An unethical swap?

When Armaity Tirandaz stepped down as chairwoman of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) the next seniormost trustee, Viraf Mehta, was unanimously named chairperson. This did not go down well with some conscientious Parsis who have questioned not only the legality, but more importantly, the morality and ethics of such a move.  As an objector, I feel it is important for these objections to be recorded for reference in future. It is stated that "a trustee who is elected as chairman will continue as chairman till the expiry of his term, or if he vacates office earlier.” This has two possible interpretations: If......



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The responses from both Mr Viraf Mehta and Mrs Tirandaz are disappointing.
Viraf should note that the letter above carried the voice of dissension from not one but atleast four Parsi activists with different backgrounds. Some more dissensions have been recorded on social media too.
Both of them mention that the board has been working harmoniously. Well, the board would have worked harmoniously even without the swap. It's a pity that the moral and ethical dimensions have been completely ignored by both these trustees.
T. B. Adenwalla
(tba2004@gmail.com)
- Adenwalla Family
- 28-Mar-2024

The responses from both Mr Viraf Mehta and Mrs Tirandaz are disappointing.
Viraf should note that the letter above carried the voice of dissension from not one but atleast four Parsi activists with different backgrounds. Some more dissensions have been recorded on social media too.
Both of them mention that the board has been working harmoniously. Well, the board would have worked harmoniously even without the swap. It's a pity that the moral and ethical dimensions have been completely ignored by both these trustees.
T. B. Adenwalla
(tba2004@gmail.com)
- Adenwalla Family
- 28-Mar-2024

 

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