ToMr. Masato Kanda President Asian Development Bank (ADB) Dear Mr. Kanda, Having represented India on ADB's Board in the past, I feel dismayed and distressed about newsreports about the Bank abruptly…
To Shri T V SomanathanCabinet SecretaryGovernment of India Dear Shri Somanathan, I refer to my letter of June 2, 2025 in which I had cautioned the government that allotting satellite…
MEFCC should proactively intervene to protect Ramsar-notified Kolleru wetland system from encroachments, especially chemicals-based aquaculture and ill-advised upstream projects ToShri Tanmay KumarSecretaryUnion Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MEFCC)…
Administrative allocation of satellite spectrum to StarLink violates Supreme Court's direction in the 2G Spectrum case, involves a huge national loss to the public exchequer and poses a serious threat…
Action neglected posing a serious threat to Srisailam dam, downstream projects, urban agglomerations and thousands of villages To Ms. Debashree Mukherjee Union SecretaryMinistry of WaterResources Shri Atul JainChairmanCentral Water Commission (CWC) I…
In view of the judgement delivered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on May 15th, 2025 in the Godavarman case, MEFCC should review all clearances given for diversion of 130.75 sq. km…
To Dr. Neeraj Mittal Secretary Dept of Telecommunications (DOT) Govt of India Dear Dr Mittal, I refer to my letter of 12th March, 2025 expressing concerns about DOT allowing Elon Musk's…
The outcome of the reported meeting of the Adani representatives with the US officials should not be allowed to come in the way of the Central Government setting up an…
Enumeration of different castes and sub-categories of SCs as apart of the current decadal Census exercise, in the context of the Supreme Court's Judgement on sub-classification within SC categories, should serve as…
Dilution of the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act to attract private investment from the US and other countries will hurt the national interest and India's emphasis…
To Shri Tanmay Kumar Union Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MEFCC) Dear Shri Tanmay Kumar, I refer to a recent news report which indicates that the Maharashtra…
To Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam Union Civil Aviation Secretary Dear Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam, Kindly refer to my letter of March 25, 2025 on how IndiGo airlines took me, an 83+ year old passenger and…
To Shri T V Somanathan Cabinet Secretary Govt of India Dear Shri Somanathan, I understand that the Government has "decided to give a major relief to telecom companies, running into thousands of…
To Mr Ajay Banga President World Bank Dear Mr Banga, I understand that the World Bank is considering reversing its long-standing policy against funding nuclear power projects, ostensibly on the dubious ground that…
To Shri Gyanesh Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dr Vivek Joshi Election Commissioner Dear S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar, Sandhu and Joshi, I am glad that the…
Elon Musk's StarLink forming a cartel with the two domestic telecom operators to appropriate strategic domestic satellite spectrum not only hurts the interests of millions of telecom users in India…
To Shri M K Stalin Chief Minister Tamil Nadu Dear Shri Stalin,I write this in continuation of my letter of 27th February 2025 addressed to you and other Chief…
To Dr. S. Jaishankar Union Minister for External Affairs Dear Dr Jaishankar, I write this in continuation of my earlier letter of 6th January 2025 on the plight of Indian immigrants deported…
Appeal to the Union Steel Minister to direct RINL's management to desist from adopting such a vengeful approach and, instead, implement a package of measures meant to revive RINL on a…
To Shri V. L. Kantha Rao Union Mines Secretary Dear Shri Kantha Rao, I have come across a news report that the Hindustan Zin Limited's (HZL) Board would be shortly considering raising of…
The share of Tamil Nadu, AP and a few other States in the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha would reduce if the freeze of 1971 population basis relaxed- Constitutional amendments urgently…
The latest reports about the US threatening to "shut off" StarLink, unless Ukraine allows a lion's share in its mineral resources in favour of the US should sound an alarm…
To Smt. Droupadi Murmu Hon'ble President of India Respected Rashtrapati Ji, The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, as enacted in 2023, has cut at the root of…
Continued half-hearted assistance to RINL, without addressing its basic problems permanently, will cripple its operations, demoralise its employees and destroy its intrinsic worth. Not paying salaries to employees for work…
To Shri Narendra D ModiPrime Minister Dear Shri Modiji, The Finance Minister (FM), in her recent Budget Speech, stated that "Development of at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by…
To Dr. S. Jaishankar Union Minister for External Affairs Dear Dr Jaishankar, The fact of the first batch of 203 immigrants deported by the USA in shackles, hands and feet,…
To Shri H D Kumaraswamy Union Steel Minister Dear Shri Kumaraswamy garu, Kindly refer to my letter of 28th August, 2024 addressed to you on the subject and my more recent letter…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Minister of Finance Dear Smt Sitharaman, Kindly refer to my letter of 23rd November 2024 on the recent indictment of the Adani Group by a US District Court…
To Dr Suman Bery Vice Chairman NITI Ayog Dear Dr Bery, I understand that Niti Ayog, in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) and the State Tribal Research Institutes,…
Denying the rightful price for paddy to farmers as recommended by the Swaminathan Committee, but at the same time, subsidising rice for ethanol production that adversely affects food security, intensifies…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, Please refer to my letter of August 27, 2024 addressed to you on the urgency involved in reviving the CPSE,…
ToShri Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Shri A C PandeyElection Commissioner Shri A GoelElection Commissioner Dear S/Shri Rajiv Kumar/ Pandey and Goel, Please refer to the deeply distressing disclosures made four…
To Shri T V SomanathanCabinet Secretary Dear Shri Somanathan, I refer to a news report which indicated that the Prime Minister (PM) had laid "the foundation stone for the bulk drug…
Request for sanctioning a special financial package for public investment for creating assets in irrigation, education, health, social empowerment and other development sectors in North AP and Rayalaseema To Smt Nirmala…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant: Steel Ministry's unprofessional way in handling RINL has brought it to a point of no return Drop…
To Shri T V SomanathanCabinet Secretary Dear Shri Somanathan, Please refer to my earlier two letters of October 17th and November 14th, 2024 appealing to the government not to deviate…
by Prof Jagdeep Chhokar and Dr E A S Sarma Respected Rashtrapati Ji, We write this in continuation of the appeal made to you on the 11th of December, 2024. We earnestly…
To Smt Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, I refer to my earlier letter of 23rd November 2024 addressed to you on the larger implications of the recent US District Court's…
by Prof Jagdeep Chhokar and Dr E A S Sarma Appeal to Hon'ble Smt Droupadi Murmu President of India Respected Rashtrapati Ji, We refer to the "Restatement of Values of Judicial Life"…
ToShri Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Shri Gyanesh KumarElection Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I feel somewhat concerned about the CEC choosing to attend an NDTV function recently at…
To Shri Vibhu Nayar Union Secretary (Tribal Affairs) Dear Shri Nayar, I refer to a disturbing news report on how the Gujarat Forest Department's appropriation of forests for "green credits" under…
To Shri T V SomanathanCabinet SecretaryGovernment of India Dear Shri Somanathan, I refer to my letter of 23rd November 2024 addressed to the Finance Minister , calling for setting up an…
ToShri Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh KumarElection Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I refer to a news report (https://theprint.in/politics/only-want-to-clear-doubts-say-markadwadi-residents-as-admin-stops-mock-poll-in-maharashtra-village/2385542/) that "villagers in Markadwadi (a village in Malshiras Assembly Constituency…
To Smt Sarada Muraleedharan Chief Secretary Govt of Kerala Dear Smt Muraleedharan, I have come across a distressing news report that indicated "forest department officials responsible for demolishing three tribal huts at…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Minister of Finance Dear Smt Sitharaman, I refer to the US District Court's indictment of Gautam Adani and several others, that they committed acts of malfeasance both…
To Shri T V Somanathan Cabinet Secretary Dear Shri Somanathan, I have come across an pressure release issued by the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) of the USA (https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-181) saying that "…
To Shri V L Kantha Rao Union Secretary (Mines) Dear Shri Kantha Rao, Please refer to my letter of 16th November 2024 pointing out that allotment of the Dagocha gold mine to HZL,…
To Shri V L Kantha Rao Union Secretary (Mines) Dear Shri Kantha Rao,I understand that your Ministry has allotted the Dugocha Gold mineral block in Udaipur District in Rajasthan in favour…
To Dr. Neeraj Mittal SecretaryDepartment of Telecommunications (DOT)Government of India Dear Dr Mittal, I refer to my letter of October 17, 2024 on the illegality involved in the Department of Telecommunications…
To Shri A K Lahoti Chairman TRAI Dear Shri Lahoti, I write this letter in continuation of my earlier letter of July 10th, 2024 on how unilateral tariff hikes by the two…
To Shri Arunish Chawla Secretary Union Ministry of Culture Dear Shri Chawla, ASI should undertake a quick comprehensive exploration of ancient archaeological sites, based on cost-efficient ground-penetrating technologies like LIDAR, Satellite Imagery Analysis…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, Please refer to my letter of 11th August 2024 calling for an independent judicial commission to enquire into the allegations against…
To Shri S K Singh Secretary (Rural Development) Govt of India Dear Shri Singh, I hope you have seen my letter of 26th October 2024 addressed to the Finance Minister…
ToSmt NirmalaSitharamanUnion Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, More than a year ago, in my letter of 3rd July 2023, I cautioned your Ministry on last-mile glitches, largely attributable to beneficiary…
To Dr. Neeraj Mittal Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DOT) Government of India Dear Dr Mittal, I refer to the latest notification of October 21st, 2024 issued by DOT (https://dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/PPP-PMI%20order%2021102024.pdf), amending the Public…
To Shri A K Lahoti Chairman TRAI Dear Shri Lahoti, I write this in continuation of my earlier letter of 10th July 2024, questioning the unilateral action on the part…
To Dr. Neeraj Mittal Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DOT) Government of India Dear Dr Mittal, TRAI had circulated a Consultation Paper on 6th April 2023 on issues relating to allocation of…
To Ms Leena Nandan Secretary Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & ClimateChange (MEFCC) Dear Ms Nandan, I understand that your Ministry has denied clearance for a 1,500MW Pumped Storage Hydroelectric…
To Ms Leena Nandan Secretary Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & ClimateChange (MEFCC) Dear Ms Nandan,You are aware of the statutory obligation on the part of your Ministry and the…
AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 mandates notification of the AP State Capital, in the absence of which any further action including investment in the capital city would be prima facie illegal…
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