminal Fraud Accountability Act
• UK: Public Interest Disclosure Act of 1998
• India: 
o Public Interest Disclosure (Protection of Informers) Bill,
2009 was prepared by the department of personnel and
training (DoPT), 
o Central Agency (per Public Interest Disclosures and
Protection of Informers Resolution, 2004): CVC
• Other Agencies: http://www.whistleblower.org
• Recent Notable Cases:
o WikiLeaks
o Yashwant Sonawane, 2011
o Satyendra Dubey Case, 2004
References

• CVC Guidelines: http://www.cvc.nic.in/whistle.pdf
• The Whistleblower Protection Program in US 
o http://63.234.227.130/dep/oia/whistleblower/index.html
• Whiteblower
(Wikipedia), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower
• What are whistleblower
laws: http://jobsearchtech.about.com/cs/labor_laws/a/whistle
_blower_2.htm
•  India doesn't have a law to protect
whistleblower: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-
doesnt-have-a-law-to-protect-
whistleblower/articleshow/5736903.cms
 ॐ सह नाववतु | सह नौ भुनक्तु | 
May we work conjointly with great energy. May we work conjointly with great energy
सह वीर्यं करवावहै |तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु 
May we work conjointly with great energy. May our study be vigorous and effective
मा विद्विषावहै ||
May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any).

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ||

Om ! Let there be Peace in me ! Let there be Peace in my environment ! Let there be
Peace in the forces that act on me