Amitabh Bachchan seems to have stepped on his own foot. The Bollywood legend's decision to become the brand ambassador of Narendra Modi's Gujarat has drawn flak from different quarters.

And now danseuse and social activist Mallika Sarabhai has sent a letter ( full text on right) to Bachchan, asking him what prompted him to become the brand ambassador of a state which is reeling under poverty and has witnessed the killings of innocent Muslims.

In her letter, Sarabhai has reeled off statistics to show the state Gujarat is in today.

Sarabhai claimed that the state has a huge debt of close to Rs 1 lakh crore.

She also stated that over 75,000 small and medium businesses have shut shop while the state went into an overdrive to dole out subsidies to rich industrial houses.

Sarabhai's words found an echo in social activist Teesta Setalvad.

"Bachchan is not the brand ambassador of Gujarat. He is the brand ambassador for Modi who gave his film Paa tax concessions to the tune of Rs 8-10 crore," Setalvad said.

She claimed that Modi is trying to go in for an image makeover after the Supreme Court directed investigation agencies to question him for mass murder.

"That needs to be put on the forefront, not wiped under the carpet. It is good that Mallika has brought out these statistics about Gujarat. It is the ground reality," she said.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tested Swine Flu positive

Hon. the Chief Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi was kept in isolation at his residence at Gandhinagar following the advice of the team of the Doctors treating him for infection of Swine Flue.
During the course of the entire day, Hon. the C. M. Was under continuous examination and observation of the Doctors i.e. Dr. Atul Patel, Dr. R. K. Patel, Dr. Kamlesh Upadhyay, Dr. Paresh Vora and Dr. Ashaben N. Shah.
Hon. the C.M. passed his entire day in complete bed rest. He was given mostly liquid diet during the day.
During the course of the day fever was under control, which suggests substantial improvement. Apart from that no other new complications were noticed.
Hon. Chief Minister is being given appropriate treatment under supervision of expert Doctors. This evening health bulletin indicates no worry concerning health of Hon. C.M.
Dr. Atul Patel
Dr. R. K. Patel
Dr. Kamlesh Upadhyay
Dr. Paresh Vora
Dr. Ashaben N. Shah
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Gujarat, which made the highest investment among states in public enterprises, is ranked sixth in terms of generating employment in these units, a survey says. Andhra Pradesh, which topped the list of 10 states for generating jobs in the State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs), was the fourth-largest investor.

According to a National Survey on SLPEs, investments and employment do not go hand-in-hand in SLPEs. Andhra Pradesh generated jobs for 2,650,81 people as on March 31, 2007, in its SLPEs, while its investment in these units was Rs 32,993 crore, far less than Rs 46,169 crore invested in the Gujarat units.

Likewise, Tamil Nadu, which ranked ninth in terms of investments in SLPEs, turned out to be the second-best employer in terms of jobs in the SLPEs, according to the survey. In all, 837 SLPEs with a total investment of Rs 3,33,441 crore generated an aggregate employment for 18 lakh employees as per the data collated up to March 2007.

The SLPEs have been operating in areas such as mining, public distribution/trading and marketing, warehousing, tourism, handicrafts and handloom development, forest and fisheries development, financial services and housing.

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