However, given our neighbour’s inclination to shelter anyone willing to flee our country on facing the threat of prosecution, it would make complete sense for Raju to head to Pakistan and buy a house in Karachi, where he will be given 5-star treatment along with the likes of Dawood Ibrahim for having done things in India that our government and the people aren’t particulary happy about.
In fact, the Pakistani establishment would go one step further and try to encourage other CEOs who might be implicated in frauds in the future to move to their country, and grant them citizenship and guaranteed non-extradition in return for a few hundreds of crores that said corporate honchos might’ve embezzled, in what is a win-win situation for both parties.
Of course, the only problem there would be that these guys might have to convert to Islam, but given how they’ve so nonchalantly been able to swindle people and doctor balance sheets, conversion doesn’t seem to be too big a step to undertake.
Realistically, it is a scary proposition but it might just be quite possible that Raju is so nonchalant because he might be working out on other alternatives including the easiest one of committing suicide, for the prospect of what he will face, should he (Raju) be caught and brought to justice would be enough to drive any person to undertake such a step without thinking too much about it.
Very good point. Dubai or Sharjah are also options I guess. Or he could actually get away scot free if he uses defence 2.0
– Check http://www.rameshsrivats.net/2009/01/satyam-chairman-on-trial.html
@Ramesh Srivats,
I did read it a couple of hours ago, the Golti bit was sublime!
*Respect* AND *applause*
“There’s no truth in reports of Mr. Raju fleeing to Pakistan. The real estate market in Karachi is at an all-time low and the areas around Wazirstan are too risky. So, the kids woudln’t take fancy to the country,” wrote Mr. Raju in an email that was faxed to his lawyers this afternoon.
@Subrat,
To digress slightly, albeit relevantly, would it make sense to invest in Karachi’s real estate market since rates are at an all time low?
We could then sell the land purchased after marking up the price suitably to those CEOs who want to migrate there in the future after committing fraud. Major profit are there.
Plus they’d find it more comfortable to purchase land in India so that it will be easy for them to flee there and have a ready nest available!
@ Hari – you seem to have a keen eye for spotting an arbitrage opportunity. Alas, Deve Gowda and family have beaten you to it. As you might know, Karachi’s most famous landmark is the Deve Gowda Petrol Pump which is what they light up traditionally to kick-start an anti-govt protest.
@Subrat,
Deve Gowda has made everyone’s life miserable. First it is that petrol bunk 2 km from my house which has caused so much pain to traffic in South Bangalore, and then there was that 10 hour traffic jam caused due to the huge show at the palace grounds, and now this.
We should seriously consider exporting him and his family to Karachi, seeing how they’re already in control of the real estate in that region.
Between us and the Pakistanis, I’m curious to know who’d not want him more.
[...] HARI SHENOY asks, what if. [...]
I just wonder, If raju does convert to Islam..what would be his good name….!!!??? I don’t even want to guess!!
@ruSh.Me,
Oh well, only time will tell!
[...] having done things in India that our government and the people aren?t particulary happy about.? Ramalinga Raju Flees to Pakistan [...]
I don’t understand why is everyone making such a fuss about Raju! I mean after all these years in India I thought we were used to these things surfacing every now and then.
Awesomeness extreme!!
@Varun,
haha! Amen.
@Rajtilak Bhattacharjee,
Well, considering how this is fast being labelled as India’s Enron, its ok for the whole issue to be in the limelight for some more time before it peters away like everything else.
[...] Ramalinga Raju Flees to Pakistan [...]
@ruSh.Me,
i’m reminded of this classic book called “I’ve read that somewhere” written by the great Kodhi Aswath Venkataraman.
that has a dialogue that goes like
“Hurry up, Hari”
“Don’t rush me, rashmi”
and if raju converts to islam his name won’t be good anymore – not that his name is good right now
@skimpy,
If your name was Phani, I’d be saying
“very funny, Phani”.
@Hari,
but my name is not phani. it’s skimpy. so you can only say “ashoka”
@skimpy,
I plan to start a new category on my website (unnamed as yet), which will contain a set of posts updated weekly about the wackiest search results that my blog throws up. Skimpy Ashoka is on top.
@Hari,
DEFINITELY we don’t want him more…..oh if only i had an Assault Rifle…..
Time for prayer, Oh dear lord please pit our two enemies Muslim extremists and Indian Politicians….please, pretty please!…and at all costs please prevent association between the two parties for then, we will not only have empty pockets, shit infrastructure but also bullets in our behinds. Amen.
Hari! SSSSHHHHHH!!! Dont give such ideas!!!