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Re: ARTICLE : SRH Reorganization
In article <4skjn3$a8t@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
<SVAISHNAVI@BOSCO.MEIS.UAB.EDU> wrote:
>
> The removal of Ajay Shah as moderator of this newsgroup would be
>monumental error. The given reasons for his removal do not seem to match the
>experiences of most people.
Where were those reasons given? How do you have access to the
experiences of most people?
>To me, it seems that this call for reorganization
>has been given by a few people that want revenge for Mr. Shah's support for
>soc.religion.hindu.vaisnava instead of srv. What's even more disturbing to me
>is that these few individuals are using ISKCON's name in this vindictive,
>vendetta-like action. I have always been a strong supporter of ISKCON; in
I think "vindictive" means the same as "vendetta-like" -- or doesn't
it? But never mind.
I am not aware of any case where anyone has used ISKCON's name, as you
say, in connection with this reorg effort. Many people, including
myself, who have no connection with ISKCON would not accept that.
Sadly, the rest of your misinformed tirade is predicated upon that one
false understanding:
>fact, I'm an annual member (and indeed a life member when there was no annual
>membership). I'm extremely proud of ISKCON's accomplishments. I'm even more
>proud of the efforts to celebrate Srila Prabhupada's Centennial this year.
>That's why I'm extremely disappointed with these people who are really
>besmirching ISKCON's image, especially when ISKCON needs good publicity for
>the Centennial. I don't know if these individuals have official ISKCON
>support; I suspect that they do not. If that is the case, the ISKCON
>leadership needs to take action immediately. ISKCON needs to distance itself
>from the actions of these people and make it clear that these people do NOT
>speak for the organization. In fact, ISKCON should help heal some of the
>wounds and alleviate the bad publicity by helping Mr. Shah stay as moderator
>of this newsgroup in its current form.
>
>There is no legitimate reason to remove Mr. Shah and from a moral and
>even a practical (public relations) standpoint, ISKCON should take a
>stand against this action. I also urge all ISKCON devotees who support
>this action to rethink their stands.
If you have any better-informed points to make, I'd like to hear
them.
Regards,
Shrisha Rao
> Sandeep Vaishnavi
