Power of people

Just felt like making this post as the incident I am going to tell reminds me of what has happened with our favorite show Saathiya. Some members may not like this post, but my purpose is only to show that when you believe in something and fight for it, you can achieve it. A fight is lost even before it begins when people don't believe they can ever win or when they don't believe their end goal is worthy of a fight. I posted this story in one of Abbay's threads. At the time, I didn't know what the result of this fight was going to be, but I do now.

The 15-member board met again yesterday and voted unanimously (including Dragas who headed the effort to remove the President) to reinstate Sullivan. Several of my family members are alumnis UVA. They received letters from Dragas explaining her reasons for what she did and personally apologizing for the incident and the way she handled it.

This is a wonderful story Aris and I have been following it myself since I also have friends and relatives who are associated with the school.

And yeah you are right about standing together and fighting for what we believe in, but different people and different thoughts I guess.

I have no previous experience with show's lead being replaced as SNS is the first show I have ever followed for this long and was really sad that they replaced Giaa, but my thoughts ran along the fact that would they really listen to the audience?

I am not sure what to think anymore, and the other is we really don't know the whole story behind this, I can say one thing though, I don't enjoy the show like I did before and wished that it would change, but I have really lost all hope for it.

Originally posted by: sbp1971

This is a wonderful story Aris and I have been following it myself since I also have friends and relatives who are associated with the school.

And yeah you are right about standing together and fighting for what we believe in, but different people and different thoughts I guess.

I have no previous experience with show's lead being replaced as SNS is the first show I have ever followed for this long and was really sad that they replaced Giaa, but my thoughts ran along the fact that would they really listen to the audience?

I am not sure what to think anymore, and the other is we really don't know the whole story behind this, I can say one thing though, I don't enjoy the show like I did before and wished that it would change, but I have really lost all hope for it.

I understand where you are coming from, Shilpa. You are absolutely right we don't know the whole story and Giaa may never come back. I do think SP and PH handles this very poorly and arrogantly by making the replacement overnight and taking their viewers for granted. I know though while in some shows, the PH's and channels have caved under viewers' demands, in other cases, they didn't.

No actually I am from New Jersey, but my aunt lives in Virginia Beach, VA, so I have been there many times.

Yes this example will come useful in the future for many things, and it actually made me think about my current work situation that we are going through.

Thanks, I guess I am so tuned into the whole Giaa thing I didn't even think about the other thing.

Thanks for sharing this incident, Aris.

Cool OP Aris.

Originally posted by: ShaunSA

Cool OP Aris.

I have seen this kind of thing happen in SA as well. Well it must happen all over the world actually. People are becoming more savvy and fighting for their rights... and a large part of it is due to the internet. It's easier to communicate and knowledge is not hidden in the hands of a few.

And whilst I think this does also relate in the Giaa issue some points to note are.

All the facts are not known here. And to go around shooting in the dark risks hurting innocent parties.

Any campaign must be run along the right lines. With coolness and thought and reasonability behind every action. To do so otherwise risks jeopardising your campaign and alienating the very people whose support you either want or need. So whilst one may think with your heart, you must act with your head.

And to put it simply... never cut your nose off to spite your face.

Shaun, I completely agree with you that all facts are not known here. All campaigns must run along the right lines. All Giaa fans are still shocked and are in a emotional state...I completely sympathies with them. In the past 2 + years they rode a historic wave of momentum😉. But momentum is a fickle thing. The mob can both pay off and rob, after all😛

Aris, It is not the power of people fighting for a cause in Giaa's case ...her sudden departure from SNS zone has shocked her fans period. We humans are prisoners of the moment, entranced by the spectacle and attractiveness of our beloved HERO.
It's of course "cool" to support our HERO/ Heroine but with right facts & figures.
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People power can work, Aris. Look back at the Civil Rights Movement in America during the sixties, the work of the ANC and others in South Africa. Granted it benefitted the masses but it was set off by an individual-Rosa Parks, Dr Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela. Enough people need to believe and have faith and conviction to see it through.

Aris...Thank you for making this post because it helped me put the points which I was thinking in a focused manner.

Originally posted by: ShaunSA

Cool OP Aris.

I have seen this kind of thing happen in SA as well. Well it must happen all over the world actually. People are becoming more savvy and fighting for their rights... and a large part of it is due to the internet. It's easier to communicate and knowledge is not hidden in the hands of a few.

And whilst I think this does also relate in the Giaa issue some points to note are.

All the facts are not known here. And to go around shooting in the dark risks hurting innocent parties.

Any campaign must be run along the right lines. With coolness and thought and reasonability behind every action. To do so otherwise risks jeopardising your campaign and alienating the very people whose support you either want or need. So whilst one may think with your heart, you must act with your head.

And to put it simply... never cut your nose off to spite your face.

Shaun, the Univ of Va set precedence in bringing back their President. She didn't have 100% support for her leadership, but she had 100% support in people agreeing that the way she was ousted was wrong. When you do things behind closed door and not level with people, it insults them into rising against you. The univ board forced Sullivan to resign in a day and never revealed the reason for it. Sullivan may have been the worst President in the history, but with this shady action of hers, Dragas (the rector of the board) was bound to fall flat on her face. After the furor, Dragas released a long explanation for why Sullivan was fired, but by then, it was too late. At the time, the protests started, almost everyone said, nothing is going to happen. The President will never come back and look, what happened.

I am not defending Giaa. She may be responsible for this whole fiasco. She may be the worst kind of actress, greedy and opportunist. I am questioning how SP and the PH handled the whole thing. Couldn't they have made statements to prepare the viewers for her ousting? Couldn't they have been more open when they made the decision days before the replacement. In her apologetic email to the UVA alumnis, Dragas defended her decision by saying, "we did the right thing, the wrong way." But nobody was listening. Now, Dragas's position may be in jeopardy.