' We have to end this bargain culture '

Thu Aug 29 13:42:57 2002
Name:Kayzad
Email:the_body79@yahoo.com
Your Views:I think the Indian government and forces here are terribly weak. They together cannot nab one man when they know where he is located. How much more of a pussy can they be. This is disgraceful. In case Bush were to get kidnapped by him then I'm sure the b******* would have been caught by now. We have an army, air force. What more does one want? Im sure that Osama would have got hold of Veerappan. This just shows that incase there is a war betweeen India and Pakistan then all of us know who will win. We cannot fight one man. A nation would be impossible to deal with. Jai Hind :-(

Thu Aug 29 14:14:26 2002
Name:partha
Email:partha_mca@rediffmail.com
Your Views:catch him & kill him

Thu Aug 29 14:54:15 2002
Name:Gowrishankar
Email:a@b.com
Your Views:Get top technological help to spot Veerappan and assign the task to NSG commandos. If Nagappa pays with his life, then so be it.

Thu Aug 29 14:56:15 2002
Name:Ghayas Sheikh
Email:ghayas_2000@hotmail.com
Your Views:Our STF cannot do anything because they are under pressure from our ruthless politicians. The task should be given to the military now as the military system has nothing to do with these politician. When our army can dig out those terrorists from the mountains the i think veerapan will be a piece of cake for them .

Thu Aug 29 15:22:40 2002
Name:Ganesh P
Email:hellopg@rediff.com
Your Views:Sir my view in this connection is Central Govt. should intervene with Karnataka Govt. and Tamilnadu Govt. whatever the way try to arrest him or kill him. Government should not leave him like previous. Government should not try to send any emissaries to get back nagappa. If we do so we loose again other's like nagappa. whatever the way kill him with regards

Thu Aug 29 15:29:45 2002
Name:Chennakeshava
Email:chennu@rediffmail.com
Your Views:I think the damn politicans are involved too deep into it. If US can search for Osama on the globe, y cant indian army search for Veerappan in 2 states? India should have military rule. damn politicians.

Thu Aug 29 15:57:14 2002
Name:Rajesh Kumar
Email:rajesh.k1202@email.com
Your Views:Veerappan is not at all a criminal when we compare him with our corrupt leaders. However, I do not condone kidnapping some celebrity or poaching, but what is he compared to large scale looters like Jaya /Bangarappa etc. When the "matinee idol" was kidnapped two years back there was a big show by his fans who went on a rampage by damaging property and disrupting normal life in Bangalore. Why dont we ask these warriors go and nab the brigand instead of hurling stones on buses and attaking Tamils in Bangalore.

Thu Aug 29 16:19:09 2002
Name:Rajul Mishra
Email:rajul_mishras@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Karnataka Government and tamilnadu govenment looks like can never get along first its language then river and water and then veerappan. It does not rain but pour situation is always there. the best option to any of the three government at this time is negotiate (which they can follow) and do a wait and watch. another option which they are literally afraid to take up is make a army man chain like school children do at "anti tobbacco day and all world days" outside the "territory of veerappan"(!!!) and squeeze him in corner with shoot to kill. Put three cheetas (helicopters) for supply and use lot of tear gas granades inside and around area The only way to miss him would be to mis-judge his territory which Indian army cannot do it but Indian politicians can.

Thu Aug 29 16:52:47 2002
Name:Suresh Balasubramaniam
Email:surivd@hotmail.com
Your Views:We should not yield anymore. We should set an example that extortions and ransom seekers are discouraged. Be strong and resailent. Send in a the elite commandos and get the worm nailed. We might end up loosing some people, but that is good if it serves a noble cause. All the swines in the jails for whom he is seeking release must be shot dead and the bodies handed over to the idiot. Give way to peace. Don't kindle a tamil, kannadiga fight unnecessarily. I agree with Ms.Jayalalitha that we should not yield anymore.

Thu Aug 29 16:57:10 2002
Name:anky panky
Email:ankypanky@rediffmail.com
Your Views:This is not a case of a brigand kidnapping a politician. This is a case of some commiting a crime and not only getting away with it but also getting a reward! As long as we do not have a firm policy of not yielding to bandits and criminals, the kidnap and laugh game will continue. We should have made a legislation in this regard long long ago. When Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's daughter was kidnapped, we blinked, when Rajakumar was kidnapped, we blinked only to think it was for one last time. When Taliban flew our planes from right under our nose we again blinked. Criminals now know that government can only blink and that public has a short memory. So, while public everytime loses, they continue gaining. And politicians, who are to frame the legislation, continue blinking. Only God knows, why they do not frame laws. May be a cut of the ransom reaches them making their eyelids weak and causing timely blinking. Its high time we decide for once and for all that no kidnapping would be succumbed to. It might give us some trouble in the short term. But, once criminals know that it doesn't work, they would forever lose this weapon! A small pain in the short term giving solace forever!

Thu Aug 29 17:06:07 2002
Name:Bangalore
Email:rameshnaik75@hotmail.com
Your Views:Karnataka Govt has not learnt anything by previous mistakes. Our No 1 CM of India (now he is moved to No 10 position - recent survey) assured people of Karnataka that his Govt would nab Veerappan after Dr. Rajkumar's abduction. Lots of water has flown down in Cauvery after this statement made ever since and lots of questions arise on the action of these Govt - such as why Kempayya has been called back? Why STF has been reduced and less equipped? Looks like couple of the ruling party members and one or Two ministers of Karnataka have long lasting relationship with Veerappan and safeguarding the interest of Veerappan.

Thu Aug 29 17:06:56 2002
Name:dency kundra
Email:dency1991@yahoo.com
Your Views: we should not repeat our mistakes starting from one daughter of Mufti Mohammad, again and again where as Guru Gobind Singh sacrified his father&four sons in his life for country.Don't compromise with criminals if u want to survive in the world.

Thu Aug 29 17:12:25 2002
Name:veerapan
Email:veerapan@jungle.com
Your Views:Well done veerapan !!!! We hope to see few more corrupted politicians to join u in jungle soon so, that everybody can live in peace. Never let them out of jungle !!! This should be a good lesson for other politicians too. Please try to visit Bihar and Kashmir once and solve the crisis by using your skill.

Thu Aug 29 17:15:18 2002
Name:ashok Acharya
Email:aacharya@novell.com
Your Views:Kidnapping by Veerappan, I feel is the brainchild of our beloved politicians. Whenever they want people's attention to be diverted they play this game of kidnap. Let us just ignore such cheap tricks.

Thu Aug 29 17:22:30 2002
Name:Chintan J.Buch
Email:cjbuch@indiatimes.com
Your Views:Sir, I am 21 and when I started reading newspaper when I was 8 and since then I always read 2 items regularly First one Kashmir Massacre and the seond is Veerpan. I think our polliticians really dont want to soly these problems.Because every problem gives birth to sollution.He has lot support both from Local person and some Govt.Officers.Commisnor of Tamilnadu said that There men don't have Gun which Veerapan has.What an answer! In next 2 years I won't be surprised if he;ll be new minister Next Phoolan Devi

Thu Aug 29 17:26:53 2002
Name:Anup
Email:anonymous@yahoo.com
Your Views:I salute Veerappan.I suggest he should kidnap all corrupt politicians and kill them all.

Thu Aug 29 17:48:24 2002
Name:Sudhir
Email:sudhir_ss@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Karnataka Govt does't want to catch veerappan alive bcoz they fear that they will be exposed to the people as they have paid 40 crores to release Rajkumar.This is evident as C.M krishna transferred tough cop Kempaih who had arrested LTTE pro Kolathur mani and seized the amount. Kempaih has gone close to nab the brigand but was transferred for no reason.

Thu Aug 29 17:54:17 2002
Name:Mani TV
Email:manibhavani@hotmail.com
Your Views:forget Mr. Nagappa and hunt for Mr. Veerappan. But in case he seeks release of only M/s. Sivasubramaniam, Vaiko and Nedumaran...the tamil nadu government can release them because they are not criminals.

Thu Aug 29 18:00:22 2002
Name:T.Srinivasan
Email:tsrinivas32@netscape.net
Your Views:What does verappn doing with the loot that is claimed to be over 100Cr?Airconditioned comfort?Is it worth spending over 100 Cr for nabbing him sacrificing at least a few trained commandos? Can we not plug the routes to see that no sandal wood or tusk leaves the jungle for the market?It is worth preventing crime than catching him as we can ill afford such an extarvaganza.

Thu Aug 29 18:02:12 2002
Name:padmanabhan
Email:padman20@sify.com
Your Views:Somebody is behind him.Is it Amma or Karuna or Krishna ? It is anybody's guess. Give him special amnesty. When these politicians loot the country openly in the name of social service what is wrong in veerappan kidnapping these politicians? So let Nagappa die. What the people of India cannot do ,veerappan is doing i.e cleaning the political dirt.

Thu Aug 29 18:04:19 2002
Name:Shailendra Singh
Email:singh_shail@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Y can't govt offer deal to Veerappan if he gets those 20 militants which India needs badly. Incase Veerappan succeeds in getting those 20 militants then India can recomend his name to US to get Bin Laden for US & get a handsome reward.

Thu Aug 29 18:11:05 2002
Name:Raj Nair
Email:rajmohan_n@hotmail.com
Your Views:Why should Nagappa be sacrificed. He is also a also human as were others.He has a family as other.Why talk of sacrifice instead of rescue? Why is he considered less among equals when probably he has served the public more than the Rajkumar?

Thu Aug 29 18:12:04 2002
Name:hemant
Email:hemant@hello.com
Your Views: i dont see what to ponder over ur stupid views. u wont get a better simple man like raj kumar. he is a man who had the whole of the state in his hands, and despite repeated requests...he never entered politics. dont think u can talk abt someone whom u have never met or known in ur life. as for veerappan, so u think giving 10 lakhs or more for each of his kidnappings is always acceptable( and that this will not hurt tax players like us)... well how bout pondering and digesting this. stupid fool !!! and dont blame the ppl of karnataka for the backlasyh against tamils, u wont find better tolerant ppl than kannadigas.

Thu Aug 29 18:12:08 2002
Name:krishnan
Email:mudaliark@hotmail.com
Your Views:This story will go endlessly. Political parties playing from this story. Now almost all attention and news to veerappan, then nothing. Whatever may be we want to capture veerappan otherwise it is shame not only to tamilnadu, karnataka people it is totally shame to indians.

Thu Aug 29 18:15:22 2002
Name:saravanan
Email:arasn@rediffmail.com
Your Views:veerapa please abduct jayalalitha/karunanithi you get money for 14 generation

Thu Aug 29 18:17:15 2002
Name:Mindreader
Email:poleinhole@hotmail.com
Your Views:So what Dr.Ramdoss has to say now? He supported Veerappan while hitting out at Rajini. Though it is said that politicians are supporting it is now known which politician and political party is supporting Veerappan. A party that felled trees is supporting a person who killed thousands of elephants and several humans. What a combination! Surely they are made for each other. So why not send Dr Ramdoss this time for negotiations. Dr Ramdoss is a Vanniar and so is Veerappan.

Thu Aug 29 18:18:49 2002
Name:somnath
Email:somnathprakash@lycos.com
Your Views:It"s nothing an eye wash to public,when the ex minister are not safe,what about common man,like us,he can kidnapp anybody,today,he as kidnapped ex minster nagappa,tommorow he will kidnap,noted vip's in veerapan's list.and this time a common man should be send as an embassy to negoiate,who is fluent in kannada and tamil.

Thu Aug 29 18:21:02 2002
Name:kumar
Email:kumar@yahoo.com
Your Views:sacrifice nagappa is not big deal, but u people show him way when he took rajkumar.if u have delt with hardle that time only u may get this chance.Is it because he is not popular person u telling for scrifice then it is not fare. U all told same thing when rajkumar was with him. Why the step mother treatement. Any body has answer to this?

Thu Aug 29 18:26:51 2002
Name:Amit
Email:sincy14@yahoo.co.in
Your Views:Veerappan is a nice person. Its only circumstances that made him bad. We should forgive him for all that he has done

Thu Aug 29 18:27:28 2002
Name:Indiacitizen
Email:indiacitizen@citizenofindia.com
Your Views:This is an absolute shame on our part to make it such a big issue. Let him keep Nagappa and let him kidnap all our politicians!! We should ignore his threat. On the other hand we should make sincere efforts to catch him. He should be punished in such a way that no one else would try to emulate him. If we fall to his threats now, lot more people will use this tactic to get what they want. Karnataka, get brave, get real. Catch him .Now!!

Thu Aug 29 18:28:16 2002
Name:Srihari
Email:xxx@XXX.com
Your Views:Ahhh! wish he had demanded the release of water from karnataka immediately. He would have won mass support atleast in tamil nadu and wud have become a big favourite of jaya. Ok so first this proves, he has no political ambitions. Secondly, I have no idea why tamils are being targetted in karnataka. Didn't know kannadigas were so stupid. give him wat he wants, and then again start the whole drama of searching him. Oh by the way, the 2 govts are doing a great job in that drama. hahaha!!!

Thu Aug 29 18:31:35 2002
Name:AnjanKumar
Email:sarjaanjan123@rediffmail.com
Your Views:it is high time to neglect veerappan by not heeding to his requests.it reminds me the taliban era of hijacking indian aircraft for the release of pak terrors. let us sacrifice Nagappa, after all he has nothing to after coming back. if possible Dr.Rajkumar can go to forest to negotiate for the release of Nagappa. sarjaanjan123@rediffmail.com

Thu Aug 29 18:32:07 2002
Name:raja
Email:sunraja@indya.com
Your Views:what has Nagappa done to Karnatak to live and make such a big issue Let verappan sacrifice him to the goddess. After all it is bound to happen when you have not kept up the promises. I mean both CM. Because of Verappan, the forest of Sathyamangalam and bandipur. Thanks for that

Thu Aug 29 18:32:51 2002
Name:fan
Email:fan@veerappan.com
Your Views:Veerappan should be allowed to roam free...he is the best thing that has happened to mankind...

Thu Aug 29 18:35:16 2002
Name:Victor
Email:victorjose.rm@yahoo.com
Your Views:Like an old movie on Veerappan states, what does he do with the millions he earned in the forest. He doesn't even have a decent life. So, it's proved that the movie (Vijaykanth movie in 1990s) was right and some politicians gained from his smuggling and just used him as a pawn.

Thu Aug 29 18:35:51 2002
Name:akasa ramanna
Email:akasa_ramanna@hotmail.com
Your Views:its tamasha time .. something to keep newsmen and reporters occupied ... ultimately veerappan gets what he wants...usual song and dance sequence from "veerappan art movies productions" ..

Thu Aug 29 18:42:29 2002
Name:Amit
Email:amitkc61@yahoo.com
Your Views:This is a shame that Indian administration could not catch a so-called sandalwood thief for last two decades. This is unbelievable that the country which has nuclear power and very high class technology, can't get hold of a thief whatever powerful he may be. I'm sure, local administration is involved with Veerappan along with local people and Govt. has not taken any sufficient measure to catch him. The kind of operation needed to catch him has never been applied by the Govt. This is high time to take commando action along with the joint action by both Karanataka and Tamilnadu police keeping in mind that the officers taking part in that operation must not be local to avoid the chances of having linkman into the police. And of course, for this if we need to sacrifice Nagappa, then do it, for saving one's life it's not good idea to endanger the lives hundreds of other people in future. In fact, this action should have been done long before when raj Kumar was kidnapped when Govt. gave Veerappan a huge ransom to release him instead of taking any action and there by making him powerful. Govt has to think that every life is equally valuable, there is no difference on VIP or common people.

Thu Aug 29 18:42:29 2002
Name:sudheendra
Email:sudhee_mg@rediffmail.com
Your Views:It is really sad that some of the views have described the karnataka Legend DR Rajkumar as arranging the sectarian violence in Karnataka.People should realize the failure of the government in tackling this menace.If 2 governments cannot catch a so called' bandit king' it is shame. Now the STF should gather up and finish this menace and SM Krishna will take honest steps which i am sure but doubt Jayalalitha who will just make strong statements but what is the action ??

Thu Aug 29 18:43:22 2002
Name:Viswanathan S
Email:asvisu@mailcity.com
Your Views:For all we know, veerappan may not be alive itself. These politicians will do anything and everything to get lime light and money. Even if somebody is really kidnapped..never give in...we should just go and burst the whole mountain and show to everybody that India will not neotiate with terrorists. I still remeber the fateful Dec'1999 when Mr. Jaswant escorted the terrorists to Afghanistan.

Thu Aug 29 18:46:31 2002
Name:Mohan
Email:moh@rediffmail.com
Your Views:There is no point paying some money and getting back nagappa...its our money...we the tax payers of india are not paying money for all these useless politicians...and why should somebody go to forest to have talks with a ruthless chap like veerappan...a guy who has killed so many of our police officers should not be talked to...he should be mercilessly killed in front of the public...more than that all the politicians who are supporting him should be given the same punishment..stone them to death...

Thu Aug 29 18:52:33 2002
Name:Raghavendra Ashrit
Email:ashrit_raichur@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Time and again we have all waste our energy and anger in 'Gujarats' Godharas Ayodyas etc. Can that be not diverted to end the menace. It is a shame. The hard core Hindu's and the hardcore Muslims ..here is a chance to join hands

Thu Aug 29 18:53:46 2002
Name:kraj
Email:kuttusa@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Its not nagappa that iam worried about, its his influence on the life of veerappan that iam concerned,as the former being a politician. God save veerapan and us from him. i say wipe oul all the scum be it in any form.

Thu Aug 29 18:55:28 2002
Name:viky
Email:bonjovip@yahoo.com
Your Views:to nab veerapan is simple way. Catch the politics people those who are supporting him wat the police was doing while nagappa was been kidnap by veerapan they are not fit to anything because they know they have big influence on veerapan these politic people will say one thinf and do other thing just they are greedy for power.If they use this brain for future india our country would be top most no 1 in the world.This is the time for every indians should ask themselves wat they had done for thier country.

Thu Aug 29 18:55:36 2002
Name:reddy
Email:gsampath_r@yahoo.com
Your Views:I can say government is sincerely not trying to catch him. They(politicians) are playing with him. Every one knows politicians are having links with him. If they have not having links with him, why not they declare as a most wanted person? Atleast now they leave political differences and put effort to catch him. Government should put a dead line date to catch him.

Thu Aug 29 19:04:22 2002
Name:mallikarjuna rao
Email:rajamallik@yahoo.com
Your Views:the issue has to be tackled carefully,because verappan is a heartless criminal.While ostensibly negotiating the govt should launch a clandestine operation to finish off veerappan.If he is allowed to live one day he will drain the govt. exchequer dry.

Thu Aug 29 19:05:37 2002
Name:soma
Email:somaari@hotmail.com
Your Views:c'mon guys lets face it, Veeru has achieved CMM level 5 (probably even Six Sigma) in his lucrative business. His planning never goes wrong. He has all the elements required for his business, the right contacts, equipment, weapons, support network, and a highly experienced mind which always gets the timing right. Its not a lack of political will, but plain incompetency of the STF which is why Veeru is thriving. The STF seems to be combing the jungles randomly and finding only elephant shit. Layoff the STF, hire a small team of smart guys, give them the latest equipment (night vision, choppers, balloons, motion trackers) and let them report directly to the chief ministers. Do this before the guy becomes a legend and captures our imagination (if not already).

Thu Aug 29 19:10:10 2002
Name:nanda
Email:harinanda@rediffmail.com
Your Views:We have to end this bargain culture to get kidnapped people.Those people has to sacrifice thie life for the nation .In future no one will play this type of game to get something.like veerappan . It is become as our culture to compensate to get our kiths and kins i.e kandhahar ,rajkumar.one incident in kashmir . One day we have to end this .the abducted people sholud sacrifice their lives for the nation.

Thu Aug 29 19:10:16 2002
Name:jagan
Email:jag@yahoo.com
Your Views: Dont bullshit ab Rajkumar....u think u r pondering...u have nothing to ponder,,as ur head is not out of pond yet...Raj incites violence against Tamils?????.....go and get ur facts correct..dont make a fool of urself. Jag

Thu Aug 29 19:16:15 2002
Name:MyView
Email:priyakkpriya@rediff.com
Your Views:Let alone Veerappan. He is a Brave and Clever man. There are many Politicians who are more corrupt than Veerappan. When our Government could just forgive Late.Phoolan Devi for all her bad deeds and give her a place in parliament, why cant they let alone Veerappan. Afterall he needs money for his living. He is leading a simple life in the forest and does not waste his money in buying Cars, Gold, Slippers, TV sets and other luxury items as our other "Politicans" have done.

Thu Aug 29 19:18:16 2002
Name:truthseeker
Email:truthseeker@hotmail.com
Your Views: sacrifice all politicians in india,to verappan. india will be better country and we can live better,in less corrupt country.

Thu Aug 29 19:23:20 2002
Name:B.Venkoba Rao
Email:raobvrao@rediffmail.com
Your Views:If we cannot an enemy within our country, how we will be able to defend ourselves against an outside enemy? It is really a sad state. But the fact remains all these veerappan's etc are all outcome of our Political bosses.

Thu Aug 29 19:23:27 2002
Name:Geekay
Email:no_email@nomail.com
Your Views:I was surprised to see the views. How many of these are serious thoughts? Why blame politicians when we (Junta paricipating) here cannot even come up with a feasible idea on paper. Again it is so sad that Dr. Rajkumar is blamed for anti-tamil riots. I am not a big fan of him. But to accuse him is a gross in-sensibility. How can we blame politicians when we fight amongst ourselves blaming each with other without any facts? Can the person who says that 'Karnataka is not releasing water even though there is enough' at least quote some numbers to support the charges? Rather than blaming the politicians we should see what 'we' as citizens do and act when it comes to our 'selfish' matters. In the olden days they used to say "Yatha Raja Thatha Praja" (As the king, so the subjects) but we have Praja Rajya (democracy) today. So the adage should change to "Yatha Praja, thatha Raja". As long as we are selfish and keep our self before the 'values', we have no right to blame politicians and it is a natural justice that we should suffer at the hands of creatures like veerappans and mind you even if this veerappan is killed, there will be many more like him until we change as per Kalam's Vision

Thu Aug 29 19:23:57 2002
Name:Madhav
Email:maadhavi182001@yahoo.com
Your Views:Doesnt it refelct the sorry state of affairs in India.The Blame should squarely rest with Politicians.These rats have deliberatly rotten the system so much that almost all state institutons have become defunct.Its shame that the police system is not able to trce a bandit who just with 50-60 crowd leadin a full fledged kingdom in the forests.shame that v don have the means,will and capabilities to end this.The politicians of India are busy in inciting casteist,linguist bigotry.instead of solving the systems problem they are busy n givin statements that not a drop of water to Tamil nadu will be given,No alien can become Prime minister blah blah...Bull S... Politicians shoould concentrate on how to make India( karnataka,TN,etc.,)a better place to live in ...how to make the system more good...If a former minister does not have the Freedom-Shame on the system!!

Thu Aug 29 19:24:56 2002
Name:mn nair
Email:nairmn@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Meet his demand and get the release of the kidnapped. Because if he is caught alive he will open the treassure of informations which will affect many important personalities. If he is killed it will open upa big conytroversy and not only that I believe that Mr.Veerappan is a very shrewed person, he must have already recorded and kept all he want to say with his close associates. The pro-Veerappan lobby is very strong than anti-Veerappan lobby.

Thu Aug 29 19:25:29 2002
Name:D. Gopinath
Email:dgoopi@yahoo.com
Your Views:Well, this problem should have been dealt with at the grass root level itself. And now it looks like this issue is going beyond our reach. Neverthelss, its not too late now either. Perhaps one may think in terms of getting assistance from foriegn nations like US, Israel who are better equipped with facilities in dealing with terrorists activities. No point working hard with no result; its high time we started working Smart.

Thu Aug 29 19:27:31 2002
Name:J.S.SHETTY
Email:tti@tatanova.com
Your Views:This is routine phenomena from verrappan side, as and when he requires money,he kidnaps seniors citizens like H.Nagappa.Hence government should yield verrappan's demands,on the contrary severe manhunt to be made against verrappan to catch him as early as possible

Thu Aug 29 19:28:14 2002
Name:subash
Email:subash_1974@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Instead of finding Veerapan, Both the govts has to find out how veerapan trades sandalwood, we will be surprised it will be non other than the same politicians who talks about veerapan is behind all this, all this are jsut to fool foolish people who vote for this guys

Thu Aug 29 19:28:36 2002
Name:Mahesh Menon
Email:maheshmenon@hotmail.com
Your Views:Not Veerappan , Its Kayarappan !!!!! Why do you all want to call him Veerappan ? He is Kayarappan, who believes in hiding and running does not want to face the world. To the best of my knowledge i am sure we are not going to get results in terms of capturing him, but on the otherside he will meet his demands (courtesy: to all the political lobby he has generated over these years) once his demands are met.. he will lead a happy life again in the forest or in a farm house of some big shot... for two years....Once he is tired of that kind of life and wants excitement & fame, he will abduct someone else.... and again the same old thing repeat, with rediff and other sites asking for public view !!!!!! Does this public view reaches anyone ???????? We are just fooling our own country & time... its better we wake up and do some constructive work for the growth of our country, rather than getting involved in this race !!!!! If possible we can help the country by giving him leads of corrupt politicians & beaurocrats whom he can make a hostage for life long !!!!!

Thu Aug 29 19:30:27 2002
Name:Roman
Email:madhava45@888.com
Your Views:Dear friends, gentlemen and fellow Indians, don't get trapped by the gimmicks played by our politicians. Its too obvious that veerappan is strongly supported by amma and Co. Otherwise why the hell on earth can some f***er like veerappan be not caught for decades. Nothing in this country can change until some dictator takes over the government. How about inviting Bin Laden to take over the governance?

Thu Aug 29 19:32:26 2002
Name:Anand Santwani
Email:ahmedabadi@rediffmail.com
Your Views:WEll, I can say that this is all well made plan of jaya & veerappan. why would he kidnapp naggapa instead of jaya, it is the politicians who have supported the veerappan from under the table theory. 200 army soldiers can hunt down a coward donkey(veerappan hiding under a tiger skin(politicians). as every as has seen how indian army has stop the leaking bloods of kashmir, army gentlemens should be on shame, that they cant even, hunt a chandan chor veerappan.... now naggapa wont b killed, bcoz naggapa is the only horse he is riding on, but stil cant say devil's mind change within seconds.....but if 1 man sacrifices then rest all are saved, rather then loosing many lives for just 1 naggapa..... someone has to sacrifice.... now choice is of greedy politician wether they fill up there pockets or they fill up the gaps made by veerappan........ thats all i have to say..... rather i shud say politicians shud b send in jungle to hunt, not just sit in a/c room and discuss in front of media for the publicity.......so that they get votes...

Thu Aug 29 19:32:30 2002
Name:CD
Email:calebvcc@hotmail.com
Your Views:My view on this is that both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu should try and catch Veerappan along with the Centre's help, without getting Nagappa killed. But if there is no way out - then there is no other option but to sacrifice Nagappa.Its high time that we firm up on something, otherwise Veerappan and the likes will continue to prosper and create havoc in future. The amount of money being spent on this operations, the kind of time and talent wasted cannot be tolerated further and the same can be put to better use. I also wish to state that whoever sympathises with Veerappan needs to change for the good of our nation. We need the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa,J R D Tata and so on and not the expensive ones like Veerappan. Let the states unite,leaving cauvery waters aside for sometime, and work towards putting an end to the Veerappan Saga,rather a madness called Veerappan.

Thu Aug 29 19:36:56 2002
Name:hariharan
Email:shn63@yahoo.com
Your Views:It is the politicians to be blamed for this situation. It is a surprise that a corrupt and arrogant woman who speaks as if she was successfull in getting verappan. What did she do when she was in power. What did this JJ did for the last one year to catch veerappan. She is diverting people from her poor governance death of wavers, poverty and draught. First veerappan should kidnab this lady and let him save Tamil nadu and India. hope this day come true.

Thu Aug 29 19:45:22 2002
Name:prashant
Email:prashd77@indiatimes.com
Your Views: rescue nagappa from veerappan asap n send in the army to ferret the brigand out.

Thu Aug 29 19:51:23 2002
Name:drp
Email:drpai_77@yahoo.com
Your Views:Looks like the 2 state govts. only wake up when someone is kidnapped and then conveniently wait for the next. What follow up steps have they taken after Rajkumar's release? None The only feasible reason is that there are skeletons in their cupboards which will tumble out when the elusive Veerappan is captured These kidnappings are nothing but a retirement fund for the V gang Hope the Central govt. takes direct control of the operations and does not let considerations of future coalition partners stop them from seeing that justice is done to all those killed by these brigands

Thu Aug 29 19:58:37 2002
Name:Chandan
Email:chandan@mailcity.com
Your Views:I cannot believe this but some people are hailing Veerappan as a hero. A Robinhood in the making. Boy, this surely is the pits. Whats so heroic about taking innocent people hostage at gun point and threatening to kill them by hiding deep in some god forsaken forest? As i see it, Veerappan is a coward of the worst kind. He does not have an iota of courage in him. Man, it takes courage and character to help people. People like Gandhi and Mother Theresa had it. It is such people who are the real heroes and heroines. Not some "good for nothing", "worse then shit" people like veera... whatever. I dont even want to utter the name of such a FILTHY DOG. On second thoughts, even a filthy dog has courage !!! not that son-of-a-bitch. Whew! that took some saying. Anyway the point i am trying to make is, there are some people mostly Tamil but others also who think that this nasty bugger is a hero. Man, are the people of TN short of heroes ??? I can't believe this. This is so pathetic!!! Some people also project this nasty bugger as standing up for the Tamil cause. Whatever is that !!! It seems to me that this dog only takes hostage kanndigas and runs away to TN. Why? COWARDICE

Thu Aug 29 20:02:06 2002
Name:Shiv Nadar
Email:g@g.com
Your Views:Its an irony that our current politicians are blocking the ordinance for educated and non-criminals to be our next politicians. As obviously known since only criminals who get in to politics in india I would say let them give what veerappan wants so that he can become one day a miltitant. We did the same with Kashmiri militants by surrendering to them for an airplane and bunch of cowards in that flight. What you think the indian government , TN and Karnataka is going to catch him? they will send that editor of Nakeeran to mediate and release Nagappa. Nagappa is more precious b/c he will fetch millions to our politicians than the natural resources and the common man.hail jayalalitha, hail nagappa, hail indian government.

Thu Aug 29 20:05:19 2002
Name:Anil
Email:anil1005@yahoo.com
Your Views:It's the same old 'tamasha'. This has been repeated in every part of country by all kind of politicians. It's a shame for the country that a petty thief is blackmailing the foundation of power. Let us give all the powers to law enforcement agencies to wipe out the menace.

Thu Aug 29 20:06:21 2002
Name:kumar
Email:kumar_punjabi@excite.com
Your Views:Where there is a will there is a way. Why Veerappan has not been caught till date just because a number of politicians have been hand in glove with him and whatever amount is shown as expenditure on nabbing him by the governments, a major portion of that goes to the pockets of so many. Once he is caught or killed, from where they will generate money. No one else is to be blamed for all this mess. We are the ones who elect these thieves. Veerappan might prove to be a better politician than the present lot because whatever he has done, everyone knows it and whatever crimes some of the existing politicians would have committed against the country or society, even in case we know - won't be able to do anything. Supreme Court wanted that all the candidates while filing their nomination forms should declare their qualification, criminal records, assets etc. but all the political parties came together and the NDA government has already obliged the political community by virtually forcing the President to sign the ordinance to come out of this genuine suggestion of Supreme Court. There is no will on the part of Politicians to cleanse the system and that's why all this mess.

Thu Aug 29 20:10:47 2002
Name:Swapan Mahato
Email:mswapan@yahoo.com
Your Views:A society gets what it deserves. South India deserves him.

Thu Aug 29 20:30:50 2002
Name:murthi
Email:vmurthi@myvzw.com
Your Views:First of all....why is this a state problem. A smuggler/bandit/terrorist like veerapan known for his brutal killings is not the problem of a state. The central government should take affirmative action to bring him to justice. But the real question is, Does these politicians really want to bring him out. Veerapan is no different from the militants in kashmir. The only difference being that the kashmir militants infiltrate into india and terrorise whereas veerapan is already in and is terrorising from within. If the army is trained to fight militants in kashmir under those hard below freezing conditions, it should be a piece of cake for them to track veerapan and shoot him down.

Thu Aug 29 20:33:23 2002
Name:xyz
Email:xyz@yahoo.com
Your Views:The Govt. has spent about 100 Crores chasing him so far. If the Govt. had spent that money on developing the life of the people in that area, there would be no Veerappans in the first place. Since those people are 'tribals' and not 'Indians', I guess, the rest of the modern and developed and civilised India would like to spend crores more. What a crappy society!

Thu Aug 29 20:39:24 2002
Name:Sad_Indian
Email:Coward_Politicians@yahoo.com
Your Views:There are too many people involved in this issue. And no one is ready to reveal all the secreats. I attribute some of the following as failiure to nab veerappan.(There are 100 more :-)) 1.STF was never allowed to work freely. 2.These politicians and some government officials are mostly worried about themselves rather than nabbing veerappan. 3.I suspect Some involvment of these negotiators in all these. 4.I guess Rajkumr is not allowed to speak openly about his experiences. He is only telling sensored version. 5.Involvement of Some Tamil and Karnataka politicians in all these. So they don't want truth to be reveled. And Many more........... I am sick and tired about hearing these kidnapping and govermnet spending multi-million rupees to nab this stupid Ass. When we are facing drought and lack of basic facilities to millions of people. Government is totally wasting its time and resources... I have much more to say.

Thu Aug 29 20:44:14 2002
Name:Ram S
Email:srkpriv@hotmail.com
Your Views:First thing karnataka should try at any cost to secure the release of the ex-minister. In the event of an eventual danger to the life of the ex-minister Tamil Nadu should release the prisons veerappan asked. and moreover at the time of negotiations, TN and Karnataka STF teams should improve and modernize the surveillance capability and try to find out where possibly he could hid the minister or he himself is hiding (the modernization is not enough, considering the difficult terrain) actor rajkumar could give information on where he was kept and how they operated, that would give them great input as to the behaviour of the forest brigand. If they could home in on the location of the bandit, they should ambush him by using STF and commando units (fully equipped.) I never heard anything about modernization of the force, I dont know whether they are using Night Vision, Infra-red, Motion Detectors, eaves-dropping on suspected veerappan colluders, etc.. they must start these if they haven't already. I am not definitely saying this will nab veerappan, , because the terrain is very large and complex, but this greatly increases the chance.

Thu Aug 29 20:45:21 2002
Name:maliiga kandan
Email:mk@yahoo.com
Your Views:This kidnapping is triggered by the LTTE to get some funds and release the LTTE sypathisers who are in the TN jail. Govt should not accept any of the demands and increase the combing operation to nab this Terrorist Veerappan.

Thu Aug 29 20:51:14 2002
Name:Kumar Majethia
Email:kumarmajethia@hotmail.com
Your Views:If Veerappan kills 10 Politicians and stands for elections, I'd vote for him.

Thu Aug 29 20:52:04 2002
Name:Ram Satry
Email:ramaswamy_ms@hotmail.com
Your Views:Veerappan is a menace to common man, no doubt about it. In fact all the politicians have to be sacrificed for the good of common people. These corrupt and rogue politicians do not want to nab veerappan due to reasons best known to them. Our Karnataka politicians are cowards. This time around like last time we should not pay money get Nagappa releaased. Nagappa shoiuld be sacrificed, with that karnataka politicians may learn a lesson and determine to nab him, come what may. If the journalists can reach him, why not our police or even the army?

Thu Aug 29 21:03:15 2002
Name:honna raj
Email:ume2000@rediff.com
Your Views:Most you do not know the real problem. The border area b/w TN,KA & KERALA is 4 times bigger than chennai or bangalore. And it is completely covered with forest. Now listen to the real facts firstly Veerappan takes only 5% or even less when he does all his theft, including ransom. if karnataka gov. or TN gov. does try to does send lot of people or bomb the place it will over kill the problem. FOR god sake do not make is tamil kannada issue, they both leave peacefully in bangalore or chennnai. So what ever gov. is doing is the best solution.

Thu Aug 29 21:17:26 2002
Name:Veeru In Kashmir
Email:veerapan_kashmir@india-.com
Your Views:Mr. Veerapan should inducted in the armed forces and be sent to Kashmir and freely allowed to fight Terrorists there. That is better use of his talent.

Thu Aug 29 21:33:45 2002
Name:Alaiah
Email:alaiah@alaiah.com
Your Views:Our very own politicians very well nourish Veerappan; it's the system, which is corrupt! It's the system that is a menace! Blame the corrupt politicians, the corrupt police force (good example, the notorious R.K.Sharma), the corrupt government servants! India is known for whining, has never shown the world by taking proper action and judgement! Stop whining and act now! Leave Veerappan alone and better clean the system.

Thu Aug 29 22:08:05 2002
Name:srvts
Email:srvts@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Karnataka should be stubborn and should not give up this time, even if it means Nagappa's life. Let him be of some use at least now to the people of Karnataka. Karnataka need not fear for he lives of Tamil's in Karnataka. It is their own making and have to pay the price for it. These tamilians need to be taught some lesson. Karnataka govt. can afford to be stubborn now.

Thu Aug 29 22:47:18 2002
Name:Harry, The Haraprasad
Email:hpturi@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Yeah! Just provide the equip and the manpower so that he can abduct mushruff ..He can controll the operation from Satyamangalam forest itself Then Indian government can bargain refuse all his demands . Inturn Indian government can confer the bharat ratna on veerappan for his outstanding service to the nation.,

Fri Aug 30 00:11:20 2002
Name:Rahul
Email:itsme@postmaster.co.uk
Your Views:Its been old wine in new bottle...Every time he kidnaps some body, they will exchange for money. when a person like gopal can find him and talk to him and pose with him for videos and photo's why cant the police do the same after catching him?? I dont think he is doing all these things just because for money... because he still has sandalwood in the forest and workers in form of police and politicians to carry the wood and other things out of forest.This is a political game and police become prey for comments as they are stuck between the politicians and public.Do give way for police and military so that all peole resposible for these things will be shot.They should not be arrested as there are lawers meant for releasing such peole.They should only be killed. This will be a lesson for others who indulge in such activity.

Fri Aug 30 00:52:34 2002
Name:dipan
Email:dipan_shah@hotmail.com
Your Views:there is no solution by mediation.he has been doing this sort of thing for years.imagine that we are capable of sending our soldiers as peacekeepers(U.N.) but cant capture a forest brigand.of course there is a deep rooted conspiracy .veerpaan has the backing of politicans.the only solution?track veerapan by using the STF & shoot him(like mumbai police encounters).after that,shoot the politicans & all those who dont pay their taxes.AMEN.

Fri Aug 30 01:14:20 2002
Name:parul patel
Email:parul@hotmail.com
Your Views:Send gujarat rioteers, who raped and killed hundreds in gujarat, to rape and kill one more "veerapan". they are well trained to hunt and kill (after killing so many). More over they wont be charged of any crime in fact they will be glorified!!!!

Fri Aug 30 03:33:55 2002
Name:Doesitmatter ?
Email: callmelover@veerappan.com
Your Views:Let all of them get abducted ! Atleast we'll have less population to feed. If the government itself supports Veerappan and they themselves fuel him with money & food there's nothing to crib about ! As if it's a big deal to nab him !! He's just having a good time in the forest !

Fri Aug 30 06:05:36 2002
Name:N. Baradwaj
Email:barat@singnet.com.sg
Your Views:This has been a circus. The more one sees any report on the Veerappan issue, the more one feels that Veerappan has the blessings of the people in power to do what he has been doing all along. I read reports like attempts to get him arrested have cost the Govt. Rs. 150 crores. What nonsense is this. This amount can be spent usefully on the poor people of India. I read a write-up lately that asked how could India expect Musharraf to stop militancy in Kashmir when the Indian Govt. is not able to apprehend one of its own citizens hiding in India. The Indian politicians have treated their people as if they were a stupid lot. Well, to have tolerated this nonsense for so long, the Indian people must be stupid. The longer this murderer is left roaming the forest, the more the poor in India would view him as the modern day Robinhood. The many murders he has committed is being overshadowed by the "so-called" good that he is doing to the poor and he is being worshipped by the poor in the same light as Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi. Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi and the CMs of Karnataka & Kerala are to blame. Also the Central Govt. for watching the circus from Delhi.

Fri Aug 30 06:46:32 2002
Name:Harsh
Email:sandra_paul@hotmail.com
Your Views:Dear Appan, please kidnap all the ministers in the country and take them to your forest and give them some basic training in honesty and hardwork. only then some good will happen to country like india where there is everyday violence, murder and scams. it should be blessing in disguise. People only see you as thief or you are doing some injustice when you kidnap some miniters, what about this, when honesty and justice is kidnapped by our politicians. when basic human rights are kidnapped by the polictians. I guess you should kidnapp all the corrupt politician and keep them in forest for sometime so the country can move faster in terms of progerss and better place.

Fri Aug 30 08:37:34 2002
Name:Vikas Vaidya
Email:vikasvaidya@indiatimes.com
Your Views:The nexus between Virappan and the Tamilnadu & Karnataka politicians needs to be broken first. Virappan can not be nabbed if he keeps on getting the information on the moves Govt. is taking. It is not in the interest of these bloody politicians that Securities catch him. Hell with the politicians in India.

Fri Aug 30 09:54:06 2002
Name:DIPAYAN CHAKRABORTY
Email:dipayan11@rediffmail.com
Your Views:I am sorry, if nagappa die, but the state government should not always compromise with veerappan. the center should set up aspecial force to nab veerappan and the center should handle the matter.

Fri Aug 30 10:34:28 2002
Name:B S SINGDE
Email:bssingde@rediffmail.com
Your Views:Karnataka State has failed to nab him even after 15 years of Veerapan's illegal activities. So it is better the State should surrender the matter to Central Government to handle. This it could have done earlier also, but why it is dragging it's feet is to be found out. One thing is certain that his activities of stealing chandan by pulling down big trees and elephant tusks by killing elephants is a very big task which needs a big industrial activity involving machineries, trucks to load and unload, cut to marketable pieces and then also sell the same in open market needs roads leading to cities and towns. How he is managing the same? All this will come to the knowledge of the Central Government and hence State Government is not handing over the matter to Central Government. There seems to be a deep mistery and an able strong Governement in State or in Centre only can handle the same. At both places the picture is not that good and the politicians controlling the government are sluggish. But there can be a Seshan like administrator who can set it right. It is better that State Government handover the matter to the India's Super Cop with all powers to handle the case.

Fri Aug 30 12:19:06 2002
Name:kharge
Email:kharges_chandra@yahoo.com
Your Views:I think the onus of saving Nagappa (or) capturing Veeru dada is on Karnataka govt since the kidnapping happened within the state. Maybe TN need not help considering Karnataka wont release Cauvery and make no mistake, Jaya is tough as a nail.

Fri Aug 30 13:30:29 2002
Name:mandar joshi
Email:man_joi@rediffmail.com
Your Views:stop political interference and let the cops take over the complete charge of the situation.if needed call the army for help. kill the dacoit or else both the states will keep on regreting for years to come.i personally think that both states political parties are with veerapan and hence he is free till date.

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