Shoe on Chidambaram
By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Apr 7th, 2009 • Category: Politics • 21 CommentsA Sikh journalist on Tuesday hurled a shoe at home minister P Chidambaram protesting against CBI’s clean chit to senior Congress leader Shoe hurled at home minister P Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi. The shoe, however, missed its target.
Chidambaram, who was addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, was surprised when Jarnail Singh, a journalist from Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, flung the shoe and an alert home minister quickly moved away to see it pass by him.
“Please take him away,” said Chidambaram who smiled and later added “gently, gently” as the journalist was escorted out of the press conference hall. Later, he was taken away by police. It is not clear whether any case has been registered against him against the backdrop of Chidambaram saying “I forgive him”.
As the action caused a flutter in the hall, a composed Chidambaram appealed to the reporters, “let not the action of one emotional person hijack the entire press conference. I have answered his questions to the best of my ability.”
It all started with the journalist asking him about the clean chit given by CBI to Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case under pressure from the government.
“First of all let me make it clear that CBI is not under the home ministry. To my knowledge neither the home ministry nor any ministry of the government had put any pressure on the CBI,” Chidambaram said.
“CBI has only given a report to the court. It is for the court to accept or reject or ask for further investigation by CBI. Let us wait for the court decision,” he said.
As the journalist persisted with his questions, Chidambaram told him “no arguments, you are using this forum…” following which the journalist hurled his shoe.
An unapologetic Singh said he will not apologise for his action, though his manner of protest might have been wrong. “My manner of protest might have been wrong, but I did not intend to hurt anyone,” he said.
The Iraqi journalist who shot to worldwide fame for hurling his shoes at Bush last year was jailed for three years. Muntadhar al-Zaidi shocked the world by throwing his shoes at then US president George W Bush in December.
Sitting in the third row at a press conference attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the reporter ‘jumped up’ and shouted “It is the farewell kiss, you dog.”
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Hahahahahahaah…………..uuuuuuuufffffffffff doctor ……………..you ……………are simply ………………..ggggggggggggrrrrrrrreat……………where is chuddam puddamm now ……………must have been complaining RAW about ;accusssing ISI behind the HURL………… sardars ji Zinda baad
hahahahaha ……………………………..hey great doctor ……………………you did it again……………….you are hitter man …………………god bless you……………………let me enjoy the news budddy……………………hahahahaaa
Asking his community to be calm, reporter Jarnail singh said: “Nothing should be done to break the peace of the country… COUNTRY COMES FIRST.”
He is a PATRIOT.
Change, yes we can’t, so so do the friggin chuddam puddam comedy show at TPS, and execute Dangar Doctor, pain the ankh.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeay….if he was patriotic why was it necessary to arrest him?
Why don’t you let him go like legitimate citizen? Mr. India
Indian
I appreciate the courage of your journalist and I am sure his act would act like first drop of rain.In two countries our political leaders deserve such kind of gestures from public. I wish some one here also dare to at least shoe our rehman malik directly on his face at the moments when he explains his ill planning for worst kind of terrorism
He was RELEASED.
He gave INTERVIEW TO TV CHANNELS and regretted this INCIDENT.
get the FULL INFO………raza boy.
NO CHARGES AGAINST HIM
Police DID NOT FILE ANY COMPLAINT.
Indian home minister Chidambaram said ” I FORGIVE HIM”
Reporter JARNAIL SINGH IS A FREE MAN.
people call it as beauty of democracy but I say its power of democracy that let down the ruling group in front of public.Congratulation to you its people’s victory. I wish Iraqi govt also learn some lesson of democracy from you people.
yes,i appreciate it.man deserves it at least he can feel proud standing in the list of bush.
as the lyrics of a popular song of bollywood film go…
“it happens only in india…”
this time there were precedents though - for the shoe throwing, not for the pardon/freeing the journo.
anyways…. india is a democracy….a strong one i guess….
this wouldnt be tolerated in china etc. not in swat/fata/nwfp/ etc. maybe taliban should learn from this n learn to live in peace….with all….
Even in this case “Sab say Pehlay Pakistan”. Our dear Arbab was the only successful target who without hesitation embraced chappal right on his face.
Tanzeel, your message was a simple one but the way you wrote it, I felt you hit your shoe to Munna Bhai Dr.Raza Haider.
I knew that! Indians can not dare to arrest Sikh.
Sikhs are well defined and ambushing race.
When they stand they herald as halt.
No Indian government can bear but with cost; massive retaliation that is put and paste by these Sikhs.
Here is the news!
Indian handicapped inspite of shoe hurl…………long awaited shoe treatment at last became the fate of India ……….through the hand of its own …….Hahahahahaha
Jernal Singh Pakistani zinda baad
Raza is an ASSHOLE BEYOND IMAGINATIONS.
Sikhs are INDIANS.
Dear RAZA BASTARD
Who did YOUR GENERAL NIAZI SURRENDERED in 1971??????
A SIKH SOLDIER OF INDIAN ARMY
corrections:
Who did YOUR GENERAL NIAZI SURRENDERED TO in 1971??????
A SIKH SOLDIER OF INDIAN ARMY
Jernail singh Pakistani Zinda baad………………yahooooooooooooooooooo.once more……………one more shoe needed……………..in soon to come days
Vow …………..hats off……………remarkable act as action………….after chuddam puddam …………shoooooe treatment neeeded to mr nutwer laal kodooo.the F.minister………….get ready indians sikhs will not spare you now…………….great work ………..long awaited ………….hence accomplished…………………let me offer my shoe for new target……….