Subject: Wildlife Dear all On the www.rediff.com website (which gives news on the Indian subcontinent) I saw the following column by Vir Sanghvi. http://209.194.80.218/news/1998/oct/26vir.htm02998/tortugas.asp It compares the case of Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. The following two paragraphs from the article demonstrate the new ethos of *literate India*. ( All life is equal but humans are more equal than others) It seems that Mr Sanghvi believes that hunting is allowed in some parts of India. You can post your comments on the web site about the article and also send an email to the author. ambrish ____________________________ On the other hand, even if Salman is guilty as charged -- and of course, he must be regarded as innocent until it can be demonstrated otherwise -- his crime is much less serious. There is no suggestion of involvement in terrorist violence, no friendship with such Dawood Ibrahim henchmen as Hanif and Samir Hingora and no assault rifle. The most that can be said is that he went off on shikar in an area where hunting is banned, and then shot and killed two black bucks (and then ate them for dinner but that I suppose is not part of the chargesheet). The charge against Salman is poaching which, if upheld, does not show him in a very good light but does not, nevertheless, suggest that he is a hood, a goonda or a terrorist.