Functional posts instead of representational posts in LSP National team is welcome

When you observe the posts created so far in the LSP National Team, you will notice that they are functional posts instead of representational posts. This is a welcome step. Usually, political parties start their teams with representational posts based on religion and caste such as BC/SC/ST/Minority committees/posts. I hope that the national team of LSP continues to avoid these kind of posts.

For reference, below are the functional posts created by LSP National team:

• National Vice President
• Political Secretary to National President
• National General Secretary
• National Treasurer
• National Disciplinary Committee
• National Strategy,Program Development & Monitoring Committee
• National Legal Committee
• National Organisational Development Committee
• National Communication Committee
• National NRI Committee
• National Spokespersons

New team -- National office bearers of Lok Satta Party

National President of Lok Satta Party, Surendra Srivastava has announced a new National team of office bearers.

I wish them good luck in their endeavor to improve the state of politics in India. They face enormous amounts of challenge, and I hope they will perform successfully to achieve tangible results.

I was part of the first National Steering Committee and National Council of Lok Satta. The experience was enriching as I was at the helm of the affairs when we positioned ourselves nationally, and as we fought the General Elections 2014 and undivided Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2014. As an outgoing member of the National team, I wish them good luck.

1. Dr. Ashwin Mahesh - National Vice President - Bengaluru
2. Ms. Tara Krishnaswamy - Political Secretary to National President - Bengaluru
3. Ms. Hyma Potineni - National General Secretary - Hyderabad
4. Mr. Suresh Nandawat - National Treasurer - Mumbai
5. Dr. Pattabhi Ramaiah - Chairperson - National Disciplinary Committee - Guntur
6. Ms.Tara Krishnaswamy - Chairperson - National Strategy,Program Development & Monitoring Committee - Bengaluru
7. Ms.Elizabeth Seshadri - Chairperson - National Legal Committee - Chennai
8. Ms. Vasantha Gullapalli - Chairperson - National Organisational Development Committee - Hyderabad
9. Mr. Srinivas Alavilli - Chairperson - National Communication Committee - Bengaluru
10. Mr. Kalyan Raman - Chairperson - National NRI Committee
11. Mr. Katari Srinivas Rao - National Spokes Person - Hyderabad
12. Mr. Jagadheeswaran D - National Spokes Person - Chennai
13. Mr. Rajeev Pai - National Spokes Person - Mumbai
14. Mr. Manthuri Mogulaiah - National Office Secretary - Hyderabad
15. Ms. Shraddha Ipte - Private Secretary to National President. - Mumbai

Chilling conversation between Pakistani terrorists during Peshawar attack

As Pakistani Taliban gunmen strode through the corridors and classrooms of the Army Public School on Tuesday, spraying teachers and pupils with bullets, one paused from his grisly work to make a phone call.

“We have killed all of the children in the auditorium,” the militant, later identified as Abuzer, told his handler. “What do we do now?”

“Wait for the army to arrive,” came the reply. “Kill them, then blow yourself up.”

Source: The Indian Express. Journalist: Ismail Khan.

CCTV footage of elephant voluntarily cleaning up the trash

What a great video. An elephant voluntarily places trash into a dustbin, even when there is no one around. When this elephant can behave in such a responsible manner, why cannot we?

Lots to learn from this CCTV footage. Video duration: 1 minute.

youtube.com/watch?v=NswSP0Hrh9Q