Brilliant.. Incredible people, can India have 100 more people like Dr Swamy and Dr Shree Iyer..
@sureshpolali46163 жыл бұрын
Dr. Swami is Dr. Swami -- The name itself is sufficient -- Corruption is legal in Bharat - and we have institutionalized corruption. This is CCP --- Continuous Corruption Program - State govt is an expert in corruption. CM is the owner of the state budget and he / she can use that money as his/ her own
@bindusaraamitaraghata94203 жыл бұрын
Modi and his govt are mediocre beyond belief.
@vishweshwermangalapalli31373 жыл бұрын
... and criminal too... if you wrestle with pigs you don't come out smelling roses... SuSu Swamy is in a similar predicament...
@jonathanalvinrays..70703 жыл бұрын
@@vishweshwermangalapalli3137 Maybe!!! But this govt has been astoundingly clues on Economy. I hate the Congress Party, but how's this govt any different from the other??? We are suffering!!! I am suffering. Every single developing corrupted country is suffering. Political violence is again taking central stage, and this will start to doom all the developing states including us...
@bindusaraamitaraghata94203 жыл бұрын
@@vishweshwermangalapalli3137 you missed the point, there is no wrestling, no one is giving two hoots for all the shenanigans that are being carried out.
@niraj20203 жыл бұрын
This is the topics which I was eager to listen none other than Dr. Swamy. He is making brilliant facts and agree with him.
@gopalramanathan70623 жыл бұрын
One of the best interviews on PGurus🙏🏼
@vishweshwermangalapalli31373 жыл бұрын
If you find this "best"..... you must be a South Indian bhakt.. Saar.... Saar
@kartheeshk55193 жыл бұрын
Your name suggests you are from South😁
@sairamsekhar30553 жыл бұрын
@@vishweshwermangalapalli3137 which part of India do u belong to?
@ShankarMel3 жыл бұрын
Security of middle-class is completely absent after they stop earning either by age or gift any other reason unless he was a government worker where they give good pensions and medical benefits. Not so for others.
@vengatvarnam3 жыл бұрын
People mindset should change then only we have to be eminent country
@sairamsekhar30553 жыл бұрын
Good analogy of Dr Swamy and Ashwin.
@govindaggarwal94653 жыл бұрын
Swamy Sir I wish you FM of India. You are great
@sridharchatti80473 жыл бұрын
I entirely agree with Dr. Swamy. It is a pity that even the Modi GOVT is not taking advantage of the huge knowledge and experience of renowned economist.
@rockqwerty41872 жыл бұрын
If God give me a wish by any chance, then certainly I'll request to God that Make Billions of Subramanian Swamy Ji in the world or at least make Subramanian Swamy Ji sir as become Supremo of Our Indian Country (P.M) to take our Country to the highest level. Pls God make this wishes become reality please, Pls. Really we need such persons. 🙏🙏
@bhaskarmajumdar293 жыл бұрын
Great listening to Dr. Swamy. I do not think that Modi will deliver anything good. Hope a new PM from BJP takes over soon and this time for the better. Time for Modi to go
@jonathanalvinrays..70703 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! Modi has to go. We need a fiscally good governance. Fiscal growth is very important..
@duttshankar13233 жыл бұрын
Thank you both for telling the truth boldly. The problem is also with us who can not think of corrupt free society. We are caged in corruption for longtime.
@petersurrender2430 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nehru ji.
@baskaranjv89253 жыл бұрын
Why then Swamy still supports Namo who will not listen to anybody
@carrad1234563 жыл бұрын
Because there is not any other option
@pianoforme1223 жыл бұрын
Modi is the best we have now...
@jacobcheriyan3 жыл бұрын
Imagine he leaves BJP - Where will he go? His one man Janatha Party has been dissolved before he joined BJP hoping he'd be made FM. Modi has made joker out of a genius.
@kannanchari50693 жыл бұрын
legal god subramaniya swami
@pnsaisankar42403 жыл бұрын
It is always better to use our talents as corrective force than a destructive force. Highly talented people like you need to introspect on this angle. Thanks
@georgerj91253 жыл бұрын
Dr. Swamy is absolutely right. The govt should find ways to increase the buying power of the people.
@srinivasann16883 жыл бұрын
Sir My MP is Mr.Sashi Tharoor from Trivandrum about whom nothing needs elaboration.Less said the better .God save our Country.
@akramjutt37273 жыл бұрын
You live in god's own country...
@siddarthapal3 жыл бұрын
I am really sorry to know Dr Swami that your are very proud of the fact that you have domestic help in india. I also live outside india but I am not proud of the same. Instead I want this thing to go so that people from that economic background live like people live in North America. I am bhakt of yours and I get courage from you only.
@subbanarasuarunachalam34512 жыл бұрын
About life in India I agree with Dr.Swamy more tan 100%.With 4 o 5 thousnad rs a housemaid can be kept which amounts to sustaining another lower-middle class family.That is a dream in USA..
@RawanaTiger3 жыл бұрын
Sri Garu, Namaste, did you notice Subramanian vocabulary, there's a sea change vs last session. Sure what ever meds he's taking it actually working, in-fact he should double the dose and hes the same old man that he used to be....Kindly convey my best wishes we need 1000 more Subu Sir like him...
@vipinrawat45603 жыл бұрын
Swamy ji speaks of time when opposition used to oppose only on matters which were bad .. If you look at today's opposition they oppose every move of govt no matter good or bad...
@rishinaradamangalamprasad73423 жыл бұрын
The best example is lavlin case where present chief minister of Kerala is involved. Irrespective of own order to clear cases of politicians, the supreme court adjourned the CBI' petition 27 times within a span of 6 years mostly on the request of CBI itself. This will not happen without the involvement of PMO.
@durastar20243 жыл бұрын
😂😀😎
@baskaranjv89253 жыл бұрын
There are no takers for swamy who is losing patience with the govt and yet he wants to support Namo
@malaashok1733 жыл бұрын
Because namo he knows is a good leader for India. But namo doesn't listen to him.
@goutampatnaik62223 жыл бұрын
He is supporting bjp not modi 😄😀🙄😉
@amitsinghgusain47413 жыл бұрын
Good topic…. Even we are tired of waiting !!
@lajgera90613 жыл бұрын
मुश्किल है कोई भी सरकार भ्रष्टों के विरुद्ध कभी भी कोई कार्रवाई नहीं करेगी क्योंकि भ्रष्ट नेताओं के कारण ही सभी विभागों में भ्रष्टाचार खुले आम होता है और केवल बेबस लोग ही इनका शिकार बनते हैं और नेता और अधिकारी और कर्मचारी न्यायालय सभी आकंठ डूबे हुए हैं अरबों खरबों का भ्रष्टाचार खुले आम होता है
@Uu125743 жыл бұрын
India need US like presidential Democracy both at centre and states for better governance. Need to rewrite constitution towards presidential system.
@yogeshbabu99423 жыл бұрын
Modi team is non corrupt but all bureaucrats should follow to make ramarajya inv five years
@prasantaborkakoti97443 жыл бұрын
Dr SS has got guts we need people like him, if we want to have hope, now I am loosing hope in Mr Modi when I look at the economy petrol Rs 100. Next what ?
@MJ-gp4gp3 жыл бұрын
Still you have 3 years for next elections, you views will change in 2024
@schoolbreeze80213 жыл бұрын
Easy to ask questions. It’s the cynical that do, but the duty minded get into action without being armchair critiques!
@OtisAdonisChad3 жыл бұрын
Bhakts will cry one day hard too
@mandarp94723 жыл бұрын
Govt increased duration of Capital Gains Tax bonds from 3 years to 5 years. With a Capital Gains Tax on immovable property of 21% or invest in the bonds with a lock in period of 5 year with a interest rate of just 5%.
@morrismorris80903 жыл бұрын
Amazing discussions.
@rajivbajaj3293 жыл бұрын
You are an ardent admirer of DrSwamy as I am . That does not mean you should cast aspersions on Modi whom DrSwamy does not have good relations , by saying national asserts will be handed over to Adani . That’s very sad and not expected from you . Dr Swamy too was happy to concur with you by saying all airports have been handed over to Adani - everyone knows all these transactions were open and transparent bids . If he felt something was wrong he shud have raised his voice .- as he repeatedly says he is not afraid of calling a spade a spade
@msb5392 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the answer to the title question of this video is: they will if it is profitable for winning elections, which btw seems to be the top, if not the only priority of the ruling party. They drafted in corrupt politicians like sujana Choudhary simply because they can provide hefty funding for the party.
@prashanthbharadwaj55043 жыл бұрын
Had Narasimha Rao been PM for another 5 yrs India would have been a very different place today..
@vkskrishnan8536 Жыл бұрын
How? He was also a corrupt PM.
@esivaramaniyer3 жыл бұрын
Swamiji it is our mother land you must lift it up from slumber.
@shanthibaskaran50363 жыл бұрын
How grateful I am that we have Dr. Swami amongst us. He's so inspiring and full of knowledge. It's the government that is at loss if he is not used to his potential. My pranks to you, Sir.🙏
@jamunapatil33403 жыл бұрын
Contd...Needs SUSTAINABLE, SENSIBLE STRATEGIC PLANNING NOT A FOREIGN MODEL ECONOMY WHERE PEOPLE GDP RATIO IS ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL 🇮🇳
@ramsgtec3 жыл бұрын
Why isn't the Supreme courts take all these corruption cases suo motto instead unnecessarily interfering in all administrative matters especially in Corona farm laws without having any knowledge.
Dr. Swamy sir, when we are going against corrupt and corruption in the country, why are we not going against Mallikarjuna kharge who has amassed enormous wealth which is visible from the affidavit he filed in 2014 and 2019 Loksabha elections. Sir i know him for the last 40 years how they were and what he had.
@ceeness53343 жыл бұрын
It was this Subramaniam swamy who worked with soonya Gundhi and Jayalaitha to topple the BJP govenment under the leadership of Atalji for the reasons known only to him, (hope you all remember the "Tea Party" he hosted to topple the BJP government, can any one give the reason for him doing so? How can one expect BJP to trust him and make him as FM. Okay he has put lots of case for corruption charges none he won, but able to get punishment only to (jayalaitha -belated) and sasikala that too because of vengeful act of PChidambaram./and karunanidhi by changing the case to Karnataka court. But,I am big fan of Sri. Swamy.
@AmitKumar-qz2us2 жыл бұрын
"Telling a Truth is against Modern Blind laws ""IF A LAW IS UNJUST, A MAN IS NOT ONLY RIGHT To DISOBEY IT, HE IS OBLIGATED TO DO So." Thomas Jefferson founding father, 3rd US President
@subramanyamgovindappagopal4533 жыл бұрын
culprits escape easily in india from weak leagal system.
@krishnaveni78693 жыл бұрын
True
@natarajanbaradwaj3560 Жыл бұрын
I am still waiting for Chidambaram, his son Karthi, Raja and Kanimozhi to go to jail long term. It is such a disgrace to India to find these criminals not just let loose but some of them are in active politics and taking decisions. I have no respect for the legal system in India when such is the situation.
@sambhas9993 жыл бұрын
SIR... CAN"T GOVT MAKE LAWS TO REFORM THE EXISTING LAWS OF DELAYS OF IMPRISONMENT TO CRIMINALS WHO ARE ON BAIL.... NAMELY P.C, SONIA, RAHUL, WADHERA & OTHERS....
@ramaiahkolluru29713 жыл бұрын
Humanbeings, including the children basically are attracted and tempted to doing bad things. Ofcourse if they are not doing openly because of society they are living in.So the society and govts have to be very vigilent and the govt should declare every six months or one year a brief up by the govt to show the number of persons or cases they caught for various forms of corruption.
@pavank63 жыл бұрын
When is Howdy Modi 2.0 happening ? Waiting for this mega event in world history.
@shanthibaskaran50363 жыл бұрын
That's pranams not pranks. 🙏
@2005Navina3 жыл бұрын
Will the Govt. act against the corruption cases, no way the Modi Govt wont act against corruption as long TDK family is still in India
@vithalbhaisheladia75333 жыл бұрын
What happened to INDIA HERALD CASE?
@hgowrishankar3 жыл бұрын
Dr. Swamy is no doubt a good economist. But a poor politician. Theories and knowledge alone will not win votes. There are ample evidences in Indian electoral history to show that good intentions alone do not bring ballot paper victory. When MGR attempted to bring out reservation based on income criteria, Tamilnadu electorate, who adored MGR like demi God, summarily rejected him . He had to subsequently abodon that idea totally. Likewise , Mr. Swamy's ideas like scrapping income tax altogether is next to impossible in a growing economy which struggles even to reduce gas price by a rupee/litre. He should come out, which he is quite capable of, with more pragmatic advices to Modi. Modi is already seized with problems staring at public. Dr. Swamy should be seen as a solution provider rather than a problem himself.
@ShankarMel3 жыл бұрын
Politicians have goonda elements protecting them apart from police which also is biased towards politicians of all shades. So nobody definitely not from home constituency is booked enough thi question the elected representatives of today and yesterday. We cannot say what future unfolds. May be Bhagawaan would interfere in the matter of corruption.
@anikettripathi79913 жыл бұрын
Besides money curruption has impacts on moral and psychology of people and society. So just cribbing and criticizeing won't work. Strong system like aadhar biometric databases are effective to prevent hideouts of people and money.
@H.Ramamurthy3 жыл бұрын
Status of 2 G ? Is CAG's report not valid ?
@Mohit983033 жыл бұрын
21:00
@karthikkota3 жыл бұрын
They are acting against Sonu Sood and not corrupt Congress politicans !
@luckytherapper3 жыл бұрын
Invite #ElmerYuen and #DrSwamy to discuss usa, Bharat, russia, and china
@shashanklimaye89262 жыл бұрын
There appears to be a dominating loby in BJP preventing Dr Swsmi's Inducyion as Finance Minister.
@gopalsoornahalli76343 жыл бұрын
he only prises Mr Rao not a word on Dr M M Singh ,who has created history
@veenabedi42523 жыл бұрын
Its a shame Swamiji, you are playing sour grapes. Modijis plan is different , he is building India long term. We are catching up, 2nd quqrter growth in 2021 is 31%..
@rayc76713 жыл бұрын
Swamis claim to fame is using people and stabbing them, from Vajapayee, jayalalitha, Rajeev Gandhi, Chandrashekhar the list is endless
@sathyaguru65303 жыл бұрын
31%, are you DRUNK 🤷🏻♂️
@sathyaguru65303 жыл бұрын
Your surname says you are high on bedi 🤭🤣
@rayc76713 жыл бұрын
@@sathyaguru6530 Veena is correct you are an Asatya Gaaru
@dewendrapratapsingh28033 жыл бұрын
@@sathyaguru6530 it is comparatively quater to quater(june 20 n June 21)
@rayc76713 жыл бұрын
The Modi Govt is most thirdclass Govt for Hindus
@KM-leons3 жыл бұрын
No first class
@shashanklimaye89262 жыл бұрын
Ministers are not chosen by Voters at large.We a mute spectators. How Pro Dr Swami voters go about making his position strong ?
@dibyayanmukherjee5533 жыл бұрын
"It's a big club, and you ain't in it."
@hoshiarsingh65233 жыл бұрын
Dr Swami is a good economist and an honest administrator.He is above party politics. But the anchor is a fool,he stamers while speaking better he should avoid interviewing such great personality.
@venuss4313 жыл бұрын
Stammering means the person is a fool? Very insensitive comment
@karthikshettyable Жыл бұрын
No it won't
@venkris52263 жыл бұрын
Corruption and Rowdyism are the source of all nonsense in India. The judiciary and law enforcement is the weakest link here. They have done enormous injustice to Dharma /Hindus by being influenced by foreign ideologies and liberal Marxist ideas - totally unsuitable to Bharath. The temple issues , minority appeasement are some examples of inefficiencies of judiciary. They should fix timelines / fixed number of hearings and give closures. Most cases (90%) should be resolved in less than a year. Escalation in Rowdyism is because of failure Judiciary and law enforcement 🔥 GOI should immediately set up research and statistical infrastructure to help streamline cases. They also should set up special set of people to deal quickly with Temple issues. 🙏
@durastar20243 жыл бұрын
No no but don't we have less paper work now than before 🤔🤔🤔 I still remember the huge hassles of Form C before. Yes we need to improve GST but it's still much better than before. Dr. Swami is going beyond his terrain.
@vimalranka79663 жыл бұрын
I have heard Sri Subramanian Swamy so many times about the economic mess in India but I still fail to understand why Sri Modiji doesn't take notice of his advice.
@pawanvishwakarma6143 жыл бұрын
Modi is jealous of Dr. Swami.
@vijayrajan57923 жыл бұрын
Modi is clueless.
@rayc76713 жыл бұрын
Because your Shri Modiji is not as intelligent as you think...
@globalcitizen44213 жыл бұрын
because there are people who will vote him in all circumstances. BJP is super success in spreading hate on opposition.
@pianoforme1223 жыл бұрын
@@globalcitizen4421 it's True INC is horrible inside enemies. There are facts the motiv of INC is not votes rather destruction of India and Hindus! Why are temples not being restored? Look at all your past school education...all lies have been fed...
@choukkarsadhana3 жыл бұрын
Thanx for this Very Informative Talk. Dr. Swamy is a Pride of the Nation. High Respect.. God Bless 🙏
@PGurus13 жыл бұрын
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@ShankarMel3 жыл бұрын
It is jokingly said that Karunanidhi made corruption his main tool of governance and was so efficient in this that he got Doctorate for corruption and became Dr. Karunanidhi.
@bobinpune2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Jaylalita! Queen of corruption!
@ShankarMel2 жыл бұрын
@@bobinpune But Karunanidhi gets credit because he was the first to clearly implement the centralized corruption network and Doctorates are given only to the first and the others are not given such recognition for their contribution to corruption. Jayalalitha was equally bad. Now we have thi search for the good with a microscope.
@durastar20243 жыл бұрын
Yes, simplify and remove the Babus.....
@biraw52703 жыл бұрын
I am glad to see energy rushing through swamy when he talks about the economy. That's his forte apart from law. Bharat needed a Manthan, a churning, in which every thing get churned. Religion and Casteism to begin with and it will engulf everything. Perhaps Modiji also know that. However the big question is Who will consume the Kalkoot Vish that will emerge the first? Once we Indians are ready, irrespective of religious dictates, then we can jump on to the Super Power Category. Till then it's all Bandage Dressing.
@prasadmlv82673 жыл бұрын
Ppp
@maddieb20023 жыл бұрын
amazing metaphor !
@VYDEO3 жыл бұрын
Too much talked about nothing said बोला बहुत कुछ, कहा कुछ भी नहीं
@somikmitra73073 жыл бұрын
I have said it in the past and I say it again, let's invite Elmer Yuen and Dr. Swamy together for a joint discussion on China and it's policies. I believe a lot of interesting insights will come out of it...
@rayc76713 жыл бұрын
We dont need academic discussions.....just get rid of Daadhi and get Yogi in Power
@HariNair1083 жыл бұрын
Sree Iyer just voiced the frustration of an entire crowd. Banging on the desk.👊🤛🤜
@ravindranathkizakke3 жыл бұрын
¹
@rameshmuthya62463 жыл бұрын
Aranyarodane
@RajanPandian3 жыл бұрын
To take action against corrupt, only clean hand have the braveness to take action.
@chandrashivpuri12243 жыл бұрын
Sree Iyer, I respectfully correct you that Churchill was born on Nov 30, 1874 at his family’s ancestral home, Blenheim Place in Oxfordshire. He was in India as a young man, in the British Army. He went to India and was based in Banglore for 19 months.
@rayc76713 жыл бұрын
Ok ok you are sounding like a Brown Sahib
@mayankk86733 жыл бұрын
So what?
@DipakBose-ge1hm3 жыл бұрын
Because of the Soviet Union, we have all these large industries. They help India to discover oil and gas fields. They helped India to win the war against Pakistan in 1971. India was in problem in 1992, because the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991. India used to get whatever we need from the Soviet Union with 50 years interest free credit payable by exports from India. In 1992, we had no foreign exchange because that facility had disappeared. Swamy is talking rubbish. The IMF gave a loan of $2.5 billion at the cost of the privatization of public sector assets, and as a result, we can see mountains of NPAs, massive amount of assets transfer to Switzerland, Mauritius, and London. We have no jobs, no money so that the Government has to rent out public assets, which the government call monetization. This is the result of capitalism, NS Rao- MM Singh introduced in 1992. Swamy can only describe but his policy prescriptions are just stupid, because he never talk about that. More capitalism cannot solve the problem.
@ramsgtec3 жыл бұрын
Even if u abolish income tax. The people will happily save much more rather than spending. The attitude of indian people will not change. It is in our blood.
@chandrashivpuri12243 жыл бұрын
It is sad that Educated Indians don’t understand Economics. Neither do they want to hear a person who knows what he is saying, Extremely sad. All the Communists/Islamists/and Naxals who have commented earlier shame on you, trying to make fun of the speaker. If you have significant points write it. I say India’s problem is not demand, but it is Export as it does not Export anything of significance.
@sureshpolali46163 жыл бұрын
Sir.. at 48:00 you are asking people to demand an answer from their MP. Sir Dr. Swami is very brave since 1969 and the whole of India knows about it. and he is individual and one person - If I start asking questions to MP I am threatened for silencing me -- and nowadays these are happening too much - Dr. Swami is so big and no one can dare to ask the question to Dr. Swami and we common citizens are immediately silenced - Hence it is not happening -- There are many laws in India which promotes corruption - We need PREVENTION METHODS and not corrective methods - Catching thief and handing over to police is very difficult than closing the gate and put locks and prevent theft itself - GOVT need to change laws so that corruption is addressed. Now it is free for all especially in State Govt works
@raviprasadsatyamalishetty44433 жыл бұрын
I don't know for what reasons even Modi Govt is also not able to act with his massive mandate. While corruption is rampant all over the country with a very few exceptions all state Govts and Central Govt are turning a blind eye. Even CBI also lost it's credibility as a premium organization to tackle curruption,may be the Central Govt has failed by shattering the hopes of many countrymen.
@vinayakumarbvk3 жыл бұрын
Sree Iyer is correct in stating that unless the population put pressure on politician, nothing can be done. How do you put pressure? They don't care. They got stock votes and unless the population of integrity is united across all ( like cast, community etc.) .
@bobinpune2 жыл бұрын
No. It still won't matter. The institutions need to be strong. Modi govt is dismantling independent institutions like never before. Majority governments are a curse for India!
@seframoin2 жыл бұрын
Modi all talk no work. He can only campaign and show up in events but not run a country
@sairamsekhar30553 жыл бұрын
You hit the nail Mr Iyer.
@harekrishna16213 жыл бұрын
जै श्री राम
@g.shankaranarayananil37053 жыл бұрын
Corrupt people are 100% sure NO ONE WILL SEND THEM TO JAIL. It would be better if corruption is made mandatory by law.....
@krishnaveni78693 жыл бұрын
True
@prashanthbharadwaj55043 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview shree Iyer ji .....
@rsa5403 жыл бұрын
Dr Subramanian Swamy for prime minister, India will leap ahead in terms of growth, reduction of poverty and removal of corruption
@krishnaveni78693 жыл бұрын
True
@bvssrsguntur63383 жыл бұрын
Swamy garu and Abhijit ayer all blame modi and govt. But who is the alternative sir? Can we get any other party who can return our temples and do what you are saying to do and still get elected
@pianoforme1223 жыл бұрын
Citizens cannot sit inside their homes in their couches and except government to do everything. We we also need to physically step out of our doors
@easwaransanthakumar2973 жыл бұрын
I think theoretically Swamy's ideas might sound good but not practically.
@SanjeevGupta-zt3uz3 жыл бұрын
When the political corruption matter is before court. They are not looking at the accumulated corruption amount over the years field by the politicians before the Election Commissioner in their Affidavit. Hence citizens of our country should not aspect corruption can be removed from our country as we do not know what has happened to the list which our country got from sb
@sankarswati3 жыл бұрын
Tax payers money is given away to dalith bandhu.
@sankarswati3 жыл бұрын
Can you abolish caste system in the country?
@moparmar1 Жыл бұрын
Keynesian method. Increase Govt spending and create jobs building infrastructure.
@eternalthoughts-wu5lo Жыл бұрын
Printing money is a poor idea...Swamiji is exhausted...he needs retirement...lots of respect but he should retire
@vishweshwermangalapalli31373 жыл бұрын
7860 views.... we know how much this gyaan ganga is valued....
@prabodhkumar8917 Жыл бұрын
Very vital and important question, the Central government to answer and review the backlog