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Re: [prpoint] Satyam Fiasco - Satyam Chief needs to be arrested immediately

Mr Sudangan

According to Economic Times report of today, the offense is punishable for 10 years imprisonment and penalty of 25 crores.  Please read the following story

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3949578.cms

As members suggest  through various mails, we have two issues.

1.  The fate of 50 thousand plus employees.  This will not be a big problem.  The company and the employees have core competencies and it is now only uncertainty.  Already there are industry talks for take over, etc.   Not withstanding the fraudulent balance sheet,  the company has assets and competency.  When some other company takes over, there will be stability.  Within a week, this issue will be solved.

2.  The most aspect is about the damage, this incident has created on the Nation and other organisations.  This is the one that I am talking about from the first mail.  Even genuine organisations are likely to be looked at with suspicion.  To re-establish the image and reputation, regulatory authorities shold take quick action and show to the world that India is not a 'soft state for financial terrorism'.  The Company Managements should immediatley take stock of their own individual position and ensure that they are really following the Corporate governance norms.  As Communication professionals, we have a greater responsibility to the Nation and its citizens. 

Srinivasan



On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:53 PM, pitchumani sudhangan <sudhangan@...> wrote:

please understand all corporate affairs doesnt come under cognizable offence. Please go through the SEBI manual and then u will come to know how these fraudulent corporates are well protected. This is not one satyam all bigwigs are in hand-in-glove
 
sudhangan

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Narendran A <naren_vna@...> wrote:

Freinds

From what has been happening since yesterday, Industry leaders have expressed complete shock over the incident, everyone feel that thorough investigation need to be done and guilty be punished. NRN says that we need to walk extra mile, Government says Satyam is not the IT industry.. can we think of ways and means which will help India over come this corporate crisis..I am sure this incident would have raised eyebrows of investors, may be an opportunoty for competing nations to use it as an opportunity and grab business.
 
I wish to put down my thoughts:
A) Immediate arrest and trail of Mr. Raju: Will this show the world that we are quick reacting to the situation and show that law is for everybody
B) Government coming forward and forming a team comrpising of Industry leaders to guide current management overcome this crisis. This step will help India win confidence of global business community, potential/current investors.
 
Request members to share their thoughts...
 
Best regards
Narren


--- On Thu, 1/8/09, philip1957272 <philip1957@...> wrote:
From: philip1957272 <philip1957@...>
Subject: Re: [prpoint] Satyam Fiasco - Satyam Chief needs to be arrested immediately
To: prpoint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 8:43 AM

dear all

Arrests have to be made very soon.The system should act immediately
which will send out strong signals to the world.If we are lethargic
and do not act, India's trust will be eroded.The Big picture should
come out and other accomplices names should come out.Why has this
happened? Who forced Raju to take it lying down? What were the
pressures? Is it pure greed or something beyond that? Are some
international forces involved.

Philip Joshua

--- In prpoint@yahoogroups .com, "xavier prabhu" <xavier@...> wrote:

dear all,

to add, it is common knowledge that most companies cook their books to an
extent simply to keep up with pressures of the market. and the markets
sometime put unrealistic pressure on the companies not realizing that ups
and downs are part of any business, even good business.

this fueled by the attitude of making quick money is quite pervasive in the
system and PR/corp/ comm. profesionals are support or mere bystanders to
this whole episode.

this is a well spread rot in our system from newcomers with no experence or
knowledge do everything to get better pay packets to executives cooking
books to get better returns for themselves.

can we somehow step back and ponder? is this approach leading us anywhere?
Satyam going down is not good for IT, India, moreso in this environment. it
will destroy more investor wealth, careers and such devastation is not good.

can we take the long hard route to success and not the short cut and instill
this across?

xavier

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:16 PM, xavier prabhu <xavier@...> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> again, beg to differ from many points of view and outrage in this e-mail
> group.
>
> we are merely reacting and saying PR/corp. comm is the solution or have a
> role is not understanding really how large companies work. when a company
> can take regulators for ride what use and power have PR/corp.comm people who
> need to protect their salaries and retainers.
>
> regulation may not be the answer as regulators are not gods and are prone
> to influences. US has Sarbans-Oxley and still see what happened all around.
> we need to go deeper and hate to see this as a personal or one person issue.
>
> in all this, I am increasingly questioning the media which seems to be
> absolutely unaccountable and profiting either ways. they write about these
> guys in glowing terms, send their stocks soaring and one fine day all hell
> breaks loose and there are negative stories galore. even the most reputed
> global media outlets could not for years smell or even figure out something
> as simple and visible as mortgage issue which is the fountainhead of this
> global recession.
>
> the question of personal ethics and integrity will come to haunt all of us
> more and more as the depravation in this area across private, media,
> government and NGO reaches levels that are unbearable. like we all became
> conscious after 26/11, it is time we delve deeper and ask even serious
> questions of ourselves.
>
> we all invested in stock markets hoping for mammoth returns forcing people
> to just play ball and ride the wave and look st the mess we have created.
>
> this is not the time to do witch hunting, this is the time to strengthen
> the system and focus on better values inculcation. Greed cannot be stopped
> by any system or mechanism unless the individual stops or the greed consumes
> them.
>
> regards,
>
> xavier
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:55 PM, BNK <mailbnk@... > wrote:
>
>> It's major issue concerning corporate governance. Communication
>> professionals should ensure that the principles are adhered to and
>> educate/caution their managements teams on this. Like we do media DO's and
>> Don'ts, we must prepare a list for corporate governance with the help of
>> Independent directors. Most problems occur when corporates do not involve
>> independent directors who are reduced to just figureheads and attend Board
>> meetings only as a formality.
>> Corpcom teams must also insist on transparency. Keep doing periodical
>> workshops and invite experts like N Vithal, Narayana Murthy, Dr Kalam and so
>> on to speak to coporate groups. These kind of activities/knowledg e forums
>> can also be done at FICCI, CII, PRCI as well
>> Regards
>> bnk
>>
>>
>> 2009/1/7 Narendran A <naren_vna@. ..>
>>
>>> Friends
>>>
>>> I am sure all of us would be tracking the news of Ramalinga raju
>>> resigning from the post of Chairman of Satyam Computers and admitting
>>> profits being inflated and so on.. the letter of his resignation are there
>>> in the news websites..Satyams share price has come down by 34%..
>>>
>>> Its interesting to study from communications point of view. Can stalwarts
>>> in the group educate us on the following:
>>>
>>> a) How should an issue like this be handled? as we are talking about one
>>> of India's top executive
>>> b) What impact will it have on the image of the company/employees?
>>> c) What caution should be adopted while delaing with sensitive issues?
>>> d) IS there any chance for the company to use this as an opportunity to
>>> build its image(positive) ?
>>>
>>> Also read this article
>>>
>>> http://www.livemint .com/2008/ 12/18221653/ What-should- Satyam-and- Raju-do.html
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Narren




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sudhangan



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dear friends Another funny incident! Satyam was given 'Golden Peacock Global Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2008' by the Institute of Directors...
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dear all Arrests have to be made very soon.The system should act immediately which will send out strong signals to the world.If we are lethargic and do not...
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Freinds From what has been happening since yesterday, Industry leaders have expressed complete shock over the incident, everyone feel that thorough...
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PR and corpcom professionals too have a major role to play in ensuring corporate governance. HDFC's Deepak Parekh also asked the same questions: "What was the...
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From my side following are the suggestions: Internally - First of all, all the IT companies will have to 'listen' to what their clients have to say about the...
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sorry for interrupting again. before my comments, let me make it clear we do no work for satyam nor do I hold any brief for the rajus. but to take criminal...
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please understand all corporate affairs doesnt come under cognizable offence. Please go through the SEBI manual and then u will come to know how these...
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Mr Sudangan According to Economic Times report of today, the offense is punishable for 10 years imprisonment and penalty of 25 crores. Please read the...
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Thank you for starting this thread. Here are a few of my own views and comments: - *Satyam episode is about failure of a Business Model.* The model in question...
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