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The Rediff Interview/Lawyers Indranil Ghosh, Joseph Koshy 'Baazee case will set precedent' December 20, 2004 The students sex scandal -- a videotape of two schoolchildren in sexual acts, taken by a third student -- has opened many Pandora's boxes. Questions about morality in schools and the use of sophisticated technology are just two of the most obvious. A third box was opened after an Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, student decided to sell a CD containing the sexual act on the auction web site, baazee.com While the IIT student was arrested for peddling pornography, so was the chief executive of baazee.com, Avnish Bajaj, who was held responsible since the sale had taken place on his site. baazee.com is owned by the giant American auction company Ebay. Bajaj's arrest raises many concerns. While some observers have raised the question of corporate responsibility, there is also the question of how responsible is the CEO of an Internet site that is open to the public to buy and sell. The web site plays the role of a facilitator, allowing the public to engage in trade, and considering that much of the buying and selling is automated through enabling software, individuals are not directly involved. The Indian Information Technology Act 2000 was passed with the idea of helping Indian software business grow and yet ensure that the same did not give free rein to people, as seems to have happened in the school students scandal. In a sense, this case is among the first that pits the new world of high and fast evolving technology, with the old world of jurisprudence. Indranil Ghosh and Joseph Koshy, partner and senior associate at Fox Mandal, a solicitors and advocates firm, spoke to Deputy Managing Editor Amberish K Diwanji in New Delhi about the case and what it portends. How is baazee.com is responsible for this act of buying and selling? Indranil Ghosh: As per the Information Technology Act 2002, Section 67, a web site is responsible publishing or transmitting material that is obscene is responsible. But I must add that as per Section 79, if it can be proved that this action happened without his knowledge or in spite of his efforts to the contrary, then he is not necessarily responsible. In that sense, Section 79 is an escape clause (Sections 67 and 79 are listed below.) As per information know today, the CD was first put up for sale on 27th (of November) and was being sold till the 5th (of December). In such a scenario, baazee.com should have come to know of what was happening on their site. It was on the 5th that the site took some action and stopped the sale. baazee.com is a site where tens of thousands of people come in to buy and sell every day. How is it physically possible for any person to actually keep track of each and every sale? Indranil Ghosh: The answer is how one operates the web site. If you can prove that you had taken adequate measures to stop the sale, then one has a genuine excuse. True, the site did not actually do the selling, but if it allowed such a sale, then as per the existing laws, it is responsible. After all, the site is providing the server and the site. baazee.com does make a declaration that it won't permit anything illegal or the selling of pornographic material on its site, but the question that will come up is how far it implements its own standards and rules. And it also depends on the bona fides of the company, if it can show that it acted in good faith, undertook measures that were necessary, etc. This is where Section 79 comes in. Mr Bajaj's arrest has created a worldwide flutter. Joseph Koshy: Much of the trial was by the media. Indranil Ghosh: This (the students sex scandal) is a high profile case. Is it fair to hold him directly responsible for something that happened because of technology. Indranil Ghosh: The problem with Section 67 is that it is very wide and the problem with criminal law is that initially, you can't prove anything. So when you apply for bail, you can't say that 'I have undertaken so and so steps…' Until the investigation is complete, the criminal courts are not going to accept bail applications. I come back to my earlier question. A site, once it is ready, runs mostly automatically on its software. How much is the CEO, or even the staff, directly responsible for some lapses that might occur by some persons using the site? Indranil Ghosh: I would say that the web sites will have to be one step ahead of those likely to transgress the law. But that might not be possible. For example, in doing a search, a person might search for pornography through certain combinations of words or letters. It is impossible to ban all such combinations and permutations. Joseph Koshy: If you visit a search engine and search for a particular object, the engine throws up some results. This is the job of the search engine. And here Mr Ghosh is right: Our law is not totally appropriate enough. It is effective enough but we do need a little more clarity. 'Transmitting' is a very big word, but here the engine is only providing the information. And when one clicks on a site thrown up, the reader is taken to another site outside the search engine. So really to blame a search engine to not be able to cut off objectionable sites completely is a bit harsh. Indranil Ghosh: That is why what action the officials take after coming to know of something illegal happening becomes very important. But ironically, as a site becomes more popular and more automated, you have more visitors and fewer people to monitor their actions. It is physically impossible for anyone to keep tabs on some million clicks through a day. I mean, how guilty is the knife maker if someone uses if for murder instead of using it for cutting vegetables? Indranil Ghosh: I would say this would depend on the facts of the case as to when did they (baazee.com officials) come to know about this sale (of the CD containing the sexual acts); what action they took thereafter, etc. That is very important. If it can be shown that nothing was done after becoming aware of the wrongdoing, then there is a case. Joseph Koshy: In that sense, the only protection comes under Section 79, which provides the escape window to sites that are open to the public. But is the site/firm responsible? Let me give you an example. Suppose I use my office computer to download music, which is against the law. And my firm is not in the business of selling music. Now, not only am I guilty, but so are my bosses since I have been using my office computers even though they would have absolutely no clue as to what I am up to. In that sense, one is responsible for one's site or firm, even if you may not be aware of what all is happening at the bottom. Indranil Ghosh: But here, the Supreme Court and high courts have been intervening to point out that in every case, the top directors cannot always be held directly responsible and their culpability lies in the facts of each case. There haven't been too many such cases. Indranil Ghosh: Everyone is watching since this is a new case and many aspects remain unknown. It will set a precedent for the future. The IT Act will undergo changes as the cases evolve. There is also the perception the laws are not keeping up with the fast moving technology world. Joseph Koshy: A problem is that our magistrates are quite cut off from this emerging new world. A magistrate is day in and day out extremely busy handling cases of theft, dowry, murder, and such crimes; he or she hardly has time to know about the new technology changes taking place. Then suddenly, they are confronted with such a new case. In such a scene, they take recourse to the laws as they know it, and this is understandable. Indranil Ghosh: But I must add that the courts do keep abreast of changing perceptions. A few years ago, in labour cases, the courts were almost always pro-labour, now they are pro-management; earlier tenants could get away with anything, now it is the landlords whose pleas are heard. So laws and judges do keep abreast of changing perceptions and as they become aware of IT and its implications, they too will apply the law as required. Relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000: Section 67: Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form. Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished on the first conviction to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees. Section 79: Network service providers not to be liable in certain cases. For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that no person providing any service as a network service provider shall be liable under this Act, rules or regulations made thereunder for any third party information or data made available by him if he proves that the offence or contravention was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence or contravention. Explanation. For the purposes of this section a. 'network service provider' means an intermediary; b. 'third party information' means any information dealt with by a network service provider in his capacity as an intermediary.

Baazee case: Making sense of nonsense December 20, 2004 India has certainly got to be the safest country to do e-business in. And that is because our law enforcers can swoop down upon the CEO of an e-commerce company within weeks of his company hosting the entry of a CD that purportedly contained clippings of some extra-curricular activities of school students. After all, Baazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj just has about 70,000 entries a day which his company needs to check for their content and authenticity to comply with the stipulations of the IT Act! But then the same logic should throw the editor of major dailies into jail, because their newspapers provide advertisements for escort services. How about jailing mobile companies CEOs too? After all, the underworld uses mobile networks for their nefarious activities. No doubt a crime has been committed. But the authorities are barking up the wrong tree. Let's examine the facts. A couple of school students were recorded indulging in oral sex. The first crime committed was breach of privacy. Using that recording to try and generate revenue could tantamount to peddling contraband. And that is the second crime. However, it beats me as to how the CEO of an e-commerce site has been arrested for not exercising due diligence. Did Baazee, implicitly or explicitly, indicate that it encourages or condones sale of pornographic content? Do the authorities believe that it is realistically possible for an e-commerce site to validate each and every entry that is posted on the site? People who advocate a technology solution to such problems don't understand technology and probably don't understand this problem either. E-commerce sites add value to the entire transaction chain by allowing the sellers to interact directly with potential buyers. That is the fundamental principle of this reduced cost transaction model. If the company were to set up processes to examine each and every item being sold on their site, there would be no financial viability to this whole business structure. Sure some processes are a must, like ensuring that no contraband or obviously offensive material is sold through the site. But let's face it, there are enough dedicated sites which cater to pornography which the authorities can't even begin inventorying, let alone monitoring. A few security 'gurus' have been suggesting that Baazee should have used software that filters out offensive text. Apart from displaying how little they know both about technology and the specifics of this case; such an act would simply not be feasible. More than half the titles of books, CDs and movies would be thrown out of the site if such a 'word search' technology was used. Let's take another perspective of this issue. A couple of years ago when India announced the formalisation of its IT Act with much fanfare it was presumed that since we now had an IT Act, cyber crime would be reduced. That is about as practical as suggesting that once we put in the anti-eve-teasing law, eve teasing has been dealt with. I believe the authorities are dealing with the esoteric rather than the execution. Pornographic material is freely available on the Net. Matter of fact, even legitimate sites like Hotmail and Yahoo are inundated with spam mail that force open porn sites. So, should we begin by arresting Bill Gates next time he comes around to India? Porn is freely available in VCDs and tapes in every city. Are we even pretending this is not true? Pirated films are beamed into homes, illegal software can be bought easier than a pack of cigarettes. But one video clip on a CD, which was not even on the servers of the e-commerce site, and which the company had no hand in making, or distributing, gets the CEO state hospitality along with murders and rapists. It must be a comforting thought for our other young entrepreneurs who, after doing a stint in Harvard, would like to return to India like Avnish Bajaj did. India is indeed a safe country to do business in. The author is CEO, Mahindra Special Services Group, and an information security veteran since 20 years.

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Police get notice on Bazee CEO's bail plea December 20, 2004 13:47 IST The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the police on the bail petition of bazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj, arrested in connection with the Delhi Public School sex clip scandal. Vacation Judge Justice Vikramjit Sen posted the application for further hearing on Tuesday. The court had rejected Bajaj's bail plea on Saturday and sent him to judicial custody for six days. Bajaj was arrested on Friday with the police claiming that baazee.com listed the MMS clip under the title 'DPS Girl Having Fun' for sale on November 24 and that the CEO did not make any effort to remove it until prodded. THIS IS GETTING HORRIBLE.... ITS GOOD THAT ARUN DELETED ALL THOSE CL***** ARTICLES FROM THE FORUM

Infocomm receivables 29% of gross revenue BS Bureau in New Delhi | December 20, 2004 09:08 IST Reliance Infocomm Ltd's level of receivables is extremely high. Its balance sheet shows that its receivables on March 31, 2004, amounted to Rs 837.86 crore (Rs 8.38 billion), as much as 29 per cent of its gross revenues for the year. What is more, this was the level of receivables after making a provision of Rs 436.26 crore (Rs 4.36 billion) for bad debts. This high level of receivables has also led the company to assign its sundry creditors to an associate company, and the balance sheet says an amount of Rs 2,045.94 crore (Rs 20.46 billion) was paid to an associate company for assignment of sundry creditors. That, in effect, means Reliance Infocomm's debts were transferred to an associate company. Since Reliance Infocomm remains ultimately liable to its creditors, a sum of Rs 1,547.72 crore (Rs 15.48 billion) appears as a contingent liability in its books. The maze of transactions with related parties does not end here. The company's expenditure for financial year 2004 shows that as much as Rs 389.11 crore (Rs 3.89 billion) was paid to associate companies for items such as maintenance and marketing charges. For instance, "marketing service charges" amounted to Rs 237 crore (Rs 2.37 billion), probably for the services provided by Reliance Industries to Reliance Infocomm. A large chunk of the payment for the company's capital expenditure also went to an associate company. Of a total addition of Rs 10,534.59 crore (Rs 105.35 billion) to its gross block during the year, Rs 3,101.41 crore (Rs 31.01 billion) was on account of "indefeasible rights of connectivity". Sources in the group say this amount was probably paid to associate company Reliance Communications Infrastructure Ltd as a lump sum payment for making long-term use of its backbone. During the year, Reliance Infocomm made a loan of Rs 970.08 crore (Rs 9.7 billion) to one of its subsidiary companies, Reliance Gateway Net Ltd, for investment in Flag Telecom. And finally, even in the very early stages of its existence, Reliance Infocomm has invested Rs 2 crore (Rs 20 million) in a company called Reliance Infoinvestments Ltd, the details of which are unavailable to investors. When asked to clarify these entries in Reliance Infocomm's balance sheet, a Reliance group spokesperson referred Business Standard to another senior group executive. However, an e-mail sent to the executive was not responded to. In the financial year 2004, Reliance Infocomm made a net loss of Rs 390.31 crore (Rs 3.9 billion) on total income of Rs 2,706.96 crore (Rs 27.07 billion). Operating profits before amortisation and depreciation amounted to Rs 159.81 crore (Rs 1.6 billion). Diluted earnings per share for financial year 2004 were a negative Rs 1.03. The company's net worth amounted to a huge Rs 11,697.34 crore (Rs 116.97 billion), thanks largely to the massive premium on the issue of preference shares, which was Rs 8,480.43 crore (Rs 84.8 billion). Equity capital amounted to Rs 416.35 crore (Rs 4.16 billion) while preference capital was Rs 181.24 crore (Rs 1.81 billion). Loans from banks and financial institutions amounted to Rs 2,442.36 crore (Rs 24.42 billion). Practically all the money raised from share issues and loans was used to fund capital expenditure.

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Infocomm parked dues with group company BS Corporate Bureau in Mumbai | December 17, 2004 09:20 IST Reliance Infocomm parked almost Rs 3,500 crore (Rs 35 billion) in receivables in an off-balance sheet deal at the end of March 31, 2004, with Smart Entrepreneur Solutions Pvt Ltd, a Reliance Communications Infrastructure Ltd subsidiary. This had the effect of freeing Reliance Infocomm's books of receivables to that extent. Had this not been done, Reliance Infocomm would have had to make provision for bad debts to that extent. Around March or April this year, Reliance Infocomm was negotiating with the government of Singapore and Temasek Holdings for them to take a stake in the company, a source said, but the deal did not fructify. Last financial year Reliance Industries Ltd entered into an arrangement with Reliance Infocomm to buy and sell mobile handsets, maintain accounts, bill subscribers and collect the money due to Reliance Infocomm. But in the process, RIL accumulated receivables amounting to almost Rs 3,500 crore. RIL vice-chairman and managing director Anil Ambani declined to sign the RIL balance sheet, arguing that RIL should not take this on its books. It was then decided that the receivables should go on Reliance Infocomm's books. Reliance Infocomm had internally estimated that 20 per cent of the revenues from subscribers (that is, receivables) would not be paid and had kept aside Rs 470 crore (Rs 4.7 billion) for this {implying thereby that its revenues would be Rs 2,350 crore (Rs 23.5 billion)}. After Anil Ambani raised objections to the receivables being put on RIL's balance sheet, they were passed on to Smart Entrepreneur Solutions Pvt Ltd. RCIL gave a loan of Rs 3,426 crore (Rs 34.26 billion) to Smart Entrepreneur to finance this. RCIL is Reliance Infocomm's holding company. Asked about all this, a senior Reliance group executive said RIL transferred the receivables to Smart Entrepreneur Solutions. "It was a routine commercial transaction, in the nature of a securitisation transaction. RIL was fully paid." He also said, "There is no proof that Anil Ambani opposed the move to retain the receivables on RIL's balance sheet." On the negotiations with the government of Singapore and Temasek Holdings, he added: "Financial institutions from all over the country have shown interest in picking up a stake in the company. The process is on. However, Reliance Infocomm has not taken any decision on this." RIL holds a 45 per cent stake in RCIL, which in turn has a 65 per cent stake in Reliance Infocomm. RIL also holds a 7.5 per cent stake directly in Reliance Infocomm. RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani and others hold a 55 per cent stake in RCIL and a direct 27.5 per cent stake in Reliance Infocomm. Unwrapping a deal In March Reliance Industries entered into an arrangement with Reliance Infocomm to buy and sell mobile handsets, maintain accounts, and bill subscribers for Reliance Infocomm But in the process Reliance Industries accumulated receivables amounting to almost Rs 3,500 crore Anil Ambani declined to sign the Reliance Industries balance sheet, arguing Reliance Industries should not take this on its books The receivables were then passed on to Smart Entrepreneur Solutions, a subsidiary of Reliance Communications Infrastructure Ltd

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Ambani feud worries CLSA, Merrill Lynch BS Markets Bureau in Mumbai | December 16, 2004 09:22 IST Foreign brokerages are clearly getting worried about the long drawn out spat within the Ambani family. In a recent report to clients, foreign brokerage CLSA said: "The energy of the owner-family may get dissipated in resolving the dispute." Further, it says, "If resolution of this issue gets out of the realm of the family (either through a politicisation of the dispute, or through a court battle or otherwise), the repercussions could well be many-fold." In much the same tone, DSPMerrill Lynch has said that a prolonged family dispute may delay upcoming projects in the Reliance group. "A prolonged dispute over asset division could harm the company," it said. Reliance has strong growth potential in its refining and infocomm businesses, it said. Arguing that the Reliance Industries stock has been a major underperformer among Sensex stocks in the last three months, CLSA says: "The overwhelming factors that will drive Reliance's stock performance in the near-term will not necessarily be related to business fundamentals." CLSA says: "There is no denying the fact that Reliance offers good value at current levels, especially with both refining and petrochemical cycles being in a sweet spot." Among the key issues to be resolved, CLSA says, the foremost relates to the ownership of the web of investment companies listed as "Persons acting in concert." Commenting on speculation on the division of assets within the Reliance group, CLSA notes: "In our view, Reliance Industries as a single entity can create more value to its shareholders (given the synergies it has), and thus any re-organisation will have to be carefully evaluated. "The best case scenario is an obvious one -- the family amicably resolves the issue and the entities are left as they are. The worst case scenario is a prolonged legal dispute, as this could well sap a lot of familial energy that has been a key force for the success of the group." Further CLSA says corporate governance issues in the company are an issue, especially, "issues relating to how independent the board is and whether the interests of the minority shareholders have been compromised." The brokerage says "Reliance's corporate governance rankings have always been on the lower quartile, and lack of transparency and doubts about board independence have always been known."

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Sebi focus on Reliance Cap Anindita Dey & Janaki Krishnan in Mumbai | December 16, 2004 08:58 IST The Securities and Exchange Board of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has called for financial details of Reliance Capital, the Reliance group's non-banking finance company, in the wake of the ongoing feud between the Ambani brothers. As joint regulators of Systemically Important Financial Institutions, capital market watchdog Sebi and banking industry regulator RBI had already identified Reliance Capital as one of the important financial conglomerates, banking sources said. The Reliance spokesman was not available for comments on Sebi asking the Reliance group for the financial details of Reliance Capital. Sebi sources said the capital market regulator had asked for "some data" in the first week of December but downplayed the whole matter. While officials described it as a "routine development", sources at both the regulators said they needed to examine certain financial details "over and above the existing data which have been provided earlier". Reliance Capital is a listed NBFC and operates a mutual fund under its subsidiary, Reliance Asset Management Company. Banking sources said the regulators had specifically sought data on Reliance Capital's exposure to companies within and outside the Reliance group and high-value transactions with such companies. According to these sources, an analysis of the data is important as regulators feel that the family feud could lead to delays in or postponement of projects or the group's commercial ventures, which ultimately may have a bearing on the cash flow of banks. Most banks have a large exposure to the Reliance group as most of the group companies are triple A-rated companies with sound economic fundamentals. The banks recently reviewed their exposure to the Reliance group but found that the family feud had not affected the group's loan-servicing ability. Meanwhile, the inter-regulatory committee for special monitoring of financial conglomerates is understood to have identified various corporate groups like the Tatas, the Birlas, the Bajajs and NBFCs like GE Capital and Sahara as SIFI. The committee consists of nominees of the three market regulators -- Sebi , RBI and the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority . The objective is to monitor entities that are deemed to be "too big to fail". S&P may review RIL rating The rift between the Ambani brothers has the potential to weaken the Reliance group's businesses, except oil and petrochemicals, according to Standard & Poor's. The change in strategic direction and business plans as a consequence of the differences between the two brothers would warrant a review of RIL's ratings, S&P said on Wednesday. The impact on the group companies would be particularly on its "day-to-day operations", the agency said. However, the outlook on Reliance's local currency rating is stable. On the liquidity of the Reliance group, S&P said it was "weak". "In the event of a default by Reliance, recovery prospects on its debt are low in the near- to medium-term."

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Do you buy or sell porn? Read this Ehtasham Khan in New Delhi | December 15, 2004 20:38 IST Last Updated: December 15, 2004 20:48 IST The MMS sex clip involving two Delhi Public School students has opened a Pandora's box. The 2.37-minute clip was passed from one phone to another and it reached all over the country and even abroad. It was also copied to a VCD and sold clandestinely in many cities. Later it was posted on www.baazee.com, a Mumbai-based auction site. The Delhi police's Economic Offences Wing, which is investigating the case, says it has established the chain leading to the clip's sale on the Web site. The clip first circulated among DPS students. Two students, who have been identified, sold it to make quick money. It was then sold to a man for Rs 10,000. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, copied it on VCD and sold it to some shopkeepers in Delhi. One Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur student in West Bengal allegedly bought the VCD and posted it on baazee.com, from where eight people bought it. The student, Ravi Raj, 23, has been arrested. He had sold the VCD for Rs 125 each on behalf of a fake company called Alice Electronics. The VCD was removed from the net after two days when bazee.com found it pornographic. The VCD was in a section where buyers and purchasers interact directly, say baazee.com officials, who are also being questioned by the police. According to the police, buying the VCD is not an offence, but selling it is. But lawyers say even buying it can land one in trouble. Even though copies of the VCD are being widely sold in Delhi's Nehru Place and Connaught Place markets for prices ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 250, lawyers have a word of caution for people who circulate dirty jokes, pictures and music through mobile phones and the internet: such circulation is governed by the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. Pawan Duggal, an expert in cyber law, says the IT Act defines mobile phones as computers. Any obscene information circulated by mobile phones comes under the ambit of this law. "The law does not define text, picture or music," says Duggal. "It just says data. The law does not permit circulation of any data in electronic form that is lascivious in nature." According to the IT Act, selling obscene VCDs can lead to five years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100,000. The punishment doubles if the offence is committed again. Buying such VCDs is an offence leading to three years of imprisonment and a fine as decided by the judge. Once you play the film on the computer, it is understood as publishing of the obscene content. The punishment for that is equivalent to selling it. The baazee.com officials are pleading not guilty, saying they were unaware of the VCD's contents. But Duggal says: "Law is not bothered about your awareness. You are not supposed to list anything on the Web site without knowing about its content. "The law holds baazee.com guilty unless proven innocence." According to the IT Act, says Duggal, all mobile phone service providers who allowed the circulation of the MMS have also committed an offence. "The law clearly says that the service providers shall be liable for all data made available by them." As for the boy and the girl, they are guilty of publishing and transmitting obscenity. The police, however, have not yet charged them.

Anil Ambani calls for RIL board meet December 15, 2004 20:15 IST Escalating tensions with his elder brother Mukesh Ambani in the battle over the Reliance empire, Anil has sought a meeting of the board of directors of Reliance Industries Limited to discuss the 'recent developments,' including RIL's investment of Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion) in Reliance Infocomm. Anil, in his letter, has also sought discussion on the resignation of 'our most esteemed' M L Bhakta, one of the closest friends and associates of their late father Dhirubhai Ambani (who had quit the RIL board), and the recent letter from the board of directors of Reliance Energy Ltd headed by him to the RIL board. Acting on the letter written by Anil on December 6, Vinod Ambani, RIL company secretary, has written to all the members of the board of directors seeking a suitable date for convening the meeting. Anil said in his letter that it was with 'great sadness and anguish' that he had witnessed the events of the last three weeks which had affected the image of 'our company' and the interests of over 30 lakh (3 million) shareholders and all other stakeholders. "Dhirubhai, to most of us, was not just the chairman of the board, but more importantly a close personal friend, a confidante, a teacher, a guru and a guide. Dhirubhai, the father of the Indian capital markets, wished, above all else, to maximise value for his first, last and only constituency -- Dhirubhai's real family of over 30 lakh shareholders," he said. "In the absence of his guiding hand and in pursuance of what I am sure he would have wished us to do, I thought I could do no better than bring to your attention the following matters that need our collective wisdom," he said in the letter to the RIL board of directors listing the three issues. He also recalled that he had visited the Shreenathji temple in Rajasthan and Balaji temple in Tirupati to pray for peace and tranquility for the entire Reliance family and for God to provide "courage and strength to protect, preserve and enhance Papa's legacy."

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