Press Release dt 26 July 2008
CLARIFICATION:
The Old businessmen of Sikkim vide their Press Release dt 22 July 2008 (given to Press on 24 July 2008) referred to its memorandum submitted to Hon’ble Chief Minister wherein it congratulated Dr Pawan Chamling our Chief Minister for having so effectively met the aspirations of the Sikkimese people in achieving to get the long pending Demand for exemption from Central Income Tax to Sikkim subject holders, fulfilled.
In fact, we were the first to congratulate our Sikkim Subject brethren for this great achievement.
Our submission is clearly spelt out in our Press releases as under:
“Earlier on 10th April 2008, a delegation of old businessmen had called on Hon’ble Chief Minister at his official residence at Mintokgang and drawn his kind attention to the request of the old businessmen for not letting them be isolated from their Sikkimese brethren with whom they have lived harmoniously for generations, in the matter of Central Income Tax.”
We concluded our Press Release by our statement as under:
“The Association of Old Businessmen of Sikkim joins one and all at this hour of jubilation, our great visionary leader having achieved to get exemption from Direct taxes for our Sikkim Subject brethren.”
It was very unfortunate that the statement was so erroneously reported in the Telegraph dtd: 25th July 2008.
S.K.Sarda
Convener
Association of Old businessmen of Sikkim
Gangtok
THE OLD SETTLERS OF SIKKIM....................e.newsletter of the old settlers living in Sikkim prior to its merger with India who have a history of 130 years in Sikkim: .....Editor: S K Sarda
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