Saturday, June 1, 2013

POLITICIANS NONE : JUDGES SOME

A well-behaved student , Pon Navarasu , joined the medical college at Annamalai University , and his tragic end was at the hands of John David after ragging .It was in 1996 at the hostel . John chopped off the body of Navarasu into parts and disposed them off in different places. The gruesome cruelty shocked the families , the University , and the people of Tamilnadu. The trial court convicted John and sentenced him to double life imprisonment. In 2001, a division  bench of the Madras High Court acquitted John. The judgement shook the conscience of the nation. But the Supreme Court overturned the order of the Division Bench. The lawyers at the bar conferred on the Division Bench head the sobriquet Acqittal Judge. BCCI thought it wise to include him in the IPL enquiry panel may be on the hope that the panel would exonerate him and his son-in-law . When more than a billion fans were outraged against BCCI President who refuses to quit , politicians of all parties played safe. The PM gave a sermon not to mix sports and politics. His Govt has all the powers to supercede the BCCI in the national interest .But he will not do.