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Fraud Alert : Open Letter to Cambridge University

Surya Kanthi | 14.04.2004 18:53 | Analysis | Cambridge | World

Fraud Alert : Open Letter to Cambridge University







Rahul Gandhi's  Affidavit




Lies and Forgery :
Open Letter to Trinity College ,
Cambridge University
With due respect we  wish to bring forward  to
your kind attention  about a candidate name Mr.Rahul Gandhi ,running for
Parliamentary Elections in India who claims to have done MPhil[Development
Economics] from Trinity College , Cambridge University  
. Earlier  he was projected by his party and the Indian 
media  as , Masters in Economics from Harvard University  (
Appendix 1 ) . According to  Harvard University records , though he
studied at Harvard ,didn't completed his Program .
After public protests and an open letter to Harvard University President ,highlighting
gross abuse  of University name the Indian   media stopped
reporting  this lie .
In his affidavit  http://upgov.nic.in/election/Affidavits/21/RahulGandhi/RahulGandhi.HTML 
to Election Commission of India ,Mr.Rahul Gandhi stated  that he is
MPhil[Development Economics] Trinity College , Cambridge University .  http://upgov.nic.in/election/Affidavits/21/RahulGandhi/RahulGandhi_SC4.jpg

Interesting observations in the Affidavit
His qualification in affidavit jumped from Senior secondary
to M.Phil. bypassing BA and MA. It surprised many in India because we 
never never seen people write like this - Senior Secondary - M.phil 
Nowhere in the world it is possible to do M.Phil.(Master of Philosophy) after
senior secondary school. In UK, in some colleges it is possible to do M.Phil
after B.A. (honours) with good ranks. Normally, most UK colleges/universities
offer M.Phil. after MA/MSc degree. From affidavit, it looks completely forge
We learnt from numerous sources that he didn't completed
his degree . Indians regard  Cambridge
University  as a Sacred Temple of
Education and fountain of Knowledge , many students from this esteemed
University contributed to the development of India and have occupied high
positions . India is a largest Democracy in the world , unscrupulous persons who
couldn't able to complete their degree are using "Cambridge" as a
Marketing tool to appeal to Voters in the run for  Public 
office , by doing so they are not only doing a great disservice to the
Society but also lowering the dignity and respect of Cambridge 
University .


This is not the first time such lies are spread to Indian
Public , please allow me to quote 2 instances .
  (Appendix 2)

We request you to check the records of Mr.Rahul Gandhi and
issue a statement as early as possible in the interest of  public .



With Regards

S.Kanthi  President
GCCI (Group of Concerned Citizens of India)

Email :  suruakanthi@yahoo.com

K.Manoj , Md.Saber Khan , D.Sangeeta Sharma , Raja Franklin
, K,Harshvardhan , YMKVV. Prasad  , I.Suraj Bhan  , Omkar Verma .


______________________________________________________________________________________________________
APPPENDIX 
1


Here are some instances in the Indian Media and also
prestigious News Agency AFP .
NEWS AGENCY : AFP is reporting


"Rahul Gandhi, a Harvard University graduate
who used to work for a computer firm in London, bears a striking resemblance to
his father, who was slain by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels in 1991. "


Source :  http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/76523/1/.html



Times Of India


Source :  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-576319,curpg-2.cms


Education : Studied at St Columba's, Delhi; History honours
at St Stephens. Did not have
the requisite marks for the course, but was given admission
in the sports quota for shooting, amid accusations of using the Gandhi name. Masters
in Economics from Harvard, Development Economics at Trinity College
Cambridge, also did an engineering design course in software.


 
Hindustan Times


He is a Masters in Economics from Harvard and has
studied Development Economics at Trinity College Cambridge, with an engineering
design course in software also in his kitty. He gave up his career abroad to
help his mother Sonia Gandhi at home and in India,he has his own consultancy
firm in Gurgaon besides being involved with an NGO 
Pratham which focuses on primary education for children.
Source :  http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_633597,004300140007.htm



Sify News 


Source :  http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13436933
 


The Harvard-educated Rahul currently owns a computer
consultancy firm in New Delhi. His candidacy, ironically, runs counter to a
ruling by his mother that two members of the same family should not be given
tickets to the same election! In any case, the Congress hopes that the 'politics
of pedigree' will see them through. However, it must be said that Rahul does not
enjoy the advantages that his father and grandmother had when they entered the
fray.
 
The Guardian
Monday March 22, 2004


The 33-year-old, who studied at Harvard and has
worked for an investment bank in London  will
stand for election in the north Indian constituency of Amethi. The seat was held
by his father, Rajiv, assassinated in 1989, and is currently held by Rahul's
mother, the Italian-born Sonia, who leads the opposition Congress party.


Source :  http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,12559,1174872,00.html
 


 
Rediff
Monday March 22, 2004 


What unique skill will the Harvard-educated Rahul
bring to the party – is a question that needs 
to be answered, and answered fast 


Source :  http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/22espec2.htm


APPENDIX 2

1.Late Indian Prime Minister Mr.Rajive Gandhi claimed that
he was qualified  Mechanical
Engineer  from the Cambridge
University UK.  Subsequent enquiry
with University officials revealed that "Mr. Gandhi was in residence as an
undergraduate at Cambridge for three years, from 1962 until 1965; his subject of
study was Mechanical Sciences. During his time here he did not pass any
University examinations, and so he left Cambridge without qualifying for a
degree " . His name was removed from the Children's Encyclopedia by The
World Book Inc. of Chicago . But it was too late , he was able to successfully
dupe the Indian Public .


2. Ms.Sonia Gandhi wife of Rajive Gandhi 
has bluffed Indian Parliament in the Who”s Who wherein she states (p.
291) that she was educated in Cambridge University and received Diploma in
English . 
It was corrected after 5 years when a gentlemen pointed out this .




Surya Kanthi
- e-mail: suruakanthi@yahoo.com

Comments

Hide the following comment

Not strictly speaking true

15.04.2004 00:11

"Nowhere in the world it is possible to do M.Phil.(Master of Philosophy) after
senior secondary school. In UK, ....... "

WELL -- that statement is true in general but I believe there have been one or two historical exeptions. I can think of at least ONE person who was accepted directly into adoctoral program without (as far as I know) ever having done any undergraduate work -- and at a British University -- can't remember whether Oxford or Cambridge. AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! (Arguably the greatest mathematician from India, certainly the greatest in the 20th century, and one of the all time greats in the math specialty of "number theory").

HOWEVER -- I scarcely think that exception would apply in the case of a politican.

What I cannot understand is your publishing this as an "open letter". Surley the correct approach in a case like this is directly contacting Cambridge. Degrees are not conferred in secret, so whether a person does or does not hold a degree from a particular institution should be easily verified.

Mike
mail e-mail: stepbystepfarm mtdata.com


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