BJP had no reason to tolerate Jaswant

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I am balaji from chennai. I own a beat diesel and I am not a previous owner of indica(i had a getz 2005). I can say the refinement is better if not best compared to a swift or micra.. but still even the polo’s engine has a clatter which is similar to beat and i dont find any difference between these two as far as the refinement goes… If you talk about high speed, then there is no diesel engine of its capacity to compare with, as in a 1 liter engine(its actually 936 CC) you cant expect it to perform like a 1.3/1.4. I believe GM is fine withe sales of BEAT diesel, as only after the launch of this diesel version beat started to clock around 5000 cars rather it was 1500 on average considering the Petrol/LPG alone.
so is the EON worth the money that is paid for? or whether it has the best of fuel economy, built, drive ability, ergonomics and cost? I see that its top end model is almost 4.5 lacs in chennai. Do you think eon has a better refinement overall? As a package at their own segments and cost, i feel BEAT is better car than the EON and if you have not driven an EON, please try it once.
Again coming to the price, the entry model of figo diesel is 5.5 L on road chennai whereas Beat is 5.03, its almost 50K difference and this continues for all the variants. If 50K is not a difference at all, I would like to say that the budget interval between a wagonR(1 Liter VXi) and a Ritz(1.2 Liter LXi) is a meagre 20K. With ABS version of WagonR you need to spend more than the Ritz Lxi. So certainly 50K is a better difference and any consumer will realize on the date of delivery. Beat is better built, good interiors and better plastics than the ford figo and comparing it with Figo itself will solve the purpose of GM’s idea of BEAT diesel. When a car like EON which is noisy and has a vibrating gear lever with a lousy 3 pot IRDE version engine can be tagged at 4.5 lacs why not the beat with good built and better plastics and good steering/clutch assembly with the 1 liter derivation of the famous FIAT engine should not be priced 50K lesser than the competition? On a lighter note, if the engine is approx 500 CC less you want it to be at half price of Figo?

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WTF !! :-/

according to wt basis is d fiesta worst performer ???
it has got luks, performance, handling, built quality, gud avg .
jus bcoz its priced at a bit high price doesnt means dat its an worst performer
dear writer,
i think according to u, best cars are bad design, bad handling, poor safety, poor built qualtiy n GOOD MILEAGE + LOW PRICING = BEST CAR !

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Either you guys have not seen any car, or some company has bribed you all to do this review.. I can agree on Aria, but all the other cars are really good and they deserve respect.. What are the parameters based on which you have judged the cars..Agree with Rocco…

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I’ve bookmarked this because I found it interesting. I would be very interested to hear more news on this. Thanks!

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Well, a perfect analysis.. But have a point, instead of going in for the new car, still the best priced cars are now available dirt cheap if you enter the used car market. Whats the harm in having a Honda City of 2009 at under Rs. 5 Lacs.. The car is less driven, maintained and by sure now will attract less depreciation from current price as already 3 -3.5 lacs eroded in first 2 years.. Got the latest stock at:- http://www.usedcarindelhi.com

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Maruti Kizashi……. 300 for a maruti car is unforgiving faliure

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Rightly so, anything by Amir is considered wonderful! I thought it was so till this article woke me up the commercial realities. making money out of this important topic is criminal. No difference in a bigoted parent and Amir who is also bigoted.

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An attempt at a TV show to highlight perceived societal ills by Amir Khan is being discussed threadbare. It is just that – a TV show. You may or may not LIKE it. Amir would have been paid megabucks to do something else, if he hadn’t done this show. If even a single female feticide can be prevented by the show, it would have been worth it. And as it is just a show anyway, it needn’t be worth anything but cash! So let’s stop headbanging about this, let Amir get along with his life and showbiz, and ourselves persue our own vocations…if that entails working for societal-change at a grassroot level, so be it. Don’t whine unnecessarily on newsprint.

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Instead of criticising u should feel happy that becoz of Aamir problem reaching too far & dnt forget best thing he concluded that its happening in Big cities than general perception of villages among ppl. I can understand ur problem like some time i write some new thing in my blogs but it didn’t received well & some1 knwn does it, it reached out. Wat ever he is charging is his choice he can make money from other sources too but i am glad he chosen Satayamev jayate way.
Jealous of high TRP haan.

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Hindustan times completely wrong. If amir khan data is wrong compare to present situation then what is the big problem here atleast concept is good to build better society. Eg. if amir khan data is wrong compare to present situation, we should think even if one girl child die its not good for society and nation. So we should appreciate the initiative which is taken by aamir khan

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Dear HT,

You should not post mortem the brilliance of the show, be humble and learn something.
The whole nation is learning its not such a bad ’show’ as you refer to it.
SMJ’s and Aamirs heart and mind are in the right place. Their efforts are commendable.

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Totally Agree
Aamir isnt a show prop, hes a change agent

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70% of dowry death cases are false. The law itself is wrongly defined. The law says, if any woman dies within 7 years of marriage, then it is dowry death. It is suicide of married men (not women) that is continuously rising (look at NCRB data). When men commit suicide due to false cases or torture by wife and in-laws, no arrests are made and no FIRs are registered.

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This blog post is biased and total non-sense. Will not read anymore HT blogs from now on.

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I understand your point of view – how you were dissapointed because the show didn’t answer your specific questions. I’m afraid you’re missing the whole point of the show, you’re angry that people tuned into the show to watch amir khan and you’re angry that he’s making money out of it the and at the doctor who’s interested in saving lives is also making money by charging loads for operations. Tell me – why is it wrong to make money, yes some peope want and get more money than others and there are many ways to do this, I’m sure you yourself want money but are very quick to criticize others and these people are actualy doing good things. In contrast, there are other stars who just make money out of pointless award ceremonies, scandals etc and doctors who make money out of feticide.

And the point I was making earlier, the point of the show is to create a buzz about the topic, to reach a large audience and give out a positive message which is exacty what it did. You then go on to say that Mr. Khan’s last statement about how “female feticide can end if we all decide that it must” is not going to work. I knew when he said this that the majority of viewers would not understand this simple but powerful message. Contrary to what you said, it is in fact that simple – what people think they will get, and if the majority of us thinks about a brighter future with no female feticide then that is what the future will hold for us. The first step is to always give people an idea and the change follows. I agree with you that laws need to be firmer etc. but the problem really lies in the mindset of the population. You saw in the show the example of the judge who failed to acknowledge that there was anything wrong with female feticide; this just shows that when you talk about change, it needs to come from the minds of the general population which incudes lawyers, doctors, policemen, poiticians etc. The laws can only be changed if the majority of people decide to make a change.

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Chetan, your article contains quite a few important points, but its written from the perspective of a person who has studied and delved deeper into the issue. Why not think about it from the layman’s perspective?
Aamir’s show has a very diverse audience. There are many in our country who don’t even read the daily newspapers, and are not aware of what happens around them. This show creates awareness about issues and that’s very important.

So even though the show may have been uninspiring for you because of being an insider who has knowledge about the issue, why not applaud it for being inspiring for those who knew nothing about the issue before the show was aired?

I wrote a very detailed article on my blog which contains review, suggestions and the way ahead. Here’s the link to it.
http://positiveindians.in/satyamev-jayate-review-suggestions-and-the-way-ahead/

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