Hi dd_sh,

I also received that email in my inbox yesterday.

There is no such thing as Media Workers' Alliance. In these cyber-times, anyone can set up a gmail account, in any name, and start spreading malice against those one does not like.

What more can I say, except to declare that this is a brazen yet anonymous attempt at charitra hatya or character assassination of the named two individuals. This is indeed sad.

That said, since I tend to see the best in other people, I trust that all reasonable readers who look at all sides of an issue will see the content of that email for what it is (i.e. rubbish), and leave it at that.

Finally, every problem presents its own opportunity.

As such, I am happy to note that, at the company, all these Maoist Union-related disturbances have helped strengthen the sense of organisational solidarity between all editorial and non-editorial staff against these types of cyber/physical/telephonic/emotional/psychological/political attacks from the outside.

oohi

ashu