<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24580715</id><updated>2011-04-21T15:30:58.527-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Thoughtless Act</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athoughtlessact.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24580715/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athoughtlessact.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Deepak Rao</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10808032551756714347</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24580715.post-114309593306954009</id><published>2006-03-22T22:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-22T22:38:53.086-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Defamation Attempt On Me</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;"&gt;A fairly negatively designed article with my photograph..... to create ‘Controversial Reading‘.... was carried in last Sunday Times.... written by a very young lady journalist.... who was instigated by a certain person, jealous of my success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;The article was carried....&lt;br /&gt;WITHOUT seeing my &lt;a href="http://www.mastermind-india.com"&gt;‘ESP &amp; Mind’ Show&lt;/a&gt;....&lt;br /&gt;WITHOUT a proper Sit-Down Interview or Demonstration....&lt;br /&gt;WITHOUT permission for Photograph ( picked from website )&lt;br /&gt;WITHOUT knowing my thought-process or background !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;While the small print explained that I am a &lt;a href="http://www.mastermind-india.com"&gt;‘CORPORATE TRAINER’&lt;/a&gt;, and present a popular &lt;a href="http://www.mastermind-india.com"&gt;‘ESP &amp;amp; Mind’ Show&lt;/a&gt;.... the overall presentation of the page layout and design gave an impression that I am no better than a Village Baba.... who dupes people.... as both of us are spoken about.... in the same breath.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;PC Sorcar’s comment.... that, "Anybody who claims to have supernatural powers is misleading the society".... was printed as a sub-headline....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;A Silly Challenge from Rationalists was printed below in bold ( Which I am ACCEPTING - Because I can actually do it ).... My photograph was printed alongside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;In my Mind Show.... I keep a borrowed key in a woman’s hand, and when she opens it.... it is bent !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Most of you have seen me do it – The audience loves this presentation.&lt;br /&gt;The publication.... goes to prove that keys / spoons can be bent by applying ‘Potassium Permanganate with Ghee / Butter‘ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;( Please try it.... and have a good laugh ).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Such preposterous explanations by the Rationalist Associations.... is MOST IRRATIONAL.... and published by Times of India.... speaks of the journalist’s thinking caliber.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;CEOs &amp; MDs of 7 Corporate houses I work with regularly, have promised me full legal support from their legal dept. to sue for ‘Character Assassination &amp;amp; Defamation’.... as thought-less journalism at the cost of other’s reputation has to stop !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;OVER 40 friends have come forward to issue a Character Certification on their letterheads, to support me in court.... and further substantiate that my skills have actually helped them, when in a crisis.... and I have not taken a penny for the support !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I am printing below my letter to the features editor of ‘TOI’.... who replied.... expressing his concern, at me being hurt, and offered to do another interview / article to make good.... but is not willing to print an apology or correction on the front page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I also explain how I have learnt my science..... and where it is derived from....&lt;br /&gt;Do share your comments..... and advise action.... for which I will be grateful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mastermind-india.com"&gt;Deepak Rao&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;(022) 2446 4708  /  2446 4915  /  (00 91) 98211 07103&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24580715-114309593306954009?l=athoughtlessact.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athoughtlessact.blogspot.com/feeds/114309593306954009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=24580715&amp;postID=114309593306954009' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24580715/posts/default/114309593306954009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24580715/posts/default/114309593306954009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athoughtlessact.blogspot.com/2006/03/defamation-attempt-on-me.html' title='Defamation Attempt On Me'/><author><name>Deepak Rao</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10808032551756714347</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
