AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MODERATOR

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Some portions of the letter were left out in the earlier post.
This is the complete copy of the open letter.

01.11.2012

An Open Letter to the Moderator of the Syn of the CSI & Syn Nominee on the Governing Council of the American College,  & Chairperson of the Selection Committee for the Appointment of the Principal appointed in 2011, now quashed by the Madras High Court Bench, in Madurai

From 
The Madurai Chapter of the Prophetic Forum,

as from 31 Srinivasa Avenue,

P.&T Nagar,

Madurai 624017                                       

Sir, 

   

Knowing full well that you are determined to stay on course resorting to fraud and manipulation, as Christians motivated by our Lord's parable of the Importunate Widow and the Unjust Judge who neither feared God nor cared for people,  we have decided yet once more to write to you to call you to repent.

   In as much as you were the Chairperson of the Selection Committee which declared that among the 7 candidates interviewed Mr. Christopher Davamani was found to be the best and most suitable candidate to be the Principal of the American College at the very outset we would like to ask you "Are you not ashamed that the High Court Bench in Madurai has ordered the appointment and the approval granted by the University to be quashed through a common order?" And, do you not feel guilty for having Discredited God's Name so badly?

   The grounds on which the order has been passed calls into question the very credibility of the Church as a whole.  We cite below just a few of the very damaging comments passed by the honourable judge, 

    He has observed that the marks obtained by the two candidates in the written examinations they passed were not at all taken into consideration.  The reason for this cover up is obvious as we present below the tabulated comparison as recorded in the order:

The comparative statement of educational qualification and professional experience with accomplishments between petitioner and respondent No.8, reads as under:

S.No	Description of Items	Writ Petitioner	Dr.M.Dhavamani Christophe  (8th respondent)
1	Educational Qualification
a	S.S.L.C.	72%	61.8%
b	PUC/HSc	67.5% with 200/200 in Maths	55.42% (Attempt)
c	UG	65.0% (B.Com)	56.95% (BSC) Attempt in several papers
d	PG	60% (M.Com)	67.93 (Msc.) (Attempt in several papers)
e	M.Phil	63% Commerce	67.83% (Maths)
f	Ph.D	Commerce "Highly commended"	Does not hold PhD in Maths
g	Other Additional Educational qualifications	B.L., M.L, M.B.A.,  .C.A., BCS.,	B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D (Education)
II Recognised Teaching experience
	Total PG + UG	25 years and 8 month	15 years and 1 months
III	Total Research Experience
	Guiding of research at Ph D and M.Phil levels	13 years 3 months	Nil
IV	Publications
a	International	14	Nil
b	National	17	Nil
c	Total	31	Nil
V	Books/Proceedings edited
a	Book	1	Nil
b	Member, Editorial Board	Journal  of Development   and Social Change, Mysore	Nil
c	Executive Editor	International Journal of Educational Research, Development and Extension,   Center for Educational Research, MKU, ISSN 0974-889X
VI	Papers Presented
a	State Level Workshop	16	Information not available
b	National Level	49	Information not available
c	Internationals	18	Information not available
VII	Guiding of Research
a	M.Phil Thesis	20 Completed	Nil
b	PH D Thesis	10  awarded 2 submitted, awaiting award 9 working	Nil
VIII	Administration
a	Dean,   College   Development council, Madurai     Kamaraj University    (on deputation from August 2007 to August 2011)	4 years	Has acted only as Bursar, he American College, Madurai for 5 years. No experience in higher level educational administration, not even as head of the department in the college
b	Director I/C, Center for educational research (July] 2008 to January 2011)	2 years 6 months
c	Secretary, University   Public: School (August 2007 to 2011)	4 years
d	Head, Postgraduate Department of Commerce, The American College: Madurai (2002-2007)   again from 20.08.2011 till date	5 years	Nil

The following remarks of the Honourable Judge in summary form are noteworthy

1.  It was proved that that the marks of the written examinations were not before the Committee (you, sir, were in the Chair)

2.   The Candidate himself was party to the selection of the Selection Committee by the Governing Council.  And so he had influenced the selection both on account of him being a member of the Governing Council and being the son-in-law of the Bishop who was the Chairperson of the Governing Council.

3.  Therefore the appointment deserves to be set aside on the principle that no man can be judge in his own cause.

4.  The selection process, therefore, can be safely said to be totally arbitrary, thus violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

   Sir,  you have spoken of the bishops of the CSI as Men chosen by God.  You have also declared yourself to be called by God to the high office of Moderator.  Our memories are not short as we remember exactly how you went about securing votes for you and your team mates.

   We are confident that your memory too would not have faded so soon.  In order to gain votes of the DM & R candidates for you and your team mates at the Synod held ten months ago, last year you struck a deal with the then bishop of the Diocese since deceased, late Christopher Asir and play acted being Chair of the Selection Committee to declare Mr.Christopher Davamani as the best of the seven candidates to be made Principal of the American College.   The Madras High Court Bench has struck this selection down, and has also quashed the approval granted by the University.   This is no news to you but we want to remind you of the shady deal which made you declare the least suited man to be the best just for the sake of the votes to establish God's call to you to be the Moderator!

     In former days when a severe well reasoned indictment is made against any leader of the people,  the leader resigned admitting that he had brought discredit to his office by indulging in wrong doing  with vested interests.  Can we expect any such response from a person who claiming to have been chosen by God has defamed God's Name beyond measure?

   But if you stay on in office in spite of having been proved to have played along with a manipulative scheme just for your own advantage, can we at least see a change in which you do things hereafter?

    The courts are yet to decide which is the proper Governing Council.  But you have participated in the illegitimate council meetings from Feb 2010 onwards as the Nominee of the Synod.   You were warned about this through telegram and letter but you chose to ignore them. It was in this capacity sitting as Synod Nominee on an illegitimate body that you acted as Chair of the selection process.

  Since becoming your own commissary and assuming all the powers of the bishop of the DM&R you have gone ahead and convened the illegitimate College Council and have pressurized the members of the College Community who were opposed to the Diocesan bid to take over the College to sign a memorandum of understanding, the retired principal playing turncoat, trying to grab power of some kind under the presumption that the College is now an institution of the Diocese.  That is, you continue to indulge in wrong doing irrespective of whether you bring credit or discredit to God's Name.  That consideration does not seem to weigh with you at all.  

    Anyway, as stated at the outset, we like the Importunate Widow of our Lord's parable are knocking at your door for justice to the 133 yr old institution which has served the vision of the founders until forces of power grabbing for personal gain gained control over the institution.

   We shall go on praying for you, the Synod of the CSI and the American College...

By the grace of God our prayers are already answered through fair judgments at the courts of law.  We do hope that the representatives of the Heavenly Court on earth also will follow suit,

Thus,

1. Advocate Sathiamoorthy

2.Prof Samuel Lawrence

3. Rev. Dhyanchand Carr

PS

Those who desire a copy of the full order which runs to 33 pages may ask for one to the address given above with sufficient postage.