From: raj kadyan rajkadyan@yahoo.com
Sent: 31 January 2010 21:11
To: kamboj_cs@yahoo.co.in; TRUNCATED
Subject: ESM sitrep 31 Jan evening
Dear Colleagues,
The Governing body met for over four hours today. Veterans Krit Joshipura, Satbir, Chander Kamboj, Pravesh Renjen, Aditya Jaini, CK Sharma, Vinod Gandhi and self attended. Various issues were debated and will be circulated in due course.
The point about revision of membership fee was again discussed in view of the recent exchange of emails on the subject. After a lengthy debate on the pros and cons of reducing the fee and related implications, and keeping in mind the views, suggestions and sentiments of various ESM colleagues, it was decided that it was not prudent to change the existing scales and that status quo be maintained. The membership fee therefore continues to be Rs 500/- for officers, Rs 200/- for JCOs and Rs 100/- for Other Ranks.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM
262, Sector-17A, Gurgaon- 122 001
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From: raj kadyan rajkadyan@yahoo.com
Sent: 01 February 2010 22:13
To: kamboj_cs@yahoo.co.in
Subject: ESM sitrep 01 Feb evening
Dear Colleagues,
Veteran Sub Hari Singh continues with his remarkably selfless service for the IESM. Like almost every other day, today also he connected at least half a dozen ESM and made them talk to me during the day. I am sure he runs up a healthy bill on his mobile call charges. Whenever I mention the subject he ignores my comment.
One of the callers today was Hav Mohinder Singh from 4 JAT. After the customary exchange of greetings he said, “Thank you Sahib you are doing so much for us.” (He was obviously using ‘you’ collectively for all of us in the governing body). I told him we were also veterans just like him. “No Sahib”, he countered, “If you were like me you would also be sitting at home just as I am. But you are investing so much time, energy and effort for a common cause”. Before I could respond, he came up with a clincher. “And why Sahib?” he asked almost in an accusatory tone, “Are you charging only 100 rupees from us? How can you run the organization without money? You should charge a few thousand from us and we are all willing to pay”.
I was left speechless and silently saluted his spirit.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM
