THELIGHTOFANDAMANS: COVER STORY: Saving Capt Seshasai?

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

COVER STORY: Saving Capt Seshasai?

THE LIGHT OF ANDAMANS | VOL 36 | ISSUE 03 | 01 NOV 2012

COVER STORY:

Saving Capt Seshasai?

The Directorate of Shipping Services is in news once again for wrong reasons. Capt Seshasai has been repatriated to his parent organization. However, it is learnt from highly placed sources that former Chief Secretary Shakti Sinha, who was the Secretary, Shipping during the Capt Seshasai misdemeanors had met the incumbent Chief Secretary at Capital and what conspired between them is anybody’s guess. But, a very orchestrated game is being played to derail the investigation procedure by trying to send the case to CVC. When the Director and his cronies can be easily prosecuted based on the charges framed against him, why there is a move to send the case to CVC?

The investigation is over and charges proved beyond doubt, charge sheet prepared, and just prosecution approval pending, a major ploy is set to save oneself in the pretext of saving Capt Seshasai. There is more to what is visible to the naked eye. It won't be surprising if the case gets transferred to CVC as players are big and powerful.

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About The Light of Andamans

The Light of Andamans’ was born out of the zeal and determination to fight against the suffocating Kafkaesque atmosphere on the society that existed even after 30 years of Independence under bureaucratic rule. It was a hangover of the ‘Raj’that extended much too long in the Islands.

The Light of Andamans’ was started in 1975. The paper had always been a crusader, taking up the causes that no other newspaper would touch. In doing so, it very often stepped on the toes of the authorities and had to face persecution in the form of denial of advertisements and numerous court cases against it. For a small stint, the publication came to a halt in 2003.

Gezira Publications Private Limited took over the paper in the year 2005 and transferred the title in a bid to revive the second oldest newsmagazine from extinction and also to carry forward the mission.

The Newsmagazine, under the new management, has undergone a sea change both in form and content. It turned into a full-fledged tabloid with 10 pages with plenty of photographs making both pleasing to the eyes and soothing for the mind. “It has acquired a position where it influences the policies in vital matters concerning the development of the islands, protection of aboriginal tribes and addressing the problems of the disadvantaged groups. The newsmagazine is known and appreciated for its bold, free, fair and balanced reporting.”

Late Govinda Raju and his team worked very hard to rebuild the reputation, goodwill and a healthy new image of the newsmagazine brick by brick. After the demise of Mr Raju in 2010, the magazine is now being edited by Zubair Ahmed and published by Basudev Dass. The newsmagazine continues its mission of highlighting policy issues pertaining to the Islands.