{"id":992,"date":"2007-07-31T02:01:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/archives\/992"},"modified":"2007-07-31T02:01:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-30T20:31:00","slug":"dr-haneef-will-you-let-them-make-a-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/dr-haneef-will-you-let-them-make-a-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Haneef, will you let them make a movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am happy Dr. Haneef is back home and a bit amused too that people are lining up with job offers for the traumatized doctor. Well, sigh, I am glad this story ended on a happy note. Welcome back doc. Maybe you should listen to your wife and stay back, instead of going back down under to prove a point. There is no point there at all. The Australian PM’s words and those of his monkey-boy ministers<\/a> reinforces my belief that they are a bunch of foaming-at-the-mouth, self-centered politicians. Think about it.<\/p>\n

I know this sounds morbidly insensitive, but I think Dr. Haneef’s story has all it takes to be made into an engaging, riveting movie. Some thing like Roja<\/a>.

NDTV says:<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the last month Dr Haneef, his amazingly brave wife Firdaus and even their newborn daughter Hania have been unlikely players in a dramatic and sometimes bizarre case across the world in Australia. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agree. Ms. Firdaus displayed exemplary courage and amazing enterprise in fighting for her husband. So, Mr. Mani Ratnam, what do you think? ‘Naalu padam panrom. Evvalo selavaanaalum parava illa?’<\/p>\n

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