Open Letter to President ,Harvard University

Open letter to President  of  Harvard University !

President Lawrence H. Summers
Office of the President
Harvard University
Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Tel: (617) 495-1501
Fax: (617) 495-8550
Email: lawrence_summers@harvard.edu

Dear Lawrence H. Summers ,

With due respect I wish to bring to your notice about an ex-Student of Harvard  . Mr.Rahul Gandhi is running for public office in India , he is projected by media and his party as , "Harvard Graduate " ,  "Harvard Educated" ( Appendix ) . According to our information though he studied at Harvard he didn't completed his Program .

Mr.Subramanian Swamy hold a faculty position at Harvard openly stated that Rahul Gandhi left Harvard without qualifying for a degree in a letter to Ms. Vasundara Raje ,Minister of State in charge of Personnel Dated ,  March 31, 2001.

Also we learnt from numerous sources that he didn't completed his degree . Indians regard  Harvard  as a Sacred Temple of Education and fountain of Knowledge , many students from your esteemed University contributed to the development of India and have occupied high positions . India is a largest Democracy in the world , unscrupulous persons who couldn't able to complete their degree are misusing "Harvard" as a Marketing tool for running to Public  office , by doing so they are not only doing a great disservice to the Society but also lowering the dignity an respect of Harvard  University .

This is not the first time such lies are spread to Indian Public , please allow me to quote 2 instances .

1.Late Indian Prime Minister Mr.Rajive Gandhi claimed that he was qualified  Mechanical Engineer  from the Cambridge University UK.  Subsequent enquiry with University officials revealed that "Mr. Gandhi was in residence as an undergraduate at Cambridge for three years, from 1962 until 1965; his subject of study was Mechanical Sciences. During his time here he did not pass any University examinations, and so he left Cambridge without qualifying for a degree " . His name was removed from the Children's Encyclopedia by The World Book Inc. of Chicago . But it was too late , he was able to successfully dupe the Indian Public .

2. Ms.Sonia Gandhi wife of Rajive Gandhi  has bluffed Indian Parliament in the Who”s Who wherein she states (p. 291) that she was educated in Cambridge University and received Diploma in English . 

In this regard we request you to check the records of Mr.Rahul Gandhi and issue a statement as early as possible in the interest of general public

With Regards

S.Kanthi

APPPENDIX

Here are some instances in the Indian Media and also prestigious News Agency AFP .

NEWS AGENCY : AFP is reporting

"Rahul Gandhi, a Harvard University graduate who used to work for a computer firm in London, bears a striking resemblance to his father, who was slain by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels in 1991. "

Source : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/76523/1/.html

Times Of India

Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-576319,curpg-2.cms

Education : Studied at St Columba's, Delhi; History honours at St Stephens. Did not have

the requisite marks for the course, but was given admission in the sports quota for shooting, amid accusations of using the Gandhi name. Masters in Economics from Harvard, Development Economics at Trinity College Cambridge, also did an engineering design course in software.

Hindustan Times

He is a Masters in Economics from Harvard and has studied Development Economics at Trinity College Cambridge, with an engineering design course in software also in his kitty. He gave up his career abroad to help his mother Sonia Gandhi at home and in India,he has his own consultancy firm in Gurgaon besides being involved with an NGO  Pratham which focuses on primary education for children.

Source : http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_633597,004300140007.htm

Sify News 

Source : http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13436933  

The Harvard-educated Rahul currently owns a computer consultancy firm in New Delhi. His candidacy, ironically, runs counter to a ruling by his mother that two members of the same family should not be given tickets to the same election! In any case, the Congress hopes that the 'politics of pedigree' will see them through. However, it must be said that Rahul does not enjoy the advantages that his father and grandmother had when they entered the fray.

The Guardian

Monday March 22, 2004

The 33-year-old, who studied at Harvard and has worked for an investment bank in London  will stand for election in the north Indian constituency of Amethi. The seat was held by his father, Rajiv, assassinated in 1989, and is currently held by Rahul's mother, the Italian-born Sonia, who leads the opposition Congress party.

Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,12559,1174872,00.html  

Rediff

Monday March 22, 2004 

What unique skill will the Harvard-educated Rahul bring to the party – is a question that needs  to be answered, and answered fast 

Source : http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/22espec2.htm

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