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No Criminals Campaign Launched
Hi folks
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I am delighted to say that the launch of our No Criminals campaign at Mumbai went off superbly well and it is moving forward rapidly. It was a unique public meeting, where every stakeholder of civil society had a chance to participate and to speak.
While the Public Interest Foundation first set this in motion ( I have posted details about them earlier) the Mumbai meeting showed us that every stakeholder of civil society is concerned about poor governance and wants to participate in changing the system.
The response from business and industry was heartening. Ashank Desai of Mastek was there to speak for NASSCOM, Sanjeev Bikchandani of naukri.com was there and so was Arun Nanda of Mahindra & Mahindra and Meenakshi Madhvani of Spatial Acess, as also Jamal Mecklai and wife Praveena.
The new political parties who want to provide better governance were all represented by their Loksabha candidates. Meera Sanya, chairperson of ABN Amro who is contesting as an independent candidate made here first campaign speech. Dr.Mona Shah the eye surgeon from the Professionals Party of India was there too. So was Indur Chhugani, Rishi Aggarwal and Rajendra Thacker. All of them are contesting the elections from Mumbai.
The media interest in the event was gratifying. In fact, the coverage was so excellent, that a political party had the bright idea of using us to embarras its rival with a long criminal record. Obviously, we are not interested in being used!
Another development is that Cinemax and Adlabs have agreed to air the No Criminals advertisement at their theatres in the next few days. A big thank you to them.
The No Criminals badges are going out like hot cakes. Several NGOs picked them up for distribution at their own public meetings. In fact, 20,000 badges and stickers went out that day. Since then, I have requests for another 6000. But dont worry, there are more. Wear the badge, spread the word and make a difference. If you want a badge in Mumbai, write to me on this blog.
We need ideas and events to take this forward. Do share you ideas with me.
For more read: http://www.suchetadalal.com/?id=bdf48e41-388b-256a-49d0bb9e11ac&base=sections&f&t=Take+a+pledge%3Aban+criminals+from+politics
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