INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE-2011

India Today, one of the reputed media of the country has mis-informed its readers that RSS Sarasanghachalak Mohanji Bhagwat will address in its reputed ‘India Today Conclave-2011’. In its website (http://conclave.intoday.in/conclave/conclave2011.php) it has mentioned the name of RSS Chief on March 19th event of Breakfast Session of India Today Conclave, where Mohanji Bhagwat will speak about “Kashmir: What next?” at 10am, along with Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference.

But Mohanji Bhagwat clearly ruled out the possibility of his participation in the event, in a short reply to Vishwa Samvada Kendra Karnataka. Details  as follows.

“This announcement is made by the conclave without my permission. I do not intend to speak there at all. Please apprise them of the situation and correct the mistake.”

-Mohan Bhagwat ; Sarasanghachalak, RSS

INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE-2011

Dr ManMohan Vaidya writes letter to India Today Chief Aroon Purie:

Namaste Aroon ji.
It was brought to my notice that your site of India today Conclave 2011 has displayed Shri Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghachalak of RSS as speaker at the conclave on 19 th March,2011 break fast session.
I want to bring to your humble notice that no body from your office has either requested Shri Mohanji Bhagwat or taken his consent for this program. It is surprising that how can a reputed weekly like India Today can display as a speaker  the name of a person like Sarsanghachalak of RSS without his consent. I request you to look into this matter and immediately withdraw the name of Shri Mohanji Bhagwat from the list if speakers of India Today Conclave 2011.  I shall try to contact you on phone.
With regards, yours
Dr Manmohan Vaidya
Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh RSS

In reply, the website now (after 4days) has removed the names of Both the speakers for its Breakfast session on March 19, ie; Mohanji Bhagwat and Mirwaiz Omar Farooque, the chairman of Hurriyat Conference. see the below given screen shot image after the removal of name.

After removing the name of Mohanji Bhagwat

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Earlier, INDIA TODAY mentioned the name of Mohan Bhagwat in  its event. Read the following event schedule.

http://conclave.intoday.in/conclave/conclave2011.php

Details of the Programme as follows:
Day 1 – Friday, March 18, 2011
TIME EVENT
9.45-10.00
WELCOME ADDRESS
Aroon Purie, Editor in Chief, India Today
10.00-10.45
INAUGURAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Manmohan Singh*, Prime Minister, India
Session Chairperson
Aroon Purie
10.45-11.30
THE ARTS DIALOGUE
Movies, magic, life — Two legends share their story and a stage
Amitabh Bachchan, Superstar
Aamir Khan*, Superstar
11.30-11.45
Session Switchover Break
11.45-12.45
THE ROUNDTABLE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Can conventional armies defeat terrorism?
Ashim Chatterjee aka Kaka, Former Naxal and leader, Communist Revolutionary League of India
Lt Gen (retd) Jack (Jacob-Farj-Rafael) Jacob, Military mastermind and former Governor, Punjab and Goa
Aziz Ahmed Khan, Former Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan and High Commissioner to India
12.45-13.00
Session Switchover Break
13.00-13.45
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The way to a Green GDP
Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment and Forest
13.45-14.30
Lunch
14.30-15.15

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Is federal India federal enough?
Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat
15.15-15.30
Session Switchover Break
15.30-16.15
THE ROUNDTABLE ON RELIGION
Has religion destabilised the sub-continent?
Dr. Subramanian Swamy, President, Janata Party
Aitzaz Ahsan, Barrister-politician from Pakistan
Maulana Mahmood Madani, President, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind
16.15-16.30
Session Switchover Break
16.30-17.30
SESSION: POLITICS AND ETHICS
Is honesty impossible in Indian politics?
Arun Jaitley, Member of Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party
Praful Patel, Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise
Mani Shankar Aiyer, Member of Parliament
17.30-18.45
Free Time
18.45-19.45
Cocktails in Shah Jahan Hall
19.45-20.00
Move to Durbar Hall for Dinner Keynote Address
20.00-21.30

DINNER KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The New Middle-East
Mohamed ElBaradei, Leader of the Opposition, Egypt and Noble Peace Laureate 2005
Session Chairperson
Aroon Purie

Day 2 – Saturday, March 19, 2011

TIME EVENT
10.00-11.15
THE BREAKFAST DEBATE

Kashmir – what next?

Mohan Bhagwat, Chief, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference
11.15-11.30
Session Switchover Break
11.30-12.15
THE GENDER DIALOGUE
Can the burqa co-exist with the bikini?
Germaine Greer, Feminist writer
Fatima Bhutto, Writer, journalist and activist from Pakistan
12.15-12.30
Session Switchover Break
12.30-13.15
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Myth of American Decline
Niall Fergusson, British historian
13.15-14.00
Lunch
14.00-15.00
THE NEXT GENERATION WORKSHOP
Ideas: My India, Our future
Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament and Youth Chief, Bharatiya Janata Party
Sanjiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj FinServ Ltd
Imtiaz Ali, Film Director, Actor & Writer
Sonakshi Sinha, Actor
Vijender Singh, Olympic and Asian Games medalist, Boxing
Aatish Taseer, Author
15.00-15.15
Session Switchover Break
15.15-16.00
THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
Politics and Business: The odd couple?
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Businessperson and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Arun Shourie, Journalist, Author and former Union Minister for Disinvestment & Telecom
K.P. Singh, Chairman, DLF Limited
16.00-16.15
Session Switchover Break
16.15-17.45
THE DIGITAL DEBATE
Information: Revolution or revelation?
Sir Tim Berners Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web
Josh Klein, Serial Hacker
17.45-19.00
Free Time
19.00-19.45
Cocktails in Shah Jahan Hall
19.45-20.00
Move to Durbar Hall for Dinner Keynote Address
20.00-21.30
DINNER KEYNOTE ADDRESS
My Vision of America
Sarah Palin, First Female Governor of Alaska (2006-2009), 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee and Author
Session Chairperson
Aroon Purie
21.30-21.35
Vote of Thanks
21.35 onward
Gala Dinner, Chief Guest: Sarah Palin

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