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Is Hari Prasad an ethical hacker and be set free?

By SiliconIndia,Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 19:42 Hrs
Hyderabad: When V Hari Prasad, the man behind the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering fiasco, said he deliberately displayed the EVM number on the TV in order to show that the original machine was tampered with, was he at the right or wrong side of ethics? Should he be allowed to go scot free?

Well he is not done yet. Prasad announced in a press conference that he would continue to fight his battle against the EVMs, which the Election Commission of India asserts are tamper-proof. Prasad added that he had done no wrong and had just highlighted the flaws in the EVMs.
Is Hari Prasad an ethical hacker and be set free?


This came after he was arrested for the alleged theft of an EVM. He was kept in the police custody for eight days. While he denied stealing the EVM, he said, "someone came to me and asked me to show how an EVM could be tampered with." He claims that he returned the machine within 3-4 hours after displaying how the device can be tampered with and added that this was filmed and telecast on a private news channel.

Prasad went on to request the techies of the nation to raise their voices and expose the EVM flaws.

Reacting to his arrest, he said, "I am unfazed and instead I am more inspired to continue the battle against the vulnerablilty of EVMs and will be in continuous touch with the Election Commission of India (ECI)."

While the mud slacking is expected to continue from the both sides, the question here is whether Prasad's action be taken under law, or will he be given the tag of an ethical hacker and set free?

   
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Reader's comments (71)
1: Mr Hari Prasad was arrested for the alleged the theft of EVM. Who had loughed FIR for stealing the EVM at that day as EVM was handedover to the responsible Government Officers only. His statement is wrong or right, it should be telecast before the public.
Posted by: sudha asthana - 06 Sep, 2010

2: Hari Prasad should be thanked for exposing the flaw instead of being prosecuted. I was wondering how come the congress won with such a majority ( whatever little it got) in the last general election. More than any one else, the opposition should rise to protect Hari Prasad & he should be public given a hearing.
Posted by: Promod Sharma - 04 Sep, 2010

3: Politics has flawed everything, and there's no way to correct it..... those who tried are either dead or behind the bars, so now the only option left is to delete the world and start making it from the scratch, removing all the mistakes we've committed..... creation of politics for eg.
Posted by: Qwerty - 02 Sep, 2010

4: History repeats itself.... many ethical hackers have been falsely accused and were put behind bars because of the information they posses.... I think all ethical hackers should try to form a union against this act of the Government otherwise who knows who will be the next to be put behind bars....
Posted by: Slim0123 - 02 Sep, 2010

5: If any security person demonstrates something in public.. and govt arrests the person for showing the technical fault of govt. EVM... its very pathetic and it means only banning the use of technology in the country and arresting security researchers like this showing the power and on false charges... its very disheartening for ethical hackers in india... as law in the country is much misused...
Posted by: indian citizen - 02 Sep, 2010

6: Dear Editor
I just realized that how far ,,people would go to sully or post comments on with a hidden agenda,,like for example
some one below posted comments ""Evms kill tamils"" ,,i was a bit shocked ,,also there are personal attacks ,,like someone commenting on me about Congress agent or Foreign agent.
This shows it is getting murky here,,and shows how people are misusing the website.I suggest silicon india to moderate the comments ,,just like other media do,,like Economic Times Of India.
I want to say loud and clear,,I love India,,it is the country that I was born,,Iam not affilliated to any political party in particular ,,I make comments on merit,,I have also commented on CWG games,,too.
I have full respect towards Indias government,,becuase it is elected by people of India,,be it BJP,,CONGRESS,,Left all are the same.I want India to develop,,be strong,,her armed forces looked after ,,respected,,her institutions respecetd,,her dignity upheld and held high.
I repeat India is a great country,,it has a billion plus people,,with far more important and critical things.I have given examples to make an impact on India ,,positively. A recent survey indicates ,,Indians ranked themselves a Happy lot when a survey was conducted.
that shows Indian democracy and its strength.
Today India is a beacon to the world,,India connected Africa (Pan African E-network) under the current government,,for which it won a prize from europe.Indian forces keep peace in Trouble torn african Countries.India helps IMF with a contribution (10 billion dollars),,moreover India is a hope ,,in Global Financial crisis,,as the world looks to its consumer to sell goods.
I feel proud about India and hopeful for the future.For those who think otherwise,,you can emigrate ,,to other places or countries and still who are critical ,,there is always rest of world ,,if you dislike India.
But I love India and will never allow anyone to hurt it.
rama anne
syd australia
rama anne
syd australia
Posted by: rama anne - 01 Sep, 2010

7:You love india , that does not means every thing indian is good for instance "Indian " national congress, which is a party that has divided nation , and is teacher of all other parties , and continue to further divide country by muslim appeasement and cast based reservation , Congress is fraud and for the future of india it must be eliminated ,
 Amit replied to: rama anne 
 post - 02 Sep, 2010

8: He(Mr.Hari Prasad) is absolutely correct that he has done NO WRONG and had just highlighted the flaws in EVM's.
That should go in his credits and he should be encouraged to sort out the flaws in EVM's.
Personally i think that every indian political parties were aware of this fact.It's just the power of money that who RULES the indian politics OR may be congress are tampering with the EVM's after the election . MAY BE
Posted by: Sparsh - 01 Sep, 2010

9: Dear Editor
NDTV has invited hari prasad and EC team live ,,then we will know the truth.I love my india and respect her contitution and its laws,,I respect her elected government,,I make a pledge that I will never allow anyone to speak ill or do mischief against my country,,its contitution,,its people ,,its wealth .
thank you
rama anne
syd australia
Posted by: rama anne - 01 Sep, 2010

10: Dear Friends,
Its very surprising that A good Indian and over All agood Indian Intelactual / Enterpruner has try to expose the fact that recently many Senior citizens and Common Indians has spoken on many public webs and many news paper editorials,Mr.Hari Is a responsible indian citizen, Asset to Indian community and special to state of Andhra Pradesh, My Apeal to Govt and related agencies Kindly release him because Mr. Hari is having a team of Needful Indians who every day earn braed for their families, Govt should see the past of Mr, Hari, I AM 100% SURE, Few days after Police will realize they caught the wrong person and till that day Mr. Hari and His friends/ Employees and most Important his family members will suffer a lot, Kindly give him bis dignity which he deserve or I warn the Agencies to face the Public protests in India..Wish you all the best HAri and Friends/ Zaheer Ahmed
Posted by:  Zaheer Ahmed - 01 Sep, 2010

11:Mr Xaheer Ahmed
Hari is well funded and a have had a two men american team with him.they have not caught a wrong person ,,also police will not just catch a person,,Election commission can call the police ,,to inestigate ,,as it is about an EVM machine
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to:  Zaheer Ahmed 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

12: its not arresting a person, but what you say about the flaws in EVMS, dont you think these can give power to wrong people on the name of elections? then what will happen?
India is developed not because political parties but its because of some great brains such as tata, reliance, etc. Better to stop discuss about arrest and ask how the EVMs are not 100% secured?
 kumar replied to:  rama anne 
 post - 04 Sep, 2010

13: Prasad should be set free. The central govt. and ruling party M>Ps should be prosecuted. The election commission which knows undoubtedly of the technical tampering possibilities of EVMs should be hung including the Chief Election Commissioners of the past and the present.
Posted by: Srinath  - 01 Sep, 2010

14:No.
i wll not let him free i am the senior leader of congress zanta nahi meri pahuch bahut upar tak hai
 rahul  replied to: Srinath  
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

15: are ooo kya bath kar raha hai, election commission is cheating the people by making the use of such flaw devices. The one who found that flaw should be set free ....
 Ramu replied to:  rahul  
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

16: Every Electronic gadget can be hacked, those who know embedded software can do this , there is no point if they change the OS of EVM and run Packman on that , only in this case this is "EVM" , thats why it makes news , popularity, thing is that who is going to do that in Election , from where Politicians will get technical person with enough knowledge to manipulate data inside EVM, how this can be done without tempering the "case" of the machine? the EC will be monitoring the process of voting , will not the vote count in the EVM will be resetted prior to voting ?
Posted by: Amit - 01 Sep, 2010

17:Tusi yeh EVM KI LADAI KO LEAVE OUT KARO .
I THINK WHAT THE PERSON HAD DONE IS CORRECT IN HIS SENSE OF MIND BUT IS ACCORDINGLY WRONG IN EYES OF LAW SO LET GOVERNMENT DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.WE ALL KNOW JUST TO TALK AND WRITE BUT NO BODY DARE TO DO ANY THING WHEN RAJ THAKERY DO OR PLAY HIS FOUL POLITICS WE SAY THAT IT IS WRON BUT THE ANOTHER DAY HE IS SELECTED WITH MUCH MORE MPs INDIA KI PUBLIC ,IS JUST LIKE HEARD OF SHEEP AND IF ONE PERSON WILL DO SOMETHING ATLEAST SOME THING THAN WE ALL JUST RAISES A QUESTION MARK AGAINST HIM.
WHY
IS WE ALL HAVE LOST OUR HUMOUR ,OUR SENSE WE ARE JUST RUNNING ,BUT FORGETTING THE NEED OF FUTURE ,WE ALL JUST WANT THE PROGRESS OF OURSELVES .IF SOME BODY RAISES THE QUESTION AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAN EITHER IT IS IN TERMS OF POLITICS OR IN TERMS OF SELF BENEFIT BUT NOBODY DARE TO SPEAK FOR THE MANKIND .PLEASE GO TO THE DEEP STUDY FOR REVEALING THE PROOF
 ISHU PRATAP AGRAWAL replied to: Amit 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

18: I guess you should also consider the "Right of Information"
and "Duty of being a good citizen", since only these two are the things that Mr. Hari has done
 Slim0123 replied to:  ISHU PRATAP AGRAWAL 
 post - 02 Sep, 2010

19:EVM means erosion of valuable mankind. EVM against democracy.EVM killed thousands of innocent elam tamils.EVM selected cruel people in recent election in india this leads to killing of tamils in srilanka.
 kumar replied to: Amit 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

20: Is not it equivalent to getting money from ATM instead of waiting in line at the cashiers window? sooner or later things will change , electronic system can be made much secure , biometric identification etc can be combined with this, its true that EVM selected unethical congress , but its bcz people among us voted for congress ,
 Amit replied to:  kumar 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

21: Tusi yeh EVM KI LADAI KO LEAVE OUT KARO .
I THINK WHAT THE PERSON HAD DONE IS CORRECT IN HIS SENSE OF MIND BUT IS ACCORDINGLY WRONG IN EYES OF LAW SO LET GOVERNMENT DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.WE ALL KNOW JUST TO TALK AND WRITE BUT NO BODY DARE TO DO ANY THING WHEN RAJ THAKERY DO OR PLAY HIS FOUL POLITICS WE SAY THAT IT IS WRON BUT THE ANOTHER DAY HE IS SELECTED WITH MUCH MORE MPs INDIA KI PUBLIC ,IS JUST LIKE HEARD OF SHEEP AND IF ONE PERSON WILL DO SOMETHING ATLEAST SOME THING THAN WE ALL JUST RAISES A QUESTION MARK AGAINST HIM.
WHY
IS WE ALL HAVE LOST OUR HUMOUR ,OUR SENSE WE ARE JUST RUNNING ,BUT FORGETTING THE NEED OF FUTURE ,WE ALL JUST WANT THE PROGRESS OF OURSELVES .IF SOME BODY RAISES THE QUESTION AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAN EITHER IT IS IN TERMS OF POLITICS OR IN TERMS OF SELF BENEFIT BUT NOBODY DARE TO SPEAK FOR THE MANKIND .PLEASE GO TO THE DEEP STUDY FOR REVEALING THE PROOF
 Ishu pratap agrawal  replied to: Amit 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

22: you can implement what ever biometric,eye vision system,skin smell identification,gene identification,voice identification,photo similation etc but end of the day all the jung of data will manipulated by cruel people and change all the result.
 kumar  replied to: Amit 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

23: Yes People should eliminate congress , it is surprising that congress and person like Man mohan is selected by indians again , this is strong basis of doubt over dependability of EVM machines
 Amit replied to: kumar 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

24:Mr Kumar
with some hidden agenda ,,and congress in mind ,,do not use Election commission as a scapegoat in all of this
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne  replied to: Amit 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

25: congrats.. get him a golden globe award....
Posted by: thiru - 01 Sep, 2010

26: to all the people out there election commission has hundreds and thousands of employees and teachers who work in its polling booths day and night during elections,,it can be your mother,,sister,,or brother.Also EVM machine is designed and manufactured by E.C.I.L with techical people like Hari Prasad.Just because hariparasad feels it has faults cannot jusitify going live on a TV with two american colleagues no way .India is much bigger,,no one can make a duplicate indian currency or constitution not to prove a point.U just do not it that way as simple as that
rama anne
syd australia
Posted by: rama anne - 01 Sep, 2010

27:EVM killed thousands of innocent tamils.
 kumar replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

28: Mr Kumar
can you plz explain how EVMS killed thousands of tamils.
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to:  kumar 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

29:Dear Rama anne,

If there is a fault with any of the govt agency/its working/its gadgets, please suggest any other effective method to bring it to the attention of the govt as well as public.

Note that if without the public knowing it, anything that is brought to the notice of the govt will be burried deep down, probably along with the person's body who exposed it!

So I think Mr.Hariprasad has done the right thing only and he needs the support of all Indians, not just techies as requested by him.

Unfortunately, our attitude will be, as long as it does not affect a person, he does not fully analyse the situation.

I need not tell you here your condition, as you are sitting in Australia!
 S.S.Mani replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

30: Mr S.S MANI
thanks for the reply .Mr Mani your statement ""Note that if without the public knowing it, anything that is brought to the notice of the govt will be burried deep down, probably along with the person's body who exposed it!"" is outright offensive and very bad in taste .
1.Sam Pitroda pitched in idea and C-DOT was born and ushered the telecom revolution
2.Mr Anand from super30 a school in Bihar that trains students for IIT-JEE coaching was brought to New Delhi to have an audience with the Prime Minister.
3.Nandan Nilkenni wrote a book called ""Imagining India"" which had a first chapter on Unique Identification Number ,,he was duly selected by Indian Govt to implement the same and was given a cabinet post to do the same.
4.If you have positive things to do for India ,,govt of india will give encouragement ,,in all aspects and encourage you ,,like the innovation fund it has set up.
5.I love my India ,,and I respect the Indian Government ,,its laws and constitution and the election commission.
""I need not tell you here your condition, as you are sitting in Australia!"" Iam not sitting here in Australia ,,I have skillset and worked here in all major banks for last two years I have not got a single interview ,,and I have a masters degree from an australian univ and Iam citizen of Australia ,,mr Mani can you please tell me why since
ram

 rama anne replied to:  S.S.Mani 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

31:Dear Rama I observed that you use the phrase "with a duplicate or whatever EVM machine" many times. As if you don't know that an original Machine was HACKED by the talented man. Had it not been an original Machine the ECI would not have called the police. And living out of INDIA does not make you an "All knower of the fact". We live here, we know how nasty the politics has become. We know how votes are tampered. And if some one has taken the initiation to (at least try to) stop it then he is being stopped at the behest of "THEFT"? What you would to tell the fact if ur voice is not heard? Definitely go to Media. That man is DAMN correct and INDIANS have decided it. You dont speak for INDIA sitting in Australia.
 Sartaz replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

32: Hi Sartaz
sitting in india or outside does not mean I cannot put forward my view ,,I was born in india and lived there for atleast first 29 years of life there.Iam as patriotic and caring as anyone,,I do not need your approval for that .
Also he has broken the law ,,he has not demonstrated ,,any hacking,, i have watched the video ,,and also heard hinm speak,,both him and election officials ,,on NDTV live using internet.So even though I am ion australia ,,i have followed the news very keenly and then I put forward my views
rama anne
syd australia
thanks
rama anne
 rama anne replied to:  Sartaz 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

33: Hari Prasad did a great job and should be applauded, not penalised. Rama Ann is right that there are corrupt politicians everywhere, but in India corruption is far deeper and is there in every organisation.
People like Hari Prasad are required to change things here
Posted by: Suresh Dorbala - 01 Sep, 2010

34:Hi suresh dorballa
Election commission is independant of politicians and parties just like supreme court is.In this case your statement ""but in India corruption is far deeper and is there in every organisation. "" can u plz tell me about corruption in this particular case please.
Also he has made a mockery with a duplicate or whatever EVM machine live on a Tv and cliams he is only showing faults .I live in australia,,imagine me going on a TV channel like 9 or 7 and doing a demo about vulnerabilities in a bank like Commonwealth bank or Anz or NAB .Iam sure the banks will call police immediately and charge me as simple as that .Even in USA if u try the same you will be arrested iam 100 percent sure ,,here in australia ,,various breached have been reported in the media,,but it does not mean one can go live on Tv WITH it.
Also if you are in Gulf airport and utter a word in a wrong way ,,you will be sent to jail straighaway ,,and then court .If in thailand ,,you will be arrested for any slander on monarchy.Why should Election Commission of India ,,whose property ,,duplicate machine or whatever be shown on the live TV ,,that is a mockery on indian democarcy ,,and he should be arrested ,,just not him ,,even the foreigners also .Iam 100 percent on this instance.
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: Suresh Dorbala 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

35: Rama,

3 points :

1 - EVMs are not the property of Election Commission, it belongs to the people of India.

2 - This matter is a matter of national security as those EVMs were used to elect a govt and if tampering is feasible in them then the whole election process becomes defunct and corrupt people with the help of foreign intelligence agencies can do it easily installing their stooges.
3 - EC is appointed by corrupt politicians. Case in point - Naveen Chawla who was hand maiden of congress during emergency and Gill who became a minister post-retirement in a congress govt.

So Dorbala is 100% right.
 Sanjay Pandey replied to:  rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

36: Now Government should open eye and stop this dirty politics.
Posted by: Indian - 01 Sep, 2010

37:dear Indian
you need to get educated mate.indian govt and election commission of india are independant ,,election commission can call police directly and they have all the power to do so ,,as it was their machine ,,the EVM and live on a TV
you just cannot do it ,,first arrest him ,,which is correct
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: Indian 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

38: Dear Rama,

You are again sadly mistaken. the power which you conferred onto EC is available only when election has been declared and in that constituency only for the period of elections. Not after that.

Secondly, EC is appointed by GOI only.

And your assertion show us that you stay in dictator monrachy regime like australia, no need to write the location,hence do not expect you to understand about democracy.
 sanjay pandey replied to:  rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

39: Hi Sanjay Pandey
australia is a true democratic country who told you ""And your assertion show us that you stay in dictator monrachy regime like australia""
I have to seriously question that above phrase
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne  replied to: sanjay pandey 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

40: Hari Prasad must be released immediately. If any body wants to talk of ethics then the same is applicable to EC. What is ethics of EC, using vulnerable techniques and fooling people?
Posted by: Chitraa - 01 Sep, 2010

41:Hi Chitraa
how do u think ec using vulnerable techniques ,,it is independant of Govt Of India .Hari prasad has made a mockery of it by going live on a TV with a machine(whatever it is) iam 100 percent convinced he is under fault.I can make a duplicate of a bank card or something similar ,,does not mean I go live and do a demo defintely not
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: Chitraa 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

42: rama anne you seem to be a voluntary agent of EC. If H. Prasad has worked on a duplicate machine then why he is arrested for stealing a genuine machine? From the fact that he is arrested for acquiring a genuine machine this argument is wrong. How much you get for advocating so enthusiastically for EC. Remember H. Prasad is also an equally responsible citizen of this country. I have noticed that such machines were in use in other advanced countries and soon they were withdrawn. Why?
 Chitraa replied to:  rama anne 
 post - 04 Sep, 2010

43: duplicating a bank card and going online would be foolishness...but what would you do when you find out(or stuble upon) a potential risk in using one of the facilities provided by the bank(say a govt. bank) and the bank is not ready to accept it, nor the police is ready to take up the issue neither does the govt. So wouldn't it be your social responsibilty to inform the public about the risk?
 susanta replied to:  rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

44: hi sushanta
What I have said ,,is imagine if someone in australia where iam living goes on a tv channel and demonstrates a weakness or flaw using a scanning device that a bank uses ,,then that particular peson will be charged by police ,,so in india too EC has every right to charge him and inestigate how he got that machine in first place
that is the point i made and I stand by it 100 percent
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne  replied to: susanta 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

45: Hari Prasad has just exposed the vulnerablities of EVM. If he had any wrong intentions...he would have approached any political party and they would have bribed him with enough money to help them in next elections. Everybody already knows how corrupt leaders are and they can go to any extent to secure wins in elections...they are just not concerned about the country. However Hari just exposed the EVM faults in open. It was the right thing to do because had he approached any govt agency regarding this...they would have just covered the case as it is as if nothing ever happened. So he is absolutely right and justified in his manner.
Posted by: Kapil Thakur - 01 Sep, 2010

46:hi Kapil Thakur
you are a bit out of touch and see things in a negative way.You have generalized all and everyone ,,fortunately we have some very good people in Indian politics like Dr Manmohan Singh,,sri Sheila Dikshit,,sri Nandan Nilkenni,,sri Jyothi Raditya Scindia,,sri L.K Advani,,sri Brinda Karat,,sri Jayaprakash Narayan(Loksatta party),,sri Sitaram Yechury etc.
I live in australia ,,and I have discovered here too there are corrupt people in offices,,and in politics too and Iam sure it is the case through out the world.You are a bit way too critical only about indian politicians which is not correct.Also he is a techical guy does not give him right to take a machine and do a demo on live tv.
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: Kapil Thakur 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

47: Jai Ho Bharth Ki, Mera Bharath Mahan. There is nothing Right or Wrong. Good or Bad, it is all our thinking make it so if you do not believe this, then you will be made to believe as we see in Media today they feature IPL, IT raid and tomorrow they show action has been initiated against and either the person is mission or the reports are gone or the evidences are lost .Let us not name people. We know where we stand in honesty, corruption levels world at large and in India in particular. The EVM prone to fraud has been in news over years, not the first time. We better close our eyes and go on, when Great Bishma remained a mute witness to the Draupathi stripping, we too. Since nothing else could be done, whether the fact remains EVEM is fraudulent in use and counting in US or India. Let things go on, we remain silent observers and pass on , why to invite wrath of the vested interest parties , and then none will rescue us .What happened to the BBC exposure of Cricket Match fixing in news. Today news is underworld has threatened the players families .Do not imagine we are in ram rajya we are in ravana rajya all over the world. None on the earth can raise a voice against any seasoned politician, or political party or the so called underworld ruling the world over engaged in making easy money, extortions and black mail. For them it is only a cinematic approach to eliminate people, reports in no time the evidences too. Where is the question of our showing a demo to election commission , who have been permitted to approve those EVMS by the ruling parties themselves .Let us be calm and have faith in God almighty , There four stages in man’s life , boyhood, youth, middle age, old age, so too, there are four stages of his acquisition of wisdom
1.To be trained by parents, teachers, elders, being led, guided, regulated, warned, reprimanded.
2.To be eager to establish happiness and justice in society, to know the world, it’s worth and values.
3.To pour out energies to reform, reconstruct the human community
4.The realization that the world is beyond redemption by human effort, that one can at best save oneself.
Posted by: RVGIYER - 31 Aug, 2010

48:i entirely agree with you
 Bkar replied to: RVGIYER 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

49:Dear Sir, I beg your pardon on your philosophy but if everyone starts feeling like you then this world will finish a million years before it is slated to. What I feel is the guy in question has done the right thing the wrong way. Owning an EVM is illegal in the first place. Second doing R&D on it without due permission from the Govt. is another fault. Third hiding the identity of the person who brought the EVM is the third fault. He would have been better off if he had approached the Election Commission first along with the press.
 Rajesh Singh replied to: RVGIYER 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

50: dear rajesh
thank you for rescue ,,this RGVIyer is eating brains ,,everytime ,,he was there on other issues,,his name is not RGVIyer but something else
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to:  Rajesh Singh 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

51:Dear RVGIYER
It is not true ,,in the name of religion ,,some evil people are masquerading that is with a flawed opinions like some religion is real or superior.Also to spread the version they think is correct ,,they are also twisting religious texts and
making people gullible ,,with some cash benefits.God spoke of empowerment ,,so that every human can live in dignity ,,which they are not allowing ,,a job ,,a place to live ,,and lead a peaceful life,,and then make a choice about his or her religion,,but if such basic needs are not met in the first place,,the exploitation continues ,,be it religiously,,politically,,or any way.
God also says to act but to remain silent is also a crime ,,not just against humanity but also against God ,,for God lives in every human being ,,and God wants to help others through you and me.Mere prayer and doling out philosophy is also against both god and humanity as the human becomes a party to injustice.
RVGIyer if and when we have means to help others ,,be it through education,,housing,,etc we should help.By doling out your philosophy ""To be trained by parents, teachers, elders, being led, guided, regulated, warned, reprimanded""
but this can also happen when teachers are good ,,play a teacher role ,,not a politician role,or a cunning Foxy role with a jackal like attitude under the guise of a tiger skin.
2.""To be eager to establish happiness and justice in society, to know the world, it’s worth and values.""
to do these things you need to be of a good heart to start with .the question ""how pure is your heart"" ""do you pray for yourself every morning and ignore the world or attend to a fellow human being before you pray"" God likes people who attend to others before attending to himself.
3.""To pour out energies to reform, reconstruct the human community"" this is what precisely I am doing and asking olters to do as well.
4.""The realization that the world is beyond redemption by human effort, that one can at best save oneself."" false not true Lord Krishna says to think about him and he will save you
I also believe by the way you posted your message on this forum your name is not even RVGIyer and Iam 100 percent sure so please stop your philosophy and conserve it ,,at this point is not appropriate
thanks
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: RVGIYER 
 post - 31 Aug, 2010

52: Dear Editor
Hari Prasad is not an ethical hacker.He has voilted the Indian law ,,if he is concerned ,,he should have demonstrated to the Election Commission of India ,,I come from Hyderabad ,,and iam an engineer too ,,by profession,,he has defintely made a mockery of the Election commission ,,by going live on a Tv channel,,there are other avenues to pursue ,,if he is serious ,,like courts ,,and also two other foreign nationals should have been charged too.Iam in australia ,,now ,,imagine ,,i do the same here ,,on a TV channel Live ,,like how to break a bank network,,something like it.Every one needs to question this aspect first .Also depending where you are it will be even more serious like Gulf,,China ,,even in USA too he will be charged as well.there is no other country on the face of the earth that will tolerate such an act against ,,Iam India and I will not tolerate ,,such a mockery on My Indian constitution,,its laws,,its currency ,,its election machines.
I want to ask him the following:
1.he should have met both major political parties congress,BJP and the left and briefed them about his concerns
2.he should have then taken up the matter with election commisisoner and did a demo in the presence of major political leaders or their reps .
3.Only when he succeeds in convincing everyone in the meeting there is an issue to worry about ,,could it be briefed to media ,,and the ec can announce steps to safeguard
4.None of these steps are taken ,, so I can say clearly ,,he along ,,with his colleagues ,,has broken law,,and the foreigners need to be extradited ,,the election commission should file a case in the indian court against them.
5.Just because ,,a ten ruppe can be forged,,does not mean ,,i can go live on TV and do a demo of it no way.I urge silicon india to stop publishing this article again and again .Also there are enemies of India from hostile neighbours ,,who are taking this as an opportunity and post mesages ,,so just a few post messages ,,does not mean anything as Silicon India does not check identity or origin of the person who posts comments.Such issues are best decided inside india as it is India sensitive
rama anne
syd australia
Posted by: rama anne - 31 Aug, 2010

53:Rama,

Why are you so adamant on hiding things? You are trying to influence people by using your so-called educational qualifications, which again along with your other assertions are suspect, because of the language which you have used. An engineer is supposed to have more command on it.

Anyway, Hariprasad as an Indian Citizen has all the right to expose a crime. Please read the Indian laws, they specifically empower an Indian citizen or rather have made it a duty of an Indian citizen to expose the crime.
He is a law abiding citizen, it is only those who are criticising him for doing his constitutional duty and putting him in prison are guilty of crime and courts will sort it out.
Just wait and watch.
We, in India, still have judiciary unlike Australia.
 sanjay pandey replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

54: Hi Sanjay Pandey
""We, in India, still have judiciary unlike Australia."" check your statement ,,this one statement alone proves your knowledge of the world,,Australia also has a judiciary system that is quite robust as per international standards.Iam sorry but you have exposed yourself and your IQ with that one statement
Also living in australia,,I follow indian news ,,and i make comments based on merit,,iam not affilliated to any party nor I hide ,,I have posted comments about CWG games etc.So stop putting mud on other people .
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to:  sanjay pandey 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

55:I would request Rama Anne from Sydney to come to India and try out the same by the procedures mentioned by her.
I bet that she can never do this, in particular with the political leaders.
 Guru replied to: rama anne 
 post - 31 Aug, 2010

56: Hi Guru
iam he ,,it is not true ,,india has changed a lot ,,current UPA govt has a cabinet that consists of graduates from Harvard,,Stanford,,Delhi University,Cambridge etc .
The point is there are well educated and good people like Sam Pitroda ,,Nandan Nilkenni,,Jyotiraditya Scindia,,Jaypaual Reddy,,Sheila Dikshit,,Sri Advani,,Sri Murali Manohar Joshi,,Sri Brinda Karat etc.
I want to give an example Sam Pitroda came all the way from USA to get an appointment with Sri Late Indira Gandhi ,,he could get only five minutes after three months ,,but he insisted that he has a plan for Indian telecom sector,,and he wants atleast 30 minutes or no appointment at all .Then seeing his strong will ,,her PA gave 30 minutes ,,the meeting in which both sri Rajiv and sri Indira attended and rest is history.You can check these facts with Sam Pitroda or from any source ,,and that was in two decades or more ago.Union Govt of India realizes the issues and Iam sure ,,if intention is good ,,he could have met ,,someone from ruling party or opposition in New Delhi.Iam sure it will be the same case if I wanted to meet politicians in Australia,,uk,,usA
regards
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to:  Guru 
 post - 31 Aug, 2010

57: What is with you and Sam Pitroda? LOL. You can't seem to shake him out of your system, do you?

BTW, in the USA what Mr Prasad did would not have been illegal. If you know anything about the USA, a similar thing happened about 3 years ago when a Professor exposed the vulnerability of the EVM they were proposing to use in the State of Maryland. He even showed exactly how the stored data can be manipulated.
 Desi in the USA  replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

58: Hi desi
""Professor exposed the vulnerability of the EVM they were proposing to use in the State of Maryland""
there is a huge difference here he made a point in the proposal stage in a proper way Iam sure he has not invited people as a team from other countries and then showed it .
Could you please give us the link of so called news item we will find out.I talked of Sam Pitroda as a positive thing ,,to tell all that ,,he wanted to help india ,,its telecom sector ,,he did it by coming all the way from USA ,,and asked for late Smt Indira Gandhi appintment ,,but could only get 15 minutes ,,he insisted for more time 30-45 minutes ,,and he got it.Becuase he believed in himself that he can do ggod for india and C-DOT was born.Iam in no way related to him.I made this point ,,hariprasad believed ,,in the cause ,,why not approach Sri L.k Advani,,Sri Jayaprakash Narayan(lok Satta),,Sr Sitaram Yechury why not .Also nandan nilkenni wrote a book called ""imagining India"" and wrote how Unique Id will help the common man of india,,the govt of india gave him a cabinet post ,,so point is make a positive impact for India and show it why consipracy thoeries.Even sam pitroda was called CIA agent ,,he got a heart attack ,,i have read his story.
rama anne
syd aust
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: Desi in the USA 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

59: Hi Rama,
Brinda Karat is lady so you can use shrimati not sri.
 Indian  replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

60: Rama,

Now you make me laugh.

Those graduates do not know a single thing and the result is the inflation.

Ok.

Why am I getting a feeling that you are either an agent of congress or of paid propagandist of any foreign intelligence agency which insists on having this lacuna so that they can get their stooges in position of power.
 sanjay pandey  replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

61: Hi Sanjay pandey
iam from andhra pradesh ,,My grandfather left me with two acres and 20 cents land ,,which I sold and came to australia,,never my grandfather,,or myself has ever did hold a political office nor anything to do with politics.
Infact for last two years I do not have a job here in australia,,I lived in a homeless shelter,,and I have only less than 20 dollars in my bank account.Iam just an Indian patriotic like any other good indian is ,,I post comments on their merit,,and I want india to be a developed country.
Iam not a ""propagandist of any foreign intelligence agency "" I made a point about Hariprasad demo ,,is not the correct way,,I also said ,,we cannot go back to paper based ,,as it is a huge exercise .thats all.
I respect any govt that comes to power be it Congress,,BJP,,LEFT as it is people of india who will decide who comes to power.I respect India,,her constitution,,her parties,,her army ,,her people,,and its wealth.
Also Sajay Pandey how do I know that is your real name ,,u may be from a hostile neighbour country of india ,,and trying to inflame the situation.
thank u
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne replied to: sanjay pandey 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

62: i totally agree with u man .to study for higher qualifications does not give the right to somnme body to speak uselee there are still six lakhs villages in india by which not only the economy of india is running but also theindian administrative power is running by 1992 amendment of panchayati raj and municipality raj sytem our syterm has got large progress .
 ISHU PRATAP AGRAWAL replied to: sanjay pandey 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

63: We respect his knowledge, But the way this operation carried out is not legal & ethical.
He could have sent his report to government to review or had released to media without sharing the sensitive information.
By exposing everything to the world,he made the devices more vulnerable.
I also have doubt over his research, he replaced machines 7 segment display which can be manipulated wireless. I dont think this can take place in real life.No party worker can have so much access.
His website concludes that EVM should be scrapped & replaced by paper based system. If these people are genuine scientist then they would have suggested more secured system rather than scrapping them...

But yeh it hurts when we see geeks,scientists behind bars...
Posted by: Abhi - 31 Aug, 2010

64:Mr. Hari Prashad looks to have done the right thing.This would be an eye opener for the Government & they can put up most stringent security in EVMs.....The legal procedure told by my fellow colleagues is right but it is too much time consuming........Please tell me who(Common man in particular) has the time or resources on this face of Earth to go to ministers & convince them for doing something.......Taking the course of media is the right thing & a quick fix.....We can read the above news only because the person approached the media......otherwise who knows what could have happened..?
 inderpreet replied to: Abhi 
 post - 31 Aug, 2010

65: Hi indrepreet
Sam Pitroda came all the way from USA two decades to get an audience with late sri Indira Gandhi and Rajiv and he did it ushered telecom revolution with C-DOT.
not in this case ,,hari prasad was not alone ,,he was well fundeed ,,and has two colleagues from USA ,,who were present or coordinated with him.So comparing a common man to Hari Prasad does not make sense.I do not think in this case NEW Delhi is not accessible ,,not in this instance.
Common man of india works hard,,eats ,,goes to sleep,,and starts all over ,,waiting for a better india ,,where his children will have a brighter future ,,he is not thinking of consiparcies or thoeries,,he has a heart of gold and very sincere
rama ane
syd australia
 rama anne replied to:  inderpreet 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

66: Hi Rama,
I think you have a very static idea about India and Indian Politics. It is changing every day with situtation going from bad to worse. Every political party have a few people good on paper and this list is getting smaller day-by-day with each politician getting implicated in one or other scandel.

Taking the approch as suggested by you has got a very rare chance of seeing the light of day. The endless problem of highlighting the wrong-doing of government work and machineries can be seen by the plight of murders taking place of the wishle-blowers (who took the fight using the RTI route) around the country.

I am not justifying that Hari prasad has done right by showing the Demo of the vulnerability of the machine in details, but I support him in his effort to expose the machine through media. Because if he had taken any other route this news may not have been news. The case would be shut down and the people would not know if their vote really counts or not in electing a particular candidate of their choice. Atleast this exposure should make technocrats or EC to come up with some mechanism to have a fair election or shut the gaps in the machine to make it full proof.

Now about law and legality, I know you know a lot about law and history of the country politics. So you will also know about the various sting operations that take place everyday in exposing various political leaders and office bearers and also the after effect of all those operations. So here there is two law - one for powerful and at most time corrupt and others who cannot afford the law. For Hari prasad, if he is smart enough - can come out of the clutches of law and either fight a battle with a vast majority of population supporting him or be a puppet of the ruling mass a forget ever, that the he had ever found any problem in the EVM machine at first place. The future depends on how we react to the news and take things forward. Just burying the news as a mere stunt, we should have the EVM machines again recheched and verified by qualified experts from with-in and outside the country and get the, problem if any solved, so that the common mass have their faith back on Democracy.
 csgupta  replied to: rama anne 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

67: Hi csgupta
I do not know all laws ,,but defintely I know hariparsad has violated the law,,as for the machines,,it is developed by engineers at E.C.I.L in india ,,they are also technical people like Hariprasad .
thanks
rama anne
syd australia

 rama anne replied to: csgupta 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

68: Tusi yeh EVM KI LADAI KO LEAVE OUT KARO .
I THINK WHAT THE PERSON HAD DONE IS CORRECT IN HIS SENSE OF MIND BUT IS ACCORDINGLY WRONG IN EYES OF LAW SO LET GOVERNMENT DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.WE ALL KNOW JUST TO TALK AND WRITE BUT NO BODY DARE TO DO ANY THING WHEN RAJ THAKERY DO OR PLAY HIS FOUL POLITICS WE SAY THAT IT IS WRON BUT THE ANOTHER DAY HE IS SELECTED WITH MUCH MORE MPs INDIA KI PUBLIC ,IS JUST LIKE HEARD OF SHEEP AND IF ONE PERSON WILL DO SOMETHING ATLEAST SOME THING THAN WE ALL JUST RAISES A QUESTION MARK AGAINST HIM.
WHY
IS WE ALL HAVE LOST OUR HUMOUR ,OUR SENSE WE ARE JUST RUNNING ,BUT FORGETTING THE NEED OF FUTURE ,WE ALL JUST WANT THE PROGRESS OF OURSELVES .IF SOME BODY RAISES THE QUESTION AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAN EITHER IT IS IN TERMS OF POLITICS OR IN TERMS OF SELF BENEFIT BUT NOBODY DARE TO SPEAK FOR THE MANKIND .PLEASE GO TO THE DEEP STUDY FOR REVEALING THE PROOF
 ISHU PRAPTAP replied to: csgupta 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

69: I heard Rama saying in earlier replies, Election Commission and Supreme Court are independent of politics.. I can just laugh on him... No one is independent of politicians.. Otherwise Afzal Guru would have been hanged long back after prosecuted... Supreme Court is not able to do any thing against political inaction and criminal of India is still alive.. Do you know what happened to Shri T.N. Sheshan (Cheif Election Commissioner)? I am sure only few remember him...

Now coming to Hari Prasad, he is a whistle blower.. Do you know one of the whistle blower in Bihar, was MURDERED in day light.. coz he exposed government corruption.. God save Hari Prasad... There are still few braves on Indian soil.. Hats off to Hari... and..... EVM..
 Prashant replied to: csgupta 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

70:Hi Prashant
what happened in Bihar,,we know ,,Bihar always have had a law and order problem and it is improving,,comparing the incident to this one is laughable.T.N Seshan was given full power as an election commissioner.
The main problem ,,everyone in india tries to become a politician ,,either they think too much ,,or too little ,,or perhaps not much work.Common man of India goes about his duties everyday.I also know are in hyderabad correct
rama anne
syd australia
 rama anne  replied to: Prashant 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010

71:Tusi yeh EVM KI LADAI KO LEAVE OUT KARO .
I THINK WHAT THE PERSON HAD DONE IS CORRECT IN HIS SENSE OF MIND BUT IS ACCORDINGLY WRONG IN EYES OF LAW SO LET GOVERNMENT DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.WE ALL KNOW JUST TO TALK AND WRITE BUT NO BODY DARE TO DO ANY THING WHEN RAJ THAKERY DO OR PLAY HIS FOUL POLITICS WE SAY THAT IT IS WRON BUT THE ANOTHER DAY HE IS SELECTED WITH MUCH MORE MPs INDIA KI PUBLIC ,IS JUST LIKE HEARD OF SHEEP AND IF ONE PERSON WILL DO SOMETHING ATLEAST SOME THING THAN WE ALL JUST RAISES A QUESTION MARK AGAINST HIM.
WHY
IS WE ALL HAVE LOST OUR HUMOUR ,OUR SENSE WE ARE JUST RUNNING ,BUT FORGETTING THE NEED OF FUTURE ,WE ALL JUST WANT THE PROGRESS OF OURSELVES .IF SOME BODY RAISES THE QUESTION AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAN EITHER IT IS IN TERMS OF POLITICS OR IN TERMS OF SELF BENEFIT BUT NOBODY DARE TO SPEAK FOR THE MANKIND .PLEASE GO TO THE DEEP STUDY FOR REVEALING THE PROOF
 ISHU PRATAP AGRAWAL  replied to: Prashant 
 post - 01 Sep, 2010
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