The Hindu Complaints & Reviews

I've credited rs 1699 towards hindu tamil thisai daily on[protected] from city union bank ac no [protected] of b. Jayaraman (Self). The atm id/terminal id is 78000008 dated[protected]. The amount was credited online to to ecom:[protected]thehinduks mumbai in: on inquiry the cub, town branch, kumbakonam - 612001, has sent written confirmation that the amount has been credited on the same date. I've not got the confirmation till date in spite of many complaints on the toll free no. Kindly check the above details and and confirm the amount received and do the needful to renew the subscription or refund the amount back to the cub account.

Dear sir,

We have paid the hindu subscription amount on 20th march 2020, and we are residing in chintadripet as there is only one paper agency proprietor name is balu. Even after paying subscription amount in online he is not giving paper for past 1 month and he is not giving respect and proper response. And also he is telling that if you pay the amount by cheque i will give the paper otherwise pay the paper cost and get the paper or go and complain wherever you want.

Hence please take necessary action and refund the subscription amount of rs. 1299/-

From: mahadevan ramakrishnan
Date: Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 8:24 AM
Subject: STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST COVID -19 WITHOUT LOCK DOWN FROM 15/4/2020 - Humble request to The Actor turned politician/ Intellectual Kamal Haasan
To:, ,
Cc: mahadevan ramakrishnan

Kind Attention - The Hindu, Leading English News Paper- Chennai[protected]

Again I am sending my request letter to your good office for immediately communicating to Shri Kamal Haasan -The Actor turned politician/intellectual -since your News paper published ( copy attached) the letter written on 6/4/2020 by Shri Kamala Haasan to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticizing the 21 lock down promulgated from 25/4/2020 which is supposed to have created mayhem across the Nation.

Let us not forget that we have Kamal Hasaan an intellectual who is universally accoladed as Friend Philosopher and Guide ( if not A GOD FATHER) who can easily stop this menace of COVID 19 without implementing the lock down from 15/4/2020, which will be a "big sigh of relief:" to all the State Ministers who are desperately breaking their Head whether Lock down should continue or not after 14/4/2020 when the 21 days lock down gets over.

IN FACT KAMAL HAASAN WILL DEFINITELY COME OUT WITH SOME UNBELIEVABLE & UNEXPECTED SOLUTION WHICH WILL CLEARLY EXPRESS ALL THE PRODUCTIVE/PROACTIVE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AND AT THE SAME WILL NOT THINK OF IMPOSING LOCK DOWN FROM 15/4/2020, AND THIS MOVE IS GOING TO REVOLUTIONARY.

Further your News paper has published another article dated 7/4/2020 about Chhattisgarh(copy attached) for containing virus spread, in which it says that Lock Down has immensely helped .

However we should not "jump the gun" since Kamal Hasaan will be itching criticize the Minister of Chhattisgarh, and will express his vision and steps that should have been taken by the State Health Minister of Chhattisgarh.

I am confident that The Hindu will not let me down who is a senior citizen writing this letter on behalf of all the citizens of this Nation who are eagerly waiting for the immediate solution that will be implemented by Kamal Hasaan from 15/4/2020 to contain this deadly corona virus which has shaken the whole world as this PANDEMIC is considered worse than second world war, since THOUSANDS have been already lost their life despite untiring support & cooperation from Doctors, Nurses, Health care staff, public cleanliness, .Police support, etc without sleep or Food as well risking their life and even neglecting their beloved & family.

Thank you for your cooperation and support
your truly
M.Ramakrishnan

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From: mahadevan ramakrishnan
Date: Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 5:56 AM
Subject: STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST COVID -19 WITHOUT LOCK DOWN FROM 15/4/2020 - Humble request to The Actor turned politician/ Intellectual Kamal Hasan
To:
Cc: mahadevan ramakrishnan

To
The HINDU NEWS PAPER
CHENNAI

At the outset thank you for publishing the attached letter written by the intellectual, actor turned politician Kamal Hasan to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi which enlightened all those educated Indian citizens about the " out of the box " thinking talent of the actor as well as about his proactive vision to bring reforms, help the poor, fight for the uplift of the underprivileged, etc

Now he has got a GOLDEN opportunity to fight this COVID 19 without extending Lock Down from 15/4/2020 which was without commonsense was forced by our PM for 21 days eventually creating mayhem all over the Nation

Our PM has already done the exercise of interacting with all the Ministers of the states through Videoconferencing to gather their ideas and inputs which could help to take transparent decisions for individual states depending upon what is ideally suited which can eventually alleviate the continuing mental trauma of all the Indian citizens.

It has become big dilemma with regard to taking a decision for either to extend or not to extend the Lock down which will get over on 14/4/2020 after the announced 21 days

ALL OUR LEADERS ARE FOOLS!!

IN TAMIL NADU THERE IS A GREAT THINK TANK Mr KAMAL HASAN WHO IS NATIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE (SHOULD I SAY GOD FATHER)

THE EASIEST WAY TO TELL THE ABOVE INTELLECTUAL AND HE WILL WITHOUT ANY INHIBITIONS WILL IMMEDIATELY GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY WITH BOTH HANDS TO END THIS COVID 19 CALAMITY .

I am very confident that THE HINDU will immediately communicate to the actor Kamal Hasan with the above request letter from a senior citizen who is approaching you on behalf of every Indian is confident that there is going to be a immediate solution for the corona virus without any further Lock Down.

Best regards
M. Ramakrishnan

Hello,

Your website login isn't working since weeks now. I've sent a complaint before but no response yet. I seriously doubt if you guys are even looking at the complaints. What's the use of subscribing if it won't work? If this can't be fixed i need my money back right away. I need a response soon. You can contact via my email below which is also my user id for your website.

User: rakesh.[protected]@gmail.com
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Respected official

I am a regular customer of the hindu from about the past decade. The hindu newspaper is enthusiastically read by me and many other regular readers. We are grateful for your service that continues even in this season of covid 19 pandemic.

However, i have noticed that since 26th march, news related to our region puducherry is not present in the newspaper. I request you therefore to look into this issue and include the news related about puducherry so that it's residents would know the condition of puducherry in terms of the spreading pandemic and take the needed measures to keep themselves protected.

I'm grateful for your time that you will so spend in reading my complaint.
Humbly looking forward for your step in solving this issue in the nearest future. (Please contact [protected] for any query)

Best regards
Merril sam shiju
(A class 10 student of stansford school, puducherry)

Please refer to my order number W20200316BOOK0019. I had sent an email regarding non receipt of the books. I was given a tracking number for India Post. On tracking I find that the items have been booked and despatched but nothing after that. Kindly trace the items else give me refund

I have not received the issue dated december 20, january 17, 31, february 14, 28, march 13 & 27 of the frontline magazine till date against my subscriber id [protected]. This kind of poor and shabby service is not expected from a reputed group of publications like the hindu who is the harbinger of honesty and good values. I feel like cheated. I had paid my hard earned money of rs.2999/- for 2 years subscription from 21/06/2019 to 04/06/2021 as my son who is a student aims to appear for competitive examination. You will appreciate the fact that non-receipt or late receipt of magazine defeats the very purpose for which it is subscribed.

I am nagabhushan residing at no.357, 4th cross, ams layout, vidyaranyapura, bangalore, karnataka-560097.
I had subscribed for the hindu newspaper annually in the month of july 2019 and have paid full amount. Till february 2020, i got the newspaper. But, from 1st of march 2020, the delivery of newspaper has been stopped but my annual subscription period is till the month of june 2020. So, kindly deliver the newspaper to the above mentioned address.

I had a subscription to the young world magazine and subscriber id is [protected]. The magazine has to be delivered every friday and is activated from the 31st of january 2020.in the last 2 weeks, i have not received the magazine even after complaining to customer care. I have been following up but there is no response that is working for me. I wanted my kids to read the magazine and was very excited. Kindly help.

I have not received the news paper last saturday and again from monday to this saturday. I have remitted my subscription for a 3 year period. Initially i did not receive the paper for about 2 weeks and then the paper was supplied to me. My subscription id is [protected],. The hindu ref id is t20170926esub0095. An amount of rs.2, 772 was paid under bank reference number ol[protected] dt. 26/09/2017.

I am totally disappointed with the paper supply. I am forced to call your marketing department time and again at bangalore for supply of paper. This happens regularly.

I have trying to contact your mr. Omprakash at bangalore and he does not pick the calls or reply to messages. I am totally disgusted with this attitude of the hindu. Probably it is the corporate culture of kasturirangan & sons, to collect amount and then let the customer run around.

I have my subscription valid till september 2020 and hope this complaint would set things in order and let me have the paper till that date.

I have subscription hindu newspaper on 15.06.2019 for one year paid all amount. Starting date is 01.07.2019 in madurai but on the mention date had not delivery and we waited more than 1 week and went to hindu paper office at madurai thereafter they arranged one week after the news paper was delivery to my home. 3 weeks after they stopped without inform me hence i complaint to the same office than they arranged after 1 month they stopped, i went to same office and they arranged consequently after 1month they stopped and i went to same office for same purpose and they rectified my complaint therefore i went more than 6 time for the same reason now also they stopped and not delivery for the past 1 week hence i made a complaint to you pls rectified my request other wish i prepare a complaint before consumer form thank you by baskar b

I am s. Malleswara rao from hyderabad. Just now i made complaint about non-receipt of the hindu news paper, even after renewing the subscription, in which i have mentioned that i gave a cheque no.078584 dt.[protected] for rs.999/-. I am sorry, the date of cheque was typed as[protected] instead of[protected], which is an error. It is requested to kindly take notice of the same correction and do the needful. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

My name is s. Malleswara rao residing at housing board colony, 6th phase at hyderabad. My phone number [protected]. Every year i pay annual subscription to the the hindu daily. During the october, 2019, one lady employee from the hindu office called me and reminded me that my subscription is going to end by 15th november, 2019 and informed that there is a rebate offered and requested to renew it. I requested her to send for collection of subscription. Accordingly she sent a person by name jagadish goud to my residence and i gave a cheque no.078584 dt.[protected] for rs.999/- of devi gayathri co-op. Urban bank ltd. Hyderabad and he gave an acknowledgement no. Th hyd 645281 dt.[protected]. He also gave phone no. Of area manager, sri viajaya krishna, area manager and advised to contact him in case of any problem on ph. No.[protected]. After two days, the lady employee who earlier reminded me about the renewal of subscription, again phoned me and ensured whether i have renewed the subscription. After two days she contacted me and inquired whether i am receiving the paper. I informed her to ask after due date i. E,[protected]. The cheque was encashed on[protected]. But the hindu paper delivery was stopped after[protected]. On[protected] i have contacted mr. Vijaya krishna, area manager on phone and informed about the non-receipt of the news paper even after renewing the subscription. He requested me to message my residential address and accordingly i gave the message on the same day. But the paper was not restored. Again on[protected] i have reminded him. He said that he was in a function and requested to contact jagadish goud and gave his phone no.[protected]. I have contacted sri jagadish goud and he requested me to message cheque no. And accordingly i gave a message. But no use. During january, 2020 mr. Prasad, local paper delivery agent came for collection of telugu news paper bill which i subscribe, in addition to the hindu. I inquired him about non-delivery of the hindu news paper for which he stated that there were neither instructions nor supply of paper to him after[protected] on my account. On my narration of above happenings, he rang up to mr. Vijaya krishna, the area manager and spoke. But the same state of affairs is being maintained and no delivery of news paper to me so far.in this connection, it to bring to your notice, in earlier years also, there was a delay of 15 days to one month, after due date, even though subscriptions were paid before due date, but after reminding once or twice only, the paper was delivered. The following are my observations. (1) reminding before due date to the the customer for renewal is good. But after renewal your staff are not connecting the same to system resulting into stoppage of paper delivery. (2) your staff who are helping to renew the paper should contact and inquire about the delivery of paper only after due date but not immediately after payment of subscription. (3) the negligent attitude of area manager towards the customers is clear in this case and it should be controlled. I hope you will take necessary corrective action in this regard and deliver the paper

Dear sir,

This is the article written by one mr raghavender v from vijayawada on 11th january 2020.in this article he is saying that iit madras has done a research in amaravati and gave a report that amaravati, the new cap[ital of andhra pradesh is prone to floods (70%). When the local farmers from amaravati have got suspicion and written to iit madras if they have done any such research and given a report, they have given an email reply that they have not done any such research and no such report was given by them. That farmers query and iit madras reply is now in debates all telugu news channels and social media.

When we are trying to get factual reply from mr raghavender v on twitter, he is not responding.

We are the hindu newspaper readers since decades. We can't believe such gross mistake or cooked up stories can appear in a trusted newspaper like the hindu. Therefore we urge you to verify this news article thoroughly and publish a rejoinder to enable trusted readers like us to know the truth. And we request you to issue a rejoinder or clarification at the earliest to vivid readers like us to maintain the trust built over these decades of relationship between you and us.

Thanking you,
Yours truly,
Gv murali
Secunderabad
[protected]

My self Mangesh, I have wrongly subscribed the hindu papaer on 30/12/2019, I want a hard copy of hindu papaer. I called custcare as on 10.01.2020, the custcare agent guide me to send a mail to [protected]@hindu.co.in and [protected]@thehindu.co.in. I sent a mail on that date itself. Now I called custcare, they are saying it is not possible to change the subscription. What is the pathetic service you have. No matter my money was waste.

The service you are giving to customer is not correct.

Please get change the subscription

Iam b. N. Halder from kolkata and ur customer since last 2 years. I observed all the time that ink used to the highlighted portion of news placed in a box is not legible. The colour used for the box and the colour used for the write ups is not proper, making it illegible for the readers to read the news & not at all legible. I have to read it with great difficulty. Colour of the box and the colour of the writings should be such that the write ups are prominent and legible. Like the box can be black and the writing can be white or red. Pl look into the matter.

My name is y. Jayant rao. I am in the annual scheme for the hindu paper. My registered mobile number is [protected]. I have shifted to a new residence. Old address was. 12-1-331/24 dattatreya colony, asifnagar hydrerabad 500028. New residence is b305, niharika exotica, lanco hills road, khajajaguda, hyderabad. I informed the vendor at mehdipatnam. There is no action.
I am addicted to the hindu. I have been subscribing to thepaper atleast for the last 40 years. I told the same to the vendor. No rewsponse. I called them almost daily.
Is it the way a senior man of 75 years to be treated. I paid for the subscription. Is it not the legitimate duty of the vendor to address my problem when i have brought it to his notice.
Is there any one to help me.
Y. Jayant rao.[protected]

I have paid rs999 for yearly subscription and my subscription no.: [protected], it is valid from 01.08.2019 to 31.07.2020. I have received paper only in august and september months. So, when i have called them that i am not receiving my paper which i had paid for. They simply used to console me and say that by tomorrow you will receive paper, which never happened. Daily they used to call me and waste my time. Due to the negligence in their side i have asked them to cancel my subscription on 16 nov 2019. After that also i have received calls from hindu representatives stating that i will receive refund within 2 days. I don't know how many 2 days will pass on just to recieve the amount which i have paid. You can check the message of hindu subscription details from below attached photo.

I am a resident of N R Colon, Bangalore and I have subscribed for one year to the hindu newspaper using their website by paying rupees 1099 on[protected]. I was assigned subscription id [protected]. My subscription period was assigned from[protected] to[protected]. I was receiving the paper regularly from[protected] till the last few days through the local vendor (Raj kamal Store). For the last 3 days[protected] I was not delivered the paper. On enquiry with the vendor I came to know that local executive by name Gagan has told the vendor to stop delivering the paper. I tried calling that ### Gagan but he was not responding. I raised the complaint through CUSTOMER CARE and also I sent the mail with all the proof. I got the assurance that problem would be sorted out soon. I never expected this kind of causal attitude from a reputed company like The Hindu. All these executives are useless ###S and have to be fired immediately. It is better to kick their ### and throw them from the company.

I am a resident of marathalli bangalore and i have subscribed to the hindu newspaper using their website by paying rupees 100 during the last week of september 2019. I was assigned hindu reference id w20191009esub7017 and promised that they will deliver the newspaper from 16th october 2019. But as promised i received no paper from them. I contacted their customer care on 18th 20th etc. Along with sending them mail on various occasions. Just a person called nagaraj called me and told me to check with my local newsagent. I told i dont know who is the local newsagent and there is no one in the apartment who would do that for me. I asked him to either check with them or issue refund. He had promised to issue a refund. After calling the call center also, i was notified that my refund is processing and i would receive the money in 10 to 15 days. But on 8th november i was again charged 99 rupees towards my subscription as there was auto debit enabled and my subscription was not cancelled. Im unable to do so in their website also. I had sent an enquiry to hindu and a service request has been lodged after that no response from them. Im feeling veey much cheated by the hindu corporation and wanted to lodge a complaint in the consumer court claiming damages for their irresponsible behaviour