Poem by Canadian Techie sparks rampage in bangalore office

abhay · Mar 4th, 2008, 13:03

... Read on at http://www.business-standard.com/com...315663 &tab=r

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Teasing takes on parochial tone in IT firm
BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore March 04, 2008
Sasken sacks accused employee.

Teasing a fellow worker on linguistic lines not only cost a techie his job but also saw brought his company’s operations to a grinding halt following public outrage on Monday. The incident occurred at Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd, located on Airport Road in Bangalore.

Scores of pro-Kannada activists under the aegis of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike ransacked the company premises and resorted to slogan-shouting against the management after a Kannada television channel aired videos of the techie singing a poem penned by him. The poem, which the activists claimed was a derogatory song, was intended to ridicule Kannadigas. The accused techie has been identified only as Lee, a Canadian national.

Hmm... looks like tolerance is going for a toss in bangalore...

Text of the poem

I took a look at the poem.. but found nothing that offensive to warrant such an extreme display

ebby · Mar 5th, 2008, 15:15

When living in an alien land dont you think it is better not to offend the natives whose hospitality you are enjoying. We dont know the background under which the incident took place. Most probable lee must have been in the habit of teasing the locals and hence the animosity. Friendly ribbing is always taken in the right spirit and doesnt escalate to the level this has gone.

puchoo · Mar 5th, 2008, 15:24

unless i missed something...i agree it does not seem to be offensive...unless the "effect' has been lost in translation...assuming it was not in english to begin with..

...typical reaction...riots, looting, vandalism, mob, shouting , screaming.... the phrase "peaceful protest' does not seem to exist in our vocabular...

himmat01 · Mar 5th, 2008, 15:46

What were the cops doing? Cops in India have a habit of looking the other way when mobs go on rampage destroying public/private property.

Groups indulging in vandalism must be made to pay for the damage caused by their memebers.

Nick-H · Mar 5th, 2008, 17:02

What a heap of nonsense.

And what a bad poem. Perhaps the mob were all literary critics?

Language chauvinism, and the politics that uses it as a weapon, are powerful movements here: not to be messed with.

puchoo · Mar 5th, 2008, 17:04

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Perhaps the mob were all literary critics?

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puchoo Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 3,409	unless i missed something...i agree it does not seem to be offensive...unless the "effect' has been lost in translation...assuming it was not in english to begin with.. ...typical reaction...riots, looting, vandalism, mob, shouting , screaming.... the phrase "peaceful protest' does not seem to exist in our vocabular... __________________ Cheers! Sidharth puchoo.wordpress.com

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himmat01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Posts: 111	What were the cops doing? Cops in India have a habit of looking the other way when mobs go on rampage destroying public/private property. Groups indulging in vandalism must be made to pay for the damage caused by their memebers. __________________ http://www.airliners-india.net/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/himmat/

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,832	What a heap of nonsense. And what a bad poem. Perhaps the mob were all literary critics? Language chauvinism, and the politics that uses it as a weapon, are powerful movements here: not to be messed with. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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ebby Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mysore, India Posts: 705	When living in an alien land dont you think it is better not to offend the natives whose hospitality you are enjoying. We dont know the background under which the incident took place. Most probable lee must have been in the habit of teasing the locals and hence the animosity. Friendly ribbing is always taken in the right spirit and doesnt escalate to the level this has gone.

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